Nighttime Skies Above Upper Pottsgrove Pennsylvania
This is one of 2 images of the Butterfly Cluster (cataloged as Messier 6 or M6, and as NGC 6405) is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Scorpius. The Butterfly Cluster is 1600 light years from Earth. I took this picture August 10, 2024 just after 10pm using my Celestron 8″ … Read More “M6 – Butterfly Cluster” »
Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is relatively close at only 25 light-years (7.7 parsecs) from the Sun, and one of the most luminous stars in the Sun’s neighborhood. It is the fifth-brightest star in the night sky, and the second-brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus. … Read More “Vega” »
Located in the handle of the big dipper, Mizar is actually 2 stars even though to the naked eye it looks like one. Mizar was the first telescopic binary discovered in 1617. I took these pictures on 7/28/2024. The first clear night we had in over 20 days. The first picture is a zoomed in … Read More “Mizar” »
This is one of 2 images of the Butterfly Cluster (cataloged as Messier 6 or M6, and as NGC 6405) is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Scorpius. The Butterfly Cluster is 1600 light years from Earth. I took this picture June 28, 2024 just after 12am using my Celestron 8″ … Read More “M6 – Butterfly Cluster – W/ Hyperstar” »
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” »
Messier 39 / NCG 7092 is an open cluster in Cygnus. I took this picture June 27, 2024 with my 8″ Celestron SCT, ZWO ASI2600 MC Pro and my Starzona Hyperstar. I used Sharpcap and set the ROI to 3000 x 3000. This image is 20 minutes of integration; There 80 15 second subs @ … Read More “M39 – Open Cluster” »
25,0000 Lightyears away. M13 Hercules Globular Cluster is a bright cluster of over 300,000 stars. I took this picture on June 15, 2024. I used my ZWO ASI2600MC, 41 2 minute subs from 11PM through Midnight. I had the gain set at 0.
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” »
