STScI

Before and after: An exploding star

On April 21, our member Dr. Norbert Reinecke pointed his private telescope at the galaxy Messier 61, which is about 66 million light years away from us, and took a picture in only five minutes. His telescope corresponds...

Corona-Observations

The present “corona shutdown” prevents work and observations at the STScI, so the backyard telescopes of our members have been and are increasingly being used. Many nights with particularly clear skies, in...

Working in the tower

Work in the tower is progressing at a rapid pace. Jonathan is working on the drives and controls of our dome (above). It will soon be electronically operated. Meanwhile Leon takes care of our main telescope (right)...

The galactic gas nebula NGC 2174

The galactic gas nebula NGC 2174 is a gas cloud in the constellation Orion, the main component of which is atomic hydrogen. The open star cluster NGC 2175 is embedded in the nebula. The object, which is approximately...