BAS Gallery
Astrophotography, outreach, and star-party images from Bangalore Astronomical Society members and volunteers.
Helix Nebula
Helix nebula in HOO palette, showing emissions from Hydrogen and Oxygen gas.
- Contributor ID
- bas-archive
- Photographer
- Prabhakaran S. Kutti
- Object
- Helix Nebula
- Location / date
- 2020
Helix nebula in HOO palette, showing emissions from Hydrogen and Oxygen gas.
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Prabhu_Helix.jpg Helix Nebula Helix nebula in HOO palette, showing emissions from Hydrogen and Oxygen gas.Coorg star party
Star party at Coorg in February 2020.
- Contributor ID
- bas-archive
- Photographer
- Subhankar Saha
- Event
- Coorg star party
- Location / date
- 2020-02, Coorg
Star party at Coorg in February 2020.
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/coorg-star-party.jpg Coorg star party Star party at Coorg in February 2020.Milky Way from Talakaveri
The winter Milky Way, shot from Talakaveri, Coorg.
- Contributor ID
- bas-archive
- Photographer
- Udayan Pandharipande
- Object
- Winter Milky Way
- Location / date
- 2020, Talakaveri, Coorg
The winter Milky Way, shot from Talakaveri, Coorg.
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/milky-way-from-talakaveri.jpg Milky Way from Talakaveri The winter Milky Way, shot from Talakaveri, Coorg.Rondhi star trail
Rondhi trail of a SkyWatcher 8 inch mirror.
- Contributor ID
- bas-archive
- Photographer
- Keerthi Kiran
- Object
- SkyWatcher 8 inch mirror
- Location / date
- 2020, Rondhi
Rondhi trail of a SkyWatcher 8 inch mirror.
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rondhi-star-trail.jpg Rondhi star trail Rondhi trail of a SkyWatcher 8 inch mirror.Seagull Nebula
Glowing hydrogen gas in the Seagull Nebula, shot from Bangalore.
- Contributor ID
- bas-archive
- Photographer
- Vishwanath S K
- Object
- Seagull Nebula
- Location / date
- 2020, Bangalore
Glowing hydrogen gas in the Seagull Nebula, shot from Bangalore.
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/seagull-nebula.png Seagull Nebula Glowing hydrogen gas in the Seagull Nebula, shot from Bangalore.Venus transit public viewing
Public viewing of the Venus Transit of 2012.
- Contributor ID
- bas-archive
- Photographer
- Keerthi Kiran
- Event
- Venus Transit public viewing
- Location / date
- 2012
Public viewing of the Venus Transit of 2012.
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/venus-transit-public-viewing.jpg Venus transit public viewing Public viewing of the Venus Transit of 2012.M78 and Barnard’s Loop
Reflection nebula M78, and Barnard's Loop emission nebula. Shot from Koratagere and Coorg.
- Contributor ID
- bas-archive
- Photographer
- Subhankar Saha
- Object
- M78 and Barnard's Loop
- Location / date
- 2014, Koratagere and Coorg
Reflection nebula M78, and Barnard's Loop emission nebula. Shot from Koratagere and Coorg.
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/M78_Barnards_Loop_Final1500.jpg M78 and Barnard’s Loop Reflection nebula M78, and Barnard's Loop emission nebula. Shot from Koratagere and Coorg.Hampi star party
Sightseeing after a star party in Hampi.
- Contributor ID
- bas-archive
- Photographer
- Naveen Nanjundappa
- Event
- Hampi star party
- Location / date
- 2008, Hampi, Karnataka
Sightseeing after a star party in Hampi.
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hampi-star-party.jpg Hampi star party Sightseeing after a star party in Hampi.Star trails near Pumori
Star trails around the north pole as seen behind Pumori mountain (7161m) from Gorakshep, Nepal (5164m).
- Contributor ID
- bas-archive
- Photographer
- Keerthi Kiran
- Object
- North celestial pole star trails near Pumori
- Location / date
- 2020, Gorakshep, Nepal
Star trails around the north pole as seen behind Pumori mountain (7161m) from Gorakshep, Nepal (5164m).
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/star-trails-near-pumori.jpg Star trails near Pumori Star trails around the north pole as seen behind Pumori mountain (7161m) from Gorakshep, Nepal (5164m).Rosette Nebula – NGC 2237
Rosette Nebula - NGC 2237, imaged from Keemale Estate, Coorg in March 2014 and reprocessed in PixInsight in May 2026.
- Contributor ID
- kvsankar
- Object
- Rosette Nebula / NGC 2237, with open cluster NGC 2244
- Location / date
- 2014/03, Keemale Estate, Coorg, Karnataka, India
A vast emission nebula in Monoceros, about 5,000 light-years away, with the young open cluster NGC 2244 at its centre. The cluster's hot stars ionize the surrounding hydrogen gas, sculpting the rosette shape.
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rosette-nebula-bxt-nxt-2026.jpg Rosette Nebula – NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237, processed astrophotography image by Sankaranarayanan Viswanathan.Bode’s and Cigar Galaxies — M81 / M82
Bode's and Cigar Galaxies — M81 / M82
- Contributor ID
- kvsankar
- Object
- M81 M82
- Location / date
- 2014/03, Keemale Estate, Coorg, Karnataka, India
Two galaxies in Ursa Major caught in the same frame: M81 (Bode's Galaxy, NGC 3031), a textbook grand-design spiral, and M82 (Cigar Galaxy, NGC 3034), an edge-on irregular starburst whose core was stirred up by a close gravitational pass with M81 some hundreds of millions of years ago. Both lie about 12 million light-years away. Also visible in M82 here is SN 2014J — a Type Ia supernova discovered on 21 January 2014 by Steve Fossey at the University of London Observatory; this image was taken about six weeks after peak brightness, with the supernova still around magnitude 11.
https://bas.org.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/m81-m82.jpg Bode’s and Cigar Galaxies — M81 / M82 Bode's and Cigar Galaxies — M81 / M82