Astro Images: January-February 2013

12" LX200R, Paramount ME, STL-11000M C1

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Aug-Oct 2013
June-July 2013
Mar-May 2013
Jan-Feb 2013

 

 

NGC2903Feb13

 

NGC2903 - Barred Spiral Galaxy   (LX, LRGB Image)

(Total exposure 18.5 hours; L 31x20 min, binned 1x1; R 10x20 min, G 11x10 min, B 9x20 min, all binned 2x2; February 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

Jupiter & Moons

 

Jupiter with Ganymede (closest) & Io  (LX, RGB Image)

(Total exposure 0.3 sec; R 1x0.1 sec, G 1x0.1 sec, B 1x0.1sec, all binned 1x1; taken in December 2012, processed February 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

NGC2175Feb13

 

Moon - Narrowband Image - SII, Ha, OIII   (LX, Narrowband Image - CFHT Palette)

( SII 3nm 1x0.04s, Ha 3nm 1x0.04s, OIII 3nm 1x0.02s, all 1x1 binning,; extreme saturation/vibrance enhancement; February 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

NGC2175Feb13

 

NGC2175 - The Monkey Head Nebula (LX, Narrowband Image - CFHT Palette)

(Total exposure 8.0 hours - Ha 3nm 6x30 min, OIII 3nm 4x30 min, SII 3nm 6x30 min, all 1x1 binning, slight crop; February 2013)

A PRETTY PICTURE, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE INFORMATION CONTENT VISIBLE IN THE HUBBLE PALETTE IMAGES BELOW FOR THIS OBJECT (CHANGING COLOR BALANCE DIDN'T HELP)

 

 

 

 

 

NGC2175Feb13                          NGC2175Feb13

 

NGC2175 - The Monkey Head Nebula ... or is it a Gorilla?

I THINK I CAN SEE A MONKEY HEAD IN THE ORIENTATION AT LEFT ... BUT A MUCH BETTER GORILLA HEAD (OR CRO-MAGNON MAN?) IN THE ORIENTATION AT RIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

NGC2175Feb13

 

NGC2175 - The Monkey Head Nebula (LX, Narrowband Image - Hubble Palette)

(Total exposure 8.0 hours - SII 3nm 6x30 min, Ha 3nm 6x30 min, OIII 3nm 4x30 min, all 1x1 binning, slight crop; February 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

NGC2175Feb13

 

NGC2175 - The Monkey Head Nebula (LX, BiColor Image)

(Total exposure 5.0 hours - Ha 3nm 6x30 min, OIII 3nm 4x30 min, all 1x1 binning, synthetic blue channel, slight crop; February 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

IC434Jan13

 

Abell 21 - The Medusa Nebula (LX, BiColor Image)

(Total exposure 6.5 hours - Ha 3nm 8x30 min, OIII 3nm 5x30min, all 2x2 binning, cropped; January 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

IC434Jan13

 

Abell 21 - The Medusa Nebula (LX, Ha Image)

(Total exposure 1.5 hours - Ha 3nm 3x30 min 2x2 binning, cropped; January 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

IC434Jan13

 

IC434 & Barnard 33 - The Horsehead Nebula (LX, Ha Image)

(Total exposure 20.0 hours - Ha 3nm 30x30 min 1x1 binning plus 10x30 min 2x2 binnings; January 2013)