Category Archives: Nebula

Diffuse clouds of gas.

The Cocoon Nebula IC5146

Posted on October 17, 2021 by paul

After cleaning and correctly(!) fitting my LRGB filters I decided to go a for a bright broadband target. Clouds, moon and poor seeing did not help but I managed about 45 mins each for RGB and Ha – shot with the ASI1600mm. … Continue reading →

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Now take my Soul, IC1848 the Soul nebula in SHO

Posted on September 28, 2021 by paul

Right next to the Heart ( IC1805 The Heart Nebula – SHO) you will find the Soul. This was trickier for me to process than the Heart nebula. Although it was clear, conditions were not great and I had few … Continue reading →

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IC1805 The Heart Nebula – SHO

Posted on September 25, 2021 by paul

This is my first imaging season using narrow band filters on a mono camera. I’m enjoying the freedom to image and not fight moonlight or light pollution from the city. The Heart nebula (IC1805) is in the constellation of Cassiopeia. … Continue reading →

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The NorthAmerican Nebula NGC7000 in SHO

Posted on September 25, 2021 by paul

This image is the result of 13 hrs of imaging. I still have much to learn about image processing but I am quite happy with this result. The S1, Ha and Oiii subs were 120s @gain 200 to avoid burning … Continue reading →

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SH2-101 The Tulip Nebula

Posted on September 15, 2021 by paul

I imaged this nebula over 2 nights, several weeks ago in August but I had a terrible time processing the data. I was convinced I had some issues with my flats and then my subs. Then I was sure I … Continue reading →

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IC 1396 The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

Posted on September 8, 2021 by paul

This is a narrow band S2, Ha, O3 image taken over 6 hours (2hrs each) in one night. Imaged with my Altair Astro 70mm ED-Triplet and my ASI1600mm pro camera. This image is a reprocess of the same data with … Continue reading →

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Caldwell 33, The Eastern Veil

Posted on September 7, 2021 by paul

This is the result of 4 hrs each of S2, Ha and O3 subs taken over three nights, I was lucky to have excellent conditions. I have been able to pull out the gas from the background with very little … Continue reading →

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Caldwell 34 – The Witch’s Broom and Pickering’s Triangle in HOO

Posted on August 30, 2021 by paul

Rare are nights of clear skies and then two in a row allowed me to capture over 7 hours of data of the Western Veil or Filamentary nebula – it has many names. The imaging was done on my “portable” … Continue reading →

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NGC 6888 LRGB + HOO

Posted on August 19, 2021 by paul

This is my first image of this season after a long break. It’s the result of two nights of roughly 1hr total for LRGB, 2hrs Ha and 5hrs Oiii. I’ve been practicing with methods to combine the images… This final … Continue reading →

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