Creative Monster

04/28/2021

Creative Monster making pretty pictures at the McCallum Theater for Palm Springs Life’s The Desert We Want series. Coming soon.

07/03/2018

http://thecreativemonster.com/

05/31/2018

M17, the Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula is located in the rich starfields of the Sagittarius area of the Milky Way. M17 is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth and it spans some 15 light-years in diameter. The cloud of interstellar matter of which this nebula is a part is roughly 40 light-years in diameter and has a mass of 30,000 solar masses. The total mass of the Omega Nebula is an estimated 800 solar masses. It is considered one of the brightest and most massive star-forming regions of our galaxy. Its local geometry is similar to the Orion Nebula except that it is viewed edge-on rather than face-on.

https://dso-browser.com/pictures/view/27265

05/12/2018

Messier 27 (M27), also known as the Dumbbell Nebula, Diabolo Nebula or Apple Core Nebula, is a planetary nebula in Vulpecula. The Dumbbell Nebula is large in size and quite bright, which makes it a popular object among amateur astronomers, as it can be seen in binoculars and small telescopes. M27 lies at an approximate distance of 1,360 light years from Earth. Despite its class, the Dumbbell Nebula has nothing to do with planets. It consists of very rarified gas that has been ejected from the hot central star, now in one of the last evolutionary stages. The gas atoms in the nebula are excited (heated) by the intense ultraviolet radiation from this star and emit strongly at specific wavelengths.

https://dso-browser.com/picture/view/26950/deep_sky/dumbbell-nebula/M/27/planetary-nebula/by-bruce_feagle

04/23/2018

04/30/2016

Some recent work we are very proud of.

Last year COD Foundation launched a campaign to raise $4.5 million to create or support programs and services directly linked to increasing student certifica...