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A Magic of Colors in Scorpio and Libra
In April 2026, I once again had the opportunity to photograph the array of colorful nebulae in the constellations Scorpio and Libra in Rooisand using a 50mm lens. A palette of colors created by stars, gas, and dust. Red emission
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Trifid Nebula – M20
The Trifid Nebula (M20) is a rare combination of a red emission nebula, a blue reflection nebula, and dark dust lanes. An extremely hot, young multiple star at its center has so much energy that it causes hydrogen gas to
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Part of the Dark-Wolf-Nebula
My image shows a small section of the Dark Wolf Nebula. This nebula, in turn, is part of the large molecular cloud in the constellation Lupus (the Wolf), about 500 times the size of our full moon and only about
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Mermaid Nebula – ESO 217-25
An impressive sea creature in the constellation Centaurus. My image shows the ghostly remnant of a stellar explosion, often referred to as the “Mermaid Nebula.” What appears here as an elegant web of luminous blue filaments and red shock fronts
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Wishing Well Cluster – NGC3532
Because of the arrangement of its stars, it is called the Wishing Well Star Cluster—the sparkling cluster on the left side of my photo. The roughly 150 bright stars look like silver coins tossed into the bottom of a wishing
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Dark Wolf Nebula – SL17
The Wolf Nebula, also known as the Fenrir Nebula (SL17), is a fascinating dark nebula in the constellation Scorpio, located just about 6,200 light-years away. It is a striking accumulation of cosmic dust that blocks the light of thousands of
