Starry Spaces

Sh2-155 , better known as the Cave Nebula , is a faint emission nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. It forms part of a much large…

It so happened that all the astrophotos I previously published here were archival images taken one or several years ago. This time, I fin…

This year's spring feels unusually cold, even though it's already the end of April. Even on sunny days the air is still chilly, an…

This March marks 13 years since I first saw and photographed comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) . A "devil’s dozen" is a somewhat mystic…

By a curious coincidence, the reflection nebula LBN 437 , often called the Gecko Nebula for its unusual shape, is located in the constellat…

Globular clusters are ancient cosmic “cities” of stars, and Messier 5 is one of the brightest and most impressive among them. By photograp…

Into the north window of my chamber glows the Pole Star with uncanny light. All through the long hellish hours of blackness it shines…

The object known as NGC 2371 is a planetary nebula — the glowing remains of a star similar to our Sun. Surrounding its core is a colorful c…

This image, captured four years ago, showcases the brilliant supernova SN 2021rhu in the distant galaxy NGC 7814 in the Pegasus constellati…

Sometimes, an ordinary astrophotography session turns out to be more interesting than the final image itself. That’s exactly what happened…

When an amateur astronomer discovers astrophotography, the first instinct is usually to photograph the bright, well-known objects in the ni…

This is one of my first astrophotographs, taken in the summer of 2010. It became my "entrance ticket" into the world of astrophot…

Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS , officially designated C/2023 A3 , is a long-period comet originating from the Oort Cloud. It was discovered in ea…

LBN 292 is a strikingly intricate emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. Known for its inclusion in Lynds’ catalog of bright nebulae…

There is probably no astrophotographer who hasn’t photographed the famous Orion Nebula. I’ve captured it many times — from large-scale imag…

NGC 2403 , also referred to as  Caldwell 7 , is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is a distant …

Of course, my journey through the stars wouldn’t be possible without the gear that helps me chase them. From telescopes to cameras, each …