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Compact Galaxy Group Hickson 6817 viewsThis Hickson group consists of 5 concordant galaxies at a distance of around 120 light years. However, it it is now known that this group is a lot more complex with many more members than Hickson thought. The interacting galaxies are NGC 5353 and 5354 - the barred spiral is NGC5371. David R.Sep 03, 2020
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M3 Globular Cluster22 viewsM3 lies 30'000 LY distant in Canes Venatici. It holds approx. half a million stars. To get more accurate colours, no filter was used and exposure times reduced accordingly.
Bill CAug 20, 2020
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The Cocoon Galaxy24 viewsWhen I was processing this image I noticed a faint feature on the east end (left) of NGC4490. At first I was unsure as to whether it was real or as a result of light pollution. It turned out to be real and this "tail" was discovered by Elmegreen et al in 1998. David R.Aug 09, 2020
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Comet Neowise44 viewsSimple undriven shot with camera sat on my bedroom windowsill last night. David RJul 20, 2020
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The Mice49 viewsBelieved to be similar to what will happen to us when the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way collide. These two galaxies have already had one pass through each other, which has produced the long streamers or tails - hence their common name. David R.Jul 12, 2020
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Sun54 views2012 and 2020 must be the virus!Jun 30, 2020
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Spiral Galaxy, M10655 viewsM106 (NGC 4258) is one of the largest and brightest nearby galaxies very similar in actual size and luminosity to the Andromeda Galaxy. It is most famous for the presence of a water megamaser. The galaxy to its right is NGC 4217, a likely companion. David R.Jun 21, 2020
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M 5 Globular cluster75 viewsM 5 in Serpens constellation has a diameter roughly 165 L Y
I kept the exposures short due to tracking problems.
Bill C Jun 06, 2020
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M51 - apologies86 viewsSorry for yet another image of M51 but I wanted to test whether it would be better without light pollution filters. The resulting light pollution in the images was trickier to remove but the colours were much more realistic. David R.Jun 01, 2020
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M61-Supernova62 viewsThe supernova in M 61 was still active on 21st May
Bill CMay 24, 2020
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Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 290362 viewsA barred spiral galaxy thought to be similar to our Milky Way but with one strange difference. It is still forming new globular clusters. The Milky Way's globular clusters, on the other hand, are some of the oldest objects in our galaxy. David R.May 22, 2020
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M51 125 viewsFinally did a guided 5min image. Altair 32mm guidescope and GPCam130m camera.May 19, 2020
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74 viewsMay 19, 2020
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Splinter galaxy72 viewsNGC 5907 is in the constellation of Draco approximately 50 million LY distant. A spiral galaxy just a few degrees from edge on. A combination of one hour colour unfiltered and 4.6 hours mono.
Bill C
May 18, 2020
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Supernova in M 6166 viewsYesterday David R alerted me to this supernova event in M 61 galaxy in Virgo. First seen on 6th May 2020.
50 minutes exposure processed in Iris & PS.
Bill CMay 13, 2020
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Sun 952083 viewsStill a bit bland keep trying May 10, 2020
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Venus - 6th May 202080 viewsBeen looking at it every evening for the last month so decided it was about time to take an image - actually a webcam video. David R.May 07, 2020
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M 97 Owl nebula74 viewsLying Approx. 2030 light years away in Ursa Major, M 97 is a planetary about 8000 years old. I processed mono files using 6 nm Ha and o111 filters and added some older frames from a DSLR
Bill CMay 05, 2020
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy84 viewsI took this from Abbey Village on 24/04/2020. I took 50x 20sec images using only my SONY NEX5 compact camera mounted on my 70MM Starwave refractor, on a GOTO mount. No filter, no Bahtinov mask. Carl did the processing for me. I'm very pleased with the result. especially given my budget equipment and limited imaging experience! May 03, 2020
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Sun 2742083 viewsThe Sun, think it might be coming alive. HOPEFULLY GBApr 28, 2020
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Contrasting Clusters85 viewsContrasting clusters. They look side by side but the smaller cluster, NGC 2158 lower right, is four times more distant than M35 and over 10 times older. David R.Apr 21, 2020
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M5196 viewsTaken with a 60mm EDF, loving the little scope!Apr 16, 2020
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 240385 viewsI first saw this relatively bright galaxy with my homemade 6 inch Newtonian over 55 years ago ... but there was much less light pollution in those days. It is an outlying member of the M81 Group and is round 8 million light-years distant. David R.Apr 11, 2020
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Whirlpool Galaxy114 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 & M8298 viewsMar 29, 2020
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Comet Atlas135 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 Nebula219 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 1238 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 Snowball239 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 7789260 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 443237 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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Orion154 viewsColour adjustment by Ross WilkinsonFeb 11, 2020
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The Phantom Galaxy, M74267 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 nebula255 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 - C49232 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 Group219 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 Galaxy158 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 164 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 galaxy204 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 6826148 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 Mercury161 viewsLucky break in the cloudsNov 11, 2019
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NGC 6946 Fireworks galaxy139 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 nebula133 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 5248140 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 Jupiter151 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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165 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 Galaxy168 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)184 viewsOpen cluster located in the constellation of Perseus.Sep 22, 2019
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Silver Needle Galaxy182 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 11519a190 viewsTaken on the 11th of May 2019.GBSep 11, 2019
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