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Nebulae & Galaxies
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PhotographerIan GorensteinLocationCherry Springs Park, PADate07/05/11EquipmentCelestron NS11/Hyperstar3, QHY10 with Baader UHC-S/L-Booster Filter, guided on Celestron 70mm with DSI.DescriptionThis is one of the most beautiful regions of the Milky Way. Visible in the binoculars and small telescopes both these objects were cataloged by Messier. Summer's showcase is nevertheless always quite low in our 40-some-degree latitudes. I was fortunate enough to be in rural Pennsylvania to take this shot. Exposure time - 75 min. |
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PhotographerLynn HilbornLocationGrafton, OntarioDateJuly 12-14, 2011EquipmentTEC 140 @f7, FLI ML8300 camera with Baader filters, Takahashi NJP mount.DescriptionElephant's Trunk Nebula in IC1396. Done in Hubble palette with narrowband filters to highlight emissions of Hydrogen, ionized Sulphur and ionized Oxygen. Ha binned 1x1 12x20m, SII binned 2x2 10x30m, OIII binned 2x2 10x 30m. Total of 14 hours of exposure. Taken by Lynn Hilborn WhistleStop Obs,Grafton, Ontario in July 2011. TEC 140 @f7 and FLI ML 8300 camera with Baader filters, Tak NJP mount. |
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PhotographerHoward H BowerLocationMcCordsville, INDate7/24 &7/25EquipmentTakahashi FSQ106ED @ f/5 QSI583wsg Imaging Camera AP Mach 1 GTO Mount SX Lodestar AutoGuiderDescriptionThe Eastern Veil is the brightest component of the Veil Complex and contains several sections. Although relatively faint, the Veil Complex can be resolved at a dark site with a large aperture telescope enhanced with an OIII filter. The HaRGB image is 4 hours of exposure using narrowband filters in light polluted skies. The Hubble palette which maps SII to Red, Ha to Green, and OIII to blue was used to produce the vivid colors. |
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PhotographerSamuele GaspariniLocationMontieri (Gr) italyDate30.07.2011 h. 11.PMEquipmentRefr. Williams Optics 120 Ed with Hotech flattener and Canon 1000d and Astronomik Cls-ccd filter. Mount Skywatcher Eq6 . 6x6 min shots at 800 Iso. Guide equipement: Magzero M5 on Skywatcher 80ed. Samuele Gasparini. Web address: www.astrobook.itDescriptionThe Lagoon Nebula know as M8 or NGC 6523 is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittari |
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PhotographerEzequiel EtcheverryLocationFrazier Park,CADateAugust 2011EquipmentCelestron CGEM 9.25 F/6.3 SBIG ST8300M With Baader filtersDescriptionThe Eagle Nebula |
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PhotographerMaurizio CabibboLocationItaliaDate24 July 2011 h. 00,05EquipmentTakahshi TOA130 guided with Orion Starshoot Autoguider on Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII. Losmandy G11 mount. Canon 1000D modified Baader Planetarium. 11x6min. Casole d'Elsa (Siena). ItalyDescriptionThe "Veil" nebula is a large but faint supernova remnant. In the picture you can see the eastern portion of it. The nebula is about 1,500 light-years away from us |
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PhotographerNeil HankeyLocationThe NetherlandsDateJuly and the begining of August 2011EquipmentTOA130F with SBIG ST10XEI Gemini G42+ mountDescriptionThis is a 2 panel mosaic of the Elephants Trunk region taken in H Alpha only at this time. Imaged over three difference night in the month of July and August due to the weather etc... I like the detail in the nebula in these monochrome images. The H Alpha filter really helps in marginal locations such as mine. Eventually, I plan to add the OIII and SII components in the future. |
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PhotographerKenn HopkinsLocationChula Vista, CaDate08-01-2011EquipmentC-8 with Field Flatter mounted on a CGEM, 80mm Orion Auto Guider, Sky Glow Filter( 1/4 mile away from Ralphs Shopping Center), Orion Star Shoot Pro. 30 - 5 minute images stacked in MaximDL then the High-100%, Mid-50%, Low-20% layered in Photo Shop.DescriptionM17 can be easily seen in binoculars and in a telescope the brighter portion of the nebula has the very distinctive shape of a swan, or the Greek letter Omega, or a horseshoe, hence its popular names. As with most bright emission nebulae, M17 is a large concentration of hydrogen gas and dust in space. The brighter portion of the nebula is about 15 light years wide, but the entire complex is much larger. The gas glows red from the emission of light from the gas which is excited by the ultra-violet light of hot young stars forming from the nebula. About 40 stars are involved in the open cluster associated with the nebulosity of M17, the brightest being magnitude 9.3. P.L. de Cheseaux discovered M17 in 1764, and Charles Messier independently observed it and listed it in his famous catalog in the same year. |
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PhotographerNeil HankeyLocationThe NetherlandsDate22-23/07/2011EquipmentTaken with a TOA130F @ F7 with ST10XE Mount is a GEMINI G42 from HungaryDescriptionClose up of the Elephants Trunk in Cepheus. H Alpha only, the total time is approx 3.5 hours The clouds were playing havoc with me, rolling in and out in fragmented clumps... Still I manage to persevere and only loss a few frames on this 2 nights imaging run. |
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PhotographerSamuele GaspariniLocationCasole d'Elsa (Si) ItalyDate24.07.2011 00.00 AmEquipmentBaader Scopos 66ed with Skywatcher 80 flattener and reducer. 6 x 6 min with canon 1000d. Astronomik cls-ccd filter. Personal web site: www.astrobook.itDescriptionIc 5070 also know as Pelican Nebula and Ngc 7000 know as North America nebula are a Large area of emission nebula in the Costellation Cygnus near Deneb |
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