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![Tulip Nebula (SH2-101)](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/TulipNatStarsCrop-768x565.png)
A Tulip and a Supernova
In these short summer nights, I want to take advantage of every moment of darkness. Right now, the galaxy M100 is up in the hours before midnight, and the “Tulip Nebula” – formally SH2-101 – rises just as M100 sets. So for this past week, I’ve been imaging both objects. But no more clear skies…
![Veil Nebula](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VeilKnot-768x582.png)
A Spooky Knot in the Veil Nebula
Taken just prior to Halloween in 2018, the southeastern knot of the Eastern Veil Nebula takes on a ghostly appearance when imaged in the Hubble palette with narrowband filters.
![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.
![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…
![California Nebula](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/California2-768x501.png)
The California Nebula
The “California Nebula” (NGC1499) does actually kinda look like California, if you look at the whole thing. But the whole thing is too big in the sky to fit within the field of view of my telescope. So, here’s an interesting portion of it near one of its ends at least. From this angle, it…
![The Moon](https://www.boldly-going.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/moonproc-768x986.png)
The Moon
Last night was hazy, cloudy, and with an almost-full moon that would wash out anything else I could try to image. So, I imaged the Moon itself. Tried out some new techniques; usually you would use a specialized telescope with a specialized camera and specialized software for shooting the Moon, but I wanted to see…