Image Credits
The deep sky object images displayed on this site are sourced from Wikimedia Commons. We gratefully acknowledge the following photographers, observatories, and space agencies.
License Summary
- Public Domain - NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope imagery
- CC BY / CC BY-SA - Creative Commons licensed, attribution required
- CC0 - Public domain dedication
Messier Catalog Images
M42 Public domain NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion ... Source
M45 Public domain NASA, ESA, AURA/Caltech, Palomar Observatory
The science team consists of: D. Soderblom and E. Nela... Source
M66 Public domain Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Infrar... Source
M79 CC BY 4.0 NASA and ESA
Acknowledgement: S. Djorgovski (Caltech) and F. Ferraro (University of Bologna) Source
Additional Credits
- Star catalog data from HYG Database
- Constellation data from various astronomical sources
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