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NGC 6744: Spiral Galaxy in Pavo
A large intermediate spiral galaxy in Pavo, tens of millions of light-years away, often compared to the Milky Way, with extended arms and a distorted companion, NGC 6744A.
NGC 253: The Sculptor Galaxy
The brightest galaxy of the Sculptor Group, about 11 million light-years away: a dusty starburst spiral seen at a high inclination, with prominent dust lanes and bright star-forming knots.
NGC 300: Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor
A late-type spiral galaxy about 6 million light-years away in Sculptor, also known as the Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy, with loosely wound arms.
NGC 1851: Globular Cluster in Columba
A dense globular cluster in the southern constellation Columba, about 39,500 light-years away, with a very compact core and an extended halo.
NGC 346: Star-Forming Nebula in the Small Magellanic Cloud
The brightest star-forming region of the Small Magellanic Cloud: a young open cluster wrapped in glowing hydrogen gas, about 200,000 light-years away in Tucana.
LDN 1295: The Giraffe Nebula
A deep wide-field exposure of LDN 1295, known as the Giraffe Nebula, highlighting dense dark absorption dust silhouetted against a rich star field in Cassiopeia.
The Sun in White Light: July 2026
A full-disk white-light mosaic of the Sun, with sunspot groups scattered across the photosphere.
M81, M82 and surroundings
A wide-field capture of Bode's Galaxy (M81) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82), framed by the delicate Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN).
Filaments and an Active Region: April 2026
A monochrome H-alpha mosaic with a winding filament, a sunspot and bright plage.
Twisted Fibrils Around a Spot Group
A monochrome H-alpha view of a sunspot group surrounded by bright plage and twisting fibrils.
IC 1805: The Heart Nebula in SHO
A spectacular narrowband image of the Heart Nebula in the Hubble palette, showcasing the intricate pillars of gas and dust shaped by the central star cluster Melotte 15.
Sunspot, Plage and Fibrils in H-alpha
A monochrome H-alpha mosaic of a sunspot with surrounding bright plage and a dense web of fibrils.