Starship Asterisk*

LDN 1235 (Lynds Dark Nebula) is a vast nebula complex that stretches throughout this image & bears some resemblance to a shark, thus commonly referred to as the "Dark Shark Nebula". Dark nebula are opaque clouds of dust and gas in space that block the light of stars behind them. But so...

Elephant Trunk Nebula
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A crop from a previous image: The Elephant Trunk Nebula
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IC 1396 with Elephant Trunk Nebula
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Crescent Nebula toward Sadr in Cygnus
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Shapes in Cygnus.....

Sh2-54 is an extended bright nebula in the constellation of Serpens. In its core there are many protostars and many infrared sources; some of these sources, like IRAS 18151−1208, are most probably very young high-mass stars. The older star population in this region has an average age of 4-5 million ...

IC 1318

IC 4603 & IC 4604

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Still in lock down and still reprocessing old data.

Crescent Nebula with Soap Bubble 'nearby'.

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Yet again I find myself working on old data - like so many others, stuck in lock down due Covid 19 ....AND.... cloudy skies preventing any new images of late. NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula - data from 2017 reprocessed ..... Helix (1202 x 908).jpg Full details @ https://www.kinchastro.com/ngc-7293-helix-ne...

Stay at Home - rework old data!

Section of Veil Nebula in Ha, OIII & RGB.
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M1 - Crab Nebula

While on lock down with cloudy skies......reprocess of 2019 data
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NGC 281 Pacman Nebula
(Reprocess of 2018 data)
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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...

In reply to ANN's comment: Kinch, that's an interesting portrait of cluster NGC 2259, but it's an even more interesting portrait of that nebula. I thought at first that it was a reflection nebula because it's blue, but it is an emission nebula taken through Ha/OIII/SII filters. Does the blue color m...

Not often imaged - area close by NGC 2259
Capture info @: http://www.kinchastro.com/ngc-2259.html

IC 2177

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SH2-232
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SH2-284 SH2-284 CropSign (886 x 1122).jpg Wikipedia:- 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 ...

Another Rendition of SH2-284
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Seldom imaged as far as I can see....I had my own problems getting this image together:

SH2-284 Info @ http://www.kinchastro.com/sh2-284.html

LBN 973 or SH2-280

Not often imaged: Full capture details @ http://www.kinchastro.com/sh2-280-or-lbn-973.html

My first image for 2020

Rosette Nebula.
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Total 16Hours: HaSHO. 3nm astrodon Filters. FlI ML16200 camera on Tak FSQ 130ED.
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NGC 7822
Full info @ : http://www.kinchastro.com/ngc-7822.html