Theworkofchad

Stargazing 

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The Great Orion Nebula (Messier 42) poses next to it's companions Messier 43 and the Running Man Nebula. Found high in the sky in the 'sword' region of the Orion constellation during the Winter months.

The Orion Nebula is easily visible to the naked eye. It’s hanging down from the line of 3 stars that make up the belt, and it is one of the star factories nearest us. A multitude of stars are forming or have formed in this cloud of hydrogen. Four of them form an intensely bright cluster right in the middle of the brightest part of the cloud. The power of the radiation from those four stars has carved a cavity in the cloud. The blister of gas and dust around that cavity has "popped" to expose the fluorescing hydrogen inside.

A subtle palette of pastel colours during sunrise

Best of 2015 - theworkofchad

A Path To The Stars - Isle of Wight, UK

Lunar Eclipse Super Moon - 28th September 2015

Taken during this morning’s lunar eclipse - 28th September 2015

Fields of Gold - 6th August 2015, Niton, Isle of Wight, UK

“The Lighthouse” rentable at Steephill Cove on the Isle of Wight, UK has an octagonal master bedroom that gives it’s guests jaw-dropping panoramic views of the sea and stars. See more here: www.steephill-cove.co.uk/the-lighthouse

The Core of Our Milky Way Galaxy

Daisies Under A Starlit Sky - 19th June, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, UK

Echium Pininanas Under A Full Moon - 7th June, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, UK

Waning crescent moonrise