Astro Images

 Different parts of the sky show very different aspects of the universe.  We just had a couple of clear nights so the telescope had it's first outing for a couple of weeks.  Caldwell 101 or the Pavo Galaxy  is about 24 million light years away with a diameter of about 171,800 light years.

Much closer to home, only about 9000 light years away in our own Milky Way galaxy are the nebulae NGC 3603 (left) and NGC 3576.  These are huge areas of gas and and consequent rapid star formation in the southern Milky Way.