47 Tuc

The famous Globular cluster 47 Tucanae as photographed using SPIRIT 1. NGC 104 is in the constellation Tucana and is the second brightest globular cluster in the sky. Credit: Paul Luckas, SPIRIT Program Manager, ICRAR.

SPIRIT Galaxies

A selection of galaxy images taken with SPIRIT 3 during its "first light". Credit: Paul Luckas, SPIRIT Program Manager, ICRAR.

Trifid Nebula

The Trifid Nebula or Messier 20, showing its beautiful colours in this image taken with SPIRIT 4. Credit: Paul Luckas, SPIRIT Program Manager, ICRAR.

The Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula, or Messier 42, is part of the constellation Orion (near Orion's Belt). Imaged here using SPIRIT 2, you can see the beautiful structures of this starforming region. Credit: Paul Luckas, SPIRIT Program Manager, ICRAR.

Eagle Nebula

The Eagle Nebula, or Messier 16, is an iconic emission nebula famously imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, especially the area named 'the pillars of creation'. Imaged here using a narrow band Hydrogen Alpha filter on SPIRIT 4. Credit: Paul Luckas, SPIRIT Program Manager, ICRAR.

Omega Centauri (NGC5139)

Globular Cluster Omega Centauri (NGC5139) in the constellation Centaurus is the largest Milky Way globular cluster visible from Earth. Image taken using SPIRIT 4. Credit: Paul Luckas, SPIRIT Program Manager, ICRAR.

Helix Nebula (NGC7293)

The Helix Nebula (NGC7293) is a large planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius. Imaged using SPIRIT 4. Credit: Paul Luckas, SPIRIT Program Manager, ICRAR.

NGC 253

The Sculptor Galaxy, the Silver Coin Galaxy or the Silver Dollar Galaxy (NGC 253) is a beautiful spiral galaxy and one of the brightest in the sky. Imaged using SPIRIT 1. Credit: Paul Luckas, SPIRIT Program Manager, ICRAR.

The Moon

One of the most photographed celestial objects, Earth's moon is mesmerising through a telescope where the shadows and light from all the craters can be clearly seen. Image by SPIRIT 2. Credit: Paul Luckas, SPIRIT Program Manager, ICRAR.