The firmament unfolded in a limpid and pure symphony, like a pristine canvas waiting to be filled with the brilliant brushstrokes of the universe. The night air was a gentle breeze, lulling the heavens into an almost ethereal state, perfect for the art of astronomical observation.
On this magical night, we captured stars and nebulas, each with its own story:
M11 Wild Duck Cluster
It looked like a frozen explosion. Its stars were packed so densely together that the background dissolved, like a grain of sand lit from within. Good seeing allowed its edges to be resolved like flares of ancient fire.
M25 Cluster in Sagittarius
Diffuse but vibrant. A swarm of faint lights that peeped out like whispers among the branches of interstellar dust.
M56 Globular Cluster
A grainy, remote sphere. Stars like floating ash trapped by millennia-old gravity.
M57 Ring Nebula
Like a ghost eye in the abyss, it offered its sharply edged blue ring.
IC 1318A Bird Nebula
Tangled gas like the feathers of a cosmic bird. Photographed in Ha and OIII: a pure spectral symphony.
IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula
The interstellar chrysalis. Dust, gas, and stellar youth wrapped like velvet.
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula
It was the ultimate challenge: violent filaments, diffuse edges, extreme contrasts. I managed to capture its shock waves like brushstrokes on fire.
NGC 7023 Iris Nebula
Blue reflections floating among dense dust. Like a flower glowing in infrared.
NGC 6530 Cluster in the Lagoon Nebula
A stellar maternity ward. The cluster appears newborn among fiery clouds.
NGC 7331 Galaxy in Pegasus
Like a sideways version of Andromeda, its spiral arms emerge from the background with galactic sobriety.
NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula
It seemed to conjure impossible shapes: towers of gas, pools of shadow.
