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Flaming Star Nebula
Imaged in narrowband filters from my suburban driveway. This object lives up to its name with the right color mappings!
![M15](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/M15-proc-768x561.png)
Globular Cluster M15
Located about 33,600 light-years away within the constellation Pegasus, Messier 15 is a globular cluster – a tight, ancient ball of stars on the outskirts of our galaxy. The Milky Way is surrounded by many such clusters; this one’s special because it’s known to host a rare intermediate-sized black hole at its center, and it…
![The “Silver Sliver” Galaxy](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SilverSliverClose-768x591.png)
The “Silver Sliver” Galaxy
Try saying that three times fast! Fortunately, the “Silver Sliver Galaxy” has a formal name that’s easier to pronounce: NGC 891. It’s about 30 million light-years away, and is thought to be very similar to what our own Milky Way galaxy would look like when viewed edge-on. Explore the wider-field image; click on it for…
![Revisiting the Crescent Nebula](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CrescentHOO-768x587.png)
Revisiting the Crescent Nebula
I’ve imaged this one before, but for whatever reason I picked up way more detail on it last night. Part of it’s a better camera and better tracking on the telescope mount, but I think conditions may have just been really awesome last night. It’s not normal to have this many good nights for astrophotography…
![M14](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/M14-crop-768x528.png)
A golden globular cluster: M14
I’ve imaged this one before, but I keep coming back to it because I just can’t believe its golden color is real. But even after applying all I’ve learned about color calibration – I can say pretty definitely that these are its true colors. It’s also benefited from advances in image processing software, making the…
![The galaxy M91](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/M91-crop-768x432.png)
The galaxy M91
Located 63 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, M91 is part of the Virgo cluster of galaxies – and if you zoom in and explore this image, you’ll find many other galaxies surrounding it, and also far in the distance beyond it.