The EarthSky community has many talented astrophotographers who capture stunning images of the deep sky. We gathered some of our favorite deep-sky photos we received in March 2026 for you to enjoy. Do you have images of your own to share? You can submit them to us here. We would love to see them!
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jelieta Walinski at Desert Bloom Observatory in St. David, Arizona, used more than 100 hours of exposures to image this emerald nebula. Jelieta wrote: “In a quiet region of the constellation Serpens, this emission nebula reveals itself as a cosmic bloom. This deep image transforms faint hydrogen gas into a luminous structure resembling a flower unfolding in green radiance.” Thank you, Jelieta!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Mohammed Ahmed in Suez, Egypt, used a telephoto lens to capture this view of the Horsehead Nebula in the constellation Orion on March 22, 2026. Mohammed wrote: “I wanted to say goodbye to winter with this shot. This is the famous Horsehead Nebula, a dark nebula located in Orion near the star Alnitak. It’s one of the hidden gems of the winter sky, and now we will have to wait for next winter for Orion to come back.” Thank you, Mohammed!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Kueng Cornelia in Lake Zurich, Switzerland, captured this telescopic view of the Seagull Nebula, in the constellation Monoceros, on March 18, 2025. Kueng wrote: “I am on the way to collect nebulae with animal names for my lovely grandchildren. Just now in my backyard toward the south, IC 2177 – the Seagull Nebula – is in good position.” Thank you, Kueng!
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steven Bellavia in Smithfield, Virginia, captured this telescopic view of Messier 82, the Starburst Galaxy in Ursa Major, on March 10, 2026. Steven wrote: “M82 had a gravitational interaction with its larger neighbor, galaxy M81. This, in turn, funneled large amounts of gas toward the core of M82, which then triggered intense star formation at a rate 10 times faster than in our Milky Way.” Thank you, Steven!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steven Bellavia in Scottsburg, Virginia, captured these exposures of the Leo Triplet of Galaxies on March 19, 2026. Steven wrote: “I have always enjoyed images of the Leo Triplet of galaxies. But I have also always wanted to capture them close up, one at a time, as each one is beautiful and full of intricate colors and details, often missed in the wide-field images. So on my recent astro-camping trip to the Staunton River Star Party, I captured 2 of the 3, close up, with the 3rd from a year ago, also from the same star party.” Thank you, Steven!
Bottom line: Without a doubt, you’ll enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for March 2026 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
Armando is known primarily as an astronomy educator, after 30+ years of extensive public outreach and 10 years teaching in colleges. As one of only a handful of science communicators in Puerto Rico during Comet Halley's last visit, he assumed a pioneering role starting in 1985 when science was just beginning to enter the collective mindset. Over the years, his work as a teacher, speaker and writer, inspired people to pursue interests in science and brought enduring change to Puerto Rican culture. After being accepted into the 2014–2015 Antarctic season of PolarTREC, Armando was assigned to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, where in 2015 he successfully conducted 10 days of work at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. His affiliations include Ana G. Méndez University, Cupey campus (2014 to 2021), the University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla campus (2015 to 2017), NASA JPL's Solar System Ambassadors (2004 to 2006), and NASA Space Grant (2017 to 2019) where he served as an affiliate representative.
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