View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jeremy Likness in Monroe, Washington, captured this image on February 12, 2023. Jeremy wrote: “Anytime I am able, I capture new data to use for this stunning target. It includes NGC 2024, the Flame Nebula, next to brilliant star Alnitak (leftmost star of Orion’s Belt), the blue and smoky NGC 2023 and the iconic Horsehead Nebula. Shot over several evenings and integrated from 4 hours of total exposure time.” Thank you, Jeremy! See more of the best deep-sky photos below.
Best deep-sky photos from our readers
The EarthSky community has many talented astrophotographers who capture stunning images of the deep sky. Enjoy this gallery of some of the best deep-sky photos we receive. Have a great image of your own to share? Send it to us!
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | David Hoskin in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, captured this image on February 12, 2023. David wrote: “Messier 44 is a large, bright open star cluster in the constellation Cancer. It is also known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe, which is Latin for crib. The cluster consists of about 1,000 gravitationally bound stars.” Thank you, David!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Cathy Adams in St. Stephen, Canada, captured this image of the Orion Nebula on February 11, 2023. Cathy wrote: “We have had lots of clouds here this month, but there was a hole in them last night … I love Orion and was happy to be able to capture an image.” Thank you, Cathy!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Karrar Mohammed in Alkut, Iraq, captured this image on February 10, 2023. Karrar wrote: “The Flaming Star Nebula (or IC 405, right), is in the constellation Auriga. The bright variable star AE Aurigae illuminates it. The nebula is about 1,500 light-years away. IC 410 (or NGC 1893, left) appears close by but is in fact 12,000 light-years away, and much larger (100 light-years across).” Thank you, Karrar!
Bottom line: Enjoy this gallery of the best deep-sky photos from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in!
Armando is well known as an astronomy educator, after 30+ years leading extensive initiatives of public outreach and 10+ years teaching in colleges. As one of only a handful of Puerto Rican science communicators during Comet Halley’s last visit, he assumed a pioneering role starting in 1985 when science was just beginning to enter the local mindset; over time his work brought meaningful change to the culture, inspiring people to pursue interests in science and technology. His affiliations include Ana G. Méndez University–Cupey, where in 2014 he spearheaded an 8-course extension program focusing on observational astronomy, the first ever in the island.
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