The Night Sky Series
A blog series on the wonders in our night sky including nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies.
Twin galaxies dancing around each other in space
The flame and the horsehead - two brilliant nebulae on Orion’s belt
The Pinwheel Galaxy - a massive spiral galaxy twice the size of our own
Chasing a butterfly in space - The Butterfly Nebula
Dropping in on a mysterious wizard in space - The Wizard Nebula
Exploring the North America Nebula and its close neighbour, the Pelican Nebula
The Soul Nebula - a beautiful region of fiery serenity.
The California Nebula - a star-forming region in deep space.
A journey around the Veil Nebula Complex - the otherworldly remnants of the death of a star
Exploring the Crescent Nebula - a visually stunning nebula sculpted by a dying star
Exploring the Eagle Nebula, home of the iconic Pillars of Creation made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope
A peak at a mysterious slumbering dragon in space - the IC1396 nebula
A look at one of the most beautiful regions in deep space - the Heart nebula
A look at one of our galactic neighbours - the Triangulum galaxy
The conjunction of Mars and Pleiades, the closest such conjunction in nearly 50 years
The Pleiades - the seven sisters of the heavens
A look at the Orion constellation and the Orion Nebula
A look at our closest galactic neighbour - the Andromeda galaxy
A look at the fascinating Deneb-Sadr region in the Cygnus constellation of our Milky Way galaxy
The Rosette nebula - a cosmic rose in the cold depths of space