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
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Dolphin Head Nebula – SH2 308
LBN 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
Read moreDragon’s Egg Nebula – NGC 6164 and NGC 6165
And the star in the middle created both oval nebulae. It is known as the dragon’s egg. Its name is derived from its proximity to the nebula NGC6188, the “fighting dragons of the ara”. Once, it were actually three stars,
Read moreThe Dark Tower – GN 16.43.7
About 5000 light years away from Earth lies this dusty cosmic cloud in the constellation of Scorpius. This bizarre, dark structure of gas and dust is called the Dark Tower. It is known as a cometary globule because of its
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