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M 109 NGC 39924 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 nebula50 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 423657 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 Nebula76 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 240374 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 Nebula58 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 Clouds72 views21.06.19 Looking North
11.06.19Jun 22, 2019
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Noctilucent Clouds66 views21.06.19 11.15pm
Mobile PhoneJun 22, 2019
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NGC 782270 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 Planets66 viewsFree planets publication to coincide with the 2019 BBC tv seriesJun 17, 2019
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OU The Planets67 viewsFree planets publication to coincide with the 2019 BBC tv seriesJun 17, 2019
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Below the Cone75 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 40585 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 207184 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 Sun91 viewsSome huge prominences this weekendMay 13, 2019
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Bodes galaxy88 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 nebula86 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 busy95 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? 87 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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87 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 Way87 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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109 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 Moon96 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 Galaxy102 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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M51119 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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Sun20319114 viewsSun taken 20th of March 2019 35x2000th sec, there was a lot of high cloud.GBMar 20, 2019
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Leo Triplet119 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 2121 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 121 viewsKemble's Cascade in Camelopardalis near Cassiopeia,Taken on the 26th of February and no filter GB Mar 07, 2019
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Sun27219120 viewsTaken on the 27th of February 2019 GBMar 03, 2019
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Comet Iwamoto134 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)128 viewsComet among the clusters.GBMar 02, 2019
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M101 Pinwheel galaxy132 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 22219143 viewsTaken on the 22nd of February 2019.GBFeb 22, 2019
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Veil Nebula135 viewsTaken on the 13th of November 7x120secs GBFeb 17, 2019
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IC443152 viewsTaken on the 13-2-2018 24x300secsUHC and 20x600secs H/A GBFeb 16, 2019
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M 74 Phantom Galaxy138 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 Goblin136 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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Hyades144 viewsTaken on the 27th of January 10x120secs and no filter GB Feb 13, 2019
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M 106153 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 M38140 viewsTaken on the 2-2-2019 10x300secs and no filter GB. Feb 09, 2019
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M42 Orion Nebula159 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 Ghost167 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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M35144 viewsTaken 27th of January 10x120secs and no filter GBJan 31, 2019
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Supernova 2019np in NGC 3254144 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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155 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 Nebula161 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 field182 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 34168 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 Cassiopeia162 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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