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NGC 78226 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 Planets10 viewsFree planets publication to coincide with the 2019 BBC tv seriesJun 17, 2019
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OU The Planets10 viewsFree planets publication to coincide with the 2019 BBC tv seriesJun 17, 2019
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Below the Cone13 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 40520 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 207128 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 Sun33 viewsSome huge prominences this weekendMay 13, 2019
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Bodes galaxy34 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 nebula36 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 busy38 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? 34 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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32 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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A Galaxy points the Way35 viewsThe tiny planetary nebula Abell 4 is Located close to the open cluster M34 and a background galaxy (PGC 2201333) seemingly points towards it. Abell 4 is listed as mag 16.7 and its central star at 19.4 but in imaging terms it does not appear to be that faint. David R.Apr 24, 2019
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41 viewsNGC6888 Crescent nebula. An emission nebula in Cygnus about 5000 Ly distant. 7 3/4 hours in total with Ha (D1100) and UHC (D200) filters. Processed in Iris and Photoshop BillCApr 20, 2019
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Crescent Moon43 viewsA waxing crescent taken whilst waiting for the moon to set so I could get on with other imaging. Registered and stacked in Iris and slight sharpening in Photoshop. Bill CApr 14, 2019
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Polar Ring Galaxy49 viewsNGC 660 is located around 45 million light-years away and is one of a rare class of “polar ring" galaxies, i.e. it has a belt of gas and stars around its centre probably emanating from a collision with another galaxy about 1 billion years ago. The pair of galaxies at the bottom have a common redshift so are probably an associated pair at around 700 million light years. DR.Mar 31, 2019
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M5163 viewsM51 also catalogued as NGC 5194 is in Canes Venatici and is merging with NGC 5195. Four & half hours exposure with a UHC clip filter. Off axis guided on a EQ6 pro mount
Bill CMar 23, 2019
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Sun2031959 viewsSun taken 20th of March 2019 35x2000th sec, there was a lot of high cloud.GBMar 20, 2019
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Leo Triplet67 viewsThe Leo Triplet includes NGC 3628, Hamburger galaxy. About 35 mly distant. The light reaching my camera started out soon after the demise of the dinosaurs.
Just over four hours exposure using a UHC clip filter on a EOS 200D camera on a skywatcher 200p reflector.
Bill CMar 15, 2019
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Palomar 1 & Palomar 272 viewsTwo very different globular clusters. Pal 1 has a very young age - around 4-6 billion years – and is much dispersed with extended tails. Pal 2 is a remote cluster and we view it through the plane of the Milky Way so is heavily reddened. It actually does look like a globular so must be relatively large given its huge distance. David R.Mar 10, 2019
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Kemble's Cascade 71 viewsKemble's Cascade in Camelopardalis near Cassiopeia,Taken on the 26th of February and no filter GB Mar 07, 2019
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Sun2721972 viewsTaken on the 27th of February 2019 GBMar 03, 2019
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Comet Iwamoto82 viewsA rarity these days – a comet discovered by a human being! Its closest approach to Earth on 12th Feb but I caught it 13 days later by which time it was fading. Still there is the suspicion of a tail on the comet's left (east) side. If you missed it this time it will return in 3390 AD. David R.Mar 03, 2019
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Comet 2018 y1 (Iwamoto)77 viewsComet among the clusters.GBMar 02, 2019
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M101 Pinwheel galaxy81 viewsA trillion stars occupy M101. 31 mly distant in Ursa Major. 5 and a half hours exposure with a UHC clip filter in a modded EOS 200D. EQ6 Pro mount on a fixed pier. Bill CMar 02, 2019
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Sun 2221990 viewsTaken on the 22nd of February 2019.GBFeb 22, 2019
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Veil Nebula90 viewsTaken on the 13th of November 7x120secs GBFeb 17, 2019
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IC44394 viewsTaken on the 13-2-2018 24x300secsUHC and 20x600secs H/A GBFeb 16, 2019
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M 74 Phantom Galaxy86 viewsA face on galaxy located in Pisces about 30 m LY distant. 'Phantom' is an appropriate name for me as it was hard to process. Done mostly in IRIS and Photoshop using Denoise on Davids recommendation.
Bill CFeb 14, 2019
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Mirach's Goblin86 viewsMirach doesn’t only have a ghost but a goblin too. This very very faint dwarf galaxy was recently discovered by an Italian amateur and details were published in 2018. It is located about 1 degree south of Mirach and is more properly known as Donatiello 1 after its discoverer. The two galaxies – Ghost & Goblin are probably associated. DR.Feb 13, 2019
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Hyades88 viewsTaken on the 27th of January 10x120secs and no filter GB Feb 13, 2019
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M 10693 viewsA spiral galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici. Up to 25m LY distant. Nine and a half hours exposure on two evenings using a UHC clip filter on a EOS 200D camera. Pier mounted Skywatcher 200P off axis guided.
