Astro Images

NGC 4236

NGC 4236 (also known as Caldwell 3) is a large but elusive barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco, located about 11.7 million light-years away as a member of the M81 Group, with a sprawling form comparable in size to the Milky Way.

NGC 3718

NGC 3718 (also known as Arp 214) is a gravitationally warped spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, located about 52 million light-years away, distinguished by its striking S-shaped form and a prominent dark dust lane — both believed to be the result of tidal interaction with its neighbor, NGC 3729.

Leo Triplet

The Leo Triplet — M65, M66, and NGC 3628 — is a group of three interacting spiral galaxies in Leo, about 35 million light-years away. Their mutual gravity has warped NGC 3628's disk into a dramatic tidal tail and left M66 with asymmetric arms and an off-center core.

IC 5146

The Cocoon Nebula, cataloged as IC 5146, is a glowing cloud of gas and dust where new stars are being born in the constellation Cygnus, about 3,000–4,000 light‑years from Earth. A bright young star near the center, only around a few hundred thousand years old, lights up the surrounding hydrogen gas in red and nearby dust in softer blues, giving the nebula its distinctive “cocoon‑like” appearance about 15 light‑years across. The dark lane that seems to trail away from the nebula, known as Barnard 168, is actually a thick band of dust blocking the light of background stars, showing that the whole region is part of a larger cloud where many more stars are quietly forming.

A collection of my astrophotography work, catalogued over the years on AstroBin.

Page updated

Google Sites

Report abuse