Sometimes it's hard to see an objects namesake but I can make out the "running man" in this image. A reflection nebula in Orion 1,500 ly distant. Taken with a wedge mounted Celestron C8 HD Edge @ 1422mm and ASI 1600MC-C (one shot colour) camera with L-Pro filter, being guided by the ASI Off Axis Guider and ASI174MM mini.
View LargerAlso known as the Silver Coin or Silver Dollar Galaxy the Sculptor Galaxy is 11 million light years away and measures 70,000 light years across. Taken with a wedge mounted Celestron C8 HD Edge @ 1422mm and ASI 1600MC-C (one shot colour) camera being guided by the ASI Off Axis Guider and ASI174MM mini.
View LargerGlobular Cluster 13,050 light years away and 120 light years in diameter. Taken with the C8 HD Edge, stock Canon 1100D at 1600iso, 12x60sec + darks/flats/bias, Photoshop.
View Larger(NGC1365) 74x45secons (55m30s) +darks/flats/bias. Taken with the C8 HD Edge f/10 2032mm Alt/Az unguided, Stock Canon 1100D 1600iso, Backyard EOS, Deep Sky Stacker & Photoshop.
View Larger(Eye Nebula NGC 3242). 44x10s (7m20s) +darks/flats/bias. Taken with the C8 HD Edge f/10 2032mm Alt/Az unguided, Stock Canon 1100D 1600iso (cropped), Backyard EOS, Deep Sky Stacker & Photoshop.
View Larger(Barnard 33). 39x2m41s average (2hr25m total) +darks/flats/bias. Taken with the C8 HD Edge, equatorial wedge, f/7 1422mm, ASI 1600MC-C, Optolong L-pro filter, 130mm guidescope with ASI224MC. APT, phd2, DSS & Photoshop.
View Larger(M42) 71x20s (23m49s) with CLS filter, 34x10s (5m40s) no filter +darks/flats/bias. Taken with the C8 HD Edge 2032mm f/10 Alt/Az unguided, stock Canon 1100D 1600iso, Backyard EOS, DSS & Photoshop.
View Larger(C80, NGC 5139). 220x2sec (7m20s) no calibration frames. Taken with the C8 HD Edge at 1280mm f/6.3, eq. wedge, unguided, ZWO ASI1600MC-C, ASI Studio, DSS & Photoshop. Note the .63 reducer was used which is not recommended for this scope and was done as a test. The distortion caused by over correcting the already corrected optics on the Edge HD is clearly visible at the edges.
View Larger(M83, NGC5236). 240x30s (2hrs) +darks/flats/dark flats/bias. Taken with the C8 HD Edge 1280mm f6.3 (reducer test), ZWO ASI1600MC-C, guided (ASI224MC & 130mm guidescope), APT, phd2, DSS & Photoshop.
View Larger44x1m20sec avg (68m30s) +darks/flats/bias. Taken with the C8 HD Edge 1422mm f7 on a wedge, ZWO ASI1600MC-C, guided (ASI224MC & 130mm guidescope), Optolong L-Pro, APT, phd2, DSS & Photoshop.
5,700 light years away, the Eagle Nebula is part of a diffuse emission nebula,or HII region. The area is known for the Pillars of Creation famously imaged by the Hubble telescope.
View Larger38x2m26sec avg (1h33m) +darks/flats/bias. Taken with the C8 HD Edge 1422mm f7 on a wedge, ZWO ASI1600MC-C, guided (ASI224MC & OAG), Optolong L-Extreme, APT, phd2, DSS & Photoshop.
5,219 light years away and 42 light years in diameter, it illustrates 3 different types of nebulae - A red emission nebula (light from hydrogen atoms), a blue reflection nebula (dust reflected by starlight), and dark nebula, with dense dust that silhouettes the light behind it.
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