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M16_Final version APOD Submission.jpg The Eagle over the Pillars of Creation - Hubble palette Copyright: Bogdan Borz This M16, presented in a classic SHO composition with RGB, natural color stars. Telescope: Teleskop Service ONTC Newtonian 250mm @ 3.8 Mount: Skywatcher AZEQ6 Pro Camera: ZWO ASI 260...

Dark Arches in the Perseus Molecular Cloud : LDN 1448 Copyright: Bogdan Borz Lynds 1448 or Barnard 203 is a dark nebula, situated South-West from its more famous neighbor, NGC 1333. It is part of the gigantic molecular cloud in Perseus, located at around 1000 l.y. from Earth. The cloud contains ove...

Penguin Ad Astra : Barnard 175, vdB 152 Copyright: Bogdan Borz This region in Cepheus is very rich in interesting objects, from a dark nebula, Bok globules, reflection nebula to a Herbig Haro object. And also a planetary nebula plus a supernova remnant. vdB 152 is the blue reflection nebula on top ...

The Angler Fish Nebula Rising : LDN 1251 Copyright: Bogdan Borz 2023 Telescope: Teleskop Service ONTC Newtonian 250mm @ 3.8 Mount: Skywatcher AZEQ6 Pro Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MM Software: Sequence Generator Pro, Pixinsight, Photoshop Filters : Baader LRGB x 300s gain 0 @ -10°C Dates : 15-25 June 2023 ...

The Single Arm Galaxies : A Mysterious Galactic Trio Copyright: Bogdan Borz This is an image of a rarely photographed couple of galaxies, NGC 4618 and NGC 4625 in Canes Venatici, collectively known as Arp 23 in the Arp Catalogue of Peculiar Galaxies. The trio is formed with the very small, hardly v...

The Galactic Connection : Keenan's System Copyright: Bogdan Borz This is the Keenan system, a system of interacting galaxies in the Ursa Major constellation located at around 17.3 million light years from earth. The two galaxies are connected by a bridge that seems to be formed by material and star...

Robin's Egg Nebula - HOORGB Composition Copyright: Bogdan Borz Telescope : ASA AZ1000 1m RC Camera : FLI PL16803 Astrodon filters Ha, OIII, RGB Location: ChileScope, Coquimbo Region, Chile Five nights between September 09 - October 30 2022 R 7 x 300s G 6 x 300s B 7 x 300s Ha 14 x 600s OIII 14 x 600...

Blue Rays and a Golden Lion - Sh2-132 starless version Copyright: Bogdan Borz This is a starless version of the Lion Nebula, in the Hubble palette, using narrowband filters. Telescope: Teleskop Service ONTC Newtonian 250mm @ 3.8 Mount: Skywatcher AZEQ6 Pro Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MM filtres Astrodon Ha...

Jupiter and Europa's Shadow

Bogdan Borz

C11 XLT on Skywatcher AZEQ6R pro
ASI 462mc @ 117 fps
Altair Barlow 2x
ZWO ADC
7800 images stacked, 10% of 11 videos
Captured using SharpCap Pro
Location: Toulouse, France
Date: August 31 2022
Processing : Autostakkert, Astrosurface, Registax, Photoshop

Jupiter and Europa Bogdan Borz This is Jupiter and Europa, captured with my C11 and the ASI 462mc. The night had a good seeing, especially for my location. It allowed for some nice details to be captured in the Great Red Spot and in the North Tropical Zone. C11 XLT on Skywatcher AZEQ6R pro ASI 462m...

The Iris Nebula and Interstellar Dust Bogdan Borz I took this image during my trip in the Lot region in France, under Bortle 3 skies. The Iris Nebula is an example of reflection nebula, the light source is not the nebula itself, but the central star, the light being scattered by the nebula around i...

The Crescent Nebula Copyright: Bogdan Borz The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula situated in the Cygnus constellation, at around 5000 ly from Earth (Wikipedia). It is shaped by the strong winds from the central Wolf-Rayet star 136. It has an outer oxygen shell visibile as a blue halo around the...

M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy in HaLRGB Copyright: Bogdan Borz Telescope: Teleskop Service ONTC Newtonian 250mm @ 3.8 Mount: Skywatcher AZEQ6 Pro Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MM filtres Astrodon Ha 3nm; Baader RVB Software: Sequence Generator Pro, Pixinsight, Photoshop Dates : 16 January 25 April 26 April 29 Ap...

