Month: October 2024
This is NGC281, a bright emission nebula in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, part of the Milky Way’s Perseus Spiral Arm. It is also called the Pacman Nebula. This is 44 separate images stacked together using Pixinsight. There are 3 5 minute exposure frames, 10 4 minute exposures, 10 3 minute exposures and 21 2 … Read More “NGC281 – Pacman Nebula” »
While waiting for Pleiades to come in view, I was bouncing around looking at different things. This little gem of a star looked nice so, I grabbed a picture. Taken September 7, 2024 about 10pm. Capella is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has the Bayer designation α Aurigae, which is … Read More “Capella” »
This picture came out better than my last one. This image was taken on October 10, 2024 from 11:25 PM until 5:19 AM. Using my ZWO ASI2600MC Pro, the filter and my AVX mount. It is 177 2 min subs at 120 seconds at 100 gain.