NGC 6888 – Cyg
NGC 6888, also know as “Crescent Nebula”. It looks like a cosmic bubble about 25 light-years across, blown by winds from its central, bright, massive star.It was discovered by W. Herschel in 1792. This...
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (aka C/2025 N1 ATLAS): a new image – 15 Feb. 2026 -
Supernova SN 2026cff in the NGC 3660 spiral galaxy: an image – 15 Feb. 2026 -
The globular cluster Messier 13, a treasure chest of stars. -
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162882) 2001 FD58 close encounter: an image – 15 Feb. 2026. -
NGC 2419, the Intergalactic Wanderer: a view from our telescopes.