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IC 1396A is the Elephant's Trunk nebula, located in the constellation Cepheus. The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396, at an estimated distance of about 2,500 light years.
At the heart of the nebula lies the open star cluster Trumpler 37, where several hot, young stars (less than 100,000 years) are thought to be forming. These stars emit copious amounts of hot plasma winds and energetic particles that ionize the gas in the nebula and causing it to glow with the characteristic red light of hydrogen atoms. The winds are also sculpting the nebula creating the central cavity, but also compressing the gas in dense regions and triggering a new generation of protostars, hidden inside the dust.
At the estimated distance of the nebula, the Elephant's Trunk is about 20 light-years long.
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Technical Info:
Telescope: Orion EON 80ED refractor, F = 500 mm, f/6.25
Camera: Canon EOS 20Da
Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Filter: Astronomik CLS
Guiding: 80/400 Skywatcher refractor - SkyWatcher SynGuider
Light frames: 24 x 5 mins (total: 2 hours), ISO 3200, Custom WB, calibrated with darks
Date: 17-18 October 2020
Location: Chalkidiki, Greece
Software: SiriL (calibration, background extraction, registration, stacking, color calibration, stretch), StarNet++, Adobe Photoshop CC 2022 with Astronomy Tools Actions.
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IC 443 (also known as the faint and elusive Jellyfish Nebula Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248 (Sh2-248)) is a Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Gemini. Flanked by two bright stars, Mu and Eta Geminorum. Its distance is roughly 5,000 light years from Earth. At that distance, this image would be about 300 light-years across.
Integration: 55 hours
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: Sky-Watcher MX
Guiding telescopes or lenses:Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD, Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader Ha, OIII & SII
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel, Baader Planetarium 36mm narrowband filters
Located about 2,400 light years away, towards the Cepheus constellation and catalogued as Sh2-155, the "Cave Nebula", is a diffuse Hydrogen-Alpha (Hα) emission nebula, inside a complex region of gas and dust. The hydrogen gas is ionized by the radiation of nearby young, hot stars inside the Cepheus molecular cloud and emits copious amounts of visible light with the characteristic red light. Astronomers have found that inside the nebula new stars are being born, as the radiation of the hot stars compresses the gas and triggers the star-forming process. It is a difficult object, faintly visible with a large telescope, but photographs reveal a wealth of detail, especially with the use of specialized filters.
VdB 155 is the small blue reflection nebula above and to the right of the Cave Nebula.
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Details:
Telescope: Orion EON 80ED refractor, F = 500 mm, f/6.25
Camera: Canon EOS 20Da
Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Filter: Astronomik CLS
Guiding: 80/400 Skywatcher refractor - SkyWatcher SynGuider
Light frames: 20 x 5 mins (total: 100 mins), ISO 3200, Custom WB
Support frames: Darks
Date - Location: 20 - 21 September 2020 - Chalkidiki, Greece (Bortle class 4)
Processing: SiriL, StarNet, Adobe Photoshop 2021 with Astronomy Tools Actions Set (spikes added digitally to the brightest stars).
Object: NGC 7822– (HST or SHO palette) – 2022
NGC 7822 is an area of star formation located in the constellation on Cepheus and is located about 2900 light years from Earth. The object contains SH2-171 and a cluster of stars called Berkeley 59.
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/18/2022 to 10/22/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length - 106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 33 x 10min. (330min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):20 x 10min. (200min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):29 x 10min. (290min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:820min. (13.67hrs)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
Sh2-129 is an emission nebula in the Cepheus constellation, around 2300 light years from earth.
Due to the very faint nature of this structure, it was only discovered in 2011. As such, not too overly much is known about it yet. There's a few things we do already know though.
The OIII emissions (the blue squid like structure in the middle) appears to be caused by bipolar outflows coming from a star or stars sitting in its center. In plain English, the star (or stars) is ejecting material out from its poles. The energy (heat/radiation) emitted by said star(s) is making this material glow, which is what we're observing.
Image acquisition details:
265x300" HA
285x300" OIII
A star-forming region in the constellation Cepheus... 3,000 light years distant.
I captured this in April through both narrowband and broadband filters.
