The IC434 Horsehead Nebula of Orion that took by Xu Weibin in November 2017 in Fengxian district's Nanqiao town, Shanghai. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
An astronomy photo of the Rosette Nebula, a cloud of interstellar dust and gas located about 5,000 light years away in the constellation of Monoceros, has been published in the latest issue of Amateur Astronomer.
The photo was taken by Chinese photographer Xu Weibin in Shanghai's Fengxian district, where he believes provides the best observation point and has the least light pollution in the city. Most of the works were shot in Fengxian.
Xu, who picked up astrophotography in 2006, has taken more than 300 astronomical photos in the past 13 years. Many of them, including images of the M27 Dumbbell Nebula of Vulpecula, the M51 Triangulum Galaxy and the M51 Canes Venatici of Spiral Galaxy, have been published in Amateur Astronomer and the Chinese National Astronomy.
The M27 Dumbbell Nebula of Vulpecula that took by Xu Weibin in July 2017 in Fengxian district's Nanqiao town. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
The NGC2239 Rose Nebula of Monoceros that took by Xu Weibin in February 2017 in Fengxian district's Nanqiao town. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
The IC5070 Pelican Nebula of Cygnus that took by Xu Weibin in September 2015 on the seawall in Fengxian district, Shanghai. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
The IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula that took by Xu Weibin in October 2015 on the seawall in Fengxian district. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
The M51 Triangulum Galaxy that took by Xu Weibin in August 2015 in Anji, Zhejiang Province. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
The M51 Canes Venatici of Spiral Galaxy took by Xu Weibin on the seawall in Fengxian district, Shanghai. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
