tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35946874707902088322024-03-06T17:16:12.918-06:00Polaris B<a href="http://cleardarksky.com/c/HnEgyptObTXkey.html"> <img src="http://cleardarksky.com/c/HnEgyptObTXcs0.gif?1"></a><br>
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Astronomy and astrophotography by Val Ricks for the love of the sky and its Creator. For a better view, toggle F11 and turn off the lights.</p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.comBlogger630125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-17552070159473910252024-02-27T20:14:00.004-06:002024-02-27T20:17:53.325-06:00M81 & M82 (May 2023)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge57bApv4P_g_0W6LJb948G_Xm-z8-94TsycXmpyLoWAeNDR73QqPKvQ4EC9x4m-katEj2Y9301ECnI7qEy2hzfFJWheWmtxQbiSGif_6possB6UBOdITX4iEkiocZCUm2un6fgQtBcZUX3hdlgZirjoaCH9DyRlCEriy7looRI7XBHv89v8nn_gDLE6MS/s2000/M81_M82_OMI_2024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge57bApv4P_g_0W6LJb948G_Xm-z8-94TsycXmpyLoWAeNDR73QqPKvQ4EC9x4m-katEj2Y9301ECnI7qEy2hzfFJWheWmtxQbiSGif_6possB6UBOdITX4iEkiocZCUm2un6fgQtBcZUX3hdlgZirjoaCH9DyRlCEriy7looRI7XBHv89v8nn_gDLE6MS/s16000/M81_M82_OMI_2024.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is a data set from OMI Astro. It's 11.4 hours of R-Ha/G/B. This is actually one of my favorite parts of the sky. These two galaxies are very bright. In my 10", they look like a whirlpool and a wave, about of equal size. I can almost squeeze them in the same field of view with the eyepieces I use. It's quite a sight to come across these very bright objects. In the telescope view, they have no color at all because they are so dim, even though they are about as bright as galaxies appear at the eyepiece. Leave it to the camera to pick up colors. OMI collected the data with a Takahashi TOA 150. I was hoping to work with data collected with a refractor, and that's a good one.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-89887276618522329162024-02-27T15:01:00.002-06:002024-02-27T15:01:07.101-06:00Busy Sun (2-27-2024)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5eB5IJ9XnyMPpDPsAIKpn72MYjtpGee4_Lj4om-K7DdwQxky80yLX2xb32pfT0nH1Rb968wxx3OjS9oyH5rzjFm8g3RVHjNvDxTHRATzxY4plWUA-kLhQY4jR33KWBVmHg9kknlKIsLYRYCnXwGM6-1RxfTwMJNXkIC8DWjJ-NJlxeIkxU9FLNeo1zLa/s1500/Sol_CanonT3i_1-4000th_2-27-2024.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5eB5IJ9XnyMPpDPsAIKpn72MYjtpGee4_Lj4om-K7DdwQxky80yLX2xb32pfT0nH1Rb968wxx3OjS9oyH5rzjFm8g3RVHjNvDxTHRATzxY4plWUA-kLhQY4jR33KWBVmHg9kknlKIsLYRYCnXwGM6-1RxfTwMJNXkIC8DWjJ-NJlxeIkxU9FLNeo1zLa/s16000/Sol_CanonT3i_1-4000th_2-27-2024.png" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This is 1/4000th of a second with the Canon T3i through the SW80ED with 0.85x flattener/reducer. We are near the peak of the solar cycle. The big spot upper right is numbered 3590 by those who count.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-4825786595542499232024-02-03T10:43:00.002-06:002024-02-03T10:43:38.305-06:00Eta Carinae Nebula from 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBC-yaEhvA11ktee3XPS2xI9rElkcBeFHUUOG35w2ikjdF1zO2q8Q_1-lNqLSlySVYF5XEOlzuMllw1MfE7aRFmL_CfBJS1wYyIb6sG_mzXb7-RK7bE0Ukjs-frfzcyfgpjCX39nEMYIUjL8RKbZ_ep9pkiAwQB5AwKH9qtvZlWlgIrVXhWIRDns9btiQO/s1600/EtaCarinaNeb_2022_1600px.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBC-yaEhvA11ktee3XPS2xI9rElkcBeFHUUOG35w2ikjdF1zO2q8Q_1-lNqLSlySVYF5XEOlzuMllw1MfE7aRFmL_CfBJS1wYyIb6sG_mzXb7-RK7bE0Ukjs-frfzcyfgpjCX39nEMYIUjL8RKbZ_ep9pkiAwQB5AwKH9qtvZlWlgIrVXhWIRDns9btiQO/s16000/EtaCarinaNeb_2022_1600px.png" /></a></div><br /> Eta Carinae is the bright star near the center of the frame. The star formed from this cloud and then (with several other type O and B stars not quite so bright but also extremely hot) lit up the cloud from within. Eta Carinae itself is unstable and increased sharply in brightness in 1837 before dimming back down. It's been a constant object of study for astronomers ever since, as is the nebula surrounding it. Unfortunately, the nebula is too far south for me to see in Texas, so this data came from Martin Pugh Observatories.