Woomera ObservatoryWoomera Astronomy Images M57 Ring Nebula Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
The following images were taken at Baker Observatory at Woomera and are provided courtesy of Darren Chase and the Woomera Astronomy Group.
- The Moon
- NGC 253 Sculptor
- Messier 57 Ring Nebula
- Messier 83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
- Omega Centauri
- Trifid Nebula
The Moon
NGC 253 Sculptor (8 million light years from earth)
Photographer © Darren Chase, Woomera
Messier 8 Lagoon Nebula
The Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. Catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72 it is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region.
Omega Centauri (17000 light years from earth)
Omega Centauri is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. It is located at a distance of 17,090 light-years, it is the largest-known globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years.
Messier 20 Trifid Nebula (2000 light years from earth)
Photographer © Darren Chase, Woomera
Woomera ObservatoryWoomera Astronomy Images M57 Ring Nebula Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
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