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Whirlpool Galaxy20 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 & M8228 viewsMar 29, 2020
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Comet Atlas62 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 Nebula130 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 1163 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 Snowball170 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 7789179 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 443173 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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Orion68 viewsColour adjustment by Ross WilkinsonFeb 11, 2020
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The Phantom Galaxy, M74187 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 nebula185 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 - C49170 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 Group152 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 Galaxy96 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 108 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 galaxy137 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 682686 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 Mercury98 viewsLucky break in the cloudsNov 11, 2019
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NGC 6946 Fireworks galaxy87 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 nebula79 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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