Due to their conspicuousness, the Pleiades have been known in almost all cultures since ancient times. However, their name Seven Sisters is misleading, because even with the naked eye, six or more than seven stars can be seen. The Pleiades
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Seven Sisters, M45 Pleiaden
Angel Nebula NGC 2170
My colorful photo shows the Angel Nebula in the constellation Monoceros. A nebula complex that combines a mixture of the most beautiful types of nebulae. Bluish nebulae that reflect the light of nearby hot stars. Hydrogen clouds that are excited
Read moreDolphin Head Nebula – SH2 308
The sky is full of beautiful phenomena, which are impressively displayed here with the Dolphin Head Nebula. This colossal gas bubble is the result of a catastrophic stellar wind emitted from one of the rarest and most unstable types of
Read moreLBN 878 and Barnard 35 in Orion
This beautiful combination of the dark cloud Barnard 35 and the brown and reddish glowing emission nebula LBN 878 framing it can be seen in the constellation Orion. Like other dark nebulae, Barnard 35 consists of interstellar gas and dust
Read moreVeil Nebula in Cygnus – NGC 6995, NGC 6920
This cirrus cloud-like nebula is the last visible remnant of a star that exploded in the Milky Way about 8,000 years ago. For people living at that time the expanding cloud was as bright as a crescent moon and visible
Read moreA Cormorant in the Southern Celestial Serpent MW9
Like a cormorant on the hunt for prey is a part of this nebula shaped. In contrast to the typical gas nebulae in the plane of our Milky Way this type of nebula can be seen towards the north and
Read moreM8 Lagoon Nebula
Like the famous Orion Nebula, the Lagoon Nebula is a predominantly red gas nebula in our Milky Way. It contains a large number of dark spots, so-called globules. These are star-forming regions of gas and very fine dust in which
Read moreNebulae in the Small Magellanic Cloud
A small, hazy spot can be seen in the southern night sky, the Small Magellanic Cloud. The name is misleading, however, because it is a dwarf galaxy. At least that was thought until the end of 2023. New observations now
Read moreTarantula Nebula – NGC2070
Like gracile spider legs the structures of the Tarantula Nebula spread themselves in the left part of my image. It is visible to the naked eye as a bright, nebulous spot in the southern starry sky, although it is not
Read moreMagical Colors in Scorpius and Ophiuchus
The constellations of Scorpius and Ophiuchus offer unique color magic in the night sky. The colors come from a mixture of gas and dust. Dust, which is illuminated by starlight and produces blue reflection nebulae. Gaseous clouds that produce reddish
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