The EarthSky neighborhood has many proficient astrophotographers who seize gorgeous photographs of the deep sky. So get pleasure from this gallery of among the greatest deep-sky images now we have obtained in November 2023. Do you might have a few of your individual greatest deep-sky photographs to share? You may submit them to us here. We like to see them!
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Emil Andronic in Hemel, Hempstead, UK, captured this telescopic narrow-band picture of the California Nebula on November 11, 2023. Emil wrote: “The California Nebula is an emission nebula within the constellation Perseus. Its identify comes from its resemblance to the define of the state of California in long-exposure images. This has bought to be one in all my greatest images … I like it.” An excellent photograph. Thanks, Emil!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Catherine Hyde in Cambria, California, captured this telescopic view of the Rosette Nebula within the constellation Monoceros on November 11, 2023. Catherine wrote: “That is 5 hours, with the open star cluster NGC 2244 in its heart. I truly began taking pictures round 11:45, in 5-minute increments, and stored going till the sky bought too mild at 5:30-ish.” Thanks, Catherine!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Mohammed Abdallah in Suez, Egypt, used a telephoto lens to seize this view of the Thor’s Helmet Nebula within the constellation Canis Major on November 17, 2023. Mohammed wrote: “I’m so happy with this. I used to be desperate to shoot Thor’s Helmet since perpetually, and possibly it was one of many causes I bought into astrophotography.” Thanks, Mohammed!
Orion’s deep sky
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Basudeb Chakrabarti in Jhandi, West Bengal, India, and Samit Raz Saha captured this view of nebulae in Orion on November 13, 2023. Basudeb wrote: “I’ve been enthusiastic about the good Orion area’s utter magnificence ever since I began my astrophotography journey … Samit Raz Saha traveled to Jhandi in North Bengal for a tour targeted on astrophotography, throughout which he took this image. He gathered knowledge for greater than 13 hours. He granted me the privilege of dealing with the beautiful knowledge. On this picture you possibly can see the Orion Nebula, Operating Man, Horsehead, Flame, M78, Barnard’s loop, Pearl Nebula …” Thanks, Basudeb!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Tameem Altameemi within the Ras Al Khaimah Mountains, United Arab Emirates, captured this view of the Horsehead Nebula on November 18, 2023. Tameem wrote: “The Flame Nebula is an emission nebula within the constellation Orion. It’s about 900 to 1,500 light-years away, and the Horsehead Nebula is a small darkish nebula within the constellation Orion.” Thanks, Tameem!
Deep-sky images of star clusters
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | David Hoskin in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, captured this view of 5 open star clusters within the constellation Cassiopeia on November 13, 2023. David wrote: “The constellation Cassiopeia is dwelling to many lovely open star clusters. Messier 103, Trumpler 1, NGC 659, NGC 663 and NGC 654 are seen on this picture.” Thanks, David!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jeremy Likness in Newport Oregon, captured this telescopic view of the Double Cluster within the constellation Perseus on November 24, 2023. Jeremy wrote: “The Double Cluster is the attractive pair of NGC 869 (h Persei) and NGC 884 (Chi Persei), containing over 300 blue-white supergiants and a scattering of crimson supergiants. The cluster can be blue-shifted because it inches its manner 24 miles nearer [39 km] to earth each second. It’s seen to the unaided eye and lurks close to the distinct ‘W’ of Cassiopeia.” Thanks, Jeremy!
The Pleiades star cluster
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Andy Dungan close to Cotopaxi, Colorado, used a telephoto lens to seize this wide-field view of the Pleiades star cluster on November 5, 2023. Andy wrote: “I wished a greater shot than I had taken a yr in the past of Pleiades within the Taurus constellation. I’m nonetheless amazed on the high quality you may get with commonplace digicam gear and a tracker.” Thanks, Andy!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Mario Rana in Hampton, Virginia, captured this telescopic view of the Pleiades star cluster on November 18, 2023. Thanks, Mario!
Galaxies
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steven Bellavia in Mattituck, New York, used a telephoto lens to seize this superb view of the Andromeda Galaxy on November 17, 2023. Steven wrote: “Individuals have been taking images of the Andromeda Galaxy for over 130 years (the primary photograph was December 29, 1888, by Isaac Roberts). However solely lately did newbie astronomers Xavier Strottner, Marcel Drechsler, and Yann Sainty uncover an OIII emission arc proper subsequent to it. They used over 100 hours of knowledge to seize and produce out this ultra-faint nebula, by no means seen earlier than. I used to be pleasantly stunned that I may simply barely reveal this new discovery with ‘solely’ 48 hours of knowledge, from my dwelling.” That’s fabulous. Thanks, Steven!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Shireen Gonzaga in Cockeysville, Maryland, captured this view of the Triangulum Galaxy on November 18, 2023. Shireen wrote: “Messier 33 is also called the Triangulum Galaxy as a result of it’s within the northern constellation Triangulum. It’s a barely disorganized spiral galaxy about 2.73 million light-years away. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, belongs to a neighborhood of galaxies often called the Local Group. The Andromeda Galaxy is the most important within the group, our galaxy is 2nd-largest, and Messier 33 ranks third.” Thanks, Shireen!
Backside line: Take pleasure in this gallery of deep-sky images for November 2023 from our EarthSky neighborhood. And when you’ve got an ideal photograph to share, ship it in. We like to see them!
Armando is effectively often called an astronomy educator, after 30+ years main in depth initiatives of public outreach and 10+ years instructing in faculties. As one in all solely a handful of Puerto Rican science communicators throughout Comet Halley’s final go to, he assumed a pioneering function 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 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.
