Arizona Sky Village

Astronomy Gallery

North American Nebula

Taken by Jack Newton at the ASV using a 7" Meade Refractor

Orion Nebula

7" APO - Jack Newton

Zodiacal Light

This is not light pollution. This is zodiacal light alongside the Milky Way. Zodiacal Light is most noticeable when the Sun is just below the horizon and is caused by sunlight shining on dust particles within the plane of the Solar System.

Close up of the solar surface

Taken by Gene Turner using a hydrogen-alpha telescope from Solarscope in the Isle of Man

NGC 253

 

The Sun in hydrogen-alpha light

 

The Witchhead Nebula

 

M13