The Rosette Nebula blossoms in deep space, captured in this wonderful image taken by the high-resolution Dark Energy Camera, illustrating how hot, bright stars at the heart of the Rosette are ...

One of the most fascinating and beautiful deep space objects an astrophotographer can image is a nebula. The word nebula means cloud or fog. The reality is that it is a distinct body of interstellar ...

Given its size, close distance, and how often it is photographed, it would be easy to surmise that the Orion Molecular Cloud tops the list of the largest star forming regions in our galaxy. But, in ...

As we continue to break new ground in the field of cosmology, the importance of carefully categorizing the objects we see comes into focus. Part of this stems from the fact that, increasingly, we find ...

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NANLUX’s Nebula C8 is a new 8-color light engine that adds Deep Red and Indigo emitters to fill further gaps in the spectrum. NANLUX has introduced what it says is the first 8-color light engine in ...

Astroimaging involves a profound irony. While the goal of photography is to capture light, the majority of what astrophotographers capture in their images is utter darkness. Oh sure, the intended ...

NASA has released an image of a spooky pitch-black nebula that is blocking starlight. Nebulae—giant interstellar clouds of gas and dust—may often be thought of as explosions of color. The so-called ...

The Very Large Telescope in Chile provides what may be our best look ever at a stunningly beautiful nebula that defies its namesake. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the serious and silly sides ...