Astrophotography Gallery

The Pacman Nebula is named for its resemblance to the famous video game character. Located in the constellation Cassiopeia, it is 10,000 light years from Earth and within our own Milky Way Galaxy. A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust and gases such as hydrogen and oxygen. Interstellar dust and gases are pulled together to form the cloud we see. As these clouds condense, new stars are formed. The mouth of the Pacman is a cloud of dark gas and dust that obscures the glowing gases that form the nebula.

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.