This is M81 & M82, also known as Bode’s and the Cigar Galaxy. This is a pair of beautiful galaxies in Ursa Major. Also in this image, is NGC3077. This is my longest image to date. I spent most of the time with the luminance filter. I was trying to capture the IFN that’s surrounding the region in the sky.
This group of galaxies is the closest galaxy group to our own very local group of galaxies which include the Milky Way
This was a total of 43 hours and 4 minutes of exposure time.
NGC281 is also known as the Pacman Nebula. This was my second attempt with this target, but my first with narrowband filters.
I tried to do a blend and get an RGB look with this. I, however, do not remember the exact pixel math formulas I used to get this result.
I’ll try again in the future to add more data to this and see if I can come up with more details on this image. Maybe even add some RGB data for star color.
This is NGC 6888 also known as the Crescent Nebula. I do not understand the name at all. Some people call i the Horseshoe Crab Nebula or Euro Sign nebula. I like the name Space Brain Nebula.
This was my first narrowband image. I processed it using an HOO Palette. I’m quite proud of the results I was able to achieve with this. I had originally planned on getting some RGB data for star colors, but time and the weather worked against me.
This is M81 & M82, also known as Bode’s and the Cigar Galaxy. This is a pair of beautiful galaxies in Ursa Major. Also in this image, is NGC3077.
This group of galaxies is the closest galaxy group to our own very local group of galaxies which include the Milky Way
This was the first target I imaged with my new telescope, the Explore Scientific FCD 100 Carbon Fiber 127mm Triplet. This was a total of 18 hours and 50 minutes of exposure time.
Is it NGC 2237 or 2244 or something else? It’s the Rosette Nebula, and multiple star clusters are part of what we normally call the Rosette Nebula. Regardless of what objects are cataloged, the whole target is beautiful.
This was the first light for my new Optolong L-eXtreme filter. I did take this image back in December 2020, but I just finally had a chance to finish the write-up for this spectacular target.
Messier 78 or NGC 2068, also known as Casper the Friendly Ghost (not sure how it applies, I don’t see a ghost), is a bright blue reflection nebula in Orion. The nebula can be found between Betelgeuse and closer towards Alnitak.
This is the first multi-night imaging session that I planned. I captured this over three nights totaling a little over 14 hours of data.
I also learned some new techniques in PixInishgt while processing this target.
For Diwali, I present the Flame and the Horsehead Nebula. This is Barnard 33, a dark nebula in the constellation of Orion. The dark nebula which forms the horse’s head is illuminated from behind by the bright emission nebula IC 434
Right next to the Horsehead Nebula is the Flame Nebula and a small blue reflection nebula NGC 2023.
The Horsehead and the Flame are right by Alnitak, the first star in Orion’s Belt.
Sometimes it’s fun to work with bad data because you’re not expecting much and it turns out OK.
The Wizard seems to be my arch-nemesis so far. This is the second time I’ve tried this target with little luck. I had issues with flats and I was able to crop in and salvage some of the data.
I will be trying this again later this month. The third time is the charm.
This is NGC 7360 The Wizard Nebula. This is a star cluster/emission nebula in Cepheus.
NGC 7293, also known as the Helix Nebula or God’s Eye, is a planetary nebula about 700 light-years away.
I took this image at Cherry Springs State Park, a truly dark site in Pennsylvania.
NGC 7635 also known as the Bubble Nebula is an emission nebula in Cassiopeia. This Bubble is a result of very fast stellar winds from a massive star in the middle.
I took this picture a few days ago. It was almost a full moon at 97% and I used an Optolong L-eNhance 2″ filter to counter light pollution and the moon.
