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Gallery

A growing catalogue of deep-sky targets and the photographs taken of them. Each entry pairs the science of the object with the gear and processing that produced its image.

// 01 // object catalog

Targets

Curated information pages for each deep-sky object photographed.

IC 1805 (Sharpless 2-190) Emission Nebula
Heart Nebula
Cassiopeia
M1 Supernova Remnant
Crab Nebula
Taurus
M101 (NGC 5457) Spiral Galaxy
Pinwheel Galaxy
Ursa Major
M31 Spiral Galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda
M33 Spiral Galaxy
Triangulum Galaxy
Triangulum
M42 (NGC 1976) Emission Nebula
Orion Nebula
Orion
M45 (Melotte 22) Open Cluster
Pleiades (Seven Sisters)
Taurus
M51 (NGC 5194 + NGC 5195) Interacting Spiral Galaxy
Whirlpool Galaxy
Canes Venatici
M76 (NGC 650 / NGC 651) Planetary Nebula
Little Dumbbell Nebula
Perseus
M81 (NGC 3031) Spiral Galaxy
Bode's Galaxy
Ursa Major
NGC 1491 (Sh2-206) Emission Nebula
Fossil Footprint Nebula
Perseus
NGC 2403 (Caldwell 7) Spiral Galaxy
NGC 2403
Camelopardalis
NGC 6888 (Caldwell 27) Emission Nebula (Wolf-Rayet bubble)
Crescent Nebula
Cygnus
NGC 7023 (Caldwell 4) Reflection Nebula
Iris Nebula
Cepheus
NGC 7635 (Caldwell 11) Emission Nebula
Bubble Nebula
Cassiopeia
NGC 891 (Caldwell 23) Spiral Galaxy
Silver Sliver Galaxy
Andromeda

// 02 // captures

Photographs

Most recent imaging sessions, sorted by capture date.

The spiral galaxy NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis, showing loosely-wound arms studded with pink hydrogen star-forming regions
NGC 2403 NGC 2403
Messier 101 (Pinwheel Galaxy) in Ursa Major — mono LRGB + Hα stack from Plau am See
M101 — Pinwheel Galaxy (LRGB + Hα colour) M101
Messier 101 (Pinwheel Galaxy) in Ursa Major — mono LRGB + Hα stack from Plau am See
M101 — Pinwheel Galaxy (LRGB synthetic luminance) M101
Messier 101 (Pinwheel Galaxy) in Ursa Major — mono LRGB + Hα stack from Plau am See
M101 — Pinwheel Galaxy (luminance master) M101
Messier 51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) and NGC 5195 in Canes Venatici — interacting spiral pair from Plau am See on 28 Dec 2025
M51 — Whirlpool Galaxy (close crop) M51
Messier 51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) and NGC 5195 in Canes Venatici — interacting spiral pair from Plau am See on 28 Dec 2025
M51 — Whirlpool Galaxy (wide) M51
Messier 1 (Crab Nebula) in Taurus — supernova remnant of SN 1054, photographed from Plau am See on 15 Dec 2025
M1 — Crab Nebula (final) M1
Messier 1 (Crab Nebula) in Taurus — supernova remnant of SN 1054, photographed from Plau am See on 15 Dec 2025
M1 — Crab Nebula (mid stretch) M1
Messier 1 (Crab Nebula) in Taurus — supernova remnant of SN 1054, photographed from Plau am See on 15 Dec 2025
M1 — Crab Nebula (close crop) M1
Messier 1 (Crab Nebula) in Taurus — supernova remnant of SN 1054, photographed from Plau am See on 15 Dec 2025
M1 — Crab Nebula (wide) M1
NGC 1491 (Fossil Footprint Nebula) in Perseus — HII region around BD+50° 886, photographed from Plau am See in November 2025
NGC 1491 — Fossil Footprint Nebula (wider re-process) NGC 1491
NGC 1491 (Fossil Footprint Nebula) in Perseus — HII region around BD+50° 886, photographed from Plau am See in November 2025
NGC 1491 — Fossil Footprint Nebula (final detail) NGC 1491
NGC 1491 (Fossil Footprint Nebula) in Perseus — HII region around BD+50° 886, photographed from Plau am See in November 2025
NGC 1491 — Fossil Footprint Nebula (deep) NGC 1491
NGC 1491 (Fossil Footprint Nebula) in Perseus — HII region around BD+50° 886, photographed from Plau am See in November 2025
NGC 1491 — Fossil Footprint Nebula (mid stretch) NGC 1491
The Pleiades open cluster (M45), bright blue stars wrapped in faint blue reflection nebulosity
M45 — Pleiades M45
The Orion Nebula (M42) glowing pink around the Trapezium, with the blue Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977) to the upper right
M42 — Orion Nebula M42
NGC 7023 (Iris Nebula) in Cepheus — blue reflection nebula in LDN 1174, photographed from Plau am See on 19-20 Oct 2025
NGC 7023 — Iris Nebula (final, GraXpert) NGC 7023
NGC 7023 (Iris Nebula) in Cepheus — blue reflection nebula in LDN 1174, photographed from Plau am See on 19-20 Oct 2025
NGC 7023 — Iris Nebula (wide field) NGC 7023
NGC 7023 (Iris Nebula) in Cepheus — blue reflection nebula in LDN 1174, photographed from Plau am See on 19-20 Oct 2025
NGC 7023 — Iris Nebula (early stretch) NGC 7023
Messier 76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula) in Perseus — bipolar planetary nebula, photographed from Plau am See on 18 Oct 2025
M76 — Little Dumbbell (alternate stretch) M76
Messier 76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula) in Perseus — bipolar planetary nebula, photographed from Plau am See on 18 Oct 2025
M76 — Little Dumbbell (deep edit, final) M76
Messier 76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula) in Perseus — bipolar planetary nebula, photographed from Plau am See on 18 Oct 2025
M76 — Little Dumbbell (wide field) M76
Messier 33 (Triangulum Galaxy) — face-on spiral, deeper Plau am See session 11 Oct 2025
M33 — Triangulum (Oct 2025 — final) M33
Messier 33 (Triangulum Galaxy) — face-on spiral, deeper Plau am See session 11 Oct 2025
M33 — Triangulum (Oct 2025 — dust detail) M33