NGC 1514 The Crystal Ball Nebula - telescope processed image. Found by William Herschel in 1790, it proved nebulae could be gas rather than just unresolvable star clusters.
NGC 1514 The Crystal Ball Nebula - unprocessed image. Infrared light reveals two massive, dusty rings that form an hourglass shape, invisible to the naked eye.
Good Wednesday evening. Back outside with the Odyssey Pro and the s50. Starting out with a view of #NGC1514 #TheCrystalBallNebula. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur