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NGC 2146 ~ The Bent Galaxy URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N2146.htm https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N2146_LRGB_2Ka.jpg Full screen URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N2146_LRGB_4K.jpg No stars URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N2146_LRGB_4Kns.jpg Z...

Thor's Helmet with Stars Removed! URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/nebulae/N2359.htm Video of Thor's Helmet with and without Stars! Note how removing the stars enables background nebulosity to be much more visible. Full size video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhjbsx5WNmU Full screen URL: h...

NGC 7217 ~ Multi-Ringed Galaxy URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N7217-2.htm Exciting new detail in this image showing 5 or more rings including outer star halo, outer blueish ring, middle grey ring, inner blue-grey ring, 2nd inner dark ring, and yellow-white nucleus! Zoomed in view wi...

The Crescents of Fire TimeLapse Timelapse video URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/solarsystem/SolarEclipse2023v.htm This video of the 2023 annular solar eclipse was taken from EaDo (East Downtown) Houston, TX. The video is a timelapse sequence at 5 frames per second of 200 images, each with a 1...

Rotating Crescents of Fire URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/solarsystem/SolarEclipse2023.htm What makes these crescents of fire rotate? Click above link for answer. Annular Solar Eclipse from Houston, TX Annular Eclipse at Maximum Full screen URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/solarsystem/A...

NGC 2685 ~ The Helix Galaxy URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N2685.htm The Helix Galaxy with dark lanes exposed. I have never posted this image due to dissatisfaction with results but with some new processing techniques, I'm finally happy with it. Links to full size images and interac...

NGC 1365 ~ The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N1365.htm NGC 1365 is so low in the skies from here in southeast Texas (24°max altitude) that I had to throw away over half of the 200+ images acquired to get enough sharp ones to process. Hover over image belo...

Messier 76 ~ The Little Dumbbell URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/planetaries/M76.htm This image contains TWO white dwarf or neutron stars with material they sluffed off as they aged and began to die. The two central stars are still visible in the enlarged inset. Click on URL above for many mo...

Timelape: The Exploding Crab Nebula Timelapse video URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/planetaries/M1v.htm It is rare and exciting to see any changes in astronomical objects outside of our solar system. However, incredibly, this time lapse animation is two images taken exactly 13 years apart. Cl...

Timelape: The Exploding Crab Nebula Timelapse Video: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/planetaries/M1v.htm Full Image Animations: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/planetaries/M1-3.htm It is rare and exciting to see any changes in astronomical objects outside of our solar system. However, incredibly,...

NGC 6946 - Spiral Arms Revealed in the Fireworks Galaxy! Image URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N6946-2.htm Video URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N6946-2v.htm This image and video of the active "Fireworks Galaxy" shows that by simply removing the foreground st...

NGC 6946 - Spiral Arms Revealed in the Fireworks Galaxy! Image URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N6946-2.htm Video URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N6946-2v.htm This video of the active "Fireworks Galaxy" shows that by simply removing the foreground stars, the f...

NGC 3166 and 3169 -The Disturbed Galaxy Duo URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N3166-2.htm This image contains the two massive "disturbed galaxies" as well as many fainter galaxies inset and enlarged including a tiny apparent ring galaxy. Click on URL above for many more detai...

NGC 1055 - Why is this Edge-On Galaxy standing on its Edge? See answer to this and many more facts as well as a much higher resolution view at URL: https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/galaxies/N1055.htm This image of NGC 1055 reveals the core galaxy, 3 much fainter, distant galaxies enlarged, 3 great ...

Messier 1 - A Crab, a Pulsar, and an Asteroid Captured this on Halloween eve. The "gap" in the asteroid is the telescope mount flip. Annotated URL: http://kentbiggs.com/images/planetaries/M1-2.htm https://www.kentbiggs.com/images/planetaries/M1_LLRGB_2021-10_1Ka.jpg Integration time: 10 h...

Combined images from this weekend with those from a year ago. Details about the image at the bottom of the following link http://kentbiggs.com/images/Galaxies/N7727.htm NGC 7727 - Clash of the Titans http://www.kentbiggs.com Copyright: Kent Biggs http://kentbiggs.com/images/Galaxies/N7727.20101029.L...

Combined images from this weekend with those from a year ago. Details about the image at the bottom of the following link http://kentbiggs.com/images/Galaxies/N7727.htm NGC 7727 - Clash of the Titans http://www.kentbiggs.com Copyright: Kent Biggs http://kentbiggs.com/images/Galaxies/N7727.20101029.L...