Starship Asterisk*

The Nebulous Realm of WR 134 Joint project by Rochus Hess and Bernd Wallner WR134 - Wolf Rayet Star, surrounded by ring-shaped nebula structures. This fascinating object is located in the constellation Cygnus, about 6,000 light-years away! The image is the result of a collaboration with my friend B...

The Nebulous Realm of WR 134 Joint project by Rochus Hess and Bernd Wallner WR134 - Wolf Rayet Star, surrounded by ring-shaped nebula structures. This fascinating object is located in the constellation Cygnus, about 6,000 light-years away! The image is the result of a collaboration with my friend B...

Abell 1656 - Coma Cluster Joint project by Rochus Hess and Bernd Wallner (Imaging: Bernd , Image processing: Rochus) The galaxy cluster Abell 1656, also known as the Coma Cluster, is located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is about 320 million light-years away. The cluster has a diameter of...

ISS with Starliner docked above "Vega Sternwarte Haus der Natur Salzburg" from 20/07/2024 https://vimeo.com/988066766 Copyright: Rochus Hess ISS tracked with ASA EQ1000, Vega Sternwarte Haus der Natur Salzburg Recording: Rochus Hess http://www.astrofotografie-hess.at Telescope: ASA EQ1000 ...

Moon meets Venus: A rare spectacle in the sky, captured between passing clouds. Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: Canon EOS 6d Exposure time: 1/640 sec. ISO 100 http://www.astrofotografie-hess.at/hess/Venus...

Arp 84 Arp 84 is the combination of gravitationally-interacting galaxies NGC 5395 and NGC 5394. They are around 160 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Canes Venatici. http://www.astrofotografie-hess.at/arp84.html Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: ...

Arp 84 Arp 84 is the combination of gravitationally-interacting galaxies NGC 5395 and NGC 5394. They are around 160 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Canes Venatici. http://www.astrofotografie-hess.at/arp84.html Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: ...

Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 11 x 20min H-Alpha and 42x10min...

The James Webb Space Telescope
on its orbit around the Lagrange point 2 at a distance of 1 500 000 km.
Taken with the ASA 1 meter rc telescope at the "Vega Observatory Haus der Natur Salzburg" !



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STROTTNER-DRECHSLER 1 / COCO'S NEBULA StDr1 (PNG 185.1+-0.9) is a new spectrum confirmed planetary nebula (PN) in the constellation of Taurus. The PN was discovered in October 2019 by the French-German research team Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner. The potential central star of StDr 1 is loca...

STROTTNER-DRECHSLER 1 / COCO'S NEBULA StDr1 (PNG 185.1+-0.9) is a new spectrum confirmed planetary nebula (PN) in the constellation of Taurus. The PN was discovered in October 2019 by the French-German research team Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner. The potential central star of StDr 1 is loca...

Central region of the Pelican Nebula in the constellation Swan, with the Herbig-Haro Object 555 (HH 555). Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 41x7min. Luminance, 6x20min Ha,...

M 82 ( Cigar Galaxy ) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 49x7min. Luminance,...

IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 11x5min. Luminance, 11x5min.RGB all unbinned Copyright: Rochus Hess http://www.astrofotografie-hess.at/vega/ic5146_...

M 82 ( Cigar Galaxy ) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 49x7min. Luminance,...

M51 - Whirlpool-Galaxie Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 28x7min. Luminance, 9x7min.RGB all unbinned Copyright: Rochus Hess http://www.astrofotografie-hess.at/vega/m51_kl...

M 82 ( Cigar Galaxy ) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 49x7min. Luminance,...

M51 - Whirlpool-Galaxie Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 28x7min. Luminance, 9x7min.RGB all unbinned Copyright: Rochus Hess http://www.astrofotografie-hess.at/vega/m51_kl...

M 82 ( Cigar Galaxy ) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 49x7min. Luminance,...

NGC 7331 - unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 34x5min. Luminance, 21x5min.RGB all unbinned Copyright: Rochus Hess http:/...

NGC 7331 - unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 34x5min. Luminance, 21x5min.RGB all unbinned Copyright: Rochus Hess http:/...

IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: FLI Microline 16803 Exposure time: 11x5min. Luminance, 11x5min.RGB all unbinned Copyright: Rochus Hess http://www.astrofotografie-hess.at/vega/ic5146_k...

NGC 4565 Galaxy on Edge Telescope: ASA EQ1000 f7 - ASA 1 m equatorial telescope Location: Vega Observatory - House of Nature Salzburg, Austria Camera: STL11000 Exposure time: 4x5min. Luminance, 4x5min.RGB all unbinned Copyright: Rochus Hess http://www.astrofotografie-hess.at/vega/ngc4565_klein.jpg ...

Helix Nebula with 8" f/4 and Moravian G2 8300FW, Ha-LRGB Copyright: Rochus Hess Location: Austria (Postalm - Salzburg) http://astrofotografie-hess.heimat.eu/astro/Helix_hess.jpg For technical informations and high resolution image, please visit http://astrofotografie-hess.heimat.eu/galerie/dee...

M13 http://astrofotografie-hess.heimat.eu Copyright: Rochus Hess http://astrofotografie-hess.heimat.eu/m13_hess_small.jpg Full size image can be viewed here: http://astrofotografie-hess.heimat.eu/galerie/deepsky/m13.htm Telescope: 8 Zoll Newtonian f4 Mount: G53F Gemini Camera: Moravian G2 8300FW Pr...