Sunday, May 31, 2009

Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), M52, and a Streaking satellite






















Stats:
6 x 20min Subs
QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter
Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT
Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI
Preprocessed in Nebulosity
Processed in CS4

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Dumbbell Nebula - M27




















A very well-known planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. It is located roughly 1,360 light years away

Stats:
8 x 15min Subs
QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter
Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT
Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI
Preprocessed in Nebulosity
Processed in CS4

North America Nebula






















This is an emission nebula considered to be 1500 light years away from Earth. As its name suggests, the nebula closely resembles the North American continent complete with the Gulf Coast.

Stats:
5 x 15min Subs
QHY8 w/IDAS LPS FilterOrion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT
Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI
Preprocessed in Nebulosity
Processed in CS4

Saturday, May 2, 2009

The Whirlpool Galaxy - M51
















This is an image of a "grand design" spiral galaxy roughly 23 million light years away. It is interacting with its neighbor galaxy known as NGC 5195. Towards the right of M51 are two smaller NGC galaxies.

Stats:
7 x 10min Subs
QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter
Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT
Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI
Preprocessed in Nebulosity
Processed in CS4