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Veil Nebula10 viewsTaken on the 13th of November 7x120secs GBFeb 17, 2019
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IC44310 viewsTaken on the 13-2-2018 24x300secsUHC and 20x600secs H/A GBFeb 16, 2019
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M 74 Phantom Galaxy12 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 Goblin9 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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Hyades12 viewsTaken on the 27th of January 10x120secs and no filter GB Feb 13, 2019
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M 10615 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 M3815 viewsTaken on the 2-2-2019 10x300secs and no filter GB. Feb 09, 2019
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M42 Orion Nebula15 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 Ghost25 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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M3520 viewsTaken 27th of January 10x120secs and no filter GBJan 31, 2019
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Supernova 2019np in NGC 325421 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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24 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 Nebula29 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 field39 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 3443 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 Cassiopeia43 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 nebula52 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 M7773 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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NGC89166 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 M1558 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 709455 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 Galaxy61 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 nebula84 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 Void67 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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IC1396-Elephants Trunk Nebula104 viewsThis is the red channel Using a Ha 6nm filter. eight & half hours giving me all the info I need before combining it with 4 hours UHC filter on 28th & 29th to get the star colours. (note the triple star on the left.) Bill COct 31, 2018
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NGC 7000103 viewsNorth American Nebula reprocessed from October 2012Oct 24, 2018
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NGC 45787 viewsFirst attempt as using my modified Canon 600D, Stacked with DSS, Processed with GIMP. Seem to have a very large number of hot pixels following the Astro Modification. Bill BonesOct 23, 2018
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Messier 2995 viewsSomewhat ignored Messier object which does look a bit like a small Pleiades. All is not what it seems though with 2 of the seven brightest stars not being cluster members. The blue one is a background giant and the "handle" star (top left) is a foreground object. Age 5 million years. David R.Oct 14, 2018
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Blazar - BL Lacertae109 viewsIt took many years for astronomers to work out what this object was - it has a featureless spectrum. We now know it is a Blazar - a quasar where the jet from its central black hole is pointing straight at us. Its distance is around 900 million light years. David R.Oct 03, 2018
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124 viewsSun Taken at Kelling heath.Sep 18, 2018
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Lifting the Veil107 viewsKelling Heath 2018. Just managed to get 45 60s between the clouds. Ross Wilkinson did his magic on the Tiff to produce this image.Sep 14, 2018
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Saturn & Mars - 31 August 2018118 viewsCivilised time for imaging but boy are they low. Mars is large this year being close to the Sun and they are both are at the same scale here - I didn't even re-focus. South polar cap is visible on Mars and despite the dust storms some surface markings are visible too. There also seems to be a haze over its north pole. David R.Sep 01, 2018
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Crescent Nebula128 viewsImaged in Gloucestershire om 11th-8-18, ISO 400 processed in IRIS and Photoshop.Aug 20, 2018
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Veil Nebula116 viewsImaged in Gloucestershire 5-8-18, ISO 400, processed in IRIS and PhotoshopAug 20, 2018
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Gamma Cygnus117 viewsIMAGE TAKEN ON 17-8-2018, iSO 400, 10 MIN Subs in GloucestershireAug 20, 2018
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Noctilucent clouds over Longridge153 viewsJul 08, 2018
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Noctilucent clouds & passing car136 viewsJul 08, 2018
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Iridescent Cloud159 viewsTaken with Mobile Phone 6.45pm 1st JulyJul 02, 2018
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Full Moon179 viewsSingle shot taken at dusk, 6" reflecting scope and a Samsung A5 mobile phone.Jun 10, 2018
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Jupiter 7th June 2018240 viewsAnother warm evening so another image of Jupiter - this time I was just in time to catch the red spot. Note title should read 7th June not May - sorry. David RJun 08, 2018
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Jupiter 6th June 2018151 viewsTime to dust off the old Celestron C8 SCT and try to image Jupiter. Never going to be wonderful at only 20 degrees elevation - but a nice way to spend a warm evening. David R.Jun 07, 2018
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M13162 viewsMay 20, 2018
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339 viewsFeb 27, 2018
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M33 Triangulum galaxy372 viewsM33 is 3rd largest galaxy in the local group and is nearly 3 million light years distant. I realised I'd imaged it in Oct 15 and Nov 16 giving over nine hours exposure in total. Here's the result of the two combined. Processed in iris and Photoshop. BillCFeb 11, 2018
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M45371 viewsFeb 06, 2018
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Super Blue Moon355 viewsImaged in Gloucestershire, processed in IRIS and enhanced in Photoshop
Feb 06, 2018
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Crab nebula394 viewsTaken on a pier mounted EQ 6 Pro mount. 19 x 10 minute subs using a UHC clip filter. The 1100 D camera is off axis guided. Bill CJan 17, 2018
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NGC 1499 Calafornia nebula499 viewsThe scope is on a pier mounted EQ6 Pro mount PHD guided using a Gerald Bramsll made off axis guider. Bill C Dec 18, 2017
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Big Dipper499 viewsImage was taken while down at Kelling Heath.Nov 24, 2017
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Uranus and three moons384 viewsStellarium screenshot on the left, my image on the right.Nov 19, 2017
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