Best deep-sky photos of September 2026 from EarthSky community
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos from September 2026 by our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, we'd love to see it! The post Best deep-sky photos of September 2026 from EarthSky community first appeared on EarthSky .
The EarthSky community showcased some of its favorite deep-sky photos from September 2026 in a collection. Muhammad Alaa from Egypt captured the Pleiades open cluster on September 15, 2026, describing it as "one of the most beautiful open star clusters in the night sky, surrounded by stunning blue reflection nebulosity." Ernest Jacobs from New York showcased nebulae surrounding the Wolf-Rayet star WR134 on September 6, noting its extreme temperature of 63,000 K and luminosity 400,000 times that of the sun.
Cody Sandusky from Illinois presented a portion of the Veil Nebula, Nebula NGC 6960, the Western Veil Nebula, captured over five nights in Harrisburg, Illinois. Andy Dungan from Colorado shared a view of the Wizard Nebula in the constellation Cepheus, taken on September 3, using narrow-band filters to enhance the colors. Catherine Hyde from California presented galaxy M74 in the constellation Pisces, captured over four nights in Cambria, California.
Jeremy Likness from Oregon captured the Andromeda galaxy on September 10, highlighting the vastness of the universe and the approaching collision of our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies. Ernest Jacobs from New York also presented galaxy NGC 7331 with supernova 2026aaiv on September 11, noting the discovery of the supernova in the neighboring galaxy.
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