Hydrogen alpha= 3.75 hours total, comprised of 5 minute individual exposures
Oxygen= 3.75 hours total, comprised of 5 minute individual exposures
RGB for stars= 30 x 30sec exposures
The California Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It is so named because it appears to resemble the outline of the US State of California on long exposure photographs
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California Nebula in bicolour.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: MX
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Sequence Generator Pro, Photoshop CS5, PHD, Main Sequence Software
Filters: Baader H-alpha 3.5 Nm, Baader O III 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel
Resolution: 3283x2482
Dates: Nov. 3, 2015, Nov. 5, 2015, Nov. 9, 2015
Frames:
Baader Ha 3.5nm: 10x1800"
Baader O III 8.5nm: 20x1800"
Integration: 15 hours
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
Horns: The Plastik & Trap - Cepheus Horns
Hair: Doux - Valentina
Harness & Bra: Dhoma - Roux Lingerie
Coat: Moon Elixir - Dripping in Luxury
Head: Lelutka Nova
Skin: Mila - Emelia Skin
Lipstick: Milano - Secret Lipstick
Ears: Andore - Dreamcatcher
Tattoo: This is Wrong - Metal Shine & Tattoo
Object: NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula HST – 2020
NGC 7380 (also known as the Wizard Nebula or Sharpless 142 Sh2-142) is an open cluster with associated nebulosity located in the constellation of Cepheus. It is about 7200 light years from earth and has a radius of about 100 light years.
Details:
- Imaging telescope or lens: Celestron EdgeHD 11 Celestron 11" Edge HD @f/7
- Imaging camera: FLI MicroLine ML16200
- Mount: Astro-Physics 1100 GTO CP4
- Guiding telescope or lens: Celestron OAG Deluxe
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI174 Mini
- Focal reducer: Celestron .7x Focal Reducer, for 11 HD
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley
- Imaging location: Western Massachusetts
- Imaging date 9/18/2020 to 9/26/2020
Accessories: Optec FastFocus C-11 SMFS, FLI CFW-7
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure TImes:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 17 x 30min. (510min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):13 x 30min. (390min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):15 x 30min. (450min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:1350min. (22.5hr)
Limiting Magnitude: 5.1
NGC7822 is a star forming region in the Cepheus constellation, around 2900 light years from earth.
I tried to process the image in such a way that the literal stars of the show grab the attention. The blue stars scattered across the region is what it's all about here. All of these are very young (astronomically speaking), dynamic entities who's influence (energetic output and stellar wind) over time will determine the shape/outcome of the entire region.
Image acquisition details:
95x120" Luminance
60x120" Red
60x120" Green
60x120" Blue
DESCRIPTION:
For several years I took planetary photography and I presented my photos, like everyone else, with an aseptic black background. Lately, stimulated also by my work ( I am professor in a high school ) I reflected on the fact that, if we want amateur photography to be effective in bringing young people to astronomy, it must be presented in a suggestive way, it must be emotional.
This photo was designed with this purpose and is the overlapping of two images ( one planetary and one of deep sky ) which were taken in two different days and places.
The planetary photo captures Jupiter during a double eclipse. One of the satellites involved , Ganymede, is visible to the right of the planet.
The deep sky photo shows the Milky way, in particular the regions of Cygnus and Cepheus.
IMAGE INFORMATIONS: PLANETARY PHOTO
Data: 2021-10-04 ( yyyy-mm-dd )20:05 UTC
location: Acireale
coordinate:37,626N – 15,148E
TECHNICAL DATA
camera: QHY5III462C
telescope: C11 Edge HD + barlow 2x
focal lenght:5600mm
aperture: f/20
exposition time: 1/30 “ ( single frame ) , stack of about 1800 frames.
software: Photoshop, Astro Art, Registax, WinJupos
IMAGE INFORMATIONS: DEEP SKY PHOTO
Data: 2021-07-15 ( yyyy-mm-dd ) 21:55 UTC
location: Etna
coordinate:37,796N – 15,038E
TECHNICAL DATA
camera: NIKON D810a
camera lens: Nikon 35mm f/1,8G
focal lenght: 35mm
aperture: f/4
exposition time: 60 “ ( single frame ) , stack of about 40 frames.
software: Photoshop, Astro Art
What you see is a very widefield view of NGC7023 (and surroundings), a reflection nebula in the Cepheus constellation, around 1300 light years from earth.
Image acquisition details:
Two different panels captured in LRGB. Total exposure time of roughly 12 hours.
37884 'Cepheus' growls through the Avon Valley past Freshford with a 5Q42 15.12 Eastleigh T&RSMD-Crewe Carriage Sidings conveying Grand Central livery mk4 stock & DVT on 04/05/22.
Contains: NGC 3077, M 82, NGC 3034, M 81, Bode's nebulae, NGC 3031
it's galaxy season again!
