tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157849725265786832024-03-08T03:00:22.031-05:00AstrophotographyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-22528123039029420962013-03-29T13:03:00.001-04:002013-03-29T13:07:14.917-04:00NGC7331<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Twenty years ago I saw this galaxy for the first time through
the eyepiece of a telescope – an Island group of stars over 40 million light
years away in the constellation Pegasus. It’s is only fitting that now after my
own fiftieth voyage around our home star that I am just beginning to capture in
a picture what I remember from all those years ago. Total exposure time of
15.75 hours.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-13939129812689593382013-03-29T12:55:00.000-04:002013-03-29T12:55:10.622-04:00NGC 7635<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I started this photograph last year at the Peach State Star
Gaze that was held at the Deerlick Astronomy Village. It is a wonderful place to camp and look up
at the stars. This photograph is of NGC
7635, SH2-162, also called the Bubble Nebula.
It is an emission nebula about 7,800 light years away in the
constellation Cassiopeia. The estimated
width across the bubble is 10 light years.
Total exposure time 21.5 hours.
Hope you enjoy!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-8601578446478281712012-12-29T14:45:00.000-05:002012-12-29T14:45:44.631-05:00M1 Crab Nebula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F0ow9pJ1gHs/UN9HtI5mKBI/AAAAAAAAAnk/dtKe90kQCdA/s1600/M1-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F0ow9pJ1gHs/UN9HtI5mKBI/AAAAAAAAAnk/dtKe90kQCdA/s320/M1-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">T</span><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">he Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. The nebula was observed by John Bevis in 1731; it corresponds to a bright supernova recorded by Arab, Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1054. Total of 18.5 hour exposure taken through emission line filters.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-46051116480997165552012-11-24T15:19:00.001-05:002012-11-24T15:27:34.438-05:00IC434<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Deerlick Astronomy
Village & Roswell Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">S2
= 660 Minutes (mapped to red)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ha
= 405 Minutes (mapped to green)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">O3
= 210 Minutes (mapped to blue)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sub-exposures were 15 Minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-28450285263882939142012-09-26T08:16:00.000-04:002012-09-26T08:16:21.014-04:00NGC7000<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After raking the fall leaves as a small boy I use to
spend time daydreaming and looking at the clouds - forming familiar shapes of
animals and objects - usually from the books that I was reading or from places
we visited. The same way I use to
daydream as a child – I find myself “night” dreaming while at the telescope. This one reminds me of a palm tree bending in
the oceans breezes. As an “older” boy
now it is nice to remember those younger days.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This photograph is a small 22 x 30 arc minute view of
the North America Nebula. NGC7000 is a emission nebula located in the constellation
Cygnus close to the star Deneb and about 1800 light years distance. This
dim nebula is quite large covering an area larger than four full moons and was
discovered by William Herschell on October 24, 1786. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep
Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics
AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG
ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Camera: SBIG ST-i<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Astrodon S2, Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Deerlick Astronomy Village & Roswell,
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Two
Part Mosaic Total Exposure Details<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">S2
= 1440 Minutes (mapped to red)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ha
= 300 Minutes (mapped to green)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">O3
= 1050 Minutes (mapped to blue)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sub-exposures were 15 Minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Total
Exposure Time 46.5 Hours<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-39727526824805288322012-08-14T08:50:00.001-04:002012-08-14T08:50:27.395-04:00NGC 6888<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sz3Y9RMu9i4/UCpDTAtwvxI/AAAAAAAAAmM/ioKpJmRbvP0/s1600/NGC6888-Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sz3Y9RMu9i4/UCpDTAtwvxI/AAAAAAAAAmM/ioKpJmRbvP0/s320/NGC6888-Small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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It was wonderful to see the stars the last few nights. The air was calm, cool with low humidity, the skies steady – perfect weather for imaging! <br /><br /> The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light years away from our home planet. .