Bill CFeb 11, 2019
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M37 M36 M3886 viewsTaken on the 2-2-2019 10x300secs and no filter GB. Feb 09, 2019
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M42 Orion Nebula98 viewsM42 Orion nebula.. 2 hours 50 minutes plus 12 x 30 secs. for the bright centre using a UHC clip filter on a modded EOS 200D. Skywatcher 200P scope on a EQ6 Pro mount off axis guided. Processed in IRIS and Photoshop.
Bill CFeb 06, 2019
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Mirach's Ghost108 viewsNo not a reflection but a real galaxy, NGC 404, lying very close to Mirach (Beta Andromedae). A relatively nearby galaxy at 10 million light years and has an active black hole at its centre. It is the closest known LINER type galaxy. DR.Feb 01, 2019
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M3592 viewsTaken 27th of January 10x120secs and no filter GBJan 31, 2019
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Supernova 2019np in NGC 325491 viewsDiscovered by Koichi Itagaki on 9th Jan 2019 in the spiral galaxy NGC 3254 in Leo Minor. It is a classic type Ia. It appears to be located at the end of a spiral arm making it easy to spot. NGC 3254 is estimated to be around 100 million light years away. DRJan 30, 2019
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97 viewsM52 is an open cluster in Cassiopeia. Processed in IRIS using the simple instruction David gave at last evening's meeting. Bill CJan 23, 2019
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NGC 7635-Bubble Nebula106 viewsNGC 7635 is an emission nebula in Cassiopeia. The bubble is 7 light years across. 4 hours UHC & 4-3/4 hours Ha Taken on my usual setup. Skywatcher 200P scope and the EQ6 mount has been modified to solve the problem with the declination bolts locking
BillCJan 22, 2019
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Orion wide field116 viewsTaken round the back at Ladybridge during the Workshop on January 8th 2019.
4 x 30s ISO 6400 shots at 100mm with a modified and cooled Canon 60d on a roughly aligned SkyWatcher Star Adventurer.
No darks or flats.Jan 13, 2019
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Messier 34115 viewsIn cluster research, M34 is an important cluster with an age of 250 million years which places it between the Pleiades at 100 million years and the Hyades at 800 million years. Despite its relatively young age it has 19 known white dwarf stars - giant stars that are reaching their end of their lives having already exhausted their hydrogen fuel. David RJan 11, 2019
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Clusters of Cassiopeia114 viewsCassiopeia is full of open clusters. In this image the prominent cluster is NGC 663 and is the one you notice first if sweeping the area with binoculars. It stands out much more than M103 and many suspect that it is actually Messier's number 103. Cluster IC166 is very reddened by absorption. David R.Jan 01, 2019
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IC410-Tadpole nebula127 viewsIC410 is an emission nebula in Auriga. Different measurements of it's distance give up to 19500 ly. 8 hours of imaging using my 8" reflector.
5 Hrs Ha, 2Hrs UHC & iHr O111 Processed in IRIS and Photoshop
Bill CDec 28, 2018
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Supernova in M77159 views47 million years ago in a galaxy far far away a star exploded. Its light has just reached Lancashire! It is close to the galaxy's centre so not easy to spot and the weather only allowed a few hazy shots last night. Inset is of my previous image of 10 years ago. David R.Dec 15, 2018
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NGC891142 viewsAn edge on spiral galaxy similar in size to the Milky Way but 30 million LY distant in Andromeda constellation. Five & half hours with a UHC clip filter fitted. The 8" reflector is on a pier mounted EQ6 Pro.
Bill CDec 08, 2018
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Globular Cluster M15132 viewsOne of the brightest globular clusters in the northern sky and home to around 100,000 stars. It is one of the most densely packed globulars in the Milky Way galaxy and is classed as 'core collapsed'. Whether it has a black hole at its centre is subject to much speculation but even images taken with the Hubble were unable to resolve its dense core and solve the problem. David R.Dec 06, 2018
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Planetary Nebula NGC 7094127 viewsSome planetary nebular shapes are so "messy" - as is the case with NGC 7094 - that perhaps triple or even multiple stars systems must be involved. In a recent paper, Bear & Soker, placed NGC 7094 in the category "Maybe shaped by a triple stellar progenitor". It is certainly an odd one. David R.Nov 28, 2018
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Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy132 viewsThis dwarf galaxy is part of the local group and is a distant satellite of M31. Recently Hubble images have confirmed the presence of a substantial globular cluster (DDO216-A1) near the centre of the galaxy. It is 3mly away whereas the tiny edge-on galaxy is way in the background at around 900mly. David R.Nov 20, 2018
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IC 1396 Elephants trunk nebula168 viewsPart of an emission nebula in Cepheus. Taken on a pier mounted EQ6 Pro mount and guided with a Gerald Bramall made off axis guider. Essential for the long exposures.
Bill CNov 16, 2018
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Escaping the Void139 viewsAlfaZoa is the galaxy that my talk finished with on Tuesday. It is one of only 2 attested galaxies within the Local Void and it is escaping fast. It was discovered with the Arecibo Radio Telescope. David R.Nov 08, 2018
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