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PK 164+31.1 Jones -Emberson 1 Copyright: Mark Hanson PK164+31HALRGBO3apod.jpg Boy, this was a fun image, Thanks Sakib! I believe J-P Metsavainio and Rick Stevenson have actually image part of this halo, I just wanted to confirm it. 65 Hours of exposure on this one. Seems to be a faint outer shell in...

IC 417 The Spider Neblula Copyright: Mark Hanson SH2-234 V2AOPDsmall.jpg Here is an image of IC417, often called the Spider Nebula, also known as Sharpless 234. It’s located in the constellation Auriga. At about 10,000 light-years distant, it represents a young, open star cluster formed in interstel...

NGC 7023 often called the Isis Nebula Copyright: Mark Hanson IrisNebulaFinishedApodsmall.jpg These clouds of interstellar dust and gas are in the fertile star fields of the constellation Cepheus. This deep image shows off the Iris Nebula's range of colors and symmetries in impressive detail. Within ...

Ferrero 6 (Fe 6) PN G129.6 +03.4 Copyright: Mark Hanson Ferrero6fullcropap.jpg https://www.hansonastronomy.com/ferrero-6-fe-6-pn-g1296034 Explanation From Sakib Rasool "Fe 6 is a planetary nebula that was discovered by the French amateur astronomer Laurent Ferrero in November 2013 whilst search...

NGC 1275 (Abell 426) Copyright: Mark Hanson Here is an image i finished last month of NGC 1275 or Ablell 426. You must go to the link and see the full image, so many galaxies and in so many variations its spectacular to look at. Abell426-NGC1275ApodCrop.jpg https://www.hansonastronomy.com/ngc-1275-a...

The Soap Bubble Nebula PN G75.5+1.7 Copyright: Mark Hanson This is an image from Stellar Winds Observatory at DSNM, Animas, New Mexico I was really surprised that with RGB data only i could see a nice image of the soap bubble, i guess 24" scope gathers a lot of light! This object has been on m...

Simeis 3-210 An obscure part of the Veil Nebula I like to call Leaping Leopard Nebula Copyright: Mark Hanson S-300small.jpg Here is a very interesting part of the Veil Nebula Simeis 3-210 is a long, thin filament at the extreme southern end of the Veil Nebula and is virtually unknown (not listed se...

NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula Mosaic copyright: Mark Hanson APODWBroomapodsmall.jpg Here is an image i have been working on for about the last 4 months, taken at Stellar Winds Observatory at DSNM, Animas, New Mexico . Its of the western part of the Veil nebula often called the Witch's Broom neb...

copyright: Mark Hanson M57 The Ring Nebula M57LRGBHAO3HaloAPOD.jpg Here is my take on the Ring nebula. Taken at Dark Sky New Mexico at " Stellar Winds Observatory" over the last 3 months or so. With over 60 hours of exposure using a 24" telescope, notice the faint outer shells in O3 a...

Copyright: Mark Hanson, S. Mazlin, W. Keller, R. Parker, T. Tse, P. Proulx, D. Plesko; SSRO/PROMPT/CTIO NGC 6726 in Corona Australis NGC6726-6727NewAPOD.jpg This beautiful star forming region in the constellation Corona Australis has so much to offer, with many outstanding nebula and unusual objects...

Copyright: Mark Hanson M51 and NGC 5198 Here is a 2 pane mosaic of M51 and rarely imaged NGC 5198 which is Located south of the Whirlpool Galaxy in the sky. We all know about the wonderful whirlpool galaxy but here is a new view of it with its close friend, NGC 5198 is a seemingly ordinary elliptica...

Copyright: Steve Mazlin, Mark Hanson, W. Keller, R. Parker, T. Tse, P. Proulx, D. Plesko; SSRO/PROMPT/CTIO Here is a revamped image from SSRO, Steve Mazlin and I combined our individual images and came up with this. "In the Shadow of the Horsehead no more" NGC 2023 is an emmission and refl...

Copyright: Mark Hanson Here is a new 2 pane mosaic image of NGC 4151 and 4145 in Canes Venatici. This is one of the deepest and highest resolution images to date of this pair of galaxies by an amateur. Notice the 2 small galaxies next to NGC 4151(Left galaxy) both have tidal tail features. NGC4151Mo...

Copyright: Mark Hanson Here is a new image of M89, it's one of the deepest images to date of this rarely imaged galaxy, Some of the outer shell may be newly discovered. There are so many galaxies in this image. Being a boring elliptical is probably why no one seems to image it, it's far from boring!...

Copyright: Mark Hanson Here is an image of M27 The Dumbbell Nebula that I added some more data to this past year using a Planwave 24" Its a 7 filter image LRGB/HA/O3/S2 With about 45hours of data. M27APODSmall.jpg Description and Higher rez Image: https://www.hansonastronomy.com/m27-the-dumbbel...

NGC 2023 "In the shadow of the Horsehead no more" Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Hanson, S. Mazlin, W. Keller, R. Parker, T. Tse, P. Proulx, D. Plesko; SSRO/PROMPT/CTIO NGC 2023 is an emission and reflection nebula located in the constellation of Orion, most times seen in images of the...

I'm not sure why when I post it turns out so dark.
Mark

NGC 281

Copyright: Mark Hanson

This is an HALRGB image taken at SRO using a Officina Stellar Pro 500 RC.
This is 50% resolution Ill try to post a better image on my website when I get it back up and running.

Thanks,

Mark Hanson

IC 1613 Dwarf Galaxy (Caldwell 51)
Copyrights: Mark Hanson

Copyrights: Mark Hanson Here is a picture of M27 I have been working on for awhile. as always seems I'm never done tweaking it. this is a 7 filter set you really need to see the larger resolution picture at my site below. APODM273.jpg M27 the Dumbbell Nebula A higher rez image can be found here http...

Wow-wow-wow, what an image, Mark! :shock: :D I've never seen the outer arms of NGC 3718 captured in such detail! And, in the larger version of your image, look at that starforming ring of NGC 3729, too. Wonderful!!! Ann Ann, Thanks! its amazing what we can get in great sky conditions, too bad there...

Copyright: Mark Hanson Here is a deep image of NGC 3718 this was one of the best 2 nights of seeing that I can remember. I took all the luminance data on those nights. Aladin Sky Atlas cataloged over 5000 gal down to under 24th magnitude. NGC3718Final2DoneFront.jpg you can see a larger image here: h...

copyright: Mark Hanson
Here is a fun image. lots of wispy nebula. To see a larger version visit http://btlguce.com
Thank you, Mark

NGC 6888
Copyright: Mark Hanson
Here is a deep image of this object with 30 hours of Data. The Raw O3 data of this object is quite impressive. For larger higher resolution file you can see it here: http://www.btlguce.com

NGC 4631 & 4656 Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies Copyright: Mark Hanson I have been working on this mosaic for 2 years. With 62 Hours of total exposure. Taken from Rancho Hidalgo New Mexico. It took me a long time to process this image, trying to get every last part of extended nebulocity out. I...