Monday, July 27, 2009

M31 HII regions

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon S2, Ha & O3
Dates: July 14 through July 27, 2009
Location: Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
Ha = 540 Minutes

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

M8


Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon S2, Ha & O3
Dates: July 2 through July 21, 2009
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village and Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
S2 = 270 Minutes
Ha = 45 Minutes
O3 = 90 Minutes

Wikipedia Information

NGC6992 Veil Nebula

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon Ha & O3
Dates: July 2 through July 21, 2009
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village and Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
Ha = 510 Minutes
O3 = 300 Minutes

Wikipedia Information

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Lynds Dark Nebula LDN888


This photo is a two part mosaic of a small section of Sharpless SH2-108 in the constellation Cygnus. The bright central star in the bottom of the picture is Sadr.

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon S2, Ha & O3
Dates: May19 through June 19, 2009
Location: Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
Ha = 720 Minutes



The cropped portion above is a scaled view of LDN888.



Tuesday, June 2, 2009

M17






Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon S2, Ha & O3
Dates: April 9 through June 2, 2009
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village and Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
S2 = 465 Minutes
Ha = 195 Minutes
O3 = 345 Minutes





Monday, April 27, 2009

NGC7023

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon LRGB
Dates: April 24 and April 25, 2009
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village

Exposure Details
L = 330 Minutes
R = 30 Minutes
G = 30 Minutes
B = 30 Minutes

The color data was previously taken at DAV on 8/2/08

M106

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon Ha & Luminance
Dates: January 14 through April 25, 2009
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village and Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
Ha = 570 Minutes
L = 240 Minutes