This is IC 2177, the Seagull Nebula, processed from data gathered the last couple days. This 4-hour integration lies along the border of Monoceros and Canis Major, just above the bright star Sirius. It includes the star clusters NGC 2335 and NGC 2343. The nebula is over 3,600 light years from earth.

IC 443, the Jellyfish Nebula. A supernova remnant 5,000 light-years from earth in the constellation Gemini. Located between two bright stars, Tejat, top, and Propus at the bottom. This 3-hour integration taken with an Hα filter, showing primarily red color. Also visible at center right is IC 444.

This is a 4-panel mosaic of IC 1848, The Soul Nebula, and IC 1805, the Heart Nebula. Located in Cassiopeia, these emission nebulae are both 7,500 light years from us. The quality is not the best and I wasn’t able to bring out much detail with such a wide image. It is 10 full moons top to bottom.

This is a wide angle (1.5 degrees), 4-hour integration of M16, the Eagle Nebula. This Nebula contains the Pillars of Creation, which can be seen in the center. I wanted to show the Hydrogen rich clouds that surround the Eagle and make up this diffuse emission nebula.

Messier 8, The Lagoon Nebula, and Messier 20 the Trifid Nebula. The Lagoon at magnitude 4.6, can be seen with binoculars low in the sky crossing the southern Meridian around 11PM local time. At the top is M21, Webbs Cross, an open star cluster which can also be spotted with binoculars.

This is just over 4-hours of data of Caldwell 9, The Cave Nebula. Located in Cepheus, this diffuse emission nebula is 2,400 light-years away and covers around 70 light-years from side to side. This data was captured using only an Hα filter which shows the ionized hydrogen around the entire region.

Reprocess of 3 images taken 2.5 years apart of The Lobster Claw Nebula (SH2-157), The Bubble Nebula (Caldwell 11) and The Salt and Pepper Cluster (Messier 52). All the objects are located on the border of Cassiopea and Cepheus. Data gathered mainly in Hα accounts for the mostly red colors.

This is the Ring Nebula, Messier 57. It is about 2,000 light-years away in Lyra. I gathered the data for this in August of 22 with my favorite Astrophysicist Emma but was never able to process it correctly until now. This is a 3-hour integration using the Celestron C6 scope.

M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, from earlier this month. It is located 21 million light-years away in Ursa Major. M101 contains a recent Supernova, SN 2023ixf. My favorite Astrophysicist was a co-author of one of the first papers about it. arxiv.org/abs/2505.03975

Here is a reprocess of Messier 106. It is a spiral galaxy located 24 million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Also known as NGC 4258, it spans some 135,000 light years across. The galaxy is thought to contain 400 billion stars. In the upper right is another galaxy, NGC 4248.

The Helix Nebula, Caldwell 63. It is a planetary nebula formed by the star in the center shedding its outer layers. Located in Aquarius, it is 650 light years from earth, making it one of the closest Planetary Nebula to us. Data taken with Hα and Oiii filters.

This is NGC 2170, the Angel Nebula. Located 2,400 light years away in Monoceros (The Unicorn), this reflection nebula is a stellar nursery with many bright stars lighting up the Hα in the photo. Over 4 hours of data taken in Dec. ’24 was able to bring out the dust clouds and bright nebulous regions.

A reprocess from 2023 of IC 1318, the Sadr Region. Sadr, (Gamma Cygni) the supergiant star in the lower right, light up this complex of stars, dust clouds and nebulae. It is located about 2,000 light-years from earth and covers an area of the sky equal to 5 full moons.

Messier 8, The Lagoon Nebula, (bottom) and M 20, the Trifid Nebula, are located in Sagittarius. This reprocess of a 4-hour integration with Hα and Oiii filters also includes M21, Webbs Cross, an open star cluster. M8 is 4,077 light years away, M20 and M21 are 5,220 and 4,240 light years away.

This is a 6-hour mosaic of the Cygnus Loop. Located in Cygnus, duh, the Loop is 1,400 light-years from earth and covers the area of three full moons. It is 120ly in diameter and is made up of the East and West Veil Nebulae. It is a Super Nova Remnant from a massive stellar explosion 7,000 years ago.

Messier 42, the Orion Nebula, is the closest stellar nursery to earth. This 16-hour integration brings the Nebula to life, especially in the hydrogen clouds surrounding the nebula. The only nebulae that can be seen with the naked eye, this “star” in Orion’s sword is 1,350 light-years away.

IC410, The Tadpole Nebula. Showing more of the nearby Hydrogen Alpha and Sulphur II gas which surrounds the pocket the Tadpoles appear to be swimming in. This is over 5 hours of total exposure time using Hα, Hβ, Sii and Oiii filters. It is located in Auriga and is 12,000 light years from earth.