The Skies
We love to travel and to make photos. Travel is no option at the moment, but capturing the night skies is a new adventures for us. Let’s see how this works out!
![The Cocoon Nebula](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Cocoon-nebula-small-300x300.jpg)
![zsolt_paragi](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Paragi_Zsolt-150x150.png)
The Cocoon Nebula
The Cocoon Nebula is a rare kind of phenomenon, as we will see below. Emission nebulae are often related to sites of massive star formation
![Stars in the making](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IRIS_nebula-s-300x250.jpg)
![zsolt_paragi](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Paragi_Zsolt-150x150.png)
Stars in the making
How does it look like, the birth of stars? Are they easy to spot? Or are they hiding somewhere? Hot stars (like Menkib) can produce
![Elephant's Trunk Nebula mosaic image](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/elephant-trunk-289x300.jpg)
![zsolt_paragi](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Paragi_Zsolt-150x150.png)
Elephant’s Trunk Nebula mosaic imaging
So why do we need mosaic imaging sometimes? You always dreamed about a bigger telescope, right? But there are some beauties that just do not
![Astrophotography under curfew : Nova Cassiopeia](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/M52-Nova-Cas-sm-300x300.jpeg)
![zsolt_paragi](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Paragi_Zsolt-150x150.png)
Astrophotography under curfew
The COVID-19 curfew in the Netherlands made the winter of 2020-2021 especially long. Not only you were working at the home office for months, but
![Small telescope astrophotography - Pinwheel Galaxy](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Pinwheel-300x300.jpg)
![zsolt_paragi](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Paragi_Zsolt-150x150.png)
Small telescope astrophotography: the Pinwheel Galaxy
Small telescope astrophotography, from a town with light pollution? Here we show you how we captured the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) from our hometown. Emission nebulae
![Astrophotography with ASIair Pro](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/telescoop-asiair-300x199.jpg)
![zsolt_paragi](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Paragi_Zsolt-150x150.png)
Astrophotography with ASIair Pro (Workflow)
How to set up the William Optics GT81 (or similar telescopes) on an iOptron CEM40 mount for astrophotography with ASIair Pro by ZWO? This post
![Regulus, the pendulum](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Regulus-300x300.jpg)
![zsolt_paragi](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Paragi_Zsolt-150x150.png)
Regulus, the pendulum
The brightest star of the Leo constellation is alpha Leonis. Today it is known as Regulus, but it had a variety of names in different
![Light Pollution - Losing The Sky](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LosingTheSky-SnS-300x300.jpeg)
![zsolt_paragi](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Paragi_Zsolt-150x150.png)
Light Pollution – Losing The Sky
The night skies have become barely accessible due to increasing light pollution. Satellite mega-constellations may eradicate it forever. Each year in April, the week of
![](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Horsehead_Nebula-300x295.jpg)
![zsolt_paragi](https://cities-and-skies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Paragi_Zsolt-150x150.png)
Dust in space: the dark side of star formation
Dust in space is abundant at places of star formation like the Horsehead Nebula – which is one of the most photographed celestial objects. It