NGC 7293 The Helix Nebula

The Helix Nebula, designated NGC 7293 and also catalogued as Caldwell 63 (*), is a remarkable planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius. It was discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, probably before 1824…Read more

Comet C2025 A6 (Lemmon)

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) was discovered on 3 January 2025 by D. Carson Fuls during the Mount Lemmon Survey in Arizona. At the time, it appeared extremely faint (magnitude ~21.5) and was initially mistaken for an asteroid, until subsequent observations revealed a condensed coma and a short tail…Read more

MWP1 The Methuselah Nebula and Alv1

New image: A wide-field view capturing both the vast Methuselah Nebula (MWP1) and the smaller, round Alv1…Read more

Alv1 Planetary Nebula

Within the same field recorded by my STL camera lies a second, smaller and more compact planetary nebula, known as Alv1 (PN G079.8–10.2). It was discovered in 2009 by the Portuguese amateur astrophotographer Filipe Alves, during a deep imaging session of MWP1…Read more

New transit added to the Exoplanet Transits page

A new exoplanet transit (TOI-12046b) has been added to the Exoplanet transits page.

More information about exoplanets and all the transits recorded here.

MWP1 The Methuselah Nebula

MWP1, also catalogued as PK 080–10.1 and PN G080.3–10.4, is a remarkably large and ancient planetary nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It is commonly referred to as the Methuselah Nebula, a fitting name given its exceptional age…Read more

The Soap Bubble Nebula

The Soap Bubble Nebula, formally designated PN G075.5+01.7, is a planetary nebula situated in the constellation Cygnus. It lies remarkably close (approximately 0.7° east) to the well-known Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), which was the subject of my most recent published image…Read more