Back on May 1st, I photographed The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and the interacting companion known as NGC 5195. This light originated about 25 million years ago only to land on my camera that night. It's almost incomprehensible how far away it is.
In our night sky from the Phoenix East Valley, this is right below the last star on the...
This wide image of the Lagoon Nebula actually contains a number of special deep sky objects. This section of sky is 3 degrees wide, so imagine a slice of the night sky 3 parts out of the full 360 degree circle. On the left, there is an open cluster called Webb's Cross (M21). The Trifid Nebula (M20) shows beautifully...
