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Greg Bradford

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
IC 4628/Gum56 aka Prawn Nebula
Emission nebula 6000ly distant in Scorpius. One hour L-Ultimate filter ASI2600MC through 15cm refractor. Image by Greg Bradford.

IC 4628/Gum56 aka Prawn Nebula
NGC 5189
Extraordinary spiral planetary nebula 3000ly distant in Musca. 7hrs L-Ultimate filter ASI2600MC through 15cm refractor. Image by Greg Bradford.

NGC 5189
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
Visual Quasar J1144
Visual quasar energised by Blackhole J1144 (SMSS J114447.77-430859.3). An extragalactic object in Centaurus, at least 7 billion light years distant. The inset is the same object in HA light). Image by Greg Bradford.

Visual Quasar J1144
Supernova SN2022hrs
Supernova SN2022hrs in Spiral Galaxy NGC 4647. Large galaxy M60 adjacent. Labels are star magnitudes. 28x120sec 30cm SCT. Image by Greg Bradford.

Supernova SN2022hrs
IC4685
Nebula complex IC4685 NGC6559 IC1274-5. Located near the Lagoon Nebula M8 (Top left edge) taken in Ha. Contains all four nebula types - Reflection, emission, planetary and dark. 15 x 120sec Ha ED150 ASi2600MC. Image by Greg Bradford.

IC4685
Lo5
Lo(Longmore)5 in Centaurus. A fine example of an annular planetary nebula. 11x120sec through 30cm SCT. Image by Greg Bradford.

Lo5
Retina Nebula
IC4406 - The Retina Nebula. 15x120sec through 30cm SCT. Image by Greg Bradford.

Retina Nebula
Bok Globules in IC2944
Heart if IC2944 - The Running Nebula showing Bok Globules. 23x 120sec through 30cm SCT. Image by Greg Bradford.

Bok Globules in IC2944
Ghost of Jupiter
Planetary Nebula Ghost of Jupiter NGC3242 taken 2/4/22 on 30cm SCT 15x120sec. Image by Greg Bradford.

Ghost of Jupiter
Full Moon
Full Moon 14/6/22 3900 frames through 15cm refractor stacked and "mineralised". Image by Greg Bradford.

Full Moon
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
Comet Leonard taken 1 day after the previous image. Note the changes in the area around the coma. 34 x 15 sec. ASI2600MC Pro. 15cm refractor. L-Pro filter. Image by Greg Bradford.

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
NGC2244
The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros. 18 x 180sec 15cm refractor. ASI2600MC Pro. L-Extreme filter. Image by Greg Bradford.

NGC2244
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
Comet C/2021A1 Leonard. 18 x 13 sec through 15cm Refractor. ASI2600MC Pro L-Pro filter. Image by Greg Bradford.

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
M42
Great Orion Nebula M42 Greg Bradford ED150 ASI2600MC-Pro 5x3mins L-Pro filter. Image by Greg Bradford.

M42
LMC
Large Magellenic Cloud LMC Greg Bradford ED150 ASI2600MC-Pro 15x3mins No Filter. Image by Greg Bradford.

LMC
Menzel 2
Intricate planetary nebula 7710 ly away in the constellation Norma. Image by Greg Bradford

Menzel 2
NGC 6164/65
Bipolar emission Nebula 4200 ly away in the constellation Norma. Image by Greg Bradford

NGC 6164/65
NGC 6357
Star forming nebula 8000 ly away in Scorpius. Image by Greg Bradford

NGC 6357
Keyhole Nebula
Keyhole Nebula at the heart of the Great Eta Carina nebula. Eta Carina is the bright star next to it, surrounded by the Homunculus Nebula, formed in the 1800's when the star underwent mass ejection events. Image by Greg Bradford

Keyhole Nebula
Prawn Nebula IC4628
Emission nebula 6000 ly away in the constellation Scorpius. Image by Greg Bradford

Prawn Nebula IC4628
NGC6164/65
Bipolar emission nebula 4200 ly away in the constellation Norma. Imaged using a Hydrogen Alpha filter. Image by Greg Bradford

NGC6164/65
Emission Nebula in Ara
Part of Emission Nebula NGC 6188 in Ara Greg Bradford

Emission Nebula in Ara
Open Cluster and Nebula in Carina
Open cluster NGC 3293 and Nebula NGC 3324 in Carina Greg Bradford

Open Cluster and Nebula in Carina
Lagoon and Triffid Nebulas
M8 Lagoon Nebula and M20 Triffid Nebula in Sagittarius Greg Bradford

Lagoon and Triffid Nebulas
Horsehead Nebula
IC434 Horsehead Nebula in Orion Greg Bradford

Horsehead Nebula
Annular Eclipse of the Sun
Annular Eclipse of the Sun Near Tennant Creek NT 10th May 2013 Greg Bradford

Annular Eclipse of the Sun
Moon Halo
Moon Halo 3rd August 2020 Greg Bradford

Moon Halo
Total Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse Madras, Oregon 21st August 2017 Karyn Bradford

Total Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse Madras, Oregon 21st August 2017 Greg Bradford

Total Solar Eclipse
Transit of Venus
Transit of Venus 6th June 2012 Greg Bradford

Transit of Venus
M42 Orion Nebula
Great Nebula in Orion Greg Bradford

M42 Orion Nebula

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