The observatory on the periphery of a small village called Landos in the south of France at 1100m altitude
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Medulla Nebula CTB1
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoAstrodon Ha, OIII,Sii 15.5 h all 2binDate 30.10.2024 – 03.11.2024 CTB 1, also known as the Medulla nebula, is a supernova remnant located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is thought to have formed around 10,000 […]
NGC 7822
Optik / Mount: Tak Epsilon 180ED, Alt-5 TeenAstroCamera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro MonoMosaic 2 panels, Filtres Astrodon : Ha, OIII,Sii 21.5 h all 2binDate 01-28.11.2024 NGC 7822 is a large emission nebula located in northern Cepheus, it is actually the northernmost emission nebula in the sky. To […]
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 […]