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The Sadr region – first light for my Samyang 135mm F2 lens and home brew mount.

Posted on June 4, 2022 by paul

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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NGC 4725 and NGC4747 have collided

Posted on March 29, 2022 by paul

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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Messier 106 and the faint fuzzies

Posted on March 11, 2022 by paul

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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7-Sisters, The Pleiades Cluster, Messier 45

Posted on December 12, 2021 by paul

This is the bright 7-Sisters star cluster in Taurus visible high in the winter northern skies. This is a target that has been long on my list of failures – results have previously been poor with not having the right … Continue reading →

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The Crescent Nebula NGC6888

Posted on October 26, 2021 by paul

This is was my first image of the 2021 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… LRGB subs … Continue reading →

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The Wizard Nebula NGC7380 in HOO

Posted on October 23, 2021 by paul

This is the Wizard Nebula. I’m told it is supposed to look like a wizard in a pointed hat and gown with open arms. I imaged this over two nights under very bad weather conditions and a bright moon. I … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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