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![Fish-Head Nebula](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FishHeadNatural-768x919.png)
The “Fish-Head Nebula”
It’s really just a small portion of the Heart Nebula… that kinda looks like a fish. Maybe not the prettiest object in the cosmos, but it reflects a few technical accomplishments for me. About 20 hours of exposure time in total on this. Below I’m presenting it in a false-color “Hubble Palette”, as well as…
![Abell 39](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Abell39Proc-768x541.png)
Goodness gracious, great balls of… oxygen?
Well, it was certainly born of fire. This is planetary nebula Abell 39, one of the largest spheres in the galaxy… it’s 2.6 light-years across! It really is that color blue. You’re seeing ionized Oxygen gas blown off by the dying star in its center. Look closely for the distant galaxies in the background, including…
![Summertime weather hiatus…](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/iStock-1053913764-768x293.jpg)
Summertime weather hiatus…
Yeah, it’s been a couple of months since we’ve done a live star party online, or posted any new pictures. That’s just summertime in Central Florida for you – it’s been too cloudy to do any imaging or observing. The skies should start clearing up more in a couple of months, and we have every…
![Going deep on the Cone and Fox Fur Nebulas](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ConeFoxFur2-768x1128.png)
Going deep on the Cone and Fox Fur Nebulas
About 2,700 light-years away within the constellation Monoceros lies the Cone and Fox Fur Nebulas, containing the “Christmas Tree Cluster” of stars as well. I’ve imaged this many times before, but have never been happy with the results. By combining data from last year with more data collected this year however, I finally got enough…
![Live Star Party! The Veil Nebula supernova remnant](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AsteroidsDoom-768x432.png)
Live Star Party! The Veil Nebula supernova remnant
We’re back with our live viewing of the cosmos! Join us as we view the Veil Nebula via a camera attached to our telescope – it’s a supernova remnant from a massive star that exploded 8,000 years ago, and it’s gorgeous. We’ll also talk about tonight’s expected meteor storm as the Earth passes through a…
!["Leo Triplet" of galaxies](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LeoTrioColor-768x519.png)
The “Leo Trio” of galaxies
Three nearby galaxies: M65, M66, and NGC 3628. All three are spiral galaxies, viewed from different angles. You can guess which one is called the “Hamburger Galaxy” đŸ™‚