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161 viewsFeb 27, 2018
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M33 Triangulum galaxy176 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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M45187 viewsFeb 06, 2018
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Super Blue Moon175 viewsImaged in Gloucestershire, processed in IRIS and enhanced in Photoshop
Feb 06, 2018
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Crab nebula212 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 nebula270 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 Dipper300 viewsImage was taken while down at Kelling Heath.Nov 24, 2017
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Uranus and three moons222 viewsStellarium screenshot on the left, my image on the right.Nov 19, 2017
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Western Veil Nebula252 viewsNGC 6960Nov 19, 2017
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Bode's Nebulae209 viewsM81 and M82 from BlackrodNov 19, 2017
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Copeland's Septet270 viewsDiscovered by Copeland in 1874 using the 6 foot "Leviathan of Parsonstown" telescope at Birr Castle, Ireland. It was a fortuitous discovery as he was actually looking for another "nebula" but had been given the wrong coordinates. He could see 7 nebulae (galaxies) hence septet but there are at least 8 probably 9 associated together. Distance around 430 mly. David R.Oct 24, 2017
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M17265 viewsVery low down near horizon.
Sep 01, 2017
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Comet Johnson255 viewsCaptured by K Johnson. Processed in Iris by Ross WilkinsonJul 26, 2017
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M16262 viewsJul 26, 2017
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Hickson 55 (VV172)244 viewsIn this famous chain of galaxies the faintest member, second from the top (north) has a much greater redshift than the rest of the group. Why do groups often seem to have an anomalous member? A solution proposed in 1995 was that the mass of the real group acts as a gravitational lens to magnify and brighten any background galaxy in the same line of sight. This would produce more apparent discordant redshift members than pure chance would provide. David R.
Jul 23, 2017
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Noctilucent Clouds at Midnight 251 viewsI took this single image, balancing my FZ72 Lumix camera on a plantpot, in my PJs! 9 sec exposure (auto) on Aperture setting. Jul 02, 2017
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The Owl and the Hickson269 viewsThe Owl Nebula has some faint companions - a galaxy just north of it, a small nebula just below it but faintest of all is Hickson Galaxy Group 50 to its left (east). This ring of 5 galaxies is the faintest of the Hickson groups and has the highest redshifts. Their light took 1.75 billion years to get to Lancashire. David RJun 18, 2017
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Supernova339 viewsDavid R alerted me to the supernova in NGC 6946 which I'd imaged on 25 April. Imaged again last night and Hurriedly processed. No sign of the star in question. Bill CMay 25, 2017
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A Spiral Nebula270 viewsA very odd emission nebula and possibly one of the most distant from the centre of the galaxy. The spiral shape is believed to result from the intense stellar wind from a Be supergiant star - the only known example of such a nebula in the galaxy. David RMay 24, 2017
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M13343 viewsImaged on 1st & 3rd May 2017. 26 x 10 minute subs using a UHC filter. Processed in IRIS & Photoshop. Bill C
David R spotted the propeller. Can you?May 17, 2017
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301 viewsA combination of 3 exposures mashed together in Photoshop. May 08, 2017
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Jupiter, Io & shadow of Europa294 viewsFar too windy last night as it was shaking the scope but at least it kept the dew off. David RMay 05, 2017
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The Moon at dusk302 viewsTaken with a 'new' old 6" Reflector scope.( I dragged it outside to see if it actually worked) and got this with my phone camera!May 03, 2017
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Sharpless Sh2-235271 viewsClose up view of Sharpless Sh2-235 taken with the 12 inch and obviously has much more detail than is evident in the widefield view in my previous image. Also obvious is that this group (Sh2-231, 232, 233 & 235) is really all part of one giant nebula. The Spitzer space telescope has found 86 young stellar objects within Sh2-235. David R.
