I had a clear night a couple nights ago, without high clouds, and decided to give it a go. I was happy with what I captured!

The first image is a new object (for me) – the Little Dumbbell Nebula. The Dumbbell (M27) is a favorite for the eVscope in the northern hemisphere, given its size, brightness, and clarity. The Little Dumbbell (M76) is much smaller in terms of visual angle, and dimmer, but still has distinct red and yellow elements.

The other three were revisits to previous favorites – the Eagle Nebula, with its spectacular Pillars of Creation clearly visible; NGC 0891, a wonderful edge-on galaxy with distinct dust clouds and a bright central bulge; and the Triangulum galaxy, a face-on diffuse spiral galaxy with beautiful red-, yellow-, and blue-colored stars. It’s the largest galaxy we can see that fits in the eVscope field of view. The Andromeda galaxy is larger, but would need approximately a dozen images stitched together in a mosaic. It’s weird to think that the Triangulum is almost as big as a full moon, but we can’t see it, since it’s so dim. It’s also weird to think that there are nocturnal animals, with vision much better than ours, that CAN see it, just hanging there, in the night sky.

These will be added to the nebulae and galaxies pages.

M76 – The Little Dumbbell Nebula

2025-07-29

26m

Not a great shot, when compared to what’s available online, but still, a nice color photo of a small and distant nebula. I suspect this might be better with a darker sky, from a higher elevation, but from within a city? Pretty dang good.

M16 – Eagle Nebula

2025-07-29

22m

Another fantastic shot, including the Pillars of Creation. This is one of the best nebulae that you can capture with the eVscope.

NGC 0891

2025-07-29

25m

I still love this galaxy – it’s almost perfect in terms of size, brightness, and clarity for the eVscope.

M33 – Triangulum Galaxy

2025-07-29

54m

I wanted to get a really long dwell time on the Triangulum, to get the dim glow of the diffuse arms, and to really highlight the bright giant stars in its arms. I love the different colors you can clearly make out.