<br /><p></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-11444880384902039722023-10-15T13:16:00.004-05:002023-10-15T13:18:33.624-05:00Annular Eclipse (Oct. 14, 2023)<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTYKofCq2P6NXPf6RqbT35Pe3BPhy2GEt5ZKFXn7bVsyHUL7UQaM4TTHUk2R3xMY8D7pPFhUuguUMzmenTE_mwUZX0idn3cwVtjddYhxw243yYWsoLs4sVTo9HMtgK34jLStQ8etWGWseOle5I2r2g5EO-AdE5EuKJAn4rRdv6XMQnDyMEGjJWCNsEfcI/s1600/AnnularEclipse3_KenedyTX_10-14-2023_ringoffire.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTYKofCq2P6NXPf6RqbT35Pe3BPhy2GEt5ZKFXn7bVsyHUL7UQaM4TTHUk2R3xMY8D7pPFhUuguUMzmenTE_mwUZX0idn3cwVtjddYhxw243yYWsoLs4sVTo9HMtgK34jLStQ8etWGWseOle5I2r2g5EO-AdE5EuKJAn4rRdv6XMQnDyMEGjJWCNsEfcI/s16000/AnnularEclipse3_KenedyTX_10-14-2023_ringoffire.png" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPMexkhcQOVY5dhkEDEsoL857mjzcVbWTUE1-Atxw5GwUPc2LyCIPuQpq0MVlJT1nH1jpHkFIJeoe4kQtiGA8-Xu9RZ-Zr3wbaj-tYdrUJlWzcBDzcVKqIf9mzXfrCq0Nzogfd9psOQ2BdzuWFcm9BxlIlWn2pXrpJdcXxHHmDjytPYP9l6YUOGwhaBTa/s1600/AnnularEclipse2_KenedyTX_10-14-2023_ontheway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPMexkhcQOVY5dhkEDEsoL857mjzcVbWTUE1-Atxw5GwUPc2LyCIPuQpq0MVlJT1nH1jpHkFIJeoe4kQtiGA8-Xu9RZ-Zr3wbaj-tYdrUJlWzcBDzcVKqIf9mzXfrCq0Nzogfd9psOQ2BdzuWFcm9BxlIlWn2pXrpJdcXxHHmDjytPYP9l6YUOGwhaBTa/s16000/AnnularEclipse2_KenedyTX_10-14-2023_ontheway.png" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrZTTGmm0tgCXWucGJn3wVRjfKbjC5uGAWjR7j27aOAbaPORd8q3-GkhBQfG4T1eIpT_0-jW4QCxbINysvIAihUh-cJludgWvops7zuknrZvOBKUkLhvlAwR5Af4ut9DhM_3Pux29efuD1iam-ev_rJMMN3Vvvu8WMfdLb_3Hr8bR7MIMvUvf9S4d97y3/s1600/AnnularEclipse5_KenedyTX_10-14-2023_hornsoffire.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrZTTGmm0tgCXWucGJn3wVRjfKbjC5uGAWjR7j27aOAbaPORd8q3-GkhBQfG4T1eIpT_0-jW4QCxbINysvIAihUh-cJludgWvops7zuknrZvOBKUkLhvlAwR5Af4ut9DhM_3Pux29efuD1iam-ev_rJMMN3Vvvu8WMfdLb_3Hr8bR7MIMvUvf9S4d97y3/s16000/AnnularEclipse5_KenedyTX_10-14-2023_hornsoffire.png" /></a></div><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Here
is my take on the annular eclipse. I tried to set up near the
center line in Beeville or George West (both Texas towns) but met clouds. With time running
out, I drove north and bet on Kenedy, TX's Joe Gulley Park---and then for 40 minutes shot through every
break in the (still present) clouds. It was pretty exciting. These are various exposures through the SWED80 and 0.85x reducer-flattener and my old Canon T3i. Oddly, perhaps, I am most pleased by the clarity of the sunspot in the second image. I had very little time to focus and was happy to see that detail.</span> <br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-25573906952158040922023-07-31T15:02:00.000-05:002023-07-31T15:02:10.571-05:00Sol (July 31, 2023)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaO6igxkfLvbzUoNhrpN6NbHedhtvpIdNZws_tGg7AXboohYkNEV7UDUIPuTnpAWs1rokH1XGr0riHKU2cd8eyeByy0spjtChu-N32usrPF9vlHP5Z54cSd2XA0x0gIwJLr3pH_DvSIBorGKdntKifl1SDLtCQXgsGK-3xoKEHNDZiJahSZf_51xI1eVt/s1600/Sol_7-31-2023_abt1845UT_7169.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaO6igxkfLvbzUoNhrpN6NbHedhtvpIdNZws_tGg7AXboohYkNEV7UDUIPuTnpAWs1rokH1XGr0riHKU2cd8eyeByy0spjtChu-N32usrPF9vlHP5Z54cSd2XA0x0gIwJLr3pH_DvSIBorGKdntKifl1SDLtCQXgsGK-3xoKEHNDZiJahSZf_51xI1eVt/s16000/Sol_7-31-2023_abt1845UT_7169.png" /></a></div><br />I am thinking of the upcoming eclipses. This is 1/4000, a single frame, with a Canon T3i and a SW80ED, processed in DPP and PS.<br /><p></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-11910281803647160382023-06-27T11:11:00.002-05:002023-06-27T11:11:29.379-05:00NGC 1555, Hind's Variable Nebula (data from 2021)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5p8zqN3rNgUqcZtUg7zQS3skKIe3rZMbFmD2-mNlt0UBvoHjyIiQ6n1PivAhvQbsRaBaX1H71AOIOwVLOJ9HLe3jUHXGkcGw4omo4fZ9kvvPbc2KI8n2HHciV_JJS7pV1NGruhbYzPP7IYgG0HbB4KMwZs0ctu0pUvHGbevJuNv7rO5D7EjS2bks1MJMo/s1927/NGC1555_Starbase2021.