Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) © Don Pettit

The Lonely Neutron Star in Supernova E0102 72.3

Credits: NASA, CXC, ESO, F. Vogt et al., ESO, VLT, MUSE, NASA, STScI

Globular Cluster

NGC 1850 is a fascinating globular cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

It is situated approximately 160,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Dorado.

NGC 1850 is notable for its rich population of stars and its complex structure, which includes multiple stellar populations.

Credits: NASA, ESA and P. Goudfrooij (Space Telescope Science Institute); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

Pillars of creation in infrared

openin’ the door to the microwave one second early because you don’t need all the hootin’ and hollerin’

Flight Commander John Young reviewing checklists aboard Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-1

The celestial object of the day is TOI-1338b, unofficially known as Wolftopia!

This planet orbits around two stars, causing irregularities in its orbit, making it vary between 95 and 93 days. Although its orbit will keep being stable for another ten million years, its angle towards us will change, meaning that we can't see another transit until 2031.

SH2-240 Spaghetti Nebula

2 panel mosaic

January 27-29, 2025

Zionsville, IN, Bortle 6-7

SVBONY SV550 APO 80 mm'

ZWO AM 5, ASIAIR plus, Guided

Antlia ALP-T Dual Narrowband Filter

ASI2600 MC PRO

Gain 100, -10C, darks, flats, bias

ca. 7 hrs per panel (7 hrs total per night)