Galaxy · Virgo
M104 Sombrero Galaxy
A bright edge-on galaxy with a crisp dust lane and central glow, captured as part of the long-running Messier imaging project.
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Field notebook
The work, in the order it happened.
A dated, filterable trail through the gallery capture records.
Showing 19 dated gallery sessions.
- Celestron EdgeHD 8; 0.7x reducer
- Celestron EdgeHD 8; 0.7x reducer
Planetary nebula · Lyra
M57 Ring Nebula
A compact planetary nebula showing the glowing shell of material around a dying star.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - Celestron EdgeHD 8; 0.7x reducer
Galaxy · Canes Venatici
Whirlpool Galaxy
A face-on spiral galaxy and its smaller companion, shown in the first-light session for the longer focal length EdgeHD 8 setup.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Open cluster · Taurus
M45 / Pleiades
The Pleiades open cluster with blue reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Galaxy · Andromeda
Andromeda Galaxy
The nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, framed with its bright core and sweeping outer arms.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Nebula · Auriga
Teddy Bear Nebula
A sculpted emission nebula field with layered hydrogen clouds and dark dust structure.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Supernova remnant · Cygnus
Veil Nebula
A supernova remnant in Cygnus, full of braided shock fronts from a massive stellar explosion.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Nebula · Orion
Orion Nebula
The bright stellar nursery in Orion's sword, processed to preserve the core and surrounding faint structure.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Supernova remnant · Gemini
Jellyfish Nebula
A supernova remnant with delicate filamentary structure in a crowded winter sky field.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Nebula · Monoceros
Rosette Nebula
A circular emission nebula around an open star cluster, with layered dust and gas around the central cavity.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Galaxy · Triangulum
Triangulum Galaxy
A nearby spiral galaxy with star-forming regions visible across its broad face.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Nebula · Cepheus
Wizard Nebula
An emission nebula and young star cluster shaped by energetic stellar winds.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Emission nebula · Cygnus
North America Nebula
A wide emission nebula field in Cygnus with strong hydrogen structure and dark dust lanes.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Nebula · Cepheus
Elephant Trunk Nebula
A dark pillar and glowing emission region in Cepheus, framed as a wide-field nebula portrait.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Moon · Solar System
Moon During a Lunar Eclipse
A lunar eclipse frame showing the Moon in Earth's shadow with warm, coppery color.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Moon · Solar System
Moon
A detailed lunar portrait built from short-exposure imaging rather than deep-sky stacking.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Reflection nebula · Eridanus
Witch Head Nebula
A faint blue reflection nebula near Orion, shaped by dust reflecting nearby starlight.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Nebula · Orion
Horsehead Nebula
The dark Horsehead silhouette set against glowing hydrogen gas beside the Flame Nebula region.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail - William Optics RedCat 61
Nebula · Orion
Monkey Head Nebula
A bright emission nebula in Orion, including the field where asteroid Vesta crossed the frame.
Gallery acquisition record · Open image detail