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NGC-7023 The Iris Nebula (LRGB) This bright reflection nebula lives in the constellation Cepheus at a distance of approximately 1300ly. The ethereal glow of the nebula is a result of the illumination of the star HD 200775, a +7.4 magnitude Blue-White, B3 star. Imaging Telescope: Celestron EDGE HD 8 ...

NGC-6888: The Crescent Nebula NGC-6888 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is approximately 5000 light-years from Earth. It is home to a Wolf-Rayet star, WR 136 (HD 192163). Current fast stellar winds being ejected from the star are catching up to previously ejected material and sh...

Target: NGC-6946 (SH2-162) SHO - The Bubble Nebula Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 CF Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro Image Acquisition: ASIAir Plus Guide Scope: Explore Scientific ED127 CF Guide Camera: ZWO 220mm-Mini Mount: ZWO AM5 Polar Alignment: ASIAir Plus Bortle Class: 6 Filter:...

Well, the Sky Gods looked upon me with favor and gave me a few clear nights...enough to fully capture NGC-1333, The Embryo Nebula. I collected 22.5 hours of data and was able to create the below picture. It is a mixture of 5min and 10min subs stacked together. I am particularly pleased that I was ab...

Here is my version M-1, The Crab Nebula in SHO. Things I learned while imaging this target: 1. While processing the OIII, I noticed the "stem" on the bottom of the target. I never new it was there. I added the OIII as a luminance layer to keep it visible. 2. There is a neutron star at the ...

NGC-1579 is a diffuse nebula located in the constellation of Perseus and also in the California Molecular Cloud. I was able to get over 37 hours of imaging on this one and lightly processed in PixInSight. My goal was to bring out the dark dust in that surrounds the target. Target: NGC-1579 The North...

Located in the constellation Cassiopeia and discovered by William Herschel in 1787, the Bubble Nebula contains a massive 8.7 magnitude star and the stellar winds created the "bubble". Processing this one was interesting. I tried many different variants of SHO workflows but nothing seemed t...

NGC-6543 - The Cat's Eye Nebula (SHO+LRGB) NGC-6543, The Cat’s Eye Nebula is a very complex target consisting of an elongated inner ellipse and nested in a pair of larger spherical bubbles that are similar to a figure 8. This is one of the most difficult targets that I have tried to image. 51 hours ...

NGC-6543 The Cat's Eye Nebula (HOO+LRGB) About 3,000 light years from Earth, is the central star of NGC-6543, a Wolf-Rayet O7 class star. The core of NGC-6543 consists of an inner bubble that is nested inside of a pair of larger bubbles Target: NGC-6543 Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 CF...

When I first started this project, I thought that the Dumbbell Nebula was going to be an easy one to process. I was looking to get the outer fringes (Ha/OIII) of the nebula to show up with some sort of detail. After an initial go with 40x300s on the Ha, I went back and captured 600s subs. That broug...

Mellote-15: Heart of the Heart Nebula (IC-1805) Target: IC-1805 / Mellote-15 Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 CF Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro Guide Scope: Explore Scientific ED127 CF Guide Camera: ZWO 290mm-Mini Mount: Sky Watcher EQ8-R Pro Polar Alignment: ASIAir Plus Bortle Class: ...

I was blessed with a few good nights this past week. This is WR-134, It's a Wolf-Rayet Star (in the very center) located about 6,000ly from Sol in the constellation of Cygnus. There is faint bubble nebula surrounding the star that is caused by the intense radiation and fast interstellar winds. WR-13...

NGC-7000 The North America Nebula - SHO (The Cygnus Wall) I managed to get two clear-ish nights. I didn't get all of the data that I wanted to on the OIII emission line but I was able to a bit. The Cygnus wall has been a favorite of mine since I started AP almost 2 years ago. I'm not going to put a ...

This target is one of the reasons that I got into astrophotography. The first time I saw the famous Hubble picture, I’ve always wanted to be able to capture a photo of it myself. Target: M-16 The Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 CF Imaging Camera: ZWO ...

I’ve started to use 300s subs instead of the usual 180s subs that I have been using. I would say that they both come out almost identical in the processing. The biggest difference is the reduction of the amount of time that the computer has to chew on the data. Target: IC-1396 The Elephant's Truck I...

Comparison of different processing pallets - HSO / SHO / HOO Part of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant, lies The Witch's Broom. An estimated 10,000-20,000 years ago, a star that was 20 times more massive than our Sun exploded creating this impressive sight. The explosion would have been brighter ...

I present an alternate version of NGC-6960, The Witch's Broom processed in the HSO pallet. Part of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant, lies The Witch's Broom. An estimated 10,000-20,000 years ago, a star that was 20 times more massive than our Sun exploded creating this impressive sight. The explo...

I present NGC-6960, The Witch's Broom processed in the HOO pallet. Part of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant, lies The Witch's Broom. An estimated 10,000-20,000 years ago, a star that was 20 times more massive than our Sun exploded creating this impressive sight. The explosion would have been bri...

My first attempt with NGC-7380 and the Hubble Pallet... Target: NGC-7380 / The Wizard Nebula Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 CF Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro Guide Scope: Explore Scientific ED127 CF Guide Camera: ZWO 290mm-Mini Focus: MoonLight Focuser w/ ZWO EAF Mount: Sky Watcher E...

M-51/The Whirlpool Galaxy and For the past two months, I have been working on reimaging The Whirlpool Galaxy with the purpose of capturing a Quasar [VV2006] J133004.8+472301 that is approximately 11 Billion Light Years away. It's tiny...REALLY tiny but I got. Thank you for your consideration. Astro ...

Target: M81 / M-82 - Bode's Galaxy and The Cigar Galaxy (Nov/Dec 2021) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 CF Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro Guide Scope: William Optics 200mm f/4 Guide Camera: ZWO 290mm-Mini Mount: iOptron CEM40 Polar Alignment: iPolar / ASIAir Pro Bortle Class: 6 Frames:...

IC-1805 The Heart Nebula (SHO) This is one of my favorite nebula. Sitting approximately 7500 light years from my backyard, is the wonderful Heart Nebula (IC-1805). This emission nebula is comprised mostly of hydrogen gas. The open cluster of Melotte 15 can be seen in the center of the Heart and the ...

I am an astro-nerd...and I love this hobby. This is my first submission in this forum. I present The Pacman Nebula (NGC-281 in SHO). This target was imaged over 3 nights (almost 12 hours) in Northern Virginia using a RASA 8, ASI294MM-Pro, Baader Ultra Narrowband F/2 filters and the ASIAir-Pro all si...