A PERSONAL EXPLORATION OF THE NIGHT SKY
Our sky.
The infinite.
From the Milky Way above us to the faintest light beyond. A journey into deep-sky photography, by Kam K.H. Ng.
Venture into deep spaceSummer Milky WayLooking towards the luminous heart of our Galaxy.
02 NEBULAE
Where light
takes shape.
From cold dust to newborn stars, and from stellar endings to new clouds. Follow the material that connects one generation of stars to the next.
Dark nebula
Cold clouds of gas and dust cradle the beginnings of new stars.
03 GALAXIES
Islands in
the darkness.
From gathering fragments to luminous discs and quieter stellar systems. Explore the different paths that shape a galaxy.
Irregular assembly
Clumps of stars and gas gather into an uneven system. Irregular shapes can also arise through later encounters.
04 STAR CLUSTERS
Stars,
in company.
Born in clouds, held by gravity, reshaped by time. Follow two different histories: the open cluster and the globular cluster.
Compare two histories at the same stage.
Open cluster · Birth
Knots within a cloud gather into a loose family of young stars.