Cassiopeia on the Heart and Soul Nebula.
- Total time: 15:18
- Lens: Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f2 at f5.6
- Camera: ZWO ASI071MC Pro
- Nights Imaged: 4
- Started: 2022-10-17
- Latest: 2022-10-20
Imaging and Processing Log can be found Here
Sh2-115 Emission nebula in Cygnus
Sh2-115 is a bright emission nebula in Cygnus. This image was taken over 13 nights between 2022-08-03 and 2022-10-09 for a total of 39hrs of data.
Imaging and Processing Log can be found Here
Wolf Rayet 134 Ring Nebula in Cygnus
This summer I took some extra time to take a second attempt at imaging the Wolf Rayet nebula in Cygnus, one of my favorite Oxygen targets in the summer sky. This blue shell of oxygen is illuminated by a surge of solar radiation and wind from the WR134 variable star. Most of the oxygen in this area of the Milky Way is soft and dispersed, so I am always intrigued when there are more dynamic factors that push these gases around to form interesting arc-like and circular shapes with sharp edges. As a favorite, I’m sure I’ll be revisiting this region many more times to come.
Full Processing Details Here
NGC 4725, NGC4747, NGC4712 and many more Galaxies in LIrRGB
It’s galaxy season again! Orion is setting in the west early and we get a view of the many distant worlds outside of our own Milky Way galaxy here in the springtime. Here we see a group of interacting galaxies that was shot over five nights in April, pointing at the constellation of Coma Berenices. The main galaxies here are designated NGC4725 (The largest here), NGC4747 (The one in the upper left with the extended arms formed by tidal interactions with NGC4725) and the more distant NGC4712 (Smaller one to the right of NGC4725.)
An interactive deep-zoom of this image in it’s full resolution can be found here
Full Acquisition and Processing Details can be found Here
Double Cluster | NGC 884 and NGC 869 - Open Clusters in Perseus
During the last full moon I decided to try to shoot Double Cluster in Perseus. I last shot this in 2018 so this image represents a little over two years worth of learning this hobby. I ended up with a slight light-leak gradient in the resulting data set, so took another hour of data last night before the moon came up and used it as a background reference using a multiscale gradient removal technique documented here.
8in f4.9 Newtonian Cooled Color Camera Bortle 4 skies 2hr 36min