May 01, 2017
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Flaming Star Nebular357 viewsTaken HA 6-2-2015 and RGB 20-1-2017 M38 top left and M36 to the left.GBApr 26, 2017
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Sharpless Sh2-231, 232, 233 & 235262 viewsThe Sharpless numbering system went a little awry here and the nebula are from left to right: Sh2-232, -235, -231 and -233 (the smallest). Sh2-235 is the brightest and has below it another tiny nebula previously classed as a planetary. This is actually an emission nebula and is now sometimes classified at Sh2-235A. David R.Apr 16, 2017
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Comet 41P T-G-K280 viewsNot the most spectacular of comets and I guess any tail must be directly behind it out of sight. Still it made a change from my usual obscure targets. David R.Apr 02, 2017
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Trifid of the North281 viewsOne of the oddest nebula there is and often (wrongly) classed as an emission nebula. It is actually a reflection nebula. If so why is it red? It's due to the nature of the illuminating source, namely the star LkHa101, which is surrounded by its own h-alpha emission nebula. It is the red light from the latter that illuminates the nebula. David R.Mar 26, 2017
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Baade 1304 viewsVery few images and virtually no data available for this planetary nebula in Taurus. In addition several catalogues have this object's coordinates wrong. Discovered by Walter Baade in the 1930s with the 100 inch telescope. Central star is 17.1 mag.. David R.Mar 05, 2017
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IC1795-Fish Head nebula328 views3 hours exposure off axis guided using a UHC clip filter. Processed in IRIS and Photoshop
Bill CFeb 27, 2017
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NGC 1723 Iris nebula312 viewsImaged in August 2016. 2 Hrs 20 mins using a UHC clip filter. Pier mounted EQ6 Pro mount with the Skywatcher 200 off axis guided. The frame has been cropped to enlarge the nebula. Bill CFeb 24, 2017
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Close Encounter364 viewsThe planetary nebulae Abell 6 and HFG1 are less than 40 arcmins apart but they couldn't be more different - very much "little and large". Due to the rapid motion of HFG1 this chance encounter won't last long - well on galactic time sales that is! David R.Feb 19, 2017
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Huge Friendly Giant HFG1 386 viewsAs planetary nebulae go this one is huge so its name surely stands for Huge Friendly Giant 1. But no - it is named after its discoverers Heckathorn, Fesen & Gull. The central star is V664 Cas which is a pre-cataclysmic binary system with an orbital period of 14 hours. David RFeb 12, 2017
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Rosette Nebula319 viewsReworking of the files from Jan 23rd. More structure added and star numbers reduced by PhotoshopFeb 11, 2017
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323 viewsM 42 IMAGED NOVEMBER 2016, TRIED MANY TIMES TO TEASE OUT MORE OF THE FAINT DETAIL, DAVID PROVED IT IS IN THERE, I'LL TRY TO IMPROVE IT LATER (PERHAPS). PROCESSED IN IRIS AND PHOTOSHOP.
Keith MFeb 06, 2017
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ROSETTA NEBULA330 viewsIMAGED AT THE END OF JANUARY 2017, SEEING POOR, RAIN STOPPED PLAY HALF WAY THROUGH THE IMAGING SESSION, PROCESSED IN IRIS AND PHOTOSHOP
Keith m.Feb 06, 2017
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Planetary Nebula Abell 5307 viewsThis Planetary Nebula does exist but there is virtually no data or images of it! I was asked if I had an image by Owen Brazell, writer of Deep-sky Challenge in Astronomy Now magazine, but following my reports that is was mighty faint he decided this was a challenge too hard even for the big Dobsonian boys. David R.Jan 29, 2017
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M81 + M82 + NGC3077301 viewsA combination of 2 separate sessions. APT and Pointcraft did a good job of re-framing the shot on the 2nd night.Jan 23, 2017
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Rosette Nebula302 viewsTaken on the moors away from Prestwich lights. EbSJan 23, 2017
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M42 orion312 viewsM42 is my 'standard' by which I can judge different capture methods, seeing and processing. I went up on the moors for this one. EbSJan 23, 2017
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Pisces Cloud297 viewsThe Pisces Cloud galaxy cluster is just part of the massive Perseus-Pisces supercluster. It is centred on the quasar-like galaxy NGC 383. This energetic radio galaxy has huge twin jets powered by its central black hole. The jets extend north & south beyond the top and bottom of my image. David R.Jan 15, 2017
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The Great Orion Nebula460 viewsMessier 42 never fails to impress along with its companion, the Running Man Nebula.Jan 05, 2017
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CONE NEBULA339 viewsGreat skies, not quite centred correctly, I'll give it another try, weather permitingJan 04, 2017
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Venus-Moon-Mars 2nd Jan 2017326 viewsLast night's conjunction. Neptune was there too but too faint to record with a simple undriven shot. David R.Jan 03, 2017
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Galaxy NGC 1023 (Arp 135)314 viewsNGC 1023 is a lenticular SB0 galaxy located in Perseus. It is overlaid (at left end) by a close companion NGC 1023A, which caused Arp to catalogue it as peculiar. However, it is a simple satellite galaxy similar to our own large Magellanic Cloud, which just happens to be in front of NGC 1023. David R.Jan 01, 2017
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Galaxies NGC 1 & 2324 viewsLocated just inside the Square of Pegasus, this pair of galaxies mark the first entries in the New General Catalogue (NGC). Although NGC 1 is somewhat unspectacular it is really quite a large galaxy similar to the Milky Way but located 220 million light years away. NGC 2 is unrelated and even further distant at around 315 million light years. David RDec 18, 2016
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Stephan's Quintet337 viewsProbably the most famous group of galaxies in the Universe! It became famous because NGC7320 has a much lower redshift that the others around it. Were redshifts really indicators of distance? The answer was yes and NGC 7320 is around 40 million light years away whilst the rest of group is close to 300 million light years. David R.Dec 04, 2016
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Orion Area350 viewsThe space by Orion is very busyNov 30, 2016
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The Crescent Nebula352 viewsNGC6888 is simply stunning.Nov 30, 2016
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Planetary Nebula Abell 78346 viewsLocated in Cygnus. Abell 78 is one the rare class of "born again" planetary nebulae. It was studied in detail by ESA using their XMM-Newton X-ray space based obseravtory - see their site for background info. Quite a faint object but I perhaps went a bit overboard at13.5 hours.Nov 20, 2016
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