User’s Photo Gallery No 1

The Lagoon
Messier 8, a bright nebula in Sagittarius. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

The Lagoon

Gem Cluster NGC3293
The Gem Cluster NGC3293 surrounded by emission nebula Gum30/RCW51 with faint emission nebula Loden 153 to its right. Open cluster NGC3324 is lower left surrounded by Gum 31/IC2599. Image by Greg Bradford

Gem Cluster NGC3293

Barnard 312/LDN379
East of M16/17 in Scutum lies the huge dark nebula Barnard 312/LDN379. The bright HII region RCW163 is bottom right and the open cluster RU171 bottom left corner. It also contains planetary nebula and HII streamers. Image by Greg Bradford

Barnard 312/LDN379

Gum48a/RCW75
Gum48a/RCW75 is a large HII region in Centaurus at an uncertain distance of 6500ly. It contains many dark nebulae including the prominent feature sometimes called the Southern Elephant Trunk. Image by Greg Bradford.

Gum48a/RCW75

NGC6188/Rim Nebula
NGC 6188/Rim Nebula/Fighting Dragons is an emission nebula in the constellation Ara. Image by Greg Bradford

NGC6188/Rim Nebula

NGC3199/Banana Nebula/RCW48
NGC3199 aka the Banana Nebula/RCW48 is an emission nebula some 12,000ly distant in Carina. The outer edge of the HII region Gum 29 is toward the LH corner. Image by Greg Bradford

NGC3199/Banana Nebula/RCW48

NGC3132 Eight Burst Nebula/Southern Ring Nebula
NGC3132 aka Eight Burst Nebula/Southern Ring Nebula is a planetary nebula 2000ly away in Vela. Image by Greg Bradford. The nebula is 1/2 ly across though only 1 arcmin as seen from Earth. The star in the centre is not connected....

NGC3132 Eight Burst Nebula/Southern Ring Nebula

M17 Omega or Swan Nebula
M17 Omega/Swan Nebula is a huge star forming HII region in Sagittarius. Two small emission nebulae IC4706 and 4707 are bottom centre. Image by Greg Bradford

M17 Omega or Swan Nebula

Orion and Running Man Nebulas
Orion (M42) and Running Man (NGC1977) Nebulas in Orion. Image by Greg Bradford

Orion and Running Man Nebulas

Crab Nebula M1
Remnant of a supernova in Taurus observed by the Chinese in 1054. Image by Greg Bradford

Crab Nebula M1

RCW2/Gum1
RCW2/Gum1/SH2-292 (Bottom right) is an an HII area in Monoceros that forms part of the more expansive Seagull Nebula - mainly SH2-296, part of which stretches across the remainder of the image. Greg Bradford

RCW2/Gum1

M16, the Eagle Nebula
A diffuse emission nebula in the constellation of Serpens, made famous as the Hubble Telescope's image "Pillars of Creation". (Frank Alvaro, 2024)

M16, the Eagle Nebula

Prawn Nebula
IC 4628, a bright nebula in Scorpius. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Prawn Nebula

Moon
The Moon at First Quarter. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Moon

Caldwell 81
NGC 6352, a globular cluster in the constellation of Ara. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Caldwell 81

The Jewel Box
NGC 4755, Caldwell 94, an open star cluster in the constellation of Crux. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

The Jewel Box

Caldwell 84
M Centauri (a nearby star) and Caldwell 84 (a distant globular cluster). Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Caldwell 84

The Rim Nebula NGC 6188
Dark Nebulosity in the Rim Nebula in the constellation of Ara. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

The Rim Nebula NGC 6188

NGC 6188
The Dragons of Ara Region NGC 6188. Image by Bryan Pablo.

NGC 6188

NGC 6334 NGC 6357
Cats Paw NGC 6334 and Bear CLAW NGC 6357 Region. Image by Bryan Pablo.

NGC 6334 NGC 6357

M88 and Friends
M88 (lower centre) and associated galaxies in the Coma-Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Image by Roger Powell (2024)

M88 and Friends

Comet 12P Pons-Brooks
A periodic Comet, disappearing behind a tree. Image by Roger Powell (2024)

Comet 12P Pons-Brooks

The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross by Ben Shepherd.

The Southern Cross

Eta Carinae Nebula
A bright nebula in Carina. Image by Roger Powell. 2024.

Eta Carinae Nebula

Gum 23
A bright Nebula in Vela. Image by Roger Powell

Gum 23

First Quarter Moon
Image by Roger Powell, 2024

First Quarter Moon

Milky Way
Central Bulge of our Milky Way taken with the Canon 24-70mm F2. 8 L II. Image by Bryan Pablo.

