The observatory on the periphery of a small village called Landos in the south of France at 1100m altitude
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Flying Bat Nebula
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII,Sii 12h all 2bin, RGB 2h for starsDate 26-29. 08.2024 Sh2-129, also known as the Flying Bat Nebula, is an HII region type emission nebula located about 1,300 light years from Earth in […]
Supernova remnant in the Cygnus
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII, 20h all 2bin, RGB 2h for starsDate 08-14. 08.2024 In addition to the large SNR in the centre of the image, two smaller planetary nebulae can be seen at the top right […]
M8, M20 and supernova remnant
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII, 6h all 2bin, RGB 1h for starsDate 28-30.07.2024 Wide field of M8 and M20 with a supernova remnant ( G007.5-01.7 ).In the crop the remnant of the supernova can be seen better. […]
Andromeda Galaxy
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180 f2.8, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 4h ( 3min sub)Date 11.10.2023 The Andromeda galaxy belongs to the group of spiral galaxies and, with its diameter of approx. 200,000 light years, is twice as large as the […]
Markarian’s Chain in the Virgo Cluster
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180 f2.8, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 7h30 ( 3min sub)Date 11 – 12.05.2024 The Markarian chain is a group of galaxies belonging to the Virgo cluster. It owes its name to Benjamin Markarian, who discovered that […]
California Nebula
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoMosaik 2 panels: Astrodon SII, Ha, OIII, 3h all 2binDate 13.01.2024 The California Nebula (NGC 1499/Sh2-220) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. Its name comes from its resemblance to the outline of […]
M33 Triangulum Galaxy
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180 f2.8, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 7h ( 3min sub)Date 18 – 19.12.2023 Like our own galaxy, or M 31, the Andromeda galaxy, M 33 is part of the “Local Group”, “our” galactic group.Located 3 million […]
Witch Head Nebula
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180 f2.8, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon LRGB true colors 7h ( 3min sub)Date 18 – 19.12.2023 NGC 1909 is an extremely faint reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus (distance about 900 light years), which could have originated from a […]
Celebrities in the Swan
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon SII, Ha, OIII 3h all 2bin Date 11.08.2023 On the left, the North American Nebula and on the right, the Pelican Nebula.Colors according to Hubble’s palette. A gauche la nébuleuse de l’Amérique du Nord […]
Soul Nebula
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon SII, Ha, OIII 5h30min all 2bin and RGB for the starsDate 08.10.2023 IC 1848, also known as Soul Nebula, is an emission nebula and open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. IC 1848, également connue […]