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NGC 1333 (or the Embryo Nebula) from a Bortle 1 - 31.5 hours total with the RASA 8 and ASI2600MC, no filters. NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Perseus, it is also known as the Embryo Nebula. This is a bright but small object surrounded by thick interstellar dust clouds, with some...

M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection in the night sky and looks great when photographed with a telescope, but can also be captured wide-field using a camera and lens. This picture was taken under Bortle 2 skies using the RASA f/2, ASI2600MC and no filters. 27 hours total. More info: https://www.g...

The Hyades 6-panel mosaic with Taurus Molecular Cloud Complex (TMC-1). https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53332414628_27765c5d98_z.jpg The Hyades and Space Dust This is a 6-panel mosaic of the Hyades, showing a lot of space dust in the background. It totals 48 hours of exposure time. This dust, som...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53283487356_a3ac21b058_z.jpg The Hidden Beauty Behind Messier 15 Here is an image I would like to submit for APOD! I think it’s a very unique image that shows the M15 cluster like never seen before. I imaged the M15 cluster for three hours at first and realized t...

Hello, Here are two images I would like to submit for APOD. Both of these targets are great objects to capture right now. 1) Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592) Observing location: Death Valley, USA Object(s): IC 4592 - The Blue Horsehead Nebula Camera: QHY600C Telescope: Meade 70mm APO Exposure time to...

Hi, Here is an image I would like to submit for APOD. I took this single shot picture at Grand Canyon during a clear night in July 2023. The sky is tracked (2 minutes exposure) and the foreground is not tracked (1 minute exposure). No stacking was involved. It shows how colorful the night sky really...

I have never seen images of M24 that were very impressive or had much nebulosity in the background, which is strange because it lies in the bright and colorful Milky Way band. M24 is located about 10,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. It is 600 light-years wide and is not conside...

Hi, Here is an image I would like to submit for APOD: This is a shot I've been dying to get for years: A close-up view of Rho Ophiuchi in very high definition! For the first time in my astrophotography journey, I decided to do a mosaic, which allowed me to get as much detail as possible on my target...

15 hours on M16. This shows the Messier 16 Eagle Nebula region of the sky in true color, without the use of any filter. This region is most often captured in narrowband, but I like the true color feel for this particular part of the sky. You can see the wings of the eagle spanning in rich hydrogen a...

Close up on the Running Chicken Nebula, showing nice colorful gasses with several Bok globules. Credit: Antoine Grelin, https://www.galactic-hunter.com/ Data acquired from Telescope Live, processed by me. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52868663759_33b637094c_z.jpg IC 2944 - Running Chicken Nebu...

NGC 3718 is a small but beautiful galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Also visible just above it is the galaxy NGC 3729, which is believed to impact NGC 3718 with its gravitational pull. NGC 3718 is a barred spiral galaxy seen Edge-on. Yes, edge-on despite looking like it is face-on. The blue li...

This is the open cluster M37 in the constellation Auriga, but with a twist! Using my Hydrogen Alpha filter, I spent 10 hours gathering HA data on this cluster and, to my surprise, it revealed a nebula within M37! After doing some research, it appears that this nebula was only found a few months ago ...

This is a galaxy that is not often photographed known as IC 342, or... the Hidden Galaxy. This is because it lies behind clouds of Milky Way dust, a lot of stars, and other gases. This picture was taken in RGB+HA and totals 34 hours. I think the added HA adds so much to this object as it is so rich ...

15 hours on the Christmas Tree and Rosette Nebula at 135mm. After spending 33 hours on the Christmas Tree with a small refractor, then 81 hours on it again with a monochrome camera and larger refractor (both can be viewed here: https://www.galactic-hunter.com/post/ngc2264 ), I decided to spend 15 ho...

The Giant and the Mighty 61 hours of integration time in SHO on the massive Seagull Nebula and the much smaller Thor's Helmet Nebula. My favorite picture of all time as it really shows the difference in size between nebulae. Most of the data was taken from my Las Vegas backyard, for many different n...

Hey Ann, sorry for the late response. I think you are referring to LBN 902? If not, you can find the annotated image here, which tells you the exact location and the name of the stars/objects around: https://www.astrobin.com/41pqbs/B/ Clear Skies, Antoine My longest integration yet, beating the 61 h...

My longest integration yet, beating the 61 hours I did on the Seagull and Thor Nebulae. I captured this target throughout November, December, and January. It is NGC 2264, also known as the Christmas Tree cluster and Cone Nebula. I spent close to 82 hours capturing this object, using SHO filters for ...

47 hours on Sh2-224 (also known as the Rice Hat Nebula). This is a faint and difficult object to capture in Auriga. I shot this beautiful supernova remnant as bicolor (H + O) and am pleased with the results. The HA overwhelms the OIII when combined so it is important to be careful when bringing out...

Here is an image I would like to submit for APOD. I was never a huge fan of this target, which is exactly why I decided to spend many nights capturing it in the hopes to reveal unexpected nebulosity or features. I was not disappointed! This is 54 hours on the Pacman Nebula (NGC 281). There is so muc...

Revealing the Hidden Beauty around the Double Cluster The Double Cluster in Perseus is a popular target among amateur astrophotographers, it is an easy object to capture, and it is most of the time imaged in RGB. I stumbled upon wide field pictures of the area and saw that there was a lot of HA sign...

The star cluster M29
https://www.galactic-hunter.com/post/m2 ... hotography
Copyright: Antoine Grelin / www.galactic-hunter.com https://i.imgur.com/fjBW01J.jpg
Download file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4hc3up2gth6gp9c/M29.jpg?dl=0

The Cocoon Nebula
https://www.galactic-hunter.com/post/ic ... oon-nebula
Copyright: Antoine Grelin / www.galactic-hunter.com https://i.imgur.com/Dj07QAX.jpg
Download file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/appvmljn2lymk ... a.jpg?dl=0

Pickering's Triangle
https://www.galactic-hunter.com/post/ng ... eil-nebula
Copyright: Antoine Grelin / www.galactic-hunter.com https://i.imgur.com/hZo9cZF.jpeg
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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula https://www.galactic-hunter.com/post/ic-1396-the-elephant-s-trunk-nebula-from-the-backyard Copyright: Antoine Grelin / www.galactic-hunter.com bsGXgrY[1].jpg https://i.imgur.com/bsGXgrY.jpg Download file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0ixohod4bqolei/Elephant%20Trunk%20Nebul...

20 hours on the Pelican Nebula from the city
https://www.galactic-hunter.com/post/ic ... e-backyard
Copyright: Antoine Grelin
https://i.imgur.com/3PR1Ois.jpg