NGC 1788 / LDN 43 – Cosmic Bat Nebula

39m

2026-01-18

A challenging nebula to catch on the eVscope2, particularly in a city. A lot of the finer details are lost, the sensor probably lacks the resolution to do it justice, and the light pollution really limits the color depth available. I’ll keep it here for reference, but this might be an example of a deep sky object that’s not well suited for my setup.

B33 – Horsehead Nebula

50m

2026-01-18

I finally got a good night to revisit one of my favorites, the Horsehead nebula, and it did not disappoint. Subtle reds and blues, and a beautiful dark cloud. Be sure to let this one run a long time!

B33 – Horsehead Nebula

53m

2026-01-18

I wanted to recenter this one to capture more of that little nebula, to the left in this orientation.

NGC 2024 – Flame Nebula

40m

2026-01-18

If you look online for pictures of either the Flame Nebula or Horsehead Nebula, you’ll realize how close they are – about one moon-width apart. The eVscope can’t zoom, so you’ll never get both at the same time, but they’re both part of the much larger Orion Nebula complex, and the bright star at the edge of this frame is Alnitak, the left-most star in Orion’s belt.

NGC 7023 – Iris Nebula

50m

2026-01-18

I thought my earlier shot of this had weird artifacts (that looked like concentric circles), and I was right. This is a better image of a lovely nebula.

M66

19m

2026-01-18

The last photo I took that night (after midnight, hence the Jan 19 timestamp). I like this galaxy, an off-balance spiral that comes through reasonably well on the eVscope.