Astro Images: July-August 2010

Paramount ME, STL-11000M C1

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First Light with FSQ-106EDX III Scope!

 

NGC6910 FSQr

 

NGC6910 Region Ultra-Widefield: The Sadr Region in Cygnus to NGC6888 (Crescent Nebula), Hydrogen Alpha image

FSQ-106ED WITH 0.73X REDUCER, YIELDS f/3.65 AT 390MM FOCAL LENGTH

(4 hrs exposure through 5 nm Ha filter during full moon, FSQ 0.73x reducer, binned 1x1, August 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

NGC7000 UltraWide

 

NGC7000 Region Ultra-Widefield: The North American Nebula and Pelican Nebula Region, Hydrogen Alpha image

FSQ-106ED WITH 0.73X REDUCER, YIELDS f/3.65 AT 390MM FOCAL LENGTH

(3 hrs exposure through 5 nm Ha filter during full moon, FSQ 0.73x reducer, Binned 1x1; August 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

M33

 

M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum

(6.5 hrs total exposure - L 14x20 min binned 1x1; R 5x10 min, G 5x5 min, B 4x10 min, binned 2x2; August 2010, re-processed October 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

 

M31

 

M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy

(10.5 hrs total exposure - L 8x20 min, R 18x10 min, G 22x5 min, B 18x10 min, all Binned 1x1; August 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

M16-M17

 

M16-17 Region- The Swan Nebula (M17) at lower left, The Eagle Nebula (M16) at upper right

(3.3 hrs total exposure - Ha 4x20min 5 nm, R 6x10 min, G 4x5 min, B 4x10 min, all Binned 1x1, August 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

NGC6910

 

NGC6910 - The Rocking Horse Cluster in Cygnus

(3.9 hrs total exposure - Ha 4x20 min , R 8x10 min, G 5x5 min, B 5x10 min, all binned 1x1; August 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Veil Color

 

NGC6992/NGC6995/NGC6960 - The Veil Nebula

(14.8 hrs total exposure - 9.5 hrs Ha 5 nm 30min subs; 2 hrs R 10 min subs; 1.5 hrs G 5 min subs; 1.8 hrs B 10 min subs, all Binned 1x1; July 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGC6888 FSQ

 

The Veil Nebula (Hydrogen Alpha Image)

FIRST LIGHT IMAGE with FSQ-106EDX III

(9.5 hrs total exposure - 30 minute sub-exposures, 5 nm Ha filter, July 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

NGC6888 FSQ

 

NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula

(9.4 hrs exposure - 4.5 hrs Ha 5 nm 30-min subs; R 2 hrs 10 min subs; G 1hr 5 min subs; B 1.9hrs 10 min subs; all binned 1x1, August 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

NGC6888 Ha

 

NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula (Hydrogen Alpha image)

(4.5 hrs exposure - 30 minute sub-exposures, 5 nm Ha filter, August 2010)

 

 

 

NGC7000

 

NGC7000 - The North American Nebula (Hydrogen Alpha Image)

FIRST LIGHT IMAGE with FSQ-106EDX III

(4 hrs total exposure - 30 minute sub-exposures, 5 nm Ha filter, July 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

 

M16 FSQ

 

M16 - The Eagle Nebula (Hydrogen Alpha Image)

FIRST LIGHT IMAGE with FSQ-106EDX III - OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH EXPOSURE, BUT A GOOD TEST OF FIELD-OF-VIEW AND RESOLUTION TO EDGES OF THE IMAGE

(2.5 hrs total exposure - 30 minute sub-exposures, 5 nm Ha filter, July 2010)