All Images on this page taken with the Tele Vue NP-101 4” APO Refractor and the SBIG ST-7XME

 

 

 

 

 

M17: the Swan or Omega Nebula.  One hour luminance data, 30 minutes of Blue and Green, 10 minutes of Red.

Taken on 28-July-2006 and 20-Jun-2005. Processed in MaxIm DL and Photoshop CS2.

 

 

 

 

Western Veil Nebula (“Witches Broom”) NGC 6960.  Image taken on 2-July-2006

12 5-minute luminance frames, 6 5-minute color filtered frames of each color.

Processed in MaxIm/DL 4.11 and Photoshop CS2

 

 


The Ring Nebula (M57) in Lyra.  Image taken on 3 & 4 June 2006 using a Barlow lens to increase magnification by 3X.

10 5 minute luminance, plus 6 5-minute of each color.

 

 

 

 

 

Globular Star Cluster in Hercules M13  taken on 28-May2006 (Note small galaxy in lower left 12th magnitude PGC 58827)

This is an color image take from 10 60-second exposures with each of Red, Blue and Green filters.

30 Minutes total exposure.

 

 

 

 

 

Edge-on galaxy NGC 4565  Image taken on 8-Apr-2006

Several small galaxies are visible in the image.

 

 

 

 

 

The Leo Triplet of Galaxies (M65, M66, NGC 3628)  Images taken 26-Feb-2006 and 5-Mar-2005

2 hours luminance and 30 minutes each of  RGB.  Processed in MaxIm D/L

 

 

 

 

M78 Nebula in the constellation Orion.  Color images taken on 21-Jan2006 (20 minutes each color) with NP-101

Luminance images taken on 10-Feb-2004 (85 minutes total) with 6” MN-61 scope.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Running Man Nebula Nebula (NGC 1977) in Orion (with some of the Orion nebula on the right)

Taken on morning of 15-Oct-2005    60 30-second Luminance images.  20 30-second each of RGB

Processed in MaxIm DL 4.11 and Photoshop.  Log stretch in Maxim, curves and layer mask in Photoshop.

 

 

 

Great Nebula in Orion (M42)   Image take on morning of 17-Sep-2005

20 minutes of luminance, 10 minutes of each color (RGB)  Astrodon LRGB filters.

Processed with MaxIm DL 4.11. DDP and log stretch with moderate sharpening.

 

 

 

 

M33 Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum

Luminance data taken Sept  27th 2005 (24 300 second exposures)

Color data take 26 Sep-2005 (25 Minutes of each color)

 

 

 

 

 

M45 The Pleiades Star Cluster in Taurus  400 light years away

Image taken on 3-Sept-2005  10 120 second exposures for each color (RGB)

 

 

 

 

Globular Star Cluster M15 in Pegasus 30,000 light years away

Image taken on 1-Sep-2005,  5 1-minute exposures of each color (RGB).

 

 

 

 

Part of the Pelican Nebula in Cygnus (next to the North American Nebula).

105 Minutes of Luminance, 30 minute each color of RGB using Astrondon LRGB filters

Taken on 6 and 7 Aug. 2005

 

 

 

M27 the Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula    Image taken on 29-Jul-2005

LRGB Image using Astrodon color filters and CFW-8 color wheel

20 minutes exposure for luminance and 20:20:40 for RGB.  Colors binned 2x2

 

First Quarter Moon  0.01 second exposure with ST-237A Camera and NP-101 Telescope

Taken on 14-Jul-2005  (Sharpened using deconvolution in MaxIm DL 4.10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cocoon Nebula IC 5146 in Cygnus   24 5-minute exposures in poor hazy skies.

Luminance taken on 9-July-2005.  Color Data take on 31-Juy-2005.  10 minutes each RGB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wild Duck Star Cluster (M11) Taken on 31-Jul-2005.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M16 the Eagle Nebula  11 5-minute luminance exposures on 18-June-2005

Color data taken on 1-Aug-2005 20-minutes each color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Galaxy NGC 3628 in Leo part of the Leo Triplet

11 5-minute exposures taken on 16-Mar-2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black-eye Galaxy (M64) in Coma Berenices  (Right: Processed to bring out extent of disk)

12 5-minute exposures taken 4-May-2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leo Triplet of Galaxies—M65, M66, NGC 3628  12 5-minutes exposures taken on 5-Mar-2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Galaxy M95 in Leo 12 5-Minute Exposures taken on 5-Mar-2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flame Nebula in Orion 16 5 Minute images taken on 18-Feb-2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horsehead Nebula (B33) in Orion  32-5 minute exposures taken on 27-Jan & Feb 4 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mosaic the Orion Nebula and the Running Man Nebula

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pleiades (M45)  43 60-second exposures taken on 6 Nov 2004

Short exposures were taken to reduce the saturation of the bright stars.

The blue tint was added in Corel Photo paint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Galaxy M110 (top) with part of the Andromeda galaxy bottom right.

Ten 5-minute exposures taken on 15-Aug-2004

Processed with MaxIm DL 4.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

M31, M32, and M110 Mosaic Images take on 15-Aug, 7th,  8th and 9th  Sept 2004.

Four images each of 10 300 second exposures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGC 281 “Pac-Man” Nebula in Cassiopeia

15 5-minute exposures taken 24-Oct-2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crescent Nebula NGC-6888 in Cygnus.  Nine 5-minute exposures. Taken 4-Aug-2004

Processed with MaxIm DL 4.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Veil Nebula in Cygnus (NGC 6992).  20 5-Minute exposures using UHC filter taken on 14-Aug-2004

Processed with MaxIm DL 4.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open Cluster M52 “Cassiopeia Salt and Pepper”

Taken 9-Oct-2004 10-60 second exposures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Galaxy IC342 in Camelopardalis a large but very dim galaxy.

Taken 9-Oct-2004 15 300-second exposures.

 

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