IC1396, also known as The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, is a region full of installer gas and dust. This isn’t as colorful as my previous images, but it’s a fun target to image. Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is a star-forming region with several young stars.
I took this at Cherry Springs State Park, PA, over the last new moon weekend.
Messier 33 also known as the Triangulum Galaxy is one of the most beautiful face-on galaxies in the night sky. This is part of our local group of galaxies which includes, Andromeda, The Magellanic Clouds, and our own Milkyway.
I took this image at Cherry Springs State Park a truly dark site in Pennsylvania.
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.
This is one of my favorite nebula, NGC 7023 the Iris Nebula. This is 15 frames at 300 seconds each.
I also used an Optolong L-Pro filter during this image to cut down on light pollution.
NGC 6888 also known as The Crescent Nebula. However, I like to call it the Horseshoe Crab Nebula. This is 50 exposures over two nights. This is an incredibly faint object and I underestimated how much time I would need.
I need to work on processing. If you zoom in, you can see how my star mask affects the final image.
I also used an Optolong L-Pro filter during this image to cut down on light pollution.
NGC 6960 or commonly known as the Veil Nebula or The Witch’s Broom is a very large supernova remnant in the Cygnus constellation. The wispy filaments are from the explosion of a star that is 20 times the size of our Sun.
I took this picture on June 06, 2020. It was almost a full moon and I used an Optolong l-eNhance 2″ filter to cut through the light.
