View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Ernest Jacobs in Eden, New York, captured the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae within the constellation Sagittarius on July 8, 2024. Ernest wrote: “We’re wanting instantly into the center of the Milky Way. The Lagoon is seen to the unaided eye from dark-sky locations. You will discover it about 5 degrees above the spot of the Teapot asterism in Sagittarius.” Thanks, Ernest! See extra deep-sky photographs from July under.
Beautiful deep-sky photographs from our neighborhood
The EarthSky neighborhood has many gifted astrophotographers who seize gorgeous pictures of the deep sky. We gathered right here among the greatest deep-sky photographs we acquired in July 2024 so that you can take pleasure in. Do you’ve gotten a few of your individual deep-sky pictures to share? You’ll be able to submit them to us here. We like to see them!
Deep-sky photographs of diffuse nebulae
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Markice Stephenson in Los Angeles, California, captured this picture of IC 1318, the Butterfly Nebula in Cygnus, on July 24, 2024. Thanks, Markice!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steve Schaum in Ashokan Reservoir, Catskills, New York, captured the Heart and Soul nebulae on July 7, 2024. Steve wrote: “That is my first try on the Coronary heart and Soul nebulae within the constellation Cassiopeia. What most individuals don’t point out is the brilliant little pink nebula – simply above the Coronary heart – is the Fish Head Nebula. I additionally had what I believed was h Persei, an open cluster of stars.” Thanks, Steve!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jeremy Likness in Newport, Oregon, captured the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, within the constellation Cepheus, on July 14, 2024. Jeremy wrote: “This huge cloud of ionized gasoline and dust accommodates a definite column of matter that seems to curve on the finish, incomes it the title Elephant Trunk Nebula.” Thanks, Jeremy!
The Eagle Nebula with the Pillars of Creation
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Andy Dungan close to Cotopaxi, Colorado, captured this area within the constellation Serpens on July 5, 2024. Andy wrote: “Having checked out photographs of the Pillars of Creation made me wish to see If I couldn’t find the place within the Eagle Nebula, M16, that the Pillars have been positioned. Should you zoom in you will notice the define of the pillars that may be seen within the pic from NASA.” Thanks, Andy!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jeremy Likness in Newport, Oregon, captured the Eagle Nebula with the Pillars of Creation on July 4, 2024. Jeremy wrote: “M16 is the Eagle Nebula. In its coronary heart are the Pillars of Creation, huge columns of dust which can be forming stars inside.” Thanks, Jeremy!
Planetary nebulae
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Andrea Iorio in Marino, Rome, Italy, captured the Fetus Nebula on July 13, 2024. Andrea wrote: “NGC 7008, also referred to as the Fetus Nebula, is a planetary nebula with a diameter of roughly 1 light-year positioned at a distance of two,800 light-years in northern Cygnus. William Herschel found it in 1787, in Slough, England. Its intricate and delicate constructions make it an enchanting goal for each beginner {and professional} astronomers finding out the late levels of stellar evolution and the formation of planetary nebulae.” Thanks, Andrea!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Andrea Iorio in Marino, Rome, Italy, additionally captured Abell 78 on July 17, 2024. Thanks, Andrea!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Atharva Maurya in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, India, captured the Ring Nebula on July 8, 2024. Atharva wrote: “The Ring Nebula is a planetary nebula within the northern constellation of Lyra. Such a nebula is shaped when a star, over the last levels of its evolution earlier than turning into a white dwarf, expels an enormous luminous envelope of gasoline into the encircling interstellar space.” Thanks, Atharva!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Atharva Maurya in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, India, additionally captured the Dumbbell Nebula on July 20, 2024. Atharva wrote: “The Dumbbell Nebula, also referred to as M27, resides greater than 1,200 light-years away within the constellation Vulpecula. With an obvious magnitude of seven.5, M27 was the primary planetary nebula found. The time period ‘planetary nebula’ is a little bit of a misnomer based mostly on the nebula’s spherical, planet-like look when seen by way of smaller telescopes.” Thanks, Atharva!
Deep-sky photographs of galaxies
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jeremy Likness in Newport, Oregon, captured the Andromeda Galaxy on July 9, 2024. Jeremy wrote: “It’s a galaxy so close to it may very well be interacting with our stars. It’s so huge and vibrant you could {photograph} it with an atypical digicam. The Andromeda Galaxy, named for the constellation it hangs out in, is simply off the sting of the distinct ‘W’ of Cassiopeia.” Thanks, Jeremy!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Mohammed Abdallah in Suez, Egypt, captured galaxies Messier 81 and Messier 82 on July 9, 2024. Mohammed wrote: “These fascinating galaxies lie within the northern constellation Ursa Major. I shot this from my yard in Bortle 8.” Thanks, Mohammed!
Backside line: Get pleasure from this gallery of deep-sky photographs for July 2024 from our EarthSky neighborhood. When you have an ideal picture to share, ship it in too. We like to see them!
Armando is nicely referred to as an astronomy educator, after 30+ years main intensive initiatives of public outreach and 10+ years instructing in schools. As one in all solely a handful of Puerto Rican science communicators throughout Comet Halley’s final go to, he assumed a pioneering position beginning in 1985 when science was simply starting to enter the native mindset; over time his work introduced significant change to the tradition, inspiring folks to pursue pursuits in science and expertise. His affiliations embrace Ana G. Méndez College–Cupey, the place in 2014 he spearheaded an 8-course extension program specializing in observational astronomy, the primary ever within the island.
