Users Photo Gallery No 1 – Macarthur Astronomical Society

Members Astro-Images

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Tarantula
The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation of Dorado. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Tarantula
NGC 346
NGC 346 is an open star cluster and nebulosity in the Small Magellanic Cloud

NGC 346
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS taken 21/10/24 from Ariah Park (near Temora) with Canon 80D and 300mm lens. Visually at least a 12deg tail. Stack of 95x6sec. Note the uncommon anti-tail.

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS taken from Ariah Park (near Temora) 21/10/24. Single 10sec exposure with Canon 80D and 135mm lens

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
The Spare Tyre Nebula
IC 5148, a planetary nebula in the constellation of Grus. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

The Spare Tyre Nebula
Venus
Yes, Venus has phases, just like the Moon. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Venus
Eight Burst nebula
NGC 3132 (also known as the Eight-Burst Nebula, the Southern Ring Nebula) is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Vela. (Frank Alvaro, 2024)

Eight Burst nebula
47 Tucanae
47 Tucanae is a globular cluster located in the constellation Tucana, 15,000 ly from Earth. It is the second brightest globular cluster in the sky. (Frank Alvaro, 2024)

47 Tucanae
Small Magellanic Cloud
The SMC in the constellation of Tucana. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Small Magellanic Cloud
Dumbbell Nebula
Messier 27 in the constellation of Vulpecula. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Dumbbell Nebula
Southern Milky Way
A view of the Galaxy from Stargard. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Southern Milky Way
Helix Nebula
A planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquarius. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Helix Nebula
Under the Milky Way
Astronomers from Macarthur Astronomical Society working at Stargard. Image by Roger Powell (2024).

Under the Milky Way
Large Magellanic Cloud
Large Magellanic Cloud taken with the William Optics Redcat 51 and Astro Modified Sony A7s. Image By Bryan Pablo.

Large Magellanic Cloud
Sculptor Galaxy
An intermediate spiral galaxy 11 million light years away (Frank Alvaro)

Sculptor Galaxy
M8 & M20
DWARF II Trial - M8 & M20 Image by Tony Law

M8 & M20
Carina Nebula
DWARF II Trial - Carina Nebula Image by Tony Law

Carina Nebula
Milky Way Widefield
The Milky Way in Centaurus, featuring Alpha and Beta Centaurus. Image by Roger Powell 2024

Milky Way Widefield
The Southern Cross
The constellation of Crux. Image Size 7.56° x 5.04° by Roger Powell (2024).

The Southern Cross
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

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