View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Abdul Thomas of Leeds, United Kingdom, captured the Rosette Nebula on March 11, 2024. Abdul wrote: “The Rosette Nebula is typically known as the Cranium Nebula. It’s an emission nebula within the constellation of Monoceros. The central open star cluster, NGC 2244, is principally accountable for shaping the nebula.” Thanks, Abdul! See extra of our editor’s picks from March’s deep-sky pictures right here.
Gorgeous deep-sky pictures from our neighborhood
The EarthSky neighborhood has many gifted astrophotographers who seize beautiful photographs of the deep sky. So take pleasure in this gallery of a number of the finest deep-sky pictures we obtained in March 2024. Do you may have a few of your individual deep-sky photographs to share? You may submit them to us here. We like to see them!
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Egidio Vergani of Italy, processed the info of the Dolphin Head Nebula from a workforce challenge on a distant telescope in Chile on March 1, 2024. Egidio wrote: “The Dolphin Head Nebula (which actually seems like its namesake) lies about 5,200 light-years away within the constellation Canis Major. The huge star itself, a Wolf-Rayet star, is the intense one close to the middle of the nebula. Quick winds from this Wolf-Rayet star create the bubble-shaped nebula, as they sweep up slower transferring materials from an earlier phase of evolution. The wind-blown nebula has an age of about 70,000 years.” Thanks, Egidio!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jeremy Likness captured the Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia on March 5, 2024. Jeremy wrote: “The forecast known as for rain, however I remained optimistic and introduced my ‘rig.’ We had clear skies, so I arrange within the yard of a house close to the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. After 4 hours of imaging, I uncovered the ‘Coronary heart of Redmond.’” Thanks, Jeremy!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Mario Rana of Virginia captured the Cone Nebula and the Fox Fur Nebula within the constellation Monoceros on March 1, 2024. Thanks, Mario!
Extra nebulae
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Mohamed Alaa in Baghdad, Iraq, captured the Monkey Head Nebula in Orion on March 21, 2024. Mohamed wrote: “NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula) is an HII emission nebula situated within the constellation Orion. It’s related to the open star cluster NGC 2175. It’s about 6,400 light-years away from Earth.” Thanks, Mohamed!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Buzz Jumaah in Auckland, New Zealand, captured the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius on March 18, 2024. Buzz wrote: “The Lagoon Nebula is 4,100 light-years away. It’s 1 of the one 2 star-forming nebulae faintly seen to the attention. You may see it as a definite cloud-like patch with a particular core utilizing binoculars. I captured it from my driveway by way of my telescope utilizing sulphur, hydrogen-alpha and oxygen filters.” Thanks, Buzz!
The Orion Molecular Advanced
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Randy Strauss in Papillion, Nebraska, captured the Orion Nebula on March 4, 2024. Randy wrote: “I used a patio umbrella to dam the worst of an LED road mild immediately in entrance of my scope. I wasn’t positive how properly it could work. I ended up with 336 good frames.” Thanks, Randy!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Harshwardhan Pathak of India used a large remote telescope in Australia to seize Barnard’s Loop in Orion on March 5, 2024. Harshwardhan wrote: “Between darkness and lightweight there may be solely a skinny purple line some say … however they apparently have by no means seen Barnard’s loop! The Boogeyman Nebula (see the left facet) is a dark molecular cloud about 10 light-years throughout in measurement. On the opposite facet of Barnard’s loop is one other fascinating deep-sky object: Messier 78, the place new stars are being being born. Open star cluster NGC 2112 seems on the very backside of the picture.” Superb. Thanks, Harshwardhan!
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steven Bellavia in Southold, New York, caught the Andromeda Galaxy with Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on on March 11, 2024. Steven wrote: “The comet is 155 million miles (250 million km) from Earth and Andromeda 15 trillion miles (23 trillion km) distant. However they’re now sharing the identical a part of the sky.” Superb shot. Thanks, Steven!
Backside line: Get pleasure from this gallery of deep-sky pictures for March 2024 from our EarthSky neighborhood. And when you have an awesome photograph to share, ship it in. We like to see them!
Armando is properly referred to as an astronomy educator, after 30+ years main in depth initiatives of public outreach and 10+ years instructing in faculties. As considered one of 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 individuals to pursue pursuits in science and know-how. 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.
