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NGC 292 Small Magellanic Cloud
NGC 292 Small Magellanic Cloud. Allen Williams, 2022.

NGC 292 Small Magellanic Cloud
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
A long-period comet, 64 million kilometres distant and sixth magnitude on 10th February 2023. Image by Roger Powell.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
Messier M42
Messier 42 taken on 10/2/2023 by Allen Williams

Messier M42
Omega Centauri
A globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus approximately 17,090 light-years away with a diameter of 150 light years and contrains ~10million stars. Image by Peter Stuart.

Omega Centauri
Rosette Nebula NGC2237
The Rosette Nebula is an emission nebula located ~5,200 light years away. It lies in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. Image by Peter Stuart.

Rosette Nebula NGC2237
VELA SUPERNOVA REMNANT
VELA SUPERNOVA REMNANT AND SURROUNDING AREA WIDEFIELD BY BEN SHEPHERD

VELA SUPERNOVA REMNANT
Vela Supernova Remnant
10 hours of data. Dave Manning

Vela Supernova Remnant
IC2118
IC2118 BY BENJAMIN SHEPHERD

IC2118
M45
M45 BY BENJAMIN SHEPHERD

M45
Rosette nebula
THE ROSETTE NEBULA BY BENJAMIN SHEPHERD

Rosette nebula
Thor’s Helmet, NGC 2359
An emission nebula in Canis Major. Frank Alvaro (2023)

Thor’s Helmet, NGC 2359
Seagull Nebula, IC 2177
A H2 region of nebulosity in the constellation of Monoceros. Frank Alvaro (2023)

Seagull Nebula, IC 2177
Sigma Octantis ( Polaris Australis)
Sigma Octantis ( Polaris Australis ) bright star very close to the middle of the photo is the South Celestial Pole. Taken 9 Jan 23 Allen Williams

Sigma Octantis ( Polaris Australis)
Centaurus A
A galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. Frank Alvaro

Centaurus A
SH2-277 Flame Nebula
SH2-277 Flame Nebula with Horsehead Nebula taken on 27/12/22. Image by Allen Williams.

SH2-277 Flame Nebula
Rosette Nebula NGC 2244
NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula taken 25 12 22 by Allen Williams

Rosette Nebula NGC 2244
Velorum
Velorum constellation taken 25/12/2022 by Allen Williams

Velorum
Horsehead & Flame Nebula Complex in Orion
Emission nebula IC434 backlights Barnard 33 the Horsehead Nebula. The Flame Nebula NGC 2024 below Alnitak is an emission nebula as is NGC 2023 below the Horsehead. Image by Greg Bradford.

Horsehead & Flame Nebula Complex in Orion
Tarantula Nebula
A very rich star forming region in the LMC. Dave Manning

Tarantula Nebula
LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD
LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD BY BEN SHEPHERD

LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD
NGC2070
NGC2070 BY BEN SHEPHERD

NGC2070
M31
ANDROMEDA GALAXY BY BEN SHEPHERD

M31
Grus Quartet
A group of galaxies in the constellation of Grus. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Grus Quartet
Lunar Eclipse
The ending of the 2022 Lunar eclipse. Image by Roger Powell.

Lunar Eclipse
Pleiades
Messier 45, an open cluster in the constellation of Taurus. Image by Roger Powell (2022)

Pleiades
Albireo
Albireo. A double star in Cygnus. Image by Roger Powell (2022)

Albireo
Ptolemy’s Cluster
Messier 7 - an open star cluster in Scorpius. mage by Roger Powell (2022).

Ptolemy’s Cluster
NGC 6384
A spiral galaxy in Ophiucus. Image by Roger Powell (2022)

NGC 6384
NGC 6744
NGC 6744 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo. Image by Frank Alvaro.

NGC 6744
M2
Messie 2, a globular cluster in Aquarius. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

M2
NGC 6744
AN INTERMEDIATE SPIRAL GALAXY IN THE CONSTELLATION PAVO BY BEN SHEPHERD

NGC 6744
LAGOON NEBULA
NEBULA IN SAGITTARIUS BY BEN SHEPHERD

LAGOON NEBULA
CARINA NEBULA
ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING NEBULA IN THE NIGHT SKY By Ben Shepherd

CARINA NEBULA
THE BLUE HORSEHEAD NEBULA
REFLECTION NEBULA IN SCORPIUS BY BEN SHEPHERD

THE BLUE HORSEHEAD NEBULA
RHO OPHIUCHI
RHO OPHIUCHI BY BEN SHEPHERD

RHO OPHIUCHI
CORONA AUSTRALIS
THE SOUTHERN CROWN BY BEN SHEPHERD

CORONA AUSTRALIS
Tarantula Nebula
A huge emission nebula 160,000 light years away, part of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation of Dorado. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Tarantula Nebula
Moons of Jupiter
Europa, Jupiter, Io, Ganymede, &Callisto. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Moons of Jupiter
47 Tucanae
A large globular cluster in the constellation of Tucana. Image by Roger Powell (2022)

47 Tucanae
War & Peace Nebula
An emission nebula in the constellation of Scorpius. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

War & Peace Nebula
M18
An open star cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

M18
NGC 6781
NGC 6781 is an annular planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquila. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

NGC 6781
Helix Nebula, NGC 7293
A planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquarius (Frank Alvaro, 2022)

Helix Nebula, NGC 7293
Lagoon Nebula
Messier 8 in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Lagoon Nebula
Northern Star Trails
75 minute star trails of Lyra and Cygnus. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Northern Star Trails
C/2017 K2 PanStarrs
C/2017 K2 PannStarrs cloud comet. Photo taken by Allen Williams, 21/8/2022

C/2017 K2 PanStarrs
Gabriela Mistral Nebula
NGC 3324 in the constellation of Carina. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Gabriela Mistral Nebula
Saturn
Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Saturn
M25
An open star cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

M25
Moonrise
Near full Moon rising late afternoon. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Moonrise
Nightscape The Oaks 30 July 2022
A very dewy night of the Milky Way. LMC and SMS in the mist! Image by Tony Law (2022).

Nightscape The Oaks 30 July 2022
Swan / Omega Nebula
7 hours of data over 3 nights. Dave manning

Swan / Omega Nebula
Helix Planetary Nebula
Data over 4 nights. Dave manning

Helix Planetary Nebula
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri, the third brightest star in the sky. Image by Roger Powell (2022)

Alpha Centauri
NGC 6563
A planetary nebula in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

NGC 6563
The “Ink Spot”
The dark nebula Barnard 86, known as the “Ink Spot” and open star cluster NGC 6520, in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

The “Ink Spot”
The Blue Planetary
A planetary nebula in the constellation of Centaurus. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

The Blue Planetary
Ring Nebula
A planetary Nebula in the constellation of Lyra. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Ring Nebula
Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas
The famous nebulas in Sagittarius plus some lovely surrounding nebulosity. Frank Alvaro (2022)

Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas
Messier 5
A globular cluster in the constellation of Serpens. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Messier 5

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