A Stargazers Journey into Astrophotography
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” »
One of my favorite Deep Space Objects to view. I took the top image on October 28, 2024 and I took the bottom image on September 9, 2024. For the October 28, 2024, I started imaging at 9:30pm and stopped just before 11pm. There are 20 5 minute subs stacked and processed using Pixinsight. The … Read More “Pleiades” »
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” »
I am happy with this image. I started with the Bubble nebula, then I realized how close M52 was so I changed the ROI to 2896×2302 and got a nice shot of both. At full frame I had 2 clusters but the Bubble nebula would have been much smaller. This image is 131 30 second … Read More “Bubble Nebula with M52” »
he Iris Nebula 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 magnitude +7.4 star in the center. It is located near the Mira-type variable star T … Read More “Iris Nebula – NGC 7023” »
The Eagle Nebula also known as Messier 16i or M16 is a bright nebula in Serpens. It is about 5700 light years away. I took this picture on June 27, 2024 starting at 10:30 PM using my Celestron 8″ SCT with my ZWO ASI2600 MC Pro mounted to my Hyperstar. The image is 300 15 … Read More “M16 – Eagle Nebula” »
At 1360 Light year away, this dim nebula was tough. On June 15, 2024, I tried but could not get enough light to do anything with the subs. On June 16, I kicked Sharpcap off at 12:30 am and because of the transit, I stopped at 3:30 am. During that 3.5 hours, I took 56 … Read More “M27 – Dumbbell Nebula” »
Just a quick image of the nebula. I took it on June 9 around midnight. This is before the transit. It needs more integration time. It 68 2 minute subs at 100 gain.
The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula or (M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is by some of the richest starfields … Read More “M17 – Omega Nebula” »
