This photograph is printed on Epson Fine Art Cotton Smooth Natural paper (A3+), a 100% cotton archival fine art paper with a smooth surface and exceptional tonal depth.
We are looking toward a dense region of the Milky Way. The most striking feature of this image is the “Brain” — the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), visible in the lower left part of the frame. Its distinctive shape was formed by an exceptionally bright and hot star at its center.
As the star evolved, it shed its outer layers, which—driven by powerful stellar winds—created this compressed, filamentary structure. This dynamic and colorful region is constantly changing. If I were a brain, this is exactly where I would choose to hide.
Telescope: William Optics RedCat 51
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mount: UMI17R
Exposure time: 70 × 300 s
Location: Kaźmierz, Poland
We are looking toward a dense region of the Milky Way. The most striking feature of this image is the “Brain” — the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), visible in the lower left part of the frame. Its distinctive shape was formed by an exceptionally bright and hot star at its center.
As the star evolved, it shed its outer layers, which—driven by powerful stellar winds—created this compressed, filamentary structure. This dynamic and colorful region is constantly changing. If I were a brain, this is exactly where I would choose to hide.
Telescope: William Optics RedCat 51
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mount: UMI17R
Exposure time: 70 × 300 s
Location: Kaźmierz, Poland
This photograph is printed on Epson Fine Art Cotton Smooth Natural paper (A3+), a 100% cotton archival fine art paper with a smooth surface and exceptional tonal depth.