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- Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:28 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 July
- Replies: 113
- Views: 163114
Re: Submissions: 2021 July
Sh2-119, or Sharpless 119, is a large complex of emission nebulosity in Cygnus constellation, about 2 degrees east of the North America Nebula. It is located just around 68 Cygni, a quite bright star of magnitude 5. The nebula was catalogued by astronomer S. Sharpless in his famous "Catalogue o...
- Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:32 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 June
- Replies: 104
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Re: Submissions: 2021 June
Cygnus Region - North of Sadr
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- Sun May 16, 2021 6:41 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 May
- Replies: 82
- Views: 114835
Re: Submissions: 2021 May
The Blue Horse Head Nebula
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Full info@: https://www.kinchastro.com/the-blue-hor ... ebula.html
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- Fri May 07, 2021 11:43 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 May
- Replies: 82
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Re: Submissions: 2021 May
Messier 3 - Globular Star Cluster This cluster is one of the largest and brightest, and is made up of around 500,000 stars. It is estimated to be 11.4 billion years old. It is centered at 32,615.64 light-years (10 kpc) away from Earth. Final M3 (1500 x 1175).jpg Click on above to enlarge. Full info ...
- Wed Apr 28, 2021 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 April
- Replies: 96
- Views: 150211
- Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:28 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 April
- Replies: 96
- Views: 150211
Re: Submissions: 2021 April
Under overcast skies....I continue to see old images in a new light: This is SH2-284 : (Reprocessed April 2021)
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Info @ https://www.kinchastro.com/sh2-284.html
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Info @ https://www.kinchastro.com/sh2-284.html
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:07 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 April
- Replies: 96
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Re: Submissions: 2021 April
Another rendition of an old favourite: Rosette Nebula
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Full info @: https://www.kinchastro.com/rosette-nebula.html
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- Tue Mar 30, 2021 1:54 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 March
- Replies: 108
- Views: 176902
Re: Submissions: 2021 March
Re-processed The Flying Dragon Nebula
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Full info @ https://www.kinchastro.com/sh2-114---th ... ragon.html
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- Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:12 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 March
- Replies: 108
- Views: 176902
Re: Submissions: 2021 March
Mandel-Wilson 2
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Full info @ https://www.kinchastro.com/mw2-dust-angel.html
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- Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:09 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 March
- Replies: 108
- Views: 176902
Re: Submissions: 2021 March
IC 2177
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Full info @ https://www.kinchastro.com/ic-2177-seagull-2021.html
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- Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:13 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 March
- Replies: 108
- Views: 176902
Re: Submissions: 2021 March
Flying High....the Seagull Nebula
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Full details @ https://www.kinchastro.com/ic-2177-seagull-2021.html
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- Wed Mar 10, 2021 7:39 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 March
- Replies: 108
- Views: 176902
Re: Submissions: 2021 March
Bok Globules of the Rosette Nebula:
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More info @ https://www.kinchastro.com/rosette-nebula.html
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- Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:48 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 February
- Replies: 69
- Views: 85216
Re: Submissions: 2021 February
SH2-308
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Full info @ : https://www.kinchastro.com/sh2-308-dolphin-nebula.html
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- Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:27 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 February
- Replies: 69
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Re: Submissions: 2021 February
Elephant Trunk Nebula (Crop & reprocess last year's data).
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Full info @: https://www.kinchastro.com/ic-1396-with ... ebula.html
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- Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:09 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 February
- Replies: 69
- Views: 85216
Re: Submissions: 2021 February
IC 1396 (Crop - reprocess of last year's data)
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Full info and higher resolution: https://www.kinchastro.com/ic-1396-with ... ebula.html
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- Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:48 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 January
- Replies: 114
- Views: 201549
Re: Submissions: 2021 January
Rosette Nebula
(Last years data reprocessed)
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Full details and higher resolution @ https://www.kinchastro.com/rosette-nebula.html
(Last years data reprocessed)
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Full details and higher resolution @ https://www.kinchastro.com/rosette-nebula.html
- Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:43 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 January
- Replies: 114
- Views: 201549
Re: Submissions: 2021 January
A reprocessing of SH2-115 - Wide Field
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Full info @ https://www.kinchastro.com/sh2-115.html
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- Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:21 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 January
- Replies: 114
- Views: 201549
Re: Submissions: 2021 January
Jones-Emberson 1 (PK 164+31.1) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Lynx at a distance of 1600 light years. It is a larger planetary with low surface brightness. The 16.8-magnitude central star is a very blue white dwarf. Jones Emberson 1 (Sign) 1500x1000 (300DPI).jpg Click on above to enlarge...
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:26 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 January
- Replies: 114
- Views: 201549
Re: Submissions: 2021 January
Reworked....Abell 21 (Madusa Nebula) - Crop
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Tak FSQ130 with Astrodon 5nm Filters.
Full details @ https://www.kinchastro.com/abell-21-202 ... ebula.html
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Tak FSQ130 with Astrodon 5nm Filters.
Full details @ https://www.kinchastro.com/abell-21-202 ... ebula.html
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:35 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2020 December
- Replies: 143
- Views: 309953
Re: Submissions: 2020 December
Abell 21 - Madusa Nebula
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- Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:07 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2020 December
- Replies: 143
- Views: 309953
Re: Submissions: 2020 December
Reprocess of SH2-114 - The Flying Dragon. Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ130ED Imaging cameras: FLI ML16200 Astrodon Ha 72 x 10' Astrodon SII 42 x 10' Astrodon RGB 3 x 30 x 3' Total Time: 23½ Hours Dragon Nebula (1200 x 1200).jpg Full info @ : https://www.kinchastro.com/sh2-114---the-fl...
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 11:39 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2020 December
- Replies: 143
- Views: 309953
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:02 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2020 December
- Replies: 143
- Views: 309953
Re: Submissions: 2020 December
Description by Sakib Rasool: (copied from internet)...... This nebula was first discovered by the astronomer Stewart Sharpless in 1959 who included it in his catalogue of HII regions under the name of Sh2-200. His catalogue was compiled after analysing photographic plates taken at the Palomar Observ...
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:35 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2020 December
- Replies: 143
- Views: 309953
Re: Submissions: 2020 December
Sh2-284 is a HII star forming region of gas and dust located in the constellation Monoceros approximately 15 thousand light years from the Earth. This remarkable nebula resembles the more familiar Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49). Along the edges of Sh2-284 are several "elephant trunk" formati...
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:26 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2020 November
- Replies: 214
- Views: 3887418
Re: Submissions: 2020 November
NGC 1491 Located on the edge of a vast cloud of gas, about 10,700 light-years away in the constellation Perseus, NGC 1491 is also an H II region (a large, low-density cloud of partially ionized gas in which star formation has recently taken place). Its central star (BD +50 886), is a young blue sta...