Deep sky Markarian's Chain — Virgo Cluster Galaxies Markarian's Chain, a remarkable curved arrangement of galaxies forming part of the nearby Virgo Cluster.
Deep sky M99 — Spiral Galaxy Messier 99, a face-on spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices displaying an asymmetric and beautifully structured pattern of spiral arms.
Deep sky The Rosette Nebula The Rosette Nebula, a vast emission nebula and star-forming complex surrounding a young open star cluster in Monoceros.
Deep sky The Leo Triplet The Leo Triplet, a striking group of three galaxies consisting of M65, M66 and NGC 3628.
Deep sky B33 — The Horsehead Nebula The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33), a dark cloud of dust silhouetted against the glowing hydrogen emission of IC 434 in Orion.
Deep sky A Comet in the Night Sky A comet captured against the background stars, displaying the distinctive appearance of a small Solar System body approaching the Sun.
Deep sky Asteroid 15 Eunomia — Light Curve A light-curve observation of asteroid 15 Eunomia, showing changes in measured brightness with time.
Deep sky M42 — The Orion Nebula The Orion Nebula (M42), one of the brightest and most accessible stellar nurseries visible from Earth.
Deep sky NGC 1499 — The California Nebula The California Nebula (NGC 1499), a large emission nebula in Perseus whose outline resembles the shape of California.
Deep sky The Milky Way and a Comet A wide-field view combining the star-rich Milky Way with a comet moving through the night sky.
Deep sky NGC 281 — The Pacman Nebula NGC 281, popularly known as the Pacman Nebula, a glowing emission nebula and star-forming region in Cassiopeia.
Deep sky M45 — The Pleiades The Pleiades (M45), a nearby open star cluster whose brightest members form one of the most recognisable patterns in the night sky.
Deep sky Vesta Drifting Among the Stars Asteroid 4 Vesta moving against the apparently fixed background stars as it travels along its orbit.
Deep sky M96 — Spiral Galaxy in Leo Messier 96, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and one of the principal members of the M96 galaxy group.
Deep sky M3 — Globular Cluster Messier 3, a dense spherical cluster containing hundreds of thousands of old stars packed into a region of the Galactic halo.
Planetary The Sun and a Passing Aircraft A precisely timed image capturing an aircraft crossing the face of the Sun.
Deep sky The Double Cluster in Perseus The Double Cluster, NGC 869 and NGC 884, a spectacular pair of rich open star clusters in the constellation Perseus.
Deep sky M31 — The Andromeda Galaxy The Andromeda Galaxy (M31), our neighbouring major spiral galaxy, extending across several degrees of the sky.
Deep sky M81 — Bode's Galaxy Messier 81, a bright grand-design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major located about 12 million light-years from Earth.
Deep sky M109 — Barred Spiral Galaxy Messier 109, a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major.
Deep sky M3 — Globular Cluster Messier 3, one of the finest globular clusters in the northern sky, containing hundreds of thousands of stars.
Deep sky M100 — Grand-Design Spiral Galaxy Messier 100, a beautiful face-on spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster with clearly defined spiral arms.
Planetary The Moon — Mare Crisium A detailed view around Mare Crisium, the distinctive circular lunar mare near the Moon's eastern limb.
Planetary The Crescent Moon A slender crescent Moon, with sunlight illuminating only a small fraction of the lunar surface visible from Earth.
Planetary The Moon — Cratered Terrain A close-up view highlighting the heavily cratered landscape of the lunar surface.
Planetary The Moon — Plato Crater A detailed view of Plato, a large dark-floored impact crater near the northern edge of Mare Imbrium.
Planetary The Moon — Copernicus Crater A close-up of Copernicus, one of the Moon's most prominent young impact craters, surrounded by a bright ray system.
Planetary The Moon — Schiller Crater A detailed view of Schiller, an unusually elongated lunar impact crater near the Moon's southwestern limb.
Deep sky M99 — Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices Messier 99, a nearly face-on spiral galaxy with asymmetric arms in the constellation Coma Berenices.
Planetary Io Beside Jupiter Jupiter with its volcanic moon Io appearing very close to the planet in projection.
Planetary Jupiter and One of Its Moons A telescopic view of Jupiter accompanied by one of its bright Galilean moons.
Planetary The Moon — Southern Region A close-up view of the Moon's southern region, an area rich in overlapping impact craters.
Planetary The Moon — Mare Imbrium A detailed close-up of the Mare Imbrium region, one of the largest impact basins visible on the Moon.
Planetary Mercury — The Innermost Planet Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is challenging to observe because it always remains relatively close to the Sun in our sky.
Deep sky Vesta — Motion Over 24 Hours Two observations taken about 24 hours apart reveal the apparent motion of asteroid 4 Vesta against the background stars.
Deep sky M31 — The Andromeda Galaxy The Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the nearest major spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and one of the largest objects visible in the night sky.
Planetary Mars — The Red Planet A telescopic view of Mars, the rocky planet whose iron-rich surface gives it its characteristic reddish appearance.
Planetary The Sun — Sunspot Activity A view of the Sun showing groups of sunspots, darker regions associated with intense magnetic activity.
Deep sky M42 — The Orion Nebula The Orion Nebula (M42), a bright stellar nursery where new stars are forming within a vast cloud of gas and dust.
Deep sky M101 — The Pinwheel Galaxy The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), a large face-on spiral galaxy in Ursa Major with prominent spiral arms.
Deep sky M13 — The Hercules Globular Cluster Messier 13, a spectacular globular cluster in Hercules containing hundreds of thousands of old stars.
Deep sky M51 — The Whirlpool Galaxy The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), a striking interacting spiral galaxy accompanied by the smaller galaxy NGC 5195.
Planetary Saturn and Its Rings Saturn, the Solar System's second-largest planet, displaying its spectacular ring system.
Planetary The Moon — Northern Region A close-up view of the northern part of the Moon, revealing craters and contrasting lunar terrain.
Deep sky M61 — Spiral Galaxy in Virgo Messier 61, a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo with a bright central region and well-defined spiral structure.
Planetary Jupiter and the Great Red Spot Jupiter with its famous Great Red Spot, a vast long-lived storm in the planet's atmosphere.
Deep sky M81 & M82 — Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy M81 and M82, two neighbouring galaxies in Ursa Major that can be seen together in the same region of the sky.
Deep sky M57 — The Ring Nebula The Ring Nebula (M57), a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra formed from gas expelled by a dying Sun-like star.
Planetary Venus — Changing Phases Two views of Venus showing how the planet changes phase as its position relative to Earth and the Sun changes.