Ville MiettinenMar 24The Medusa NebulaIn the constellation of Gemini at a distance of 1500 light-years away lies an old planetary nebula called Abell 21, also known as the...
Ville MiettinenMar 24Revisiting the WizardIn late 2021 I shot the Wizard Nebula as one of my side-projects (seen here), but the data wasn't that great due to poor quality data....
Ville MiettinenNov 10, 2021Lion's roarSh2-132, also nicknamed as the Lion nebula is 10,000 to 12,000 light-years away from Earth in the Perseus arm of our Galaxy. The...
Ville MiettinenOct 9, 2021Hidden jewel of CygnusIn 1867 a french astronomer and assistant of Paris Observatory, Charles Wolf and the founder and director of the Bordeaux Observatory,...
Ville MiettinenSep 12, 2021Seahorse nebulaThis elongated dark nebula is called Barnard 150. It's sometimes referred as the Seahorse nebula for obvious reasons. An American...
Ville MiettinenApr 18, 2021The Wizard NebulaThis open cluster (NGC 7380) was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. It is located in the constellation of Cepheus. The surrounding...
Ville MiettinenApr 14, 2021Jellyfish nebulaIC443 also know as the Jellyfish Nebula is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Gemini, approx. 5000 light-years from Earth. This...
Ville MiettinenApr 4, 2021The Elephant's Trunk NebulaThis menacing figure is a concentration of gas and dust 2400 light-year's away in the constellation of Cepheus. It is named as The...
Ville MiettinenApr 1, 2021Cosmic bloomThis nebula is part of the Monoceros molecular cloud and it is nicknamed as The Rosette Nebula. It is not hard to see why as it resembles...
Ville MiettinenMar 11, 2021Eye of CepheusThe space between stars is not a perfect vacuum. Instead there is tiny amounts of dust and gas between them. Given enough time these gas...
Ville MiettinenFeb 21, 2021Stellar nurseryAbout 1600 light years from Earth lies Orion B molecular cloud complex. Reflection nebulae in it are illuminated by bright blue starlight...
Ville MiettinenFeb 9, 2021Flames of AurigaThe Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is a combination of emission and reflection nebulae in the constellation of Auriga. The nebula is mainly...
Ville MiettinenJan 18, 2021Ancient planetary nebula HDW2This planetary nebula was first discovered by an American astronomer Stewart Sharpless in 1959. He included it in his catalogue of HII...
Ville MiettinenJan 10, 2021Hind's variable nebulaThe dark nebulosity in the image is illuminated by a young star T Tauri, it was discovered in October 1852 by an English astronomer John...
Ville MiettinenDec 15, 2020Soul nebulaSoul nebula is one of my favorite targets in the night sky, I really like bridge of bright hydrogen gas in the middle that shines...