Nebula Photos

05/28/2026

The Atacama Desert is a bucket list item for many astrophotographers. It certainly was for me, and now that I’ve done it, I can say with authority: It is totally worth it!! I am already planning going again next year as I didn’t get enough of those skies!

05/25/2026

From Crux to Carina. Another wide shot with the Canon Ra and RF85 F1.2.

05/22/2026

The Large Magellanic Cloud captured from Chile last week. I took this with my Canon Ra, RF85 F1.2 lens, and a Move Shoot Move Nomad tracker. About 3 hours total integration.

05/21/2026

Gamma Velorum and part of the Vela SNR

This is my first release from several pictures coming out of my trip to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.

Gamma Velorum is the name of the bright blue star in this image. To the right of the star is a beautiful part of the Vela supernova remnant. The background Ha in the image is part of the Gum Nebula, the largest emission region in the night sky.

More on astrobin: https://app.astrobin.com/i/3ale5g

04/19/2026

Here's another view of Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS). This one I captured with the ZWO Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope. I was impressed by all the detailed structure in the tail. 10 sec. x 120 (20 minutes total integration) from a Bortle 2 site. Definitely go after this one if you have clear skies! ~Nico

04/17/2026

There is a wonderful new comet, and now is the best time to photograph it with the new moon period. This comet is up to the East right before the sunrise. Its name is C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS). I photographed it here at 85mm focal length in the early morning hours of April 16 from Taos, New Mexico.

04/07/2026

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03/30/2026

Here is a lesser-imaged ‘creepy’ nebula which can be captured year-round if you have a view of Polaris. Our North Star is just out of frame to the right of this image. This is a small part of the much larger Polaris Flare molecular cloud. The name Cthulhu Nebula was given to this part a few years ago by Todd Stephens on Astrobin, and I’ve wanted to shoot a close-up ever since. With the start of Galaxy Season, it seemed like a good time to put in some hours with my rig at Starfront Observatories in Texas. It came together pretty quick. I even had time to explore this area in Ha and OIII, but not much came of that and I didn’t include those filters in the final presentation.

Exp. details
21 hours lum
6 hours red, 6 hours green, 6 hours blue
39 hours total

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03/17/2026

My image of 'The Tadpoles of IC410' is today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day! Check it out here:

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

03/13/2026

The Witch Head Nebula (2026)
43.5 hours integration - mix of OSC and Ha
tech. details on astrobin: https://app.astrobin.com/i/rir1bi