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The Horse Head Nebula (Barnard 33) and Flame Nebula
This is just part of the fascinating region of space in the constellation of Orion. I’ve stretched the image just enough to hint at the surrounding dust but in the forefront we have amazing reflection, emission and dark nebula all … Continue reading
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Tagged Altair Astro 70mm EDT-F, StarAdventurer GTI, Touptek IMX533C
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M42 the Great Orion Nebula and Running Man Nebula
This is probably the first object I ever looked at in the night sky and it is something I have always wanted to image in detail. Unfortunately it isn’t possible to see it from my observatory but my neighbour has … Continue reading
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Tagged Altair Astro 70mm EDT-F, StarAdventurer GTI, Touptek IMX533C
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The Pacman Nebula NGC 281, SH 2-184
The Pacman Nebula is a bright Ha and O3 emission nebula in Cassiopeia. The image below was captured over three nights in August. For this image I used the Svbony SV220 dual band filter with the Touptek AR533C. Integration time … Continue reading
M101 Supernova SN2023ixf
In May of 2023 a new supernova was reported in galaxy M101. M101 is easy to image from my house and is big enough in the sky that a lot of detail can be resolved. Supernovas often appear brighter than … Continue reading
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Tagged ASI1600mm Pro, CEM70g, N.I.N.A., Orion Optics 250mm
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The Whale and the Hockey Stick
This is NGC 4631 and NGC 4656-7 better known as the Whale and Hockey stick galaxies. Imaged over several nights 21-25th April 2022, I managed only a few hours total due to bad weather.
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Tagged ASI1600mm Pro, CEM70g, N.I.N.A., Orion Optics 250mm
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The Sadr region – first light for my Samyang 135mm F2 lens and home brew mount.
This is a “first light” image taken with my new wide-field setup. Here we have the star Sadr in the constellation of Cygnus. Using narrowband Ha (56mins) and Oiii (30mins) filters I’ve captured the glowing dust in the region surrounding … Continue reading
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Tagged ASI1600mm Pro, HEQ5, N.I.N.A., Pixinsight
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Messier 51 in 2022
I’ve taken a shot at Messier 51 again. Compared to Messier 51 and first light for my Orion Optics 250mm rebuild from last year it is more successful: Conditions were much better and my guiding is considerably better with <> … Continue reading
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Tagged ASI1600mm Pro, CEM70g, N.I.N.A., Orion Optics 250mm
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NGC 4725 and NGC4747 have collided
This is NGC 4725 and cohorts. It looks NGC 4725 had a tangle with 4747 and neither came off well. Imaged from the 22nd to 25th March, total integration time was 9 hours and 15 minutes, (2h20 Blue, 2hr53 Green, … Continue reading
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Tagged ASI1600mm Pro, CEM70g, N.I.N.A., Orion Optics 250mm, Pixinsight
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The Tadpole Nebula in Auriga – IC410
IC410 is a dusty star forming region about 12,000 light years away. I’ve finally grabbed enough O3 to attempt an HOO combination. This time of year, the nebula stays above the neighbours’ trees for about 2 hrs after dark. I … Continue reading
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Tagged ASI1600mm Pro, CEM70g, N.I.N.A., Orion Optics 250mm
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Messier 106 and the faint fuzzies
On one of three clear nights in February, I managed to capture this amazing image: Just three hours of RGB data has captured a host of bright and many faint galaxies. Some of the faintest detected are very red indicating … Continue reading
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Tagged ASI1600mm Pro, CEM70g, N.I.N.A., Orion Optics 250mm, Pixinsight
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