Stars

Pictures of stars, including starscapes, star trails, bright stars in the sky, photos of constellations and images of the starry band of the Millky Way stretching across the night sky.

Cassiopeia by Bill McSorley, Leeds, UK. Equipment: Canon 1000D, SkyWatcher Star Adventurer

Gallery Cassiopeia

Kemble's Cascade by Bill McSorley, Leeds, UK. Equipment: QHY8L cooled ccd OSC camera, SW150P Newtonian, EQ5 GoTo Mount, SW80ST, MS lifecam.

Gallery Kemble's Cascade

Messier 7 by Luis Fernando Parmegiani, São Paulo, Brazil. Equipment: GSO RC8

Gallery Open star clusters

Albireo Kfir Simon, via Tivoli Astro Farm, Namibia, 20 June 2020. Equipment: FLI ProLine 16803 CCD camera, Phillip Keller 16-inch Hypergraph, ASA DDM 85 mount

Gallery Albireo

M35 and NGC 2158 by Jaspal Chadha, London, UK. Equipment: Skywatcher Espirt 100ED, QSI 690 CCD, Ioptron CEM60 Mount, LRGB.

Gallery Messier 35 and NGC 2158

M39 by William McSorley, Leeds, UK. Equipment: SW 150P Reflector, EQ5 GoTo Mount, QHY8L cooled CCD, SW ST80, Philips SPC900 webcam.

Gallery Messier 39

M37 Open Cluster by Ron Brecher, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Equipment: SBIG STL-11000M, Baader RGB filters, 10

Gallery Messier 37

M34 by Jaspal Chadha, London, UK. Equipment: TAK 130, iOptron CEM60 Mount, QSI 690 CCD

Gallery Messier 34

NGC457 - The ET Cluster in Cassiopeia by Bill McSorley, Leeds, UK. Equipment: SW 150P Newtonian, EQ5 GoTo Mount, QHY8L cooled ccd.

Gallery Owl Cluster

Globular cluster Omega Centauri is thought to contain about ten million stars. These ancient objects may not be as old as once thought. Credit: ESO

Gallery Omega Centauri globular cluster

M44 - Behive Cluster (

Gallery Beehive Cluster

M3 in Canes Venatici. Credit: Manfred Wasshuber / CCDGuide.com

Gallery Messier 3

Double Cluster by Jaspal, London, UK. Equipment: Takahashi FSQ85, Ioptron 45 pro, QHY9s CCD, Chroma Filters.

Gallery Perseus Double Cluster

NGC 7789 Caroline's Rose by Mark Griffith, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Equipment: Teleskop service 12

Gallery Caroline's Rose Cluster

The Pleiades Stephen Tolley, Liskeard, Cornwall, 19 January 2020 Equipment: Nikon D600 DSLR, Tamron 150-600mm lens, Celestron AVX mount

Gallery The Pleiades