APOD 2.4: LDN 988 Dark Nebula in Cygnus

This picture is focusing on the dark nebula LDN 988 found in the star fields of northern Cygnus. the picture, composed with telescope and camera, is 2 degrees across. that corresponds to about 70 light-years at the estimated 2,000 light-year distance of LDN 988. 

APOD 2.3: Orion in Gas, Dust and Stars

This deep exposure picture of Orion shows dark nebula and star clusters in this extended patch of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The brightest three stars on the left are the most famous that make up orion's belt. Thee objects in this picture are about 15,000 light years away and span for about 75 years. 

APOD 2.2: Extra Green Aurora Over Norway

This extra green aurora was seen over the summit of the Austenesfjorden fjord close to the town of Svolvear on the Lofoten islands in northern Norway. This picture was taken in early March, but the sun has been creating many auroras because it is cose to ts maximum surface activity in its 11-year-magnetic-cycle.