Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180 f2.8, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha et LRGB true colors 4 .5h ( 3min sub)Date 15.09.2023 IC 5146, also known as the Cocoon Nebula, is an astronomical nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation of […]
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The Lion Nebula
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon SII, Ha, OIII 13h55min all 2bin and RGB for the starsDate 05-08.09.2023 Sh2-132, also known as the lion nebula, is a rich HII region with starry clusters, emission nebula, and dark dust regions. Located […]
The Rotten Fish Nebula
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180 f2.8, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 4 .5h ( 3min sub)Date 07.09.2023 LDN 1251 is a complex nebula in the constellation Cepheus, containing reflective dust and gas. Its nickname is the Rotten Fish Nebula. The acronym […]
Seahorse Nebula
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180 f2.8, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 5.5h ( 3min sub)Date 09.09.2023 Barnard 150 is a dark nebula that can be seen in the constellation Cepheus. Because of its shape, it is also known as the Seahorse […]
LBN 534 and vdB 158
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180 f2.8, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 4h ( 3min sub)Date 06.09.2023 LBN 534 is an isolated and elongated molecular cloud in the constellation of Andromeda.. Either shock fronts from a supernova or ionization fronts from a […]
Fire and Ice
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII 12.5 h all 2bin 2 panels mosaikDate 16-20.08.2023 Varied region in the constellation of Swan with interstellar clouds, gas and dust, 2 emmission nebulae and a ring like nebulae.On the left the […]
Supernova remnant
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII 11,7 h all 2bin 2 panels mosaikDate 12.08.2023 Sh2-91 is the southern strand and extent supernova remnant G65.2 + 5.7, located around 2600 solar system light-years away in a region rich in […]
NGC 6823
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII, SII 6h all 2bin and 1h for RGB-StarsDate 09.05.2023 NGC 6820 is a small reflection nebula near the open cluster NGC 6823 in Vulpecula. The reflection nebula and cluster are embedded in […]
Fireworks Galaxy
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 2.5hDate 20.07.2023 Caldwell 12, also known as NGC 6946 or Fire Wheel Galaxy, is a fascinating spiral galaxy in the constellation Cepheus. It is about 22.5 million light-years from Earth. Particularly noteworthy […]
Crab Nebula
Optik / Mount: 12″ACF f7, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII, SII 6h all 2bin and 1h for RGB-StarsDate 14/15.02.2023 In 1054, Chinese astronomers took notice of a “guest star” that was, for nearly a month, visible in the daytime sky. The “guest star” […]