Colorful emissions and dusty lanes, its all over our Milky Way, our own Galaxy. Its time to put the filters on the camera and point the telescope in the sky...
For imaging the nebulae, I use several narrowband filters to isolate the Hydrogen-alfa, Oxygen III and Sulfur II light wavelengths and emissions, these wavelengths passes through the filters and blocks all other light including light pollution.
Dumbbell Nebula NGC 6853 M 27 is a planetary nebula 1360 Light years away. In the center of the nebula lies an old star responsible for its spectacular glowing colors.
Eagle Nebula, NGC 6611 or M16, a open cluster of young stars, 5700 light years from us in the constellation Serpens. Ionized Hydrogen, dust clouds and newly forming stars characterizes this nebula. In the heart of the nebula rises the iconic “pillars of creation”.
Ionized gas and interstellar dust seen here in the Elephants Trunk Nebula IC1396, 2400 light years away.
Heart Nebula, IC 1805, the heart shaped nebula with dark dust lanes and ionized hydrogen gas in the constellation Cassiopeia 7500 Ly from our planet.
Helix Nebula, NGC 7293,C 63 or “Eye of God”, one of the closest planetary nebulae to Earth, only 655 light years away. The old star in the center is ending its cosmic life as a white dwarf.
One of many emission nebulae, the North America Nebula, NGC 7000, C20 in the constellation Cygnus. Aprox. 2600 Ly from Copenhagen.
Pleiades M 45 or “the Seven Sisters”, is a young open star cluster close to us, it takes the light 444 years to reach us.
Veil Nebula, C33 & C34 and maybe one of the most beautiful nebulae in the night sky, with its strong emissions of hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur. This nebula includes a supernova remnant. Distance to the Veil Nebula is approx. 2400 light-years.
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