The Great Orion Nebula M42
The Great Nebula in Orion, also known as M42, is one of the most famous nebulas in the […]
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Seeking Venus under the Spitzkoppe Arch
What’s that in the sky? Although there was much to see in this spectacular panorama taken during the […]
The Milky Way Over Monument Valley
You don’t have to be at Monument Valley to see the Milky Way arch across the sky like […]
Ghosts and Star Trails
Don’t be scared. Stars won’t fall from the sky and ghosts won’t really haunt your neighborhood tonight. But […]
The Witch Head Nebula
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble …. maybe Macbeth should have consulted the Witch […]
IC 1871: Inside the Soul Nebula
This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright […]
Bright from the Heart Nebula
What’s that inside the Heart Nebula? First, the large emission nebula dubbed IC 1805 looks, in whole, like […]
Charon and the Small Moons of Pluto
What do the moons of Pluto look like? Before a decade ago, only the largest moon Charon was […]
Jupiter and Venus from Earth
It was visible around the world. The sunset conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in 2012 was visible almost […]
Jupiter in 2015
Two remarkable global maps of Jupiter’s banded cloud tops can be compared by just sliding your cursor over […]