Nighttime Skies Above Upper Pottsgrove Pennsylvania
NGC 2287 (M41) cluster covers an area about the size of the full moon. It contains about 100 stars, including several red giants the brightest of which has spectral type K3, apparent magnitude 6.3 and is near the center, and some white dwarfs. The cluster is estimated to be moving away from us at 23.3 … Read More “M41 – Little Beehive Cluster” »
It took me a couple tries to get this one. You know this hobby, something always goes wrong. I took this image on February 4, 2025. It is 70 3 minute long exposures with a total integration time of 3.5 hours. As normal my ZWO ASI2600 MC pro was set to 100 gain. 15 of … Read More “M1 – The Crab Nebula” »
I cannot believe this beauty does not have a name! NGC 2403 (also known as Caldwell 7) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is an outlying member of the M81 Group, and is approximately 8 million light-years distant. It bears a similarity to M33, being about 50,000 light years in diameter … Read More “NGC 2403” »
The Iris Nebula (also known as NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4) is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. The designation NGC 7023 refers to the open cluster within the larger reflection nebula designated LBN 487. The nebula, which shines at magnitude +6.8, is illuminated by a nameless magnitude +7.4 star designated HD 200775. … Read More “Iris Nebula” »
Now I have 2 telescopes, I am trying to take 2 pictures of the same Deep Space Objects. The close up was taken with my Celestron 9.25″ telescope which has a focal length of 2350mm. The distant picture was take with my Celestron 8″ telescope with a Hyperstar which changes the focal length from 2032 … Read More “Orion-B The Flame Nebula and Horsehead Nebula” »
There are actually two Bubble Nebula’s. The other one is in the Barnard’s Galaxy. This one is located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close to the open cluster Messier 52. The picture from my Celestron 8″ with my Hyperstar actually gets both the nebula and the open cluster. And if I moved my telescope … Read More “The Bubble Nebula – NGC 7635” »
What do you do on cloudy nights? I process images. This is NGC 253 The Sculptor Galaxy. Took it on 11/3/2024. This is with my Celestron 9.25″ telescope and my Celestron CGE II Mount. I have struggled with 5 minute long exposures. The new mount, did it! To make this, I took 20 5 min … Read More “NGC 253 The Sculptor Galaxy” »
Taken with my Celestron 9.25″ telescope, ZWO ASI2600 MC Pro camera
Taken with my Celestron 9.25″ telescope, ZWO ASI2600 MC Pro camera The below image is from March 5, 2025. It was a very clear night. I was trying to get Europa, I ended up with Jupiter with 2 moons visible.
This image was taken 11/2/2024. It is 609 30 second subs using a Celestron 8″ SCT with a Hyperstar. Using a ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro. No filters, Here is a video of the making of this image:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcBXlDIXNGc