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG
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Astrodon Ha and O3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Ha
= 330 Minutes (mapped to red)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">O3
= 480 Minutes (mapped to blue & green)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-65766078188298206402012-07-20T10:42:00.001-04:002012-07-20T12:40:27.733-04:00NGC4725<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RGvwCYoMDdM/UAluH8DhpdI/AAAAAAAAAlw/8HPCeNCKS04/s1600/NGC4725-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RGvwCYoMDdM/UAluH8DhpdI/AAAAAAAAAlw/8HPCeNCKS04/s320/NGC4725-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">As the weather continues to be “Stormy” along the
southeast, my hopes of finishing this picture are dwindling. Looks like I’ll add it to the list of shots
to complete on the spring next year. NGC 4725 is an intermediate barred<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>spiral<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>galaxy<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>about<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>40
million<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>light-years<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>away from our home planet in the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>constellation Coma Berenices.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Location: Deerlick
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Luminance=
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a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. This four picture mosaic only represents a
small portion of this wonderful area of the sky.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Astrodon Ha and O3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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part mosaic - Total exposure time of 27.5hrs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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= (mapped to blue & green)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-55952056314038798792012-04-26T13:00:00.000-04:002012-05-04T07:56:55.631-04:00M51<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) and its companion
NGC5195 galaxy are located 23 million light years away in the constellation
Canes Venatici. The red/pink areas of
the galaxy are star forming HII regions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Filters Astrodon S2, Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Deerlick Astronomy Village & Roswell
Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ha = 435 Minutes (mapped to red)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">L = 310 Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">RGB = 200 Minutes Bin 2x2<o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-92188624961959365172012-04-25T15:24:00.000-04:002012-04-25T15:24:46.992-04:00M16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lots of wind and cold
weather at DAV this weekend, but I was finally able to get enough data to
finish M16.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Young star cluster M16 is surrounded by
clouds of cosmic dust and glowing gas also known as The Eagle Nebula. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Eagle Nebula is
part of a diffuse emission nebula, or H II region, which is catalogued as IC
4703. This region of active current star formation is about 6,500 light-years
distant in the Constellation Serpens.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Filters Astrodon S2, Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Deerlick Astronomy Village</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">S2 = 240 Minutes (mapped to
red)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ha = 195 Minutes (mapped to
green)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">O3 = 165 Minutes (mapped to
blue)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">All sub-exposures were 15
Minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-86976841455733215232012-04-20T09:27:00.001-04:002012-04-20T09:27:59.900-04:00NGC2237<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Radiation from young stars
in NGC2237 makes the nebula shine by exciting its atoms to emit radiation.</span>
The dark nebula, consisting of cooler gases and dust, is highlighted against
this glowing background. This picture is
a small 22’x16’ arc minute view of a portion of the Rosette Nebula located
5,200 light years away from our home in the Constellation Monoceros. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Filters Astrodon S2, Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">S2 = 345 Minutes (mapped to
red)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ha = 180 Minutes (mapped to
green)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">O3 = 180 Minutes (mapped to
blue)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">All sub-exposures were 15
Minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-58264419337547435802012-04-12T16:36:00.001-04:002012-04-12T16:36:17.134-04:00M76<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8v3QEZ4ZChI/T4c8kJXTs3I/AAAAAAAAAhc/j76fKDU_1JQ/s1600/M76-Final-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8v3QEZ4ZChI/T4c8kJXTs3I/AAAAAAAAAhc/j76fKDU_1JQ/s320/M76-Final-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The <b>Little Dumbbell Nebula</b>,
also known as Messier 76, is a planetary nebula located 2,500
light years away in the constellation Perseus.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Filters Astrodon Ha, O3, Red, Green and Blue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ha = 510 Minutes (mapped to
green)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">O3 = 360 Minutes (mapped to
blue)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">RGB = 30 Minutes for Star Color<o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-64732963939375440842012-04-06T13:46:00.000-04:002012-04-06T13:46:13.846-04:00M82<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KneFdySJQfU/T38rlLMTqtI/AAAAAAAAAhI/NiikV9-JTJo/s1600/M82-intial-work-1-noise-star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KneFdySJQfU/T38rlLMTqtI/AAAAAAAAAhI/NiikV9-JTJo/s320/M82-intial-work-1-noise-star.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Messier 82</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> (also known as NGC
3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a nearby starburst galaxy
about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Filters Astrodon: Luminance, Red, Green and Blue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Deerlick Astronomy Village</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">L = 210 Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">RGB = 240 Minutes Bin 2x2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ha = 540 Minutes (mapped to red<o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-74143360022848452812012-03-30T10:19:00.000-04:002012-03-30T10:19:19.830-04:00M13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mAfeScx4jsQ/T3XAcQ4nbgI/AAAAAAAAAg8/QvkTKt6OX88/s1600/M13-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mAfeScx4jsQ/T3XAcQ4nbgI/AAAAAAAAAg8/QvkTKt6OX88/s320/M13-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">M13 is a Globular Cluster of about
300,000 stars located in the constellation Hercules.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Filters Astrodon: Luminance, Red, Green and Blue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Deerlick Astronomy Village</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">L = 210 Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">RGB = 260 Minutes Bin 2x2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">All sub-exposures were 10
Minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-53619345269372554462012-03-05T13:34:00.000-05:002012-03-05T13:34:05.271-05:00IC443<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OT9Ra7BqnRE/T1UFhJrRZCI/AAAAAAAAAgs/cGT9Sqe1k0s/s1600/LBN844-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OT9Ra7BqnRE/T1UFhJrRZCI/AAAAAAAAAgs/cGT9Sqe1k0s/s320/LBN844-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">IC443 is a super
nova remnant located about 5,000 light years away in the constellation Gemini. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">S2 = 240 Minutes (mapped to
red)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ha = 345 Minutes (mapped to
green)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">O3 = 360 Minutes (mapped to
blue)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">All sub-exposures were 15
Minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-91438582679928407782012-02-02T07:24:00.001-05:002012-02-02T07:24:48.619-05:00SH2-252<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x_j3qqCI-Ic/Typ6bT9P-yI/AAAAAAAAAgc/UiHr-GD0ogU/s1600/SH2-252-Final-1-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x_j3qqCI-Ic/Typ6bT9P-yI/AAAAAAAAAgc/UiHr-GD0ogU/s320/SH2-252-Final-1-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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SH2-252 is
an emission nebula located about 6,350 light years away in the constellation
Orion. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Guiding
Camera: SBIG ST-i<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Filters
Astrodon S2, Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></div>
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Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Exposure
Details<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
S2 = 420
Minutes (mapped to red)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Ha = 270
Minutes (mapped to green)<o:p></o:p></div>
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O3 = 255
Minutes (mapped to blue)<o:p></o:p></div>
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All
sub-exposures were 15 Minutes.<o:p></o:p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-75320023742451664572012-01-29T13:00:00.001-05:002012-01-29T13:01:17.926-05:00M97<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-00RMnw5v4R4/TyWIRrDYvfI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/9B8OO8iFxrY/s1600/M97-Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-00RMnw5v4R4/TyWIRrDYvfI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/9B8OO8iFxrY/s320/M97-Small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">M97 also known as the “Owl Nebula” is a planetary nebula located
in the constellation Ursa Major. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Guiding
Camera: SBIG ST-i<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Filters
Astrodon Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Exposure
Details<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Ha = 240
Minutes (mapped to red)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
O3 = 195
Minutes (mapped to blue and green)<o:p></o:p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-35633513616616780752012-01-05T14:48:00.002-05:002012-01-05T14:48:29.047-05:00M81<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-anfPbv0sd1o/TwX9xgk-KRI/AAAAAAAAAf4/nBFvLZ9D4Ww/s1600/M81-555m-Ha-Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-anfPbv0sd1o/TwX9xgk-KRI/AAAAAAAAAf4/nBFvLZ9D4Ww/s320/M81-555m-Ha-Small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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A work in progress!</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Guiding
Camera: SBIG ST-i<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Filters
Astrodon Ha <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Exposure
Details<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Ha = 555
Minutes (15 min sub frames)<o:p></o:p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-40025497244311825662011-12-30T14:20:00.001-05:002011-12-30T14:20:58.726-05:00IC 1848<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xQu10zoNWL8/Tv4K2R4CXdI/AAAAAAAAAfs/FP7ml12PwgU/s1600/IC1848-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xQu10zoNWL8/Tv4K2R4CXdI/AAAAAAAAAfs/FP7ml12PwgU/s320/IC1848-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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This photo
is a small part of the IC 1848 emission nebula located in Cassiopeia. This image so reminds me of the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tos_city-on-the-edge.png">Time Portal</a>”
from Star Trek series “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_of_Forever#Guardian_of_Forever">The
City on the Edge of Forever</a>”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Guiding
Camera: SBIG ST-i<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Filters
Astrodon S2, Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Exposure
Details<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
S2 = 540
Minutes (mapped to red)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Ha = 480
Minutes (mapped to green)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
O3 = 450
Minutes (mapped to blue)<o:p></o:p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-63289019076287107782011-12-19T12:54:00.001-05:002011-12-19T12:54:40.156-05:00M42<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v02ot-rBZ6k/Tu96IyUyttI/AAAAAAAAAfc/PBHIixWzsC4/s1600/M42small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v02ot-rBZ6k/Tu96IyUyttI/AAAAAAAAAfc/PBHIixWzsC4/s320/M42small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">M42
is located approximately 1350 light years from our home in the constellation
Orion. This photo is a small portion of
the dim outer arm of this nebula. The
