We visited the Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona on November 7th and 8th. Shishir and Shashank had reserved (through NASA) the 3.5 meter WIYN telescope to observe a candidate exoplanet that they discovered.We arrived on the 7th morning from Tuscon, Arizona and checked in at the Glaspey house. We then toured the observatory buildings and the giant […]
Catalogue Name Four prominent Galaxies are: Edge-on NGC 3189 S-shaped NGC 3187 Haloed Elliptical: NGC 3193 Spiral face-on: 3185 Constellation Leo Distance (Light Years) ~60-75 Million Light Years Photographic Information Exposure LRGB (Lx5, x3 RGB subs) Equipment F3.8 AGO 10” Imaging Newt, QSI 683wsg, Paramount MyT, SSAG Auto-guider Processing Pixinsight, Adobe PS Imaging Location […]
Catalogue Name Cluster on the left is M46 and on the right is M47. M46 also contains planetary nebula (NGC 2438) and top-left of the image there is another planetary nebula (Minkowski 1-18) Constellation Puppis Distance (Light Years) M46 – 5400 LY, M47- 1600 LY Photographic Information Exposure LRGB (Lx5, x3 RGB subs) Equipment F3.8 […]
About Witch Head Nebula Popular Name Witch Head Nebula Catalogue Names IC2118 Constellation Orion Distance (Light Years) 900 LY Photographic Information Exposure 6.7 hours total; 3 hours L; 3.7 RGB Equipment QSI 630 WSG, Paramount MyT, Orion SSAG guider Processing Pixinsight Imaging Location Lake Nacimiento, CA He was granted a license to practice acupuncture in Russia in […]
Updated with GSSP and Likely, CA data taken during 2016. About VDB 152 Catalogue Name VdB 152 Constellation Cepheus Distance (Light Years) 1400 LY Photographic Information Exposure L-7x20min R-4x15min G-4x15min B-4x15min Total Integration Time: 5 hours and 20 minutes Equipment SBIG ST-8300M, Paramount MyT, Astro-Tech 111mm refractor Processing Deep Sky Stacker, Pixinsight Imaging Location Lake San […]
Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year Category Winner The Horsehead Nebula (IC434): The famous Horsehead Nebula is arguably the most recognizable celestial object. This image comprises the dark nebula (Barnard 33), the surrounding red emission nebula (IC 434) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024). We took the image during a trip to remote Lake San […]
About the Heart Nebula Popular Name Heart Nebula Catalogue Name IC 1805 Constellation Cassiopeia Distance (Light Years) 7500 Additional Information Heart Nebula is diffuse emission nebula that , when viewed from Earth, happens to take the shape of a heart. It is quite large as seen from Earth, taking up more space than 2 Full […]
IC 59 and IC63 in Cassiopeia Popular Name Melting Ice-cream Nebula Catalogue Names IC59 and IC63 Constellation Cassiopeia Distance (Light Years) 600 LY Photographic Information Exposure 5.5 Hours total (1.5 Hrs Luminance, 4 Hrs RGB) Equipment Astro-tech AT111, QSI 630 SWG, Paramount MyT, Orion SSAG guider Processing Pixinsight Imaging Location Adin, CA and Likely, CA […]
Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster Popular Name Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster Catalogue Names NGC 2264 Constellation Monoceros Distance (Light Years) 2700 LY Photographic Information Exposure 6 Hrs Total (1.5 Hrs L, 1.5 Hrs RGB, 3 Hrs Ha) Equipment Astr-tech AT111, SBIG 8300M, Orion Atlas EQ-G, Orion SSAG guider Processing Pixinsight Imaging […]
