Elf Eldridge • Aug 08, 2011 •
A towering pillar of dust and gas within the eagle nebula (M16) For my final (at least for the moment) Sagittarius post, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to mention of the best known and loved of all nebula to astronomers all over the world: M16, the Eagle Nebula. This particular nebula can be a … Read More
Elf Eldridge • Aug 01, 2011 •
As a follow-on from my previous Sagittarius post, this week I want to mention a few of the eye-watering spectacles viewable within this astral archer at this time of the year. All of the objects i’m about to mention are just to the North of the cosmic teapot, where the steam would billow from the spout in fact. The first two, M8 … Read More
Elf Eldridge • Jul 18, 2011 •
Following on from the last astronomy post I thought it’s well worth mentioning Sagittarius, the little teapot appearing just over the eastern horizon during winter. Sagittarius has one of the densest clusters of Deep Sky Objects in all of the constellations, as it covers the very centre of our galaxy, making it spectacular to view from … Read More