Cosmos

Star clusters and the solar system next door — much closer to home than a galaxy or nebula, but just as strange up close. Click any image for the story behind it.

The Double Cluster, NGC 869 and NGC 884, in Perseus
NGC 869 & NGC 884 — The Double Cluster
M45, the Pleiades star cluster, mosaic
M45 — The Pleiades
M13, the Hercules globular cluster
M13 — Hercules Cluster
M44, the Beehive Cluster
M44 — Beehive Cluster
NGC 6910 star field, the Rocking Horse Cluster
NGC 6910 — Rocking Horse Cluster
A Perseid meteor near the Double Cluster, wide field
Perseids & Double Cluster — widefield
A detailed lunar surface, processed to bring out mineral color variation
The Moon — mineral processing
A stacked sequence showing the progression of a lunar eclipse
Lunar eclipse — full sequence