Image credits
Night Window shows a picture of each of its 89 showpiece targets, and some appear in the app screenshots on this site. They come from ESO, ESA/Hubble and NOIRLab (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0), NASA (public domain) and, for a few targets, Wikimedia Commons under each file's own licence. Every picture was cropped to a square and resized. None carries a NonCommercial or NoDerivatives term.
The Darkroom sample on the home page is NGC 281 from a DWARF 3, taken by the developer.
- 47 Tucanae (NGC 104): ESO/M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Alpha Persei Cluster (Melotte 20): Giuseppe Donatiello / Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized (CC0)
- Andromeda Galaxy (M31): Bill Schoening, Vanessa Harvey/REU program/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA/, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/4039): KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Bob and Bill Twardy/Adam Block, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Beehive Cluster (M44): KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Tom Bash and John Fox/Adam Block, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Black Eye Galaxy (M64): NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Blinking Planetary (NGC 6826): Bruce Balick (University of Washington), Jason Alexander (University of Washington), Arsen Hajian (U.S. Naval Observatory), Yervant Terzian (Cornell University), Mario Perinotto (University of Florence, Italy), Patrizio Patriarchi (Arcetri Observatory, Italy) and NASA / ESA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Blue Snowball (NGC 7662): Bruce Balick and Jason Alexander (University of Washington), Arsen Hajian (S. Naval Observatory), Yervant Terzian (Cornell University), Mario Perinotto (University of Florence), Patrizio Patriarchi (Arcetri Observatory) and NASA / ESA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Bode's Galaxy (M81): ESA /INT/DSS2, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Bug Nebula (NGC 6302): ESA / NASA & Romano Corradi (ING), cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Butterfly Cluster (M6): N.A.Sharp, Mark Hanna, REU program/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- California Nebula (NGC 1499): KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Caroline's Rose (NGC 7789): Jérémie Rocher / Wikimedia Commons, cropped (zoomed in) and resized (CC BY-SA 4.0, shared alike)
- Casper Nebula (M78): ESO/Igor Chekalin, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543): Nordic Optical Telescope and Romano Corradi (Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, Spain), cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Cat's Paw Cluster (M4): ESO Acknowledgement: ESO Imaging Survey, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Cigar Galaxy (M82): NASA , ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA ). Acknowledgment: J. Gallagher (University of Wisconsin), M. Mountain ( STScI ) and P. Puxley (NSF)., cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Cone Nebula (NGC 2264): ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: D. De Martin, cropped (zoomed in) and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Crab Nebula (M1): ESO / Manu Mejias, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888): T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/ NSF and NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA), cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Croc's Eye Galaxy (M94): Hillary Mathis, N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA/, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- De Mairan's Nebula (M43): N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Double Cluster (NGC 869/884): N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Dumbbell Nebula (M27): ESO/I. Appenzeller, W. Seifert, O. Stahl, M. Zamani, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Eagle Nebula (M16): ESO, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992): KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Terry Keller/Adam Block, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Eta Carinae Nebula (NGC 3372): NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Heart Nebula (IC 1805): T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Helix Nebula (NGC 7293): ESO/VISTA/J. Emerson. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Hercules Cluster (M13): N.A.Sharp, REU program/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443): KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Tom Bash and John Fox/Adam Block, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Jupiter: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Lagoon Nebula (M8): ESO, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Leo Triplet (M65) (M65): ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Leo Triplet (M66) (M66): ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- M110: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- M15 Globular (M15): NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2, cropped (zoomed in) and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- M3 Globular (M3): N.A.Sharp, Vanessa Harvey/REU program/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- M34 Cluster (M34): REU program/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- M35 Open Cluster (M35): N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- M46 Cluster (M46): N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- M47 Open Cluster (M47): ESO, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- M5 Globular (M5): Hillary Mathis, REU Program/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- M60 Galaxy (NGC 4649): NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- M92 Globular (M92): Hillary Mathis, REU program/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Mars: NASA/JPL/USGS, cropped and resized (Public domain)
- Mercury: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington, cropped and resized (Public domain)
- Moon: NASA/GSFC, cropped and resized (Public domain)
- Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565): ESO, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Neptune: NASA/JPL, cropped and resized (Public domain)
- NGC 2903: ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Ho et al., cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- NGC 4258 (M106): KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Acknowledgment: PI: M.T. Patterson (New Mexico State University) Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), M. Zamani & D. de Martin, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- North America Nebula (NGC 7000): Davide De Martin ( ESA / Hubble ), the ESA / ESO / NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator & Digitized Sky Survey 2, cropped (zoomed in) and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Northern Jewel Box (NGC 6231): KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block, cropped (zoomed in) and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Omega Nebula (M17): ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Orion Nebula (M42): ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Owl Nebula (M97): International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA/Émilie Storer (Collège Charlemagne, QUE)/André-Nicolas Chené (HIA/NRCof Canada)/T. Rector (U.Alaska, Anchorage)., cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Pelican Nebula (IC 5070): NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Phantom Galaxy (M74): ESO/PESSTO/S. Smartt, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Pinwheel Cluster (M36): NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Pinwheel Galaxy (M101): Image: European Space Agency & NASA Acknowledgements: Project Investigators for the original Hubble data: K.D. Kuntz (GSFC), F. Bresolin (University of Hawaii), J. Trauger (JPL), J. Mould (NOAO), and Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois, Urbana) Image processing: Davide De Martin ( ESA / Hubble ) CFHT image: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope/J.-C. Cuillandre/Coelum NOAO image: George Jacoby, Bruce Bohannan, Mark Hanna/NOAO/AURA/NSF, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Pleiades (M45): NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), R. Cool (University of Arizona) and WIYN, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Ptolemy's Cluster (M7): KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Allan Cook/Adam Block, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Ring Nebula (M57): NASA, ESA, and C. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University)., cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Rocking Horse Cluster (NGC 6910): Erik Larsen, derivative work by Roberto Mura / Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized (CC BY 2.0)
- Rosette Nebula (NGC 2244): CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab), cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977): KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Peter Spokes/Adam Block, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Sagittarius Cluster (M22): N.A.Sharp, REU program/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Salt & Pepper Cluster (M37): NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Saturn: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253): ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Silver Sliver Galaxy (NGC 891): C.Howk (JHU), B.Savage (U. Wisconsin), N.A.Sharp (NOAO)/WIYN/NOIRLab/ NSF, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Sombrero Galaxy (M104): ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R. Gendler and J.-E. Ovaldsen, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Soul Nebula (IC 1848): castro pic / Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized (CC BY 2.0)
- Southern Pinwheel (M83): TRAPPIST/E. Jehin/ESO, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Starfish Cluster (M38): NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Summer Beehive (IC 4665): Sloan Digital Sky Survey / Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Sunflower Galaxy (M63): N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA/, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359): SSRO/PROMPT/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Triangulum Galaxy (M33): ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin, cropped (zoomed in) and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Trifid Nebula (M20): ESO, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Uranus: NASA/JPL-Caltech, cropped and resized (Public domain)
- Venus: NASA/JPL-Caltech, cropped (zoomed in) and resized (Public domain)
- Virgo A (M87): ESO, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960): T. A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage and WIYN/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Whale Galaxy (NGC 4631): KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/John Vickery and Jim Matthes/Adam Block, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Whirlpool Galaxy (M51): NASA , ESA , S. Beckwith ( STScI ), and The Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA ), cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Wild Duck Cluster (M11): ESO, cropped and resized (CC BY 4.0)
- Wishing Well Cluster (NGC 3532): ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin, cropped (zoomed in) and resized (CC BY 4.0)