Mosaic view of the large Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region. Four fields with total of 15 hrs.exposure time reveal the unique structure of this stunning corner in constellations Scorpio and Ophicus. For more detailed view, see link bellow.
Lagoon nebula is a large cloud of hydrogen in the constellation of Sagittarius. Surrounded by ark dust clouds and rich star fields of the Milky Way in the backround, this object belongs to the gems of the skies.
Planetary nebula approximatelly 650 l.y. from Earth. The nebula is expanding by aproximatelly 25km/sec., and represents the final stage of the life of Sun-like stars.
Hydrogen cloud in constellation of Serpens Cauda, in distance of about 7000 light years from the Earth. The center of the nebula is the region of star creation. The lanes of nebula in the center are also called "Pillars of Creation". Bicolor technique - hydrogen appears red and oxygen blue on the image.
... NGC 2067 and NGC 2071. HaLRGB composition. Distance 1600 light years.
Lagoon nebula in Hydrogen Alpha line. In the direction towards the center of the Milky Way, this hydrogen rich region lies 4100 light years away and belongs to the brightest nebulas on the skies.
..and many other objects are on this image. Rho Ophiuchi is a double star, surrounded by so called ρ Ophiuchi cloud complex. One of the most beautiful regions of the skies, showing reflection nebulas, dust patches and hydrogen alpha regions with embeded glogular clusters. The distance is around 460 light years.
One of the most photographed regions of the skies, around first Orion´s belt star Alnitak. Flame nebula and Horsehead nebula, photographed through RGB filters, red channel enhanced by Hydrogen line.
Bicolor technique was used to create this image of Rosette from contellation of Monoceros. Red colour represents hydrogen, blue color oxygen OIII.
Hydrogen Alpha nebula in the vicinity of Sadr, bright star in the constellation of Cygnus.
Bicolor technique used for imaging the center of the Heart nebula, open cluster in the center is Melotte 15, with traces of bluish oxygen clouds.
Young cluster of stars in Taurus, also called Pleiades or Seven sisters (Sterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygeta, Celaeno, and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione). Hot stars are still embeded in the maternal nebula, their reflected light gives all the cluster a distictive bluish glow.
Overlooked gem od constellation of Cygnus, stunning combination of the endless Hydrogen clouds (red) and reflection (blue) nebula surrounded with dark dust clouds.
Iris nebula
Also called Blue Horsehead, dust reflecting the light of the hot stars.