This image was published in Sky and Telescope April 2018 titled 'Beauty Near the Belt'
NASA APOD — Grand Mesa Observatory — Star Factory M17 — Captured and processed by Terry Hancock
California Dreamin' — My winning image in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards, Stars and Nebulae category, 2021
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The Great Nebula in Orion, also known as M42, is one of the most famous nebulae in the sky. The star forming region's glowing gas clouds and hot young stars… The gorgeous skyscape spans nearly two degrees or about 45 light-years at the Orion Nebula's estimated distance of 1,500 light-years.
Bright stars, interstellar clouds of dust and glowing nebulae fill this cosmic scene, a skyscape just north of Orion's belt… Striking bluish M78, a reflection nebula, is at the lower right.
In collaboration with Tom Masterson — Closest to the Sun on March 1, and closest to planet Earth on April 23, this Comet ATLAS (C/2020 R4) shows a faint greenish coma and short tail…
My winning image in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards in the Stars and Nebulae category for 2021. Thanks to the Royal Museum and the judges for selecting this image and congratulations to all of the other winners.
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Resembling the shape of a medieval Sorcerer in the constellation Cepheus, the open cluster NGC 7380 and surrounding Nebula known as 'The Wizard Nebula' (Sh2-142) lies at a distance of approximately 8,500 light years. Captured using the new QHY600 60 Megapixel Full Frame Monochrome CMOS camera mounted on the Takahashi 130 FSQ.
The Lion Nebula. Captured December and January in Narrowband using the new QHY600 60 Megapixel Full Frame Monochrome CMOS camera mounted on the Takahashi 130 FSQ that we have the honor of testing for QHYCCD.
A stunning view of Markarian's Chain, a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. Captured in deep space astrophotography.
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