Astrophotography Gallery

The Running Man Nebula is in the constellation Orion, and very close to the Orion Nebula. The nebula is about 1600 light years from Earth, so the image depicted here is from light that was emitted around 400 AD. The Running Man Nebula was first observed by William Herschel in 1786. The nebula has been described as a man or ghost running through the sky. The Running Man Nebula is a reflection nebula. The bright blue glow is caused by light from nearby bright stars reflecting off a dense cloud of dust and gases.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22. The three galaxies of the M 66 group are located about 35 million light years from Earth in the constellation Leo. M 65 is the galaxy at the bottom of the photo, while M 66 is on the left and NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy, is on the right. M 65 and M 66 were discovered by Charles Messier in 1780, while NGC 3628 was discovered by William Herschel in 1784.