The Owl Lurking in the Dipper
Despite challenges with focus on my Schmidt Cassegrain telescope I do occasionally get a decent image! Here’s the Owl with 1500s of Ha and 7500s of OIII (HOO) using a…
Centaurus A Final
Centaurus A (also known as ARP 152, NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop…
Quick look at M42 In Orion
A quick session tonight getting my telescope back up and running after the frigid weather this winter caused some issues with the cabling. Now I have move all of the…
First look at Centaurus A
Since the weather outside is frightful I decided to take an image of a Southern galaxy not visible in Winnipeg using iTelescope 59 in Siding Springs, Australia, a 20″ F/6.8…
Moon Occults Mars
Totally the wrong kind of telescope to use (a wide field rather than lots of magnification) but hey, I captured Mars disappearing behind the moon, pretty cool 🙂
M33 116m
Here’s another M33 shot incorporating the 22mins of data I had previously and adding another 94 mins of data for a total of 116 mins, approaching 2 hours of 60…
Andromeda Galaxy Mosaic (M31)
The Andromeda Galaxy (IPA: /ænˈdrɒmɪdə/), also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224 and originally the Andromeda Nebula, is a barred spiral galaxy with diameter of about 46.56 kiloparsecs…
Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by…
Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC (New General Catalogue) 598. With…
Double Cluster in Perseus
NGC 869 and 884 are often designated h and χ Persei, respectively. The cluster is about 14 million years old. Located in the Perseus OB1 association, both clusters are located…