imaged was processed to accent the wispy almost smoke like features of this
region. Hope that you enjoy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Guiding
Camera: SBIG ST-i<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Filters
Astrodon Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Exposure
Details<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Ha = 375
Minutes (mapped to red)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
O3 = 375
Minutes (mapped to both blue and green)<o:p></o:p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-77370679876465057382011-12-05T09:32:00.001-05:002011-12-05T09:36:55.282-05:00Abell 779<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hb1uxt9pqXA/TtzV-KUFm1I/AAAAAAAAAfM/9kxWZEFkUo8/s1600/ABELL779-200MIN-LUMINANCE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hb1uxt9pqXA/TtzV-KUFm1I/AAAAAAAAAfM/9kxWZEFkUo8/s320/ABELL779-200MIN-LUMINANCE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Abell
Galaxy Cluster #779 is located in the Constellation Lynx. This galaxy cluster is less than one
degree SSW of Alpha Lynx. Its brightest
member is 12th magnitude NGC 2832 with several faint companions. The cluster is
relatively far away at an estimated 700 million light years. MegaStar
V5 was used to label some of the faint background galaxies to 17 magnitude. I inverted the image to make it easier to
view the faint background galaxies. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Filters
Astrodon: Luminance<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Exposure
Details<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
L = 200Min
(5 Min exposures)<o:p></o:p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-947939889696282522011-11-16T16:21:00.001-05:002011-11-16T16:22:20.740-05:00Melotte 15<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M8hCqACal4o/TsQpUAFRieI/AAAAAAAAAec/mRXeJrw5HIE/s1600/IC1805-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M8hCqACal4o/TsQpUAFRieI/AAAAAAAAAec/mRXeJrw5HIE/s320/IC1805-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Melotte
15 is centered in the Heart Nebula IC1805 and is located about 7,500 light years
away in the constellation Cassiopeia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Guiding
Camera: SBIG ST-i<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Filters
Astrodon S2, Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Exposure
Details<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
S2 = 450
Minutes<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Ha = 525
Minutes<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
O3 = 405
Minutes<o:p></o:p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-24752653411690907672011-11-16T07:12:00.001-05:002011-11-16T07:13:34.959-05:00M27<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SyynBjPloYs/TsOojRRarmI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/cAruDvvY-sc/s1600/M27-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SyynBjPloYs/TsOojRRarmI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/cAruDvvY-sc/s320/M27-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">M27,
the Dumbell Nebula, is a beautiful planetary nebula located in the
constellation Vulpecula.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Guiding
Camera: SBIG ST-i<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Filters
Astrodon Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Exposure
Details<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
Ha = 300
Minutes<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
O3 = 300
Minutes<o:p></o:p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-35872619527060497382011-10-27T11:34:00.000-04:002011-10-27T11:35:52.344-04:00IC5070<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d8O5Pj3SAqM/Tql5o9RksGI/AAAAAAAAAeA/vH7pLTnfwz0/s1600/IC5070-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d8O5Pj3SAqM/Tql5o9RksGI/AAAAAAAAAeA/vH7pLTnfwz0/s320/IC5070-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The misty
mountains of IC5070 are located in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan) very
close to the star Deneb. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Filters
Astrodon S2, Ha & O3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> Roswell, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Exposure
Details<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">S2 = 660
Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Ha = 390
Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">O3 = 540
Minutes</span><o:p></o:p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511407726781938107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215784972526578683.post-89014689251225019552011-10-08T09:52:00.001-04:002011-10-08T09:52:25.297-04:00NGC281<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PEUAQOCVqaA/TpBQmE1eWxI/AAAAAAAAAds/TnUUuDjdsNk/s1600/NGC281-color-Scaled-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PEUAQOCVqaA/TpBQmE1eWxI/AAAAAAAAAds/TnUUuDjdsNk/s320/NGC281-color-Scaled-small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">I had a
wonderful time at the Peach State Star Gaze this year - Seeing old friends and
meeting new ones under the dark skies at the Deerlick Astronomy Village. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Also thanks again to Rich Simons of
Deep Sky Instruments for the use of his exceptional 10”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ritchey-Chrétien<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astrograph. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The optics and engineering of this
scope are simply amazing. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span lang="EN"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_281">NGC 281</a></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN"> </span></span><span lang="EN">is an H II region in the constellation of Cassiopeia and part of the
Perseus Spiral Arm.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Optics: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deep Sky Instruments RC10C<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Mount: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Astro-Physics AP900GTO<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Camera: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SBIG ST2K XM<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Filters
Astrodon S2, Ha & O3<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Location: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Deerlick Astronomy Village<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Exposure
Details<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">S2 = 435
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Ha = 165
Minutes<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">O3 = 210
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