This is the Dolphin Nebula, or Barnard 252: This dark nebula is actually covers the whole image, with the darkest part being the dolphin itself. The rest of this dark nebula gives the entire...
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AR2822 and AR2823
This is the sun as it appeared on May 14 with two sunspots on the surface, AR 2822 (the upper sunspot) and AR 2823 (the lower one): These sunspots each produced a weak CME...
AR2818 and Companions
The sun is sporting several active regions: AR2818 is near the center; AR2820 to the right of center and AR 2816, which erupted and produced a CME on April 21, on the far right....
AR2816 Solar Flare and CME
This is the sun as it appeared on April 21, 2021: Sunspot AR 2816 is at the bottom, center of the image. This sunspot erupted on April 19, producing an M1 class solar flare,...
Using Slooh Explorer To Automatically Download Files From Slooh.com
Slooh Explorer is a Windows application that you can use to automatically download your images and FITS files from Slooh.com without having to select files to download from each of your observations. Using its...
Learning About Astronomy Using Slooh Quests
Completing Slooh Quests are a great way to stay engaged on the platform because they give you structure and provide goals for learning or collecting objects. Slooh Quests are also a great way to...
Sh2-308 – Cosmic Bubble Nebula
This is a widefield view of Sh2-308: The nebula surrounds a pre-supernova Wolf-Rayet star named EZ Canis Majoris – it is the star with the diffraction spikes on it in the image. The nebula...
Carnia Nebula – NGC 3372
This is a wide field view of the Carnia Nebula, or NGC 3372: This was shot in narrowband using H-alpha, SII, and OIII filters. Here’s a link to the Wikipedia article about this nebula....
IC 1805 – Heart Nebula
This is a narrowband image of IC 1805: This emission nebula is about 7,500 light years from us. The energy to light up this nebula is coming from the stars at the center of...
NGC 3576 – Statue Of Liberty Nebula
This is a narrowband, Hubble Palette (SHO), closeup view of NGC 3576: This is an emission nebula, which means it generates its own light, and is 100 light years across. This nebula is about...
