M16 Eagle Nebula (LX, SHO Image)

(Total exposure 25 hrs; Ha 20x30min; OIII 16x30min; SII 14x30min; all binned 1x1; July 2025)

 

 

 

 

M1 Crab Nebula (LX, SHO Image)

(Total exposure 16 hrs; Ha 10x30min, OIII 10x30min, SII 12x30min,, all binned 1x1; February 2025)

 

 

 

 

NGC6960 - The Witch's Broom (LX, Bicolor Image)

(Total exposure 18.0 hrs; Ha 20x30min, OIII 16x30min, all binned 1x1; October 2017)

 

 

 

 

M42 - The Orion Nebula (LX, Narrowband Image)

(Total exposure 48.5 hrs; Ha 37x30min, OIII 32x30min, SII 28x30min,; all binned 1x1; data collected January 2014, processed January 2017)

[Unfinished attempt with PixInsight; need to better integrate multiple exposure times to allow visualization of core]

 

 

 

 

 

M42 - The Orion Nebula in SII, Ha, OIII (LX, Narrowband Images)

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Total Exposure 14.0 hours:	Total Exposure 18.5 hours:	Total Exposure 16.0 hours:
3 nm 28x30 min binned 1x1	3 nm 37x30 min binned 1x1	3 nm 32x30 min binned 1x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula (LX, BiColor Image)

(Total exposure19.5 hours; Ha 24x30 min, OIII 15x30 min; all 1x1 binning; September 2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGC2237 - The Rosette Nebula  (FSQ, RGB-SHO Image)

(Total exposure 24.3 hours; R 8x10 min 12x2 min, G 8x5 min 12x1 min, B 8x10 min 12x2 min; SII 3 nm 10x30 min, Ha 3 nm 16x30 min, OIII 3 nm 14x30 min, all binned 1x1; Hubble Palette with RGB Stars, Cropped; December 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

California Nebula - NGC1499  (FSQ, SII-Ha-OIII Narrowband Image)

(Total exposure 19.0 hours; 17.5 hours narrowband data: SII 3nm 10x30 min, Ha 3nm 12X30 min, OIII 3 nm 5x60 min, 3x30 min; R, G, and B each 6x5 min; all binned 1x1; Hubble Palette; Cropped; October 2013)

Veil Nebula - Overview  (FSQ, SII-Ha-OIII Narrowband Image)

(Total exposure 36.5 hours narrowband data; SII 3nm 28x30 min, Ha 3nm 24X30 min, OIII 3 nm 21x30 min; all binned 1x1; Hubble Palette; taken over 19 nights September 8 - October 17, 2013)

 [I COLLECTED MORE THAN 60 HOURS OF DATA, SELECTED 45 HOURS, AND ACTUALLY USED 36.5 HOURS; CORRECTED STAR COLORS]

 

 

 

 

 

M17 - The Omega Nebula (also called Swan Nebula and Lobster Nebula) - PREVIEW  (LX, SII-Ha-OIII Image)

(Total exposure 25.0 hours narrowband data; SII 3nm 16x30 min 2x2, Ha 3nm 18x30 min 1x1, OIII 3 nm 16x30 min 1x1; Hubble Palette; taken over 14 nights July 2013)

[I HAVE COLLECTED RGB DATA AND PLAN TO INCORPORATE THAT FOR PROPER STAR COLORS]

M16 - The Eagle Nebula - PREVIEW  (LX, SII-Ha-OIII Image)

(Total exposure 38.5 hours narrowband data; 10 hours SII [of 13 hours taken] binned 2x2;17.5 hours Ha [of 24 hours taken] binned 1x1; 11 hours OIII [of 13 hours taken] binned 2x2; Hubble Palette; May- June 2013)

[A TOTAL OF 60 HOURS OF DATA WAS CAPTURED, INCLUDING LRGB DATA TO BE ADDED TO THIS IMAGE TO PRODUCE PROPER STAR COLORS]

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

M1 - The Crab Nebula Hubble Palette (SII-Ha-OIII) (LX, Narrowband Image)

(Total exposure 36 hours - SII 3 nm 13x30 min binned 1x1, 8x30 min binned 2x2; Ha 3 nm 27x30 min binned 1x1, 4x30 min binned 2x2; OIII 3 nm 12x30 min binned 1x1, 8x30 min binned 2x2; September 2012)

M1 - The Crab Nebula SII-Ha-OIII Monochrome Images (LX, Narrowband Images)

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M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula CFHT Palette (Ha-OIII-SII) (LX, Narrowband Image)

(18 hours total exposure - Ha for Red 12x30 min, OIII for Green 12x30 min, SII for Blue 12x30 min, all binned 1x1; July 2012)

M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula Hubble Palette (SII-Ha-OIII) (LX, Narrowband Image)

(18 hours total exposure - SII for Red 12x30 min, Ha for Green 12x30 min, OIII for Blue 12x30 min, all binned 1x1; July 2012)

M57 - The Ring Nebula CFHT Palette (Ha-OIII-SII) (LX, Narrowband Image)

(35 hours total exposure - Ha for Red 16x30 min B1 plus 6x30 min B2, OIII for Green 12x30 min B1 plus 8x30 min B2, SII for Blue 5x30 min B1 plus 19x30min B2; June 2012)

M57 - The Ring Nebula Hubble Palette (SII-Ha-OIII) (LX, Narrowband Image)

(35 hours total exposure - SII for Red 5x30 min B1 plus 19x30min B2, Ha for Green 16x30 min B1 plus 6x30 min B2, OIII for Blue 12x30 min B1 plus 8x30 min B2; June 2012)

First Light Image: M1 - The Crab Nebula (LX, Narrowband Image)