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Stellar Scenes Since 1997 A Celestial Image Sharing Site, from Japan

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Last updated on Oct 27, 2025

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Index for all object numbers ..... Search page for all objects in order to those catalogue numbers.

Saturn images in season of 2025

Now thinned ring observable in Pisces.
(Image on Sep 23 added)

Comet 2025A6 Lemmon on Oct 27 is added. (Oct 27)

Comet 2025A6 Lemmon on early morning of Oct 18 & Comet 2025R2 SWAN on Oct 17 are added. (Oct 18)

Comet 2025A6 Lemmon on Oct 9 is added. (Oct 11)

4pics added, 1pic replaced in Deepsky in Summer & Autumn. (Oct 4)

Photo Album Contents

Photo Album Contents
*1st Scenes*	Deepsky in Spring	...318 pics displayed
*2nd Scenes*	Deepsky in Summer	...212 pics displayed
*3rd Scenes*	Deepsky in Autumn	...240 pics displayed
*4th Scenes*	Deepsky in Winter	...204 pics displayed
*5th Scenes*	Constellations	...76 pics displayed
*6th Scenes*	Comets & Meteors	...753 pics displayed
*7th Scenes*	Milky Way	...42 pics displayed
*8th Scenes*	Stellar Scenes	...146 pics displayed
*9th Scenes*	Moon & Planets	...144 pics displayed
*10th Scenes*	Eclipse	...98 pics displayed

Full-HD compatible Wallpapers		...80 pics displayed

H-α Solar Images

Image archives with H-α (656nm) solar telescope

← Latest image (Oct 30)

Observed images of Rare Sky Events 2022 onward


Total Lunar Eclipse (Sep 7, 2025)	Supernova 2023ixf (May-Jun 2023)	Comet ZTF (C/2022E3) (Dec 2022-Feb 2023)	Total Lunar Eclipse & Uranus Occultation (Nov 8, 2022)

Observed images of Rare Sky Events 2018-2021


97% magnitude Lunar Eclipse (Nov 19, 2021)	Comet NEOWISE (C/2020F3) (Jul-Aug 2020)	Comet Wirtanen (46P) (Nov 2018-Feb 2019)	Approach of Mars (Jun-Oct 2018)

Observed images of Rare Sky Events 2015-2018


Total Lunar Eclipse (Jan 31, 2018)	Total Solar Eclipse (Aug 21, 2017, @ Salem, Oregon)	Comet Catalina (C/2013UC10) (Dec 2015-Feb 2016)	Comet Lovejoy (C/2014Q2) (Dec 2014-Aug 2015)

Observed images of Rare Sky Events 2013-2014


Total Lunar Eclipse (Oct 8, 2014)	Supernova 2014J (Jan-Mar 2014)	Comet ISON (C/2012S1) (Sep-Nov 2013)	Comet Lovejoy (C/2013R1) (Oct 2013-Feb 2014)

Observed images of Rare Sky Events 2011-2012


Venusian Occultation (Aug 14, 2012)	Venus Transit (Jun 6, 2012)	Annular Solar Eclipse (May 21, 2012)	Total Lunar Eclipse (Dec 10, 2011)

High-resolved Milky Way mosaic A Special contents in "7th Scenes: Milky Way"	Violent Meteor Storm in Far East Several thousands in hourly rate observed before dawn of Nov 19, 2001

Rainbow, Halo, & Arcs in sky Rare sky events created by Sun & Moon

Welcome ! This personal Web site is presented for the purpose of displaying Celestial Photographs taken by me, Naoyuki Kurita.
I am an Amateur Astrophotographer in Japan. You can browse various astropics I'm taking during last 25 years.

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