Milky Way

Seagull Nebula
An emission nebula in the constellation of Monoceros. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Seagull Nebula

ALNIYAT REGION and IC4604
Alniyat and region that includes hydrogen emissions nebula and IC4604 .Taken on the 18 4 24. Allen Williams

ALNIYAT REGION and IC4604

M96 & M95
Messier 95 and 96, a pair of galaxies in the constellation of Leo. Image by Roger Powell (2024)

M96 & M95

Omega Centauri
A globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus. Image bt Roger Powell (2024).

Omega Centauri

Colourful Refraction Around Sirius
The brightest star, with surrounding blue and green refraction.

Colourful Refraction Around Sirius

Supernova SN 2024ggi
Supernova 2024ggi was first seen on 11/4/24 in the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 (Frank Alvaro)

Supernova SN 2024ggi

Moonset
April Moonset with Earthshine. Image by Roger Powell (2024)

Moonset

Crescent Moon
Two day old Moon. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Crescent Moon

M83, Southern Pinwheel galaxy
M83 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hydra (Frank Alvaro, 2024)

M83, Southern Pinwheel galaxy

NGC346 and 371 25/3/2024 A Williams
NGC 346 and 371 taken on 25 3 2024

NGC346 and 371 25/3/2024 A Williams

NGC 2264
The Christmas Tree Complex in the constellation of Monoceros, with the Cone Nebula. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

NGC 2264

NGC 2467
An emission nebula in Puppis. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

NGC 2467

M50
Messier 50, an open cluster in the constellation of Monoceros. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

M50

M1
Messier 1, a thousand year old supernova remnant in Taurus. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

M1

Carina Region
Carina Region of the Milky Way, taken at 70mm at Wooglemai. Image by Bryan Pablo.

Carina Region

messier 8 Lagoon Nebula
MESSIER 8 Lagoon Nebula photo taken 22 2 2024 by Allen Williams

messier 8 Lagoon Nebula

NGC 2671 OPEN CLUSTER IN VELA
NGC 2671 Photo taken on 22 2 2024 , an open cluster in the Vela constellation. Image by Allen Williams.

NGC 2671 OPEN CLUSTER IN VELA

CoalSack Nebula
The Coalsack Nebula in the Constellation Crux. Image by Bryan Pablo.

CoalSack Nebula

MilkyWay Band
Astro Image of the Carina Nebula region of the Milky Way using the Canon 24-70mm at f2.8 Image by Bryan Pablo.

MilkyWay Band

Eta Carina Nebula
Astro Image of the Carina Nebula using the Samyang 135mm at f2. Image by Bryan Pablo.

Eta Carina Nebula

Uranus
Gaseous ice giant planet Uranus. Image by Roger Powell 2024.

Uranus

Great Orion Nebula, M42
M42 is a diffuse reflection nebula and stellar nursery in the constellation of Orion (Frank Alvaro)

Great Orion Nebula, M42

Moon
First Quarter Moon. Image by Roger Powell (2024)

Moon

Jupiter
Taken four months after opposition. Image by Roger Powell (2024)

Jupiter

Topsy-Turvy Galaxy, NGC 1313
NGC 1313 is an irregular galaxy that appears to be misshapen due to a galactic collision in the past. Frank Alvaro (2023)

Topsy-Turvy Galaxy, NGC 1313

Statue of Liberty Nebula
NGC 3576 is a bright emission nebula in Sagittarius. Frank Alvaro 2023.

Statue of Liberty Nebula

IC 4605
IC 4605 is a blue reflection nebula in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex. Frank Alvaro 2023.

IC 4605

Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud in the Constellation Dorado. Image by Bryan Pablo.

Large Magellanic Cloud

Rho Ophiucus
The famous Rho Ophiuci Nebula in the constellation Scorpius, along with the red supergiant Antares. Image by Bryan Pablo.

Rho Ophiucus

Sagittarius Region
View of the Sagittarius Region close to the central region of the Milky Way. Image by Bryan Pablo.

Sagittarius Region

TARANTULA NEBULA
TARANTULA NEBULA BY WIDEFIELD PIXELS. Image by Ben Shepherd.

TARANTULA NEBULA

ANDROMEDA GALAXY
ANDROMEDA GALAXY BY WIDEFIELD PIXELS. Image by Ben Shepherd.

ANDROMEDA GALAXY

Comet C/2020 V2 (ZTF)
Comet C/2020 V2 (ZTF) near galaxy NGC300. Image that shows a comet in the Solar System, Stars outside the Solar System, and a Galaxy (NGC300) outside the Milky Way. Image by Phil Kidd

Comet C/2020 V2 (ZTF)

Astro Images