October 25, 2020

IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula (August 2020)


This is 36x900" with the Atik 460EXC through the 203mm Synta-ONTC Newtonian at f/4.95 and an Astronomik CLS filter.

October 1, 2020

NGC 7048 (Sept. 2020)


I didn't know about this button on the sky until I turned the camera on it late one night.  The moon was 72% waxing, and I needed a fairly bright target.

This image is 16x10' with the Atik 460EXC through a 203mm f/4.95 Synta-ONTC Newtonian and an Astronomik CLS filter.

NGC 457, the Owl or ET Cluster (Sept. 2020)

NGC 457 is one of my favorite open clusters.  Through a telescope, it is stunning, partly because of the contrast between the brighter stars and the dimmer diamonds.  This image is 19x300" with the Atik 460EXC through the 203mm f/4.95 Synta-ONTC Newtonian and an Astronomik CLS filter.