Close-up Optics/mount: 180 Epsilon f2,8 Takahashi Alt-5 Camera/filters: QHY12 OSC exposure: 12×600 sec The nebula Messier 78 (also known as M 78 or NGC 2068) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of […]
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NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula
Optics/mount : 12″ACF 2.7m AP-Reduzer Alt-5 Camera/filters: Atik 11002 Astrodon LRGB HA5nm Exposure: 22×600 Lum, 5×600 RGB all 1bin NGC 1333 is catalogued as a reflection nebula but is actually a diverse region and part of the Perseus OB2 molecular cloud complex. It is one of the nearest star forming […]
VDB 141 Ghost nebula
Optics/mount : 12″ACF 2.7m AP-Reduzer Alt-5 Camera/filters: Atik 11002 Astrodon LRGB HA5nm Exposure: 20×600 Lum, 8×600 RGB all 1bin VdB 141 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. Sometimes referred to as the ghost nebula, its awkward name is its catalog number in Sidney van den Bergh’s catalog […]
M8 M20 with the QHY12
Optics/mount: 180 Epsilon f2,8 Takahashi Alt-5 Camera/filters: QHY12 OSC exposure: 22×600 sec Lagoon nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, and as NGC 6523) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region. The Lagoon Nebula was […]
M16 Eagle Nebula
Optics/mount: 180 Epsilon f2,8 Takahashi Alt-5 Camera/filters: QHY12 OSC exposure: 14×800 sec The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745-46. Its name derives from its shape which […]
NGC 7133/ 7129
Optics/mount : 12″ACF 2.7m AP-Reduzer Alt-5 Camera/filters: Atik 11002 Astrodon LRGB HA5nm Exposure: 5*5×600 Lum,RGB all 1bin NGC 7129 is a young compact star forming region which displays an unusual patchwork of colorful nebulosity and bright stars contrasted against the dust clouds of the Milky Way. The astronomical correlate of […]
NGC 891
Optics/mount : 12″ACF 2.7m AP-Reduzer Alt-5 Camera/filters: Atik 11002 Astrodon LRGB HA5nm Exposure: 4*12×600 Lum,RGB all 1bin NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 6 1784. The […]
Witch Head Nebula IC2118
Optics/mount: 180 Epsilon f2,8 Takahashi Mount Alt-5ADN Camera/filters:QHY 12 exposure: 20×900 sec IC 2118 (also known as Witch Head Nebula due to its shape), is an extremely faint reflection nebula believed to be an ancient supernova remnant or gas cloud illuminated by nearby supergiant star Rigel in Orion. It lies […]
Antares Region
Optics/mount: 180 Epsilon f2,8 Takahashi Mount Alt-5ADN CCD: QHY 12 exposure: mosaic 9x10x600 sec The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 […]
M33 Triangulum Galaxy
Optics/mount: 180 Epsilon f2,8 Takahashi Mount CI700 Clestron Camera/filters:QHY 12 exposure: 20×600 sec The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598, and is sometimes informally referred to as the […]