NGC 3572 in Hubble Palette Copyright: Bogdan Borz This is NGC 3572 and the nebula surrounding it, a narrowband project using the T2 Newtonian from Chilescope. Telescope : ASA Newtonian 500mm f3.8 Camera : FLI Proline 16830 Filters : Astrodon 3nm Ha, SII, OIII Exposure: 11 x 600s x 3 ; 5h30 Dates : ...

The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 Copyright: Bogdan Borz Telecope: Planewave CDK 24" Camera: FLI Proline 9000 Total exposure: 10h50' Dates : Multiple nights Feb - Aug 2021 Location: El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado Valley, Coquimbo, Chile L 16 x 600s R 6 x 300s 14 x 600s G 6 x 300s 13 x 600s B...

Filaments of Vela Copyright: Bogdan Borz/Martin Pugh Data acquistion and calibration: Martin Pugh Post-treatment: Bogdan Borz Ha 19 x 1800s SII 21 x 1800s OIII 11 x 1800s R 4 x 600s G 3 x 600s B 3x600s Total exposure : 27h 40m Location: Heaven's Mirror Observatory, New South Wales, Australia Telesc...

The Pleiades Copyright: Bogdan Borz Telescope: William Optics GT 71mm refractor 0.8x reducer Camera ASI 2600MM, new EFW and OAG @ - 10°C Baader LRGB 36mm filters Mount AZEQ6 pro Exposure : 9h 49 m Location: Font Romeu, Pyrénées Mountains, France L 54x180s, 11x300s R 30x180s, 1x300s G 29x180s, 10x30...

The Mythical Helmet Copyright: Bogdan Borz This is a SHO composition of the Thor's Helmet Nebula (NGC 2359), situated in Canis Major, my latest project from 2021. Clear skies! Telescope : ASA Newtonian 500mm, F3.8 Camera: Fli Proline 16803 Location: Chilescope, Coquimbo Region, Chile Exposure: 6h. ...

The Spider and Fly Nebulae : IC 417 and NGC 1931 Copyright: Bogdan Borz The Spider and Fly nebulae are situated in Auriga, at around 10 000 and 7000 ly away. They are emission nebulae. This is a Hubble palette, the Oxygen is very weak and mostly present in the Spider nebula. The nebula is pretty fa...

The Cosmic Reef in SHO Copyright: Bogdan Borz NGC 2020 and NGC 2014 are located in Dorado, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Both nebulae are shaped by powerful stellar winds. NGC 2020 is the blue circular nebula and the neighbour, displaying warm colors is NGC 2014 in the upper left part of the picture....

Elephant Photometric Project submission.jpg The Elephant's Dream : IC 1396 in Hubble Palette with RGB Stars Copyright: Bogdan Borz Altair Astro Wave 115 ED 0.79x Reducer ASI 1600 MM @ -20° Astrodon Ha, SII, OIII filters Baader RGB filters AZEQ6R pro mount Total exposure: 30 h Source: Backyard, Bort...

Waterfalls of Cygnus : IC 5068 in SHO Copyright: Bogdan Borz Hi, I present you my last narrowband image, a Hubble palette composition. IC 5068 is an emission nebula located close to the Pelican and North America nebulae. Data acquired between August 9 - 25 over 6 nights. Ha 88 x 300s @ 139 Gain SII...

Galactic Rendez-vous : NGC 2992 and NGC 2993 Copyright: Bogdan Borz ARP 245 is a couple of gravitationally interacting galaxies, discovered by William Herschel in 1785. They are located in the Hydra constellation. NGC 2992 is an active Seyfert galaxy (it has a compact and dense core, an important s...

Melotte 15 - Swan Lake Copyright: Bogdan Borz Hello, This is my latest backyard project, Melotte 15 in Cassiopeia. Clear skies ! Bogdan Borz Telescope : ONTC 10'' Newtonian f4 Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM, 3nm Ha, O3, S2 Astrodon filters and Zwo RGB filters @ -20°C Mount : AZEQ6 pro Total exposure : 20.4...

Hi Ann, Very interesting. If I understand correctly, the optical information provides evidence for tidal disruption in the galaxies. But there is no direct evidence that the DM was actually stripped, it is a hypothesis that since tidal forces are present, DM could have been stripped before. Shouldn'...