January 23, 2021

M1 (Winter 2020)


This is three nights of data with the Atik 460EXC through an Astronomik CLS filter and the 203mm Synta-ONTC Newtonian at f/4.95.  Total time = 900"x45 = 11.25 hours.  Seeing was not great the first night, but the second night was wonderful and the last night was adequate.

January 10, 2021

NGC 5189 (2019)


This planetary nebula in the constellation Musca is 1,700 light years away and is distinctive for its S-shape. Data for this image came from Martin Pugh's observatory in New South Wales, Australia.