M81 and M82 are a pair of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major.M81 (Bode’s Galaxy), M82 (Cigar Galaxy) and part of IFN, Messier 81 (Bode’s Galaxy or NGC 3031) and Messier 82 (Cigar Galaxy or NGC 3034) are respectively spiral and starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. This couple is seen through the faint glow of an Integrated Flux Nebulae
Integration: 46.0 hours
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Ian King Ikharos 8" RC
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Ian King Ikharos 8" RC
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, PHD, Main Sequence Software, Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader Luminance 2"
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel
Light pollution in my location is a problem when dealing with faint luminace data such as finer galaxy detail and flux nebula. My home location is simply not dark enough
This image is made up of Wide field data from 2016 and close up data from 2015
Vixen 2016
Baader B 2'': 10x900
Baader G 2": 10x900
Baader R 2":10x900
Lume 900 x 45
RC 2015
Baader B 2'': 40x600"
Baader Ha 8.5nm: 8x1800"
Baader G 2": 40x600"
Baader R 2": 40x600"
Lume 15 x 40
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
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Galaxy season continues with a look at the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38 an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
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The 10th magnitude galaxy sits perpendicular to our own Milky Way galaxy and is almost directly above the North Galactic Pole Needle Galaxy L x 65 bin 2x2 + rgb
Contains: NGC 4565, IC 3543, NGC 4562
Camera SXH18
Imaging telescope or lens: Ian King Ikharos 8" RC
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Gamma Cygni lies at the center of the Northern Cross
Imaging telescope: Vixen VSD 100 f/3
Imaging camera: 9.2mp Sony SX814
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount MX
Guiding telescope or lens: Vixen VSD 100 f/3
Filters: Chroma SII 3nm, Chroma OIII 3nm, Chroma Ha 3nm
Accessories: Chroma OIII 3nm, Chroma Ha 3 nm
Frames:12x1800"x3
Integration: 18 hours
Image number 2 in what I hope to be a long journey in capturing all 110 members of the Messier Catalog of galaxies, nebula, and star clusters. This project will probably take the rest of my life and you can expect repeats of specific targets as my technique improves. So a couple of weeks ago it was M42, this time M31 Andromeda. Next target is M45 The Pleides.
LDN 1235, a dark nebula in the Cepheus constellation, around 650 light years from earth.
Image acquisition details:
70x120" Luminance
40x120" Red
40x120" Green
40x120" Blue
DESCRIPTION: I tested to capture Squid nebula - very fine blue object in the center - but unfortunately not successful. More data needed, maybe blue light pollution filter destroyed this object, maybe OIII filter is needed. “Artistic” processing via StarXTerminator.
OBJECT: Sh2-129 Flying Bat Nebula and Squid Nebula, Constellation Cepheus, apparent magnitude N/A, apparent dimension 150’.
CALIBRATION: RA 21h 10m, DEC 59°58’, FOV 4,18°x 2,82°, Field radius 2,5°, Pixel scale 3,92 arcsec/px, Orientation: Up is 90,9° E of N, Image size 3840 x 2560 px,
GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Nikkor Z 500/5,6, Astronomic UV/IR/L2 Clip in filter, Rollei Astroklar light pollution filter, Dew heater strip, tracking mount iOptron CEM60EC - 3 star alignment, no auto guiding.
ACQUISITION: August 3, 2022, Struz, CZ, Subexposure 180s, f 5,6, ISO 1600, Interval 15 s, RAW-L, Lights 51x, Darks 20x, Bias 20x, Flats 20x, DarkFlats 10x. Total exposure time 153 min. Night, no wind, 18° C, Backyard - Light pollution - Bortle 5.
STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: AstroPixelProcessor (stacking, background neutralisation, light pollution removal, calibrate background and stars colours) , Adobe Photoshop CC 2022 + StarXTerminator.
A widefield view of Cassiopeia and Cepheus containing a variety of objects including the Bubble Nebula – lower center aka NGC7635, Shapless-162 or Caldwell 11, which is an HII emission region that contains a bubble structure created by stellar wind from a massive hot star. It is estimated to be anywhere from 7100 to 11,000 lightyears from earth. Another prominent object is the Lobster Claw Nebula or Sharpless-157 on the right side of the frame at about 11,050 lightyears distant. On the left side of the frame is the huge diffuse nebula Sharpless 161 which is studded with the bright nebula NGC7538 sometimes called the Northern Lagoon Nebula or Brain Nebula, (both are about 9100 lightyears distant). Aside from these glowing gas regions there are two prominent star clusters: NGC7510 aka the Dormouse or Arrowhead Cluster and The Cassiopeia Salt and Pepper Cluster (M52, NGC7654).
The field contains objects from Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae
- LBN 547
- LBN 543
- LBN 544
- LBN 548
- LBN 549
- LBN 540
- LBN 533
- LBN 536
- LBN 537
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 09/02/2022 to 09/03/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length -106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters used:
- Chroma Hydrogen Alpha (Ha) 3nm 50mm
- Chroma Oxygen III (OIII) 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon Sulfur II (SII) 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
-Chroma Hydrogen Alpha: 15 x 600 sec (150 min)
-Chroma Oxygen III: 15 x 600 sec (150 min)
-Astrodon Sulfur II: 15 x 600 sec (150 min)
Total Exposure: 450min. (7.5 hrs.)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
Object: Sh2-132 – The Lion Nebula HST – 2020
Sharpless 132 is a faint Hydrogen II region, emission nