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Moon from February 26, 2024 using the SeeStar S50

Jellyfish Nebula (IC443) January 2 & February 3-7, 2024 Ellicott City, MD Imaging Telescope: REDCAT 71 Imaging Camera: ASI1600mm Pro Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro Guiding Telescope: ZWO Mini Guider Scope Guiding Camera: ASI290mm Mini Filters: Ha, Sii, Oiii Controller/Capture: N.I.N.A., PHD2 Proces...

Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) February 7, 2024 Ellicott City, MD Imaging Telescope: REDCAT 71 Imaging Camera: ASI1600mm Pro Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro Guiding Telescope: ZWO Mini Guider Scope Guiding Camera: ASI290mm Mini Filters: Ha, Sii, Oiii Controller/Capture: N.I.N.A., PHD2 Processed in DS...

Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) February 4-7, 2024 Ellicott City, MD Imaging Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" Imaging Camera: ASI2600MC Pro Mount: SkyWatcher iOptron CEM70 Guiding Telescope: ZWO Mini Guider Scope Guiding Camera: ASI290mm Mini Filters: L Ultimate Controller/Capture: N.I.N.A Processed...

Crab Nebula (M1) February 7, 2024 Ellicott City, MD Imaging Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" Imaging Camera: ASI2600MC Pro Mount: SkyWatcher iOptron CEM70 Guiding Telescope: ZWO Mini Guider Scope Guiding Camera: ASI290mm Mini Filters: L Ultimate Controller/Capture: N.I.N.A Processed in DSS, Pi...

The Sun Analemma project is finally complete. I started the project on February 18, 2023 and completed on February 1, 2024. I used a GoPro Black 7 with a homemade solar filter mounted on a wooden bracket to take 16 images; one or two images per month. The bracket was placed on a retaining wall in ap...

Quick image of the Orion Nebula (M42) while testing communication stability between my inside computer and my iOptron CEM70EC-NUC mount. Orion Nebula (M42) December 15, 2023 Ellicott City, MD Imaging Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" with .7 focal reducer Imaging Camera: ASI2600MC Pro Mount: Sk...

The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is an emission and reflection nebula approximately 1,500 light-years away. The nebula illuminated by the hot blue variable star AE Aurigea. The Tadpole Nebula (IC 410) is approximately 12,400 light-years away. The tadpoles are gas globules, small dense knots of dust ...

The attached image was done from my driveway in Ellicott City, Maryland under Bortle 6 night sky. My neighbor showed me an article from ARSTechnica about the nebula so I thought I would give it a try. I originally tried with my Celestron EdgeHD 9.25 and ASI2600MC but the field of view wasn't enough ...

Here is my attempt at the Elephant Trunk Nebula, taken 14/15 July 2022; 6 hours total of Ha, Sii, & Oiii mapped to the Hubble pallet and adjusted for gold/turquoise. First time I have use the Celestron .7 focal reducer with the EdgeHD 9.25. Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) July 14/15, 2022 Ellic...