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="1900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5p8zqN3rNgUqcZtUg7zQS3skKIe3rZMbFmD2-mNlt0UBvoHjyIiQ6n1PivAhvQbsRaBaX1H71AOIOwVLOJ9HLe3jUHXGkcGw4omo4fZ9kvvPbc2KI8n2HHciV_JJS7pV1NGruhbYzPP7IYgG0HbB4KMwZs0ctu0pUvHGbevJuNv7rO5D7EjS2bks1MJMo/s16000/NGC1555_Starbase2021.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>I've wanted to collect on this target for a long time. It's actually positioned over my latitude, but it can't be shot from the suburbs easily. I tried to shoot this once and only collected the brightest part of the nebula in a noisy and grainy stack. So someone else whose telescope is in the southwest Utah desert collected this data, and this is my rendition.<br /></p><p>This is 100 minutes of Lum combined with 50 minutes each of RGB from Starbase's ATEO-1 telescope, a 16" f/3.7 Dream Aerospace Systems reflector. </p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-67846730453972348722023-03-01T20:07:00.000-06:002023-03-01T20:07:30.726-06:00M65 (Spring 2021)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevSxJMg2IyDOLwo_pniVRa5l0DyC1WWwcRbJPPjYdtg6DNZFAAWo2OVZzZzbmmxrpgaERMBuUcOJQnYmaRCYB--7KY2uv2qmzd1Aigj6fR3-dIFmrTe-92vHiCy_yushtxNQ0zbrPUSPC_ysHXZRcc-3y06eNc7RT7hspVEwX5kseuRLwEndW6zoHjA/s1600/M65_Spring2021_AGO_cut2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevSxJMg2IyDOLwo_pniVRa5l0DyC1WWwcRbJPPjYdtg6DNZFAAWo2OVZzZzbmmxrpgaERMBuUcOJQnYmaRCYB--7KY2uv2qmzd1Aigj6fR3-dIFmrTe-92vHiCy_yushtxNQ0zbrPUSPC_ysHXZRcc-3y06eNc7RT7hspVEwX5kseuRLwEndW6zoHjA/s16000/M65_Spring2021_AGO_cut2.png" /></a></div><br />M65 is a favorite to observe and to image. I saw the galaxy a few nights ago from my backyard with a 6" telescope at 120x. It's thrilling to see light that has traveled 35 million light years, or so, and realize it hits my own retina.<br /><p></p><p>Here is an earlier image with a 10" reflector:</p><p><a href="https://polarisb.blogspot.com/2012/02/m65-ngc3623-feb-25-2012.html">https://polarisb.blogspot.com/2012/02/m65-ngc3623-feb-25-2012.html</a><br /></p><p>And another in 2019 with an 8" reflector:</p><p><a href="https://polarisb.blogspot.com/2019/04/m65-sprin-2019.html">https://polarisb.blogspot.com/2019/04/m65-sprin-2019.html </a><br /></p><p></p><p>This latest image is from very fine AG Optical data: 22 x 300 each of RGB and 81 x 300 of Lum. It's better data than I've used in the past, and it's better color.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-55716380798600642872023-02-15T10:33:00.002-06:002023-02-15T10:33:17.834-06:00M35 & NGC 2158 (Feb. 2023)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UgATwdBfUKak44kejU-U4zTaDRmCMvBoL1HMDesrDpOooLCFctzeGqmn1L5Jv27l2OA_yMxdBQDuMzpo283OlT3dif2vB_Atg-aeFJQ7gLrKQy2ZTNTfJ39zRtiNxxMh2cX-mAtgjdbfiBpxIfi42G7ezIrObxzEvx3J08uUclZxfzwtPl0lPNg6PA/s1800/M35-NGC2158_2-11-2023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UgATwdBfUKak44kejU-U4zTaDRmCMvBoL1HMDesrDpOooLCFctzeGqmn1L5Jv27l2OA_yMxdBQDuMzpo283OlT3dif2vB_Atg-aeFJQ7gLrKQy2ZTNTfJ39zRtiNxxMh2cX-mAtgjdbfiBpxIfi42G7ezIrObxzEvx3J08uUclZxfzwtPl0lPNg6PA/s16000/M35-NGC2158_2-11-2023.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>I tried several times to see NGC 2158 with a telescope from the suburbs. My wonderful 6" f/8 would only show me one star. My C8 would show me that star and hints of two others. My CFF 290 Classical Cassegrain would show me those three and a glow with averted vision, on the night I tried it. With a camera on a small scope, the cluster stands out. This is just 16x600" with the Atik 460EXC through the SWED80 at f/6.375. I am always impressed with the optical quality of the ED80, and the flattener/reducer does a superb job.