Hello and welcome to my world of the night skies' splendors. On a dark night at a holiday location at the sea we may have a look at the stars above, and say "Oh, what a sky, this is something we never have at home!" But we do have a sky like this, it's just we don't mind! Most of us don't take the time for going out of the city just a few dozens of kilometers, for if we did, we'd see a universe, the scale of which is difficult to comprehend. Most of the pictures you see here were taken at locations not far away from suburban city lights (30 to 80 km from the city of Vienna, Austria). And some of them were made with common telephotolenses, not overly expensive and sophisticated equipment.

The pictures shall illustrate both vanity and eternity in our universe. Dying stars and their remnants, from which the cradles of a new generation of stars form, on the one hand. Clusters of galaxies, which may have persisted in their structure since the ignition of first starlight, on the other. I added some details to most of these objects in a few explanatory remarks which you can read after clicking at the thumbnails. In addition, you will be able to watch the objects at maximum resolution after clicking at the images.

As you might wish to visit other websites designed more professionally, you can find some links to pages of other astrophotography amateurs below. I don't expect mine to improve, because ... sorry, I have to finish ... the clouds break up, and I have to hurry shuffling my scope into my car. Sorry, but I have to leave you alone with my pictures now. Enjoy. Maybe we'll meet each other out there on the hills?

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(Updated: 2026-05-31)