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Astrophotography: NGC7000
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012. 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. Deep Sky Instruments RC10C. Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i. Filters Astrodon S2, Ha and O3. Deerlick Astronomy Village and Roswell, Georgia.
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Astrophotography: November 2011
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011. Melotte 15 is centered in the Heart Nebula IC1805 and is located about 7,500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Deep Sky Instruments RC10C. Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i. Filters Astrodon S2, Ha and O3. Location: Roswell, Georgia. S2 = 450 Minutes. Ha = 525 Minutes. O3 = 405 Minutes. Links to this post. M27, the Dumbell Nebula, is a beautiful planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula. Deep Sky Instruments RC10C. Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i.
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Astrophotography: IC434
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Saturday, November 24, 2012. Deep Sky Instruments RC10C. Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i. Filters Astrodon S2, Ha and O3. Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village and Roswell Georgia. S2 = 660 Minutes (mapped to red). Ha = 405 Minutes (mapped to green). O3 = 210 Minutes (mapped to blue). All sub-exposures were 15 Minutes. Labels: Horse Head Nebula. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. View my complete profile. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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Astrophotography: September 2012
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012. 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. Deep Sky Instruments RC10C. Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i. Filters Astrodon S2, Ha and O3. Deerlick Astronomy Village and Roswell, Georgia.
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Astrophotography: December 2011
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Friday, December 30, 2011. This photo is a small part of the IC 1848 emission nebula located in Cassiopeia. This image so reminds me of the “ Time Portal. 8221; from Star Trek series “ The City on the Edge of Forever. Deep Sky Instruments RC10C. Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i. Filters Astrodon S2, Ha and O3. Location: Roswell, Georgia. S2 = 540 Minutes (mapped to red). Ha = 480 Minutes (mapped to green). O3 = 450 Minutes (mapped to blue). Links to this post. Monday, December 19, 2011. Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i.
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Astrophotography: February 2012
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Thursday, February 2, 2012. SH2-252 is an emission nebula located about 6,350 light years away in the constellation Orion. Deep Sky Instruments RC10C. Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i. Filters Astrodon S2, Ha and O3. Location: Roswell, Georgia. S2 = 420 Minutes (mapped to red). Ha = 270 Minutes (mapped to green). O3 = 255 Minutes (mapped to blue). All sub-exposures were 15 Minutes. Links to this post. Labels: Monkeys Head Nebula. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
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Astrophotography: July 2012
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Friday, July 20, 2012. 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. Away from our home planet in the. Optics: Deep Sky Instruments RC10C. Camera: SBIG ST2K XM. Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i. Filters Astrodon Ha and Luminance. Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village and Roswell, Georgia. Ha = 840 Minutes. Links to this post.
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Astrophotography: NGC 6888
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012. 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! 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. . Deep Sky Instruments RC10C. Guiding Camera: SBIG ST-i. Filters Astrodon Ha and O3. Location: Roswell, Georgia. Ha = 330 Minutes (mapped to red).
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