#canary two telescope
This is the Big Bear Pair!
This relatively unknown pair of galaxies is a beautiful sight in the Ursa Major constellation, also known as the Great Bear constellation. Although located a whopping 150,000 light years from each other, these two galaxies gravitationally interact with each other, creating an S-shape!
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on December 13th, 2021 at 1:17 UTC.
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This is NGC 3576!
Located 9000 light years away in the Eta Carinae Nebula, this nebula’s distinct shape has earned in the nickname “The Statue of Liberty Nebula”. Drifting through the Milky Way’s Sagittarius Arm, rampant star formation and ensuing stellar winds shape this beautiful collection of gas and dust!
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on December 8th, 2021 at 5:07 UTC.
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This is LMC N49!
Considered to be the brightest supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud satellite galaxy, the center of this beautiful object holds a dead star. This neutron star has a strong magnetic field and gamma ray bursts that distinguish it as a “soft gamma repeater” star!
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on December 6th, 2021 at 1:08 UTC.
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This is the Toby Jug Nebula!
This oddly shaped reflection nebula is composed of carbon, titanium dioxide, and calcium oxide dust. The interesting name Toby Jug comes from an old English drinking vessel that the discoverers of the nebulae drank out of when they were younger!
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on November 12th, 2021 at 2:47 UTC.
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This is the Heart Nebula!
Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate this occasion, here is the beautiful Heart Nebula, an emission nebula with dark dust lanes and glowing red hydrogen gas. The heart shape of the nebula is driven by stellar winds from the hot stars inside, some of which have masses up to 50 times the Sun!
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on February 7th, 2022 at 21:13 UTC.
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This is the Running Chicken Nebula!
This nebula’s unique name comes from the shape of its brightest region being similar to a running chicken. In the upper right corner, you can see the bright star Lambda Centauri, which gives this nebula a second name: the Lambda Centauri Nebula!
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on February 5th, 2022 at 3:22 UTC.
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This is the Orion Nebula! ✨✨✨
Recent observations by the Hubble Space Telescope reveal the presence of protoplanetary disks, or proplyds, in the Orion Nebula. Newborn stars form in this beautiful nebula when clumps of hydrogen gas condense and become hot enough for stellar fusion!
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on January 20th, 2022 at 3:22 UTC.
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