With binoculars or a wide-field scope, emission nebula IC 1396 is a vast playground, filled with many other interesting ...

Amateur astrophotographer Emil Andronic has captured a striking image of the Cat's Eye Nebula from his home in Hertfordshire, ...

Reflection nebulae are unusual objects; rather than glowing by fluorescence ... when you get a chance to do some exploring. The post Deep-Sky Dreams: The Iris Nebula appeared first on Astronomy ...

The Orion Nebula can be seen with just the eye, but some magnificatio will provide even more detail. An even brighte deep sky object is the Pleiades. You've likely seen it before. It looks like a ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

Dobsonian telescopes are altazimuth-mounted Newtonian reflectors optimised for observing faint, deep-sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies. Efficient light gatherers, they are compact and ...

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