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Heart Nebula
Close-up of the central area of the Heart nebula (IC 1805), located in the constellation
Cassiopeia
. This is a false-color image taken through narrowband H-alpha, S-II, and O-III filters.
Date:
9/5/2010
Scope:
R200SS
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
QSI583
Exposure:
200 min L (Ha) + 90 min S2/O3 (binned 3x3)
NGC7822 Close Up
Close-up of an area in NGC 7822, a nebula located in the constellation
Cepheus
. Taken through narrowband filters, and made prettier by using false colors (the nebula is actually very red).
Date:
9/5/2010
Scope:
R200SS
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
QSI583
Exposure:
3 hrs Lum (H-alpha)
Cone Nebula region
The "cone" is a triangular dark nebula near the bottom of the nebula. This is fairly old data (from 2006) that I recently re-processed.
Date:
12/19/2006
Scope:
FSQ-106
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
SXV-M25C
Exposure:
220 min (5 min subs)
NGC7023
This smoky reflection nebula, surrounded by dark nebulas, is called the "iris" because it's shape is like the flower. It's also known as Caldwell 4 (NGC 7023 is actually the star cluster within the nebula).
Date:
5/30/2008
Scope:
R200SS
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
SXV-M25C
Exposure:
4 hours (3 min subs)
NGC 891
A nice edge-on spiral galaxy (a pinwheel, but seen from the side) in the constellation
Andromeda
.
Date:
10/25/2009
Scope:
AT8RC w/.67x reducer
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XM
Exposure:
90:20:20:20
Crab Nebula
This cloud is what's left of a star that exploded (a supernova) in 1054 AD. It was noted as a "guest star" by Chinese astronomers at the time. :)
Date:
10/25/2009
Scope:
AT8RC w/.67x reducer
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XM
Exposure:
95:20:20:20
M106
Bright spiral galaxy in the constellation
Canes Venatici
.
Date:
5/8/2007
Scope:
R200SS w/Paracorr
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XCM
Exposure:
180 min (5 min subs)
Coma Cluster
A peek at the Coma Galaxy Cluster, which contains thousands of galaxies and is one of the densest clusters known.
Date:
5/13/2007
Scope:
R200SS w/Paracorr
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XCM
Exposure:
210 min (5 min subs)
M13
The "Great Globular Cluster", located in the constellation
Hercules
.
Date:
04/22/2007
Scope:
Vixen R200SS w/Paracorr
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XCM
Exposure:
30 min (5 min subs)
M101
Date:
04/24/2007
Scope:
Vixen R200SS w/Paracorr
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
ST2000XCM
Exposure:
180 mins (5 min subs)
Cave Nebula region
Date:
09/26/2006
Scope:
FSQ-106
Mount:
EM-200
Camera:
SXV-M25C
Exposure:
7.5 hours (5 min subs)
Eastern Veil nebula
The eastern section (NGC 6992) of the very large Veil Nebula complex. Shot through narrowband filters.
Date:
09/27/2006
Scope:
Sky90
Mount:
EM-11
Camera:
ST1603
Exposure:
120:120:120 min (Ha:OIII:SII)
M101
Cave Nebula region
