The Horsehead and Flame nebulae: an image – 8 Nov. 2023
The Horsehead in Orion is for sure the most famous dark nebula in the sky. We captured it under very good sky conditions, together with the Flame nebula, see the image below. The image...
Category: nebula
Messier 17, a stunning view – 11 Sept. 2023
We managed to capture a superb image of the celebrated Messier 17 nebula, aka “Omega” and “Swan” because of its shape. Enjoy the view below. The image above comes from the combination of 31,...
Among the July’s Stars: online exploration of the Heaven – 20 July 2023
Join our online cosmic cruise and discover the night sky with us. Every month, we will explore the night sky, sharing the view of our powerful, robotic telescopes live. What is up in the...
Testing the very fast, large field of view astrograph: first lights.
We recently installed a large field of view astrograph, working at a very fast f/2 ratio, under very dark skies. We are happy to present our very first lights. Since the beginning of Virtual...
The Crab Nebula, the most famous galactic supernova relic: a very special sequence.
Everyone familiar with the sky knows Messier 1, the legendary “Crab” nebula: it is the remnant of the most famous galactic supernova, SN 1054. We managed to create a very special sequence, with a...
NGC 2237, the “Rosette” of the sky – 23 Oct. 2017
Among the largest diffuse nebulae we can observe, NGC 2237 is well-known with its “Rosette” nickname, because of its complex shape. The image above comes from the average of 20, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely...
Messier 76: the “small Dumbbell”, a fascinating planetary nebula
The planetary nebula Messier 76 (M 76), also known as NGC 650/651, is one of the most studied objects of its class, representing a remarkable object for the observer. But in spite of his...
NGC 6960, an elegant veil on a drama
NGC 6960 is one of the most famous, though not-obvious-to-see, deep sky objects in the sky. It is part of a complex structure we call the “Cygnus Loop”, the remnant of a dramatic, galactic...
NGC 6543: a “Cat’s Eye” in the sky
NGC 6543, also called “Cat’s Eye”, is a beautiful and famous planetary nebula, among the most enigmatic ones currently known. Located in the northern constellation of the Dragon is and will remain a “timeless”planetary...
Messier 16: a wide view of the “Eagle Nebula” – 28 May 2017
For sure, Messier 16 in one of the most famous and beautiful treasures out there. It is a vaste region of star formation, including a nice open cluster (NGC 6611) and a wide nebula...
NGC 6818 – a little gem in the heart of Sagittarius
NGC 6818, also known as “Little Gem”, is a small planetary nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius: placed at about 6.000 light years from us, it is easy to see with small telescopes. It was...
Messier 8, a “Lagoon” of stars
The summer sky is coming with its treasures and we could not resist to image the venerable Messier 8, the “Lagoon” nebula with the stunning Tenagra III robotic telescope, placed under the fabulous stars of the...
V1647 Ori and Mcneil nebula: possible fading? – 24 Oct. 2016
After our first observations of this new season, we looked at V1647 Ori and McNeil Nebula again, to collect new data. The star looked fainter than our previous observations, suggesting the source is finally fading after...
McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori: 2016-2017 observing season started (01 Oct. 2016)
The McNeil Nebula and the associated V1647 Ori variable star have been a target of opportunity for the author since it was discovered back in 2004. Every year, at Virtual Telescope we spend some...