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-72315823427092364342023-01-28T10:24:00.000-06:002023-01-28T10:24:01.953-06:00NGC 663 (Sept. 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuLMtt3mIhTGlZbH8mi3Fq_dq73RkbggIMp6k4bCFgst9I7nlciCt6TltxIg20AqDnIHEMGel-0C-rdq176cEQpgoXyxE3pCd-in6Avu9IK-WKKJ5YHJoknf5xRFaIWp0DoOEe7VCuz0kQ4rAq9qXG3HXqTOWX0V6n5__181SOEhrn8UZ7wsDJMFRuQ/s1500/NGC663_9-2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuLMtt3mIhTGlZbH8mi3Fq_dq73RkbggIMp6k4bCFgst9I7nlciCt6TltxIg20AqDnIHEMGel-0C-rdq176cEQpgoXyxE3pCd-in6Avu9IK-WKKJ5YHJoknf5xRFaIWp0DoOEe7VCuz0kQ4rAq9qXG3HXqTOWX0V6n5__181SOEhrn8UZ7wsDJMFRuQ/s16000/NGC663_9-2022.png" /></a></div>I've always liked this cluster through the telescope eyepiece. This is 22x300" with the Atik 460EXC through an Astronomik CLS filter and the 203mm f/4.95 Synta-ONTC
Newtonian flattened with a Baader MPCC (Mark I, the old version). I took this in September but did not get around to processing till now.<br /><p></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-64292203730121430322023-01-28T10:18:00.004-06:002023-01-28T10:18:43.049-06:00M38 and NGC 1907 (Jan. 2023)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwaNRhAOj6GJx3N9qRJOJC3HH4_Xg-fuJDKgCBsT6pNev7618UD5ak5_YH_qlZawe3FhBPyXsBLHKGnV8JEbc35YPE0p78Og5YAuGlOegNHuAzVGQsjlP0llWkEFE4Drg3TIJRoSr1Wl3vSIqhvbkuc7G60BaF5ASCgg_WCQf4385kYDy-sL_k_vV8w/s1500/M38_n_NGC1907_1-2023b.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwaNRhAOj6GJx3N9qRJOJC3HH4_Xg-fuJDKgCBsT6pNev7618UD5ak5_YH_qlZawe3FhBPyXsBLHKGnV8JEbc35YPE0p78Og5YAuGlOegNHuAzVGQsjlP0llWkEFE4Drg3TIJRoSr1Wl3vSIqhvbkuc7G60BaF5ASCgg_WCQf4385kYDy-sL_k_vV8w/s16000/M38_n_NGC1907_1-2023b.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EbbkeVkIwrsI2K_yIAzFi6eDd2x1RxbnxsUrZj5sxjpfgsXXdBnr4xTsCrM0Kv1HMpVqHaCxWMKlaGRaRSaDnOBOKZdsh_t5xd_cYGEYneCLdVdoOATT5o6USLVLpiyEKnjaj4nNk3qLttyurTP687c1tGnpsEXEegXyAdGEElEKjSi0l5uBhKMk_A/s1500/M38_n_NGC1907_1-2023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EbbkeVkIwrsI2K_yIAzFi6eDd2x1RxbnxsUrZj5sxjpfgsXXdBnr4xTsCrM0Kv1HMpVqHaCxWMKlaGRaRSaDnOBOKZdsh_t5xd_cYGEYneCLdVdoOATT5o6USLVLpiyEKnjaj4nNk3qLttyurTP687c1tGnpsEXEegXyAdGEElEKjSi0l5uBhKMk_A/s16000/M38_n_NGC1907_1-2023.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is 19x600" with the Atik 460EXC and LPS-P2 through the SW ED80. Which is better, the more stretched shot or the less stretched one? The less stretched one is closer to what the area looks like through a large telescope. The more stretched one shows stars as deep as 17th magnitude.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-64712330477072206602022-12-21T10:46:00.003-06:002022-12-22T17:47:03.328-06:00IC 410 (Dec. 21. 2022, reprocess of Nov. 2020)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzcJOJJgYFGMJD2R2B04Xi6RYVqfXLiI0prPbkE6HLbydDWLZoNGNZvxg9jkuxr5g09uhjyD4tq0QMt7hghnZBIQbDH1r2kIZgcEMpElE8OB2HezYifvTlyj4DaJHSaockL0aipZNHkrNNsaaFrtyTj9i_eupuihN95bLfzWKhA8sCDqjXLQu1NoLrQ/s1800/NGC1893_12-2020_R.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzcJOJJgYFGMJD2R2B04Xi6RYVqfXLiI0prPbkE6HLbydDWLZoNGNZvxg9jkuxr5g09uhjyD4tq0QMt7hghnZBIQbDH1r2kIZgcEMpElE8OB2HezYifvTlyj4DaJHSaockL0aipZNHkrNNsaaFrtyTj9i_eupuihN95bLfzWKhA8sCDqjXLQu1NoLrQ/s16000/NGC1893_12-2020_R.png" /></a></div><p></p>This image is 63x15" (15.75 hours) with the 203mm f/4.95 Synta-ONTC
Newtonian, an Astronomik CLS filter, and Atik 460 EXC camera. The prior version appears here: <a href="https://polarisb.blogspot.com/2020/12/ngc-1893-and-sim-129-130-nov-2020.html">https://polarisb.blogspot.com/2020/12/ngc-1893-and-sim-129-130-nov-2020.html</a>.<br /><p></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-21359052273595241982022-12-10T17:28:00.007-06:002022-12-10T17:28:57.852-06:00M20, early 2022 (re-process of May 8, 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLJgXpRzp2mM87KzxPQ4jJZ_zYMWsnUv87MRoos6A4Jf_OmLjD5ZbUEuu6UAtsXQlcUjrqZa0Q6XmcMSbYmCrKHBop-16gvBmj0R1t2aLPiqkOkU7J7q6B91RIPCSjKlDd6RZzCHUWPeYelU8eE1hP-for1heWOZwpQnicdDwOu9fWVXT0hi4cXG1DA/s1751/M20-Trifid_ATEO-AFIL2_3-2022_ReP.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1751" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLJgXpRzp2mM87KzxPQ4jJZ_zYMWsnUv87MRoos6A4Jf_OmLjD5ZbUEuu6UAtsXQlcUjrqZa0Q6XmcMSbYmCrKHBop-16gvBmj0R1t2aLPiqkOkU7J7q6B91RIPCSjKlDd6RZzCHUWPeYelU8eE1hP-for1heWOZwpQnicdDwOu9fWVXT0hi4cXG1DA/s16000/M20-Trifid_ATEO-AFIL2_3-2022_ReP.png" /></a></div><br />This image is constructed from data gathered by Insight Observatory's
remote telescope AFIL-2, a Skyrover 130 APO located at Yunling
Observatory, China. Data for this image includes 3.75 hours of
exposures: 1.5 hours (18x300") through a red filter and roughly equal
exposures taken through green and blue filters.<p></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-23695070421650914802022-12-08T16:27:00.004-06:002022-12-11T14:46:17.487-06:00Mars & Luna Video (Dec. 8, 2022, around 3 a.m. UT)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EoYgxrQj_YI" width="320" youtube-src-id="EoYgxrQj_YI"></iframe></div><p></p><p>I posted a video of what the conjunction looked like through my wonderful 6" f/8 Newtonian, just before closest approach. This little video link stays very small, though. To reach the actual posted video, click here: <a href="https://youtu.be/EoYgxrQj_YI">https://youtu.be/EoYgxrQj_YI</a>. That will take you to the actual video posted on Youtube, which is much more like what I saw in the eyepiece.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-67753267230649957502022-12-08T16:01:00.003-06:002022-12-09T11:03:38.068-06:00Mars & Luna (Dec. 8, 2022, around 3 a.m. UT)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighHYNGfQApPkJrX2-QXhB9I-pyBUxzttnI4Ym6RCeSGow16vuRJFdrN-b3unOfcvi7Hp_H31NJEgXSK7h15uRlRt9qEvKf1JIX5sGvWBDUxzVUoBWxefOibFr7xdlWF5z7biJZlSaqRTUp7DLNMrg2qx6MJOK2qZA3AHAsutu4tULQk_LmYIwDIZWXg/s858/Mars_Moon_12-7-2022_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighHYNGfQApPkJrX2-QXhB9I-pyBUxzttnI4Ym6RCeSGow16vuRJFdrN-b3unOfcvi7Hp_H31NJEgXSK7h15uRlRt9qEvKf1JIX5sGvWBDUxzVUoBWxefOibFr7xdlWF5z7biJZlSaqRTUp7DLNMrg2qx6MJOK2qZA3AHAsutu4tULQk_LmYIwDIZWXg/s16000/Mars_Moon_12-7-2022_2.png" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-k2VtN_3mDnCLMqt5sAhtZrU1iThp15wvUV2C-WFwjO-GnyYgIke1HhOq-TXaEeuoOFYIh_GnTsVU4QV-KXMbuQyp2U34tKkw-5I6IpOwk_wRlxgcs3VD510xnmhox_EcX7HynxRwg2NsbOZ9gVZWvpCYeOp8PDE5yvNGyEiIRlY_hUeHnhiWdjsn5Q/s1042/Mars_Moon_12-7-2022.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-k2VtN_3mDnCLMqt5sAhtZrU1iThp15wvUV2C-WFwjO-GnyYgIke1HhOq-TXaEeuoOFYIh_GnTsVU4QV-KXMbuQyp2U34tKkw-5I6IpOwk_wRlxgcs3VD510xnmhox_EcX7HynxRwg2NsbOZ9gVZWvpCYeOp8PDE5yvNGyEiIRlY_hUeHnhiWdjsn5Q/s16000/Mars_Moon_12-7-2022.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>These are best 50% of a couple of 300-frame SER videos made with the QHY 5iii485c camera through my wonderful 6" f/8 Newtonian with Spooner-finished mirror. T<span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">he light from Mars took 4.57 minutes to go from Mars to
Earth and the light from the Moon took 1.32 seconds. Moon, 395300 km;
Mars, 82.2 million km. So by the time I took this picture, Mars had moved.</span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Below is a single frame, perhaps the best of the night.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldGZCDhiwNLokQNMRQSNGtUfohh2rR0-UGMV-XyD7B1djNaVlFnTds3g_z4SNNwyPcQ0rBxkzFXriohNkFYDY8UFGMqxZpS41ar_9V9lew-wiEDVKfI0-jMpFleaoTJIn7E2AVEx80ixWwbhbrESF-XkVsR4wbNwlII0QUvm2_vni32M7usibjjxB7A/s900/Mars_Moon_12-7-2022_2_singleframe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldGZCDhiwNLokQNMRQSNGtUfohh2rR0-UGMV-XyD7B1djNaVlFnTds3g_z4SNNwyPcQ0rBxkzFXriohNkFYDY8UFGMqxZpS41ar_9V9lew-wiEDVKfI0-jMpFleaoTJIn7E2AVEx80ixWwbhbrESF-XkVsR4wbNwlII0QUvm2_vni32M7usibjjxB7A/s16000/Mars_Moon_12-7-2022_2_singleframe.png" /></a></div><br /><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><br /></span><p></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-66884457571546356532022-11-09T12:35:00.004-06:002022-11-13T19:12:27.065-06:00Double Cluster, NGC 884 & NGC 869 (Oct. 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEx-EQgD3psw-RFaV90crWuJWWQVsKmrg8tfixFrJIYeqdZbiFiugJdJDPmdtDAeTg4GbiVqXxY205XHtll22ub1qov82oUKOpgY41KuYVhx_BrUgtAVQ4sWbOglt2GzankePRChLXp3tDNu3zX_OOvAWZDKgn3e4FEVUvjm91p54jMzCJOY9vrW2Etg/s1778/DoubleCluster_Oct-2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEx-EQgD3psw-RFaV90crWuJWWQVsKmrg8tfixFrJIYeqdZbiFiugJdJDPmdtDAeTg4GbiVqXxY205XHtll22ub1qov82oUKOpgY41KuYVhx_BrUgtAVQ4sWbOglt2GzankePRChLXp3tDNu3zX_OOvAWZDKgn3e4FEVUvjm91p54jMzCJOY9vrW2Etg/s16000/DoubleCluster_Oct-2022.png" /></a></div>This is 61x120" with the Atik 460EXC and SW ED80 on a night when the seeing was not great.Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-37102106821268495112022-10-29T12:36:00.000-05:002022-10-29T12:36:04.034-05:00Bubble Nebula and M59 (Oct. 2022)<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxkJkrTCxqBuOL1OJZXH0gc7NrmY_E4qQrfodpBftYUXNRkkZ-1As0RgCFcGL5mV81RCiz4U1vSO7e-pGllPkFThmKr9kPWYP3BtzyEyHU2xxpnvVw_JiRLzsJZg3sfO75PKj8PKLOmoy_91vmwZ4NFPWNWcRrNnrQkg2HXR3qnuNtdwUyQ3lNKmnEA/s2000/Bubble_M59_Oct2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxkJkrTCxqBuOL1OJZXH0gc7NrmY_E4qQrfodpBftYUXNRkkZ-1As0RgCFcGL5mV81RCiz4U1vSO7e-pGllPkFThmKr9kPWYP3BtzyEyHU2xxpnvVw_JiRLzsJZg3sfO75PKj8PKLOmoy_91vmwZ4NFPWNWcRrNnrQkg2HXR3qnuNtdwUyQ3lNKmnEA/s16000/Bubble_M59_Oct2022.png" /></a></div><br />This is 26x1200" with the Atik 460EXC through a SW 80ED at f/6.375, with the SW 80ED reducer/flattener. I have always been impressed with the optics on this scope. On this image, I had to balance the stars over the nebula against the stars in the cluster. I wanted to show the cluster well but not overwhelm the nebula.<br /><p></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-9390239281296904112022-10-22T10:58:00.003-05:002022-10-22T10:58:47.712-05:00NGC 7380, a bowl around DH Cephei (Sept. 2022)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeHa5ubj4ga9N0U2PJqUOz3qDa8Gs9pFRNfV7B6zkMnZYntpWPN4gPfvFZETP3-FiFClX-TFydbp1CnaYlEK9-7rOK_YWqzbJ8IVgoee6mKsp_kT0jpP1BcXZoav_7ToeMLzVcPfGGnI1BYsQOOCkDe60ZydL0YBsPTG-eloVikc-9ClzubFGAoYtjw/s1800/NGC7380_Sept2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeHa5ubj4ga9N0U2PJqUOz3qDa8Gs9pFRNfV7B6zkMnZYntpWPN4gPfvFZETP3-FiFClX-TFydbp1CnaYlEK9-7rOK_YWqzbJ8IVgoee6mKsp_kT0jpP1BcXZoav_7ToeMLzVcPfGGnI1BYsQOOCkDe60ZydL0YBsPTG-eloVikc-9ClzubFGAoYtjw/s16000/NGC7380_Sept2022.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is 34x1200" with the Atik 460EXC through the 203mm Synta-ONTC Newtonian at f/4.95, an Astronomik CLS filter, and the Baader MPCC Mark II.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-52128483378300676972022-10-13T20:42:00.004-05:002022-10-13T20:42:31.590-05:00M39 (Oct. 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cPUEW0dMhItXpSsz8Wqv70W7fc2CLJtuGUVGDwJRJQ-iqY0K0YO4kNAIshya5cYg2R4AhGEH64bAx29Od88YvLpBCGPldZRqOsx6pqoRbzMH9blqHetQIkMJLvPGOdCnuqF6VX7GfP-34IjljlBVkOZgVzmra_361BILSIpmj_eAcVYJCiXudVAP6Q/s2000/M39_Oct2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cPUEW0dMhItXpSsz8Wqv70W7fc2CLJtuGUVGDwJRJQ-iqY0K0YO4kNAIshya5cYg2R4AhGEH64bAx29Od88YvLpBCGPldZRqOsx6pqoRbzMH9blqHetQIkMJLvPGOdCnuqF6VX7GfP-34IjljlBVkOZgVzmra_361BILSIpmj_eAcVYJCiXudVAP6Q/s16000/M39_Oct2022.png" /></a></div><br />This is 13x360" with the Atik 460EXC through a Sky-Watcher ED80, SW 0.85x reducer/flattener, and Hutech IDAS-LPS-P2 filter. <p></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-62077922952314776672022-10-10T21:56:00.003-05:002022-10-10T21:56:42.110-05:00NGC 7789 (Caroline's Rose), Oct. 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eyFrE8PtjwIPp2-vVlWU54GKOCl0KcVgYUD7QyHkg7iKPNUmtu80gf4GiY_3VCvUmx37QXbyHwQxQIU8tOWSKuGQCKQ870n6NortNMrAEmF11dUHe1MdpaRr1CF0jJPWj-oJIJCOuIKv3Tlh-PnVsA77Hm_fFdlsjjVG4oLKt_UzykgJ0Lqv_5hURw/s1600/NGC7789_Oct-2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eyFrE8PtjwIPp2-vVlWU54GKOCl0KcVgYUD7QyHkg7iKPNUmtu80gf4GiY_3VCvUmx37QXbyHwQxQIU8tOWSKuGQCKQ870n6NortNMrAEmF11dUHe1MdpaRr1CF0jJPWj-oJIJCOuIKv3Tlh-PnVsA77Hm_fFdlsjjVG4oLKt_UzykgJ0Lqv_5hURw/s16000/NGC7789_Oct-2022.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is 12x360" with the Atik 460EXC through a Sky-Watcher ED80, SW 0.85x reducer/flattener, and Hutech IDAS-LPS-P2 filter. The cluster was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-84668879353178233552022-10-10T21:42:00.004-05:002022-10-10T21:42:51.087-05:00More Jupiters (Sept. 2022)<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscAf-A8y2jjLs_ZeoDMzpCnsfOOMkbnewUMgv0Qtb_z1XVKHC6XoNVsQQ4TcrnCm1-5xx5D0EWa6BWQnIqGW8Big6cvhstsFozSKGrgvLLrg3riATaRRFW5PD2nHNM-WmDxsS1SMk7yS6QkjQVkVzILfRzRTd89TS59sOE5Mv8ll7TN_u59BBYn5txg/s400/Jupiter_10-2-22_4-23UT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscAf-A8y2jjLs_ZeoDMzpCnsfOOMkbnewUMgv0Qtb_z1XVKHC6XoNVsQQ4TcrnCm1-5xx5D0EWa6BWQnIqGW8Big6cvhstsFozSKGrgvLLrg3riATaRRFW5PD2nHNM-WmDxsS1SMk7yS6QkjQVkVzILfRzRTd89TS59sOE5Mv8ll7TN_u59BBYn5txg/s16000/Jupiter_10-2-22_4-23UT.png" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pncmWLtZ5YfGhdFAd6vDM5uNHxtryINzZEXpjGyx9t78HYX3Pc3yGRcmQOW38H6BvBIgEjmEc5P2ks4MaVmTniyx11yVlDcJ8raq8cr2MmMPlCpaxdzuMIYYxATIq7-Wu2tCJ5FeUxmV-zFiW7UrWU373iXNYysN3AufwS3t85XkjjTiAfMf8D_DNA/s640/Jupiter_9-23-22.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pncmWLtZ5YfGhdFAd6vDM5uNHxtryINzZEXpjGyx9t78HYX3Pc3yGRcmQOW38H6BvBIgEjmEc5P2ks4MaVmTniyx11yVlDcJ8raq8cr2MmMPlCpaxdzuMIYYxATIq7-Wu2tCJ5FeUxmV-zFiW7UrWU373iXNYysN3AufwS3t85XkjjTiAfMf8D_DNA/s16000/Jupiter_9-23-22.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>Here are two more taken with the C8 and QHYiii485c and Dakin 1.5x Barlow.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-43372132733408018502022-09-30T08:57:00.002-05:002022-09-30T08:57:35.118-05:00Jupiter at 5:46-48 UT on 9-28-22 w/Ganymede & Shadow<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_thmXf_6Os8zavpTkJ6m7kq_7av8tWTA7Ef26wHPD_FB_Bu3kHWYjDU98_ytGld9yxuNIs-znQqo539PaFrh_KQujzbeD0vs7hlMdS3k4F5V62YeVCNXHVWcYbeh96t9_kkux0uJezVC_Oou1C73e_guexLeFf8EOeNjdzbnVPh-SYSlUMPahob9JLw/s400/Jupiter_9-28-22_5-46UT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_thmXf_6Os8zavpTkJ6m7kq_7av8tWTA7Ef26wHPD_FB_Bu3kHWYjDU98_ytGld9yxuNIs-znQqo539PaFrh_KQujzbeD0vs7hlMdS3k4F5V62YeVCNXHVWcYbeh96t9_kkux0uJezVC_Oou1C73e_guexLeFf8EOeNjdzbnVPh-SYSlUMPahob9JLw/s16000/Jupiter_9-28-22_5-46UT.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>Scope: C8 with Vernonscope Dakin 1.5x Barlow. Camera: QHY5iii485c. <br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-69261699137493868442022-09-14T14:31:00.000-05:002022-09-14T14:31:19.307-05:00Butterfly Wing Nebula, part of IC 1318 (August 2022)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibw1Ak65j7CBaDchP96c67rUKNyrNBHZarCxOH0sHV1mmN4-TWVRwKOOOBncRT1DRG21CVVaQIcCx2Lo3zXBi5SkhnJJA8a4c_FhgLdSMP5AaeILrU7VIrZqh9vjW64neEVy7mSELzZB-bXCSXv8bqnyzg9_ippZf_8kf1g2SoEhRtoUAbO6RM-Pz-3Q/s1600/ButterFlyWing_Aug2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibw1Ak65j7CBaDchP96c67rUKNyrNBHZarCxOH0sHV1mmN4-TWVRwKOOOBncRT1DRG21CVVaQIcCx2Lo3zXBi5SkhnJJA8a4c_FhgLdSMP5AaeILrU7VIrZqh9vjW64neEVy7mSELzZB-bXCSXv8bqnyzg9_ippZf_8kf1g2SoEhRtoUAbO6RM-Pz-3Q/s16000/ButterFlyWing_Aug2022.png" /></a></div><br /><p>This portion of the Gamma Cygni Nebula, IC 1318, is half of what is often called the Butterfly Nebula, which does sort look like a butterfly from 4,000 light years away.</p><p>The star at the center is HD194789, a blue-white B6 subgiant only 1066 light years away. The bright star upper right is HD 194558, a K2 subgiant only 658 light years away. These stars are thousands of light years in front of the nebula. They give a sense of the depth of a view through the telescope.<br /></p><p>The image is 11x1200" with the Atik 460EXC through an Astronomik CLS filter and the 203mm Synta-ONTC Newtonian at f/4.95.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-15360500054403922032022-09-11T16:39:00.001-05:002022-09-11T16:39:34.446-05:00NGC 6781 (July 24-25, 2022)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcpIpukFgC_73tMnFCWuaOqrTFqQm37CcZGuoXzA5qDhdhCrk6YIY0uaOkP-fYxbAJwTrB_i5CUGgc74YfFq4i0bQICLB_EU-dKfnDjeBqw6cmkNMckVrcfo3rOSde_OFEaa1VdD-Eoup2_mda74rTwZEDr2CKt3cQ_b8z9fz_u4-IZm4Ne2SZNgGrA/s1609/NGC6781_7-2022c.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="1609" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcpIpukFgC_73tMnFCWuaOqrTFqQm37CcZGuoXzA5qDhdhCrk6YIY0uaOkP-fYxbAJwTrB_i5CUGgc74YfFq4i0bQICLB_EU-dKfnDjeBqw6cmkNMckVrcfo3rOSde_OFEaa1VdD-Eoup2_mda74rTwZEDr2CKt3cQ_b8z9fz_u4-IZm4Ne2SZNgGrA/s16000/NGC6781_7-2022c.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>NGC 6781 is a wonderful planetary nebula in Aquila. This image is 10x900" with the Atik 460EXC through the 203mm Synta-ONTC Newtonian at f/4.9 and an Astronomik CLS filter. This one was three years on the list. I've tried and failed to see it visually several times with my wonderful 6" f/8 Newtonian.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-49274541288567826432022-08-27T16:40:00.001-05:002022-08-27T16:40:49.236-05:00M15 (July 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT29XIXK4TLgOLvs1slMnNzuht81X-T5SyCAXHHetCB2WGwnGDLzBjM8r3aLM9bQk9YGCmCLTsru5-wHzBT4KplPXU89tmPpPJylRqPMxvPcLiyXiQo5eFFa911XQL0AZA1ya2uIWDect17szCGtgrHtI5DoJ4aXQPG0NVSJC8s9hBJAL8rpAj_eqd_w/s1800/M15_August2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1626" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT29XIXK4TLgOLvs1slMnNzuht81X-T5SyCAXHHetCB2WGwnGDLzBjM8r3aLM9bQk9YGCmCLTsru5-wHzBT4KplPXU89tmPpPJylRqPMxvPcLiyXiQo5eFFa911XQL0AZA1ya2uIWDect17szCGtgrHtI5DoJ4aXQPG0NVSJC8s9hBJAL8rpAj_eqd_w/s16000/M15_August2022.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>M15 is one of our oldest globular clusters. It has over 100,000 stars. Because it is only 35,700 light years away, it is bright. I can see many individual stars in the cluster with my 6" telescope from my backyard. M15's core is densely packed; even the image seems to show the cluster growing denser toward the center of the cluster, though that's a little deceptive as M15 is 175 light years across! I doubt my little image would show true density (relative to other clusters) from this far away. Anyway, this is just 8x180" with the Atik 460 EXC through the 203mm Synta ONTC Newtonian at f/4.9 and an Astronomik CLS filter.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594687470790208832.post-84379881627769309572022-08-18T07:20:00.000-05:002022-08-18T07:20:15.547-05:00NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula (July 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgbqNmFrqkgqZEjuS7NDgOfOie88JRNl6SeEGoi72Ys3CJ9TcPluJQlWjMN6ChiYVyonZyiFXS0GxEhCi1-r4GaO2eEiF5k9ymZgFvRPfcGs9YeMo1UAv17BPEfY9fuvTO2Y2lNZw61leByBwczUvlxlPW1SfW7aRu-IEWDNlcp8cEjzNnOhigAsrBw/s1485/NGC6888_Atik460EXC_July2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="1485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgbqNmFrqkgqZEjuS7NDgOfOie88JRNl6SeEGoi72Ys3CJ9TcPluJQlWjMN6ChiYVyonZyiFXS0GxEhCi1-r4GaO2eEiF5k9ymZgFvRPfcGs9YeMo1UAv17BPEfY9fuvTO2Y2lNZw61leByBwczUvlxlPW1SfW7aRu-IEWDNlcp8cEjzNnOhigAsrBw/s16000/NGC6888_Atik460EXC_July2022.png" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>This is not my first Crescent, but I wanted to see what I could get with an OSC and light pollution filter. This is 15x1200" with the Atik 460EXC, Synta ONTC 203mm Newtonian at f/4.9, and the Astronomik CLS filter.<br /></p>Polaris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572022039526168617noreply@blogger.com0