Deep-sky photos for December 2024: Editor’s picks

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Robert Pettengill in Austin, Texas (and 2 other locations), captured the Rosette nebula in Monoceros on December 22, 2024. Robert wrote: “A long-exposure image of the Rosette Nebula on 5 nights in December from Tucson, Austin and Bad Wolf Ranch.” Beautiful! Thank you, Robert. See more deep-sky photos from December below.

Stunning deep-sky photos from our community

The EarthSky community has many talented astrophotographers who capture stunning images of the deep sky.