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.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22. The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy is a grand design spiral galaxy 15 million light years from us near the constellation Libra. This brilliant galaxy with its dramatic spiral arms is difficult to view in the northern hemisphere as it doesn’t get far above the horizon. It gets its name because it is easily visible in the southern hemisphere. The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy was one of the first galaxies to be discovered. The French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille observed it in 1752 at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.