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Whirlpool Galaxy16 viewsM 51 Whirlpool Galaxy is in the constellation Canes Venatici Approx. 23 million L Y distant and spanning 76000 L Y. Interacting with Galaxy NGC 5195
Imaged with EOS 200D. No filter used. 45 x 120 sec. and Atik 383L Mono 13 x 600 sec. for luminance.
BillCApr 03, 2020
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M81 & M8227 viewsMar 29, 2020
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Comet Atlas61 viewsIt was starting to develop a decent tail on the 25th March. Should be much brighter in April - where have we heard those sort of predictions before? David RMar 27, 2020
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IC 443 Jelly-fish Nebula128 viewsHad another go at this Nebula, managed to obtain 8 X 10 min Lights, with a UHF before being blocked out by nearby trees, I'll have to wait until next year to add Ha subs, processed in IRIS and finished in Photo-shopMar 19, 2020
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Andromeda 1160 viewsYou would have thought Andromeda I would be the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) but not so. It is the first of several dwarf (dSph) satellite galaxies of M31. Only discovered in 1970 by Sidney van den Bergh with the Mount Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope, which gives you some idea that it must be faint - and it is! David R.Mar 08, 2020
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Blue Snowball168 viewsNGC 7662 is located in Andromeda constellation. An uncertain distance and size but could be 5600 LY distant and spanning 0.8 LY. Bill CFeb 29, 2020
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Caroline's Rose, NGC 7789177 viewsOne the best open clusters missed by Messier. It is faint but when you locate it is obvious. We had a splendid view of it this year at the Kelling Heath Starparty through Gerald’s 8-inch Binocular Telescope. It is noted for its yellow/red giants stars. David R.Feb 23, 2020
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IC 443172 viewsSupernova remnant in Gemini lying approximately 5,000 light years from Earth, with an apparent magnitude of 12. Nicknamed the Jellyfish Nebula located at the foot of one of the celestial twins.Feb 21, 2020
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Orion67 viewsColour adjustment by Ross WilkinsonFeb 11, 2020
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The Phantom Galaxy, M74186 viewsIts name is well deserved as it is probably the most difficult Messier object for visual astronomers. I have failed to see it from Lancashire with a 16 inch telescope. It is a classic spiral galaxy and is at a distance of around 32 million light-years. No filters were used in the taking of this image. David RFeb 09, 2020
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Spaghetti nebula184 viewsSimeis 147 is a faint nebula lying 3000 L Y distant between Auriga & Taurus constellations. Over 9 hours exposure with an Ha 6 nm filter for the nebula and i hour with no filter for the stars. I used a zoom lens set at 200 mm on the EOS 200D piggybacked on my refactor which was used for off axis guiding.
Bill CJan 27, 2020
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Rosette nebula - C49169 viewsNGC 2244 in the Constellation: Monoceros lies 5200 LY distant. I've re-processed it from my early attempts at imaging.
Bill CJan 22, 2020
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The Deer Lick Group152 viewsDoes this group look like the Deer Lick Mountains? I guess not. Is it a group? Again definitely not. NGC 7331 at around 40 million light years is a foreground object with the other smaller galaxies much much further away at around 300 million light years. David R.Jan 12, 2020
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IC342 The hidden Galaxy96 viewsThe galaxy, at over 20' diameter and around 10 mly distant would be prominent if not hidden among the stars, gas and dust of the milky way. Over 7 hours of exposure without a filter in Dec 19 added to over 4 hours with a UHC filter in 2016. I found it difficult to process due to its faintness.
Bill CJan 04, 2020
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The Fireworks Galaxy 108 viewsNGC6946 is named the Fireworks Galaxy because of the number of supernova it has produced in the last 100 years - namely 10. One every ten years might not sound a lot but actually that is exceptional. It is classed as a starburst galaxy so it is perhaps not surprising it produces so many supernova. David R.Dec 03, 2019
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Andromeda galaxy137 viewsAnother attempt without a filter as Andromeda was near the zenith. Taken with a 102 mm F7 refractor which left it a bit tight in the frame. Bill CNov 24, 2019
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The Blinking Nebula, NGC 682684 viewsThe distinctive green colour makes this nebula ideal for viewing with the rods in our eyes. As these predominate away from the centre of our vision then the nebula appears brighter with averted vision. This is of course why it seems to blink - look direct and it goes fainter, look away and it gets brighter. David R.Nov 17, 2019
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Transit of Mercury98 viewsLucky break in the cloudsNov 11, 2019
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NGC 6946 Fireworks galaxy86 viewsTaking a lead from Gerald & David I imaged this galaxy without a filter and as David pointed out at last week's meeting, yellow hasn't been suppressed. Less than half the size of our galaxy, it still produces 10 times more supernova. Hence the 'Firework' name. I discarded the 21 x 10 minute subs in order to retain the colour.
Bill CNov 08, 2019
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Caldwell 9. Cave nebula79 viewsCaldwell 9 in Patrick Moor's catalogue is an emission nebula 2400 LY distant in Cepheus, imaged with a canon 200D & pier mounted 8" reflector on a EQ6 Pro mount. Guided with the Gerald made off axis guider. 2 1/4 hours Ha filter and 5 hours UHC. Bill CNov 04, 2019
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Spiral Galaxy, NGC 524881 viewsThe constellation of Bootes is not noted for deep sky objects but there is one object worth searching out, the spiral galaxy NGC5248. It is brightish at mag 10.3 and relatively large (7 x 5 arc-minutes). It is generally classed as a Sc but more recently as a SABbc type. David R.Nov 03, 2019
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The Ghost of Jupiter100 viewsThe name Ghost of Jupiter was coined by the noted British observer, Admiral Smyth, in the 19th century and the name has stuck. It is similar in size and shape to Jupiter itself but has a ghostly glow. Nevertheless it is one of brighter planetary nebula at 8th mag and if you can see the Ring Nebula (M57) you should have no trouble with this one. David R.Oct 11, 2019
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111 viewsNGC 457 Imaged on 2nd Oct 2019 30 frames X 300 sec; useing a 98mm Williams Optic Apo and 40D Canon Camera,Oct 07, 2019
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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy114 viewsFrom a field in Blackrod.
Modified Canon 60D at -14°C with an Astronomik CLS EOS clip through a Canon 100-400mm lens, on a Skywatcher Star Adventurer. Stack of 40 exposures, 30 seconds each.Oct 03, 2019
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NGC 869 (Double Clustster)133 viewsOpen cluster located in the constellation of Perseus.Sep 22, 2019
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Silver Needle Galaxy125 viewsNGC 4244 is one of the thinnest of galaxies with no central bulge. It is incredibly needle-like with a length of nearly one third of a degree yet with a width of less than 2 arc-minutes. It has a falling rotational curve so must have little dark matter. David RSep 22, 2019
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Sun 11519a131 viewsTaken on the 11th of May 2019.GBSep 11, 2019
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The Coma Galaxy Cluster128 viewsThe Coma Cluster (Abell 1656) is the largest in the local area with around 10,000 members. The central galaxy is NGC4889, which is the galaxy left of centre. This image covers just the central part of this huge cluster but over 100 galaxies are visible here - 109 I make it. David R.Sep 08, 2019
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Sun 11519130 viewsTaken on the 11th of May 2019. GBSep 04, 2019
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Spindle Galaxy, NGC 3115138 viewsThis Spindle Galaxy (there are others), is a bright SO galaxy, i.e. a disc galaxy without significant spiral structure or dust lanes, located in the faint constellation of Sextans. It is seen almost exactly edge-on and is composed of mainly of old stars. David R.Aug 25, 2019
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M 109 NGC 3992133 viewsM109 is a barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major. Approx 84 Ly distant. Nearly 5 hours exposure with a UHC clip filter.
Usual set up. Pier mounted EQ6 Pro & 8" reflector scope guided with the essential off axis guider made by Gerald.
Bill CAug 21, 2019
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IC 5146 Cocoon nebula178 viewsCocoon nebula IC 5146 also Caldwell 19 lies in Cygnus at approx. 2500 LY distance and spanning 15 LY.
EOS 200D modded using 6nm Ha & UHC clip filters. Processed in Iris and Photoshop (Ha exposure amended 9th Aug)
BillCAug 08, 2019
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Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 4236183 viewsThis mostly blue barred spiral is not displayed at its best as it is almost exactly edge-on to our line of sight. Located in Draco it is part of the M81 group of galaxies. This group iwould have long ago dispersed if it wasn't for the presence on dark matter holding the cluster together. NGC 4236 is thought to be around 14.5 million light years away. David R.Aug 05, 2019
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The Cat's Eye Nebula191 viewsDiscovered by William Herschel on 15th Feb 1786 and was the first planetary nebula whose spectrum was investigated by the English amateur astronomer William Huggins. He showed it was gaseous and nothing to do with planets at all. It is an emitter of hard X-rays which is an ongoing puzzle that has still to be resolved. David R.Jul 21, 2019
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NGC 2403176 viewsThis spiral galaxy is an outlying member of the M81 group. Approx 50,000 LY in diameter & 8 MLY distant.
EQ5 mount off axis guided. A UHC clip filter used in a Canon EOS 1100D camera. BillC Jul 17, 2019
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Hubble's Variable Nebula169 viewsThe nebula not only varies but does so at the speed of light. How could that happen? The nebula emanates from the variable star R Mon and is illuminated by it. Dense clouds of dust orbit R Mon periodically blocking the illumination. This casts shadows onto the nebula and shadows have no problem in moving at the speed of light. David R.Jul 07, 2019
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Noctilucent Clouds193 views21.06.19 Looking North
11.06.19Jun 22, 2019
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Noctilucent Clouds188 views21.06.19 11.15pm
Mobile PhoneJun 22, 2019
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NGC 7822176 viewsThis is a star forming complex in Cepheus lying 2900 LY distant and spanning 75 LY.
five & half hours exposure with a UHC filter and four & half hours Ha
Bill CJun 18, 2019
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OU The Planets170 viewsFree planets publication to coincide with the 2019 BBC tv seriesJun 17, 2019
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OU The Planets171 viewsFree planets publication to coincide with the 2019 BBC tv seriesJun 17, 2019
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Below the Cone186 viewsBelow the famous Cone nebula is what looks like a small comet but it is in fact Hubble’s Variable Nebula. This nebula varies in brightness and was a puzzle for many years. Also visible is the very red and very old cluster Trumpler 5 (top right). David R.
Jun 12, 2019
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Caldwell 31/IC 405193 viewsFlaming Star Nebula is an emission/reflection nebula in Auriga spanning 5 LY at a distance of 1500 LY
Processed in Iris and Photoshop Bill CJun 03, 2019
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Messier 78 & NGC 2071204 viewsThese two largely reflection nebulae but with a bit of hydrogen alpha thrown in for good measure are located in eastern Orion and very close to Barnard's Loop. They both belong to the Orion B molecular cloud complex – a star forming region about 1,350 light-years distant from Earth. David R.May 25, 2019
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Hairy Sun197 viewsSome huge prominences this weekendMay 13, 2019
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Bodes galaxy187 viewsA near neighbour at 12 million LY. Bodes galaxy is estimated to be 90'000 LY diameter. 3 hours exposure using a UHC clip filter. Bill CMay 10, 2019
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Monkey Head nebula183 viewsNGC 2174 Monkey head nebula. An emission nebula in Orion. 6.5 Ly distant. Cloudy sky prevented longer exposures.
Bill C May 07, 2019
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AR2740 is busy191 viewsAt a rough guess, those sunspots are about 30,000km across. The diameter of the Earth is 12,742km.May 06, 2019
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How low can you go? 192 viewsTau Canis Major Cluster is a fabulous open cluster but really needs to be seen from further south than Britain. At an elevation of just 10 degrees I was pushing my luck. I had had a try in 2010 and decided it was time to try again. It is the lowest Caldwell object I have imaged. David R.May 06, 2019
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185 viewsNGC 3718 & NGC 3729 are part of the Ursa Major group of galaxies lying 52 million LY distant and above them is the Hickson 56 group of 5 galaxies 400 million LY away. 4.5 hours exposure over 2 evenings with a UHC filter.
Bill CMay 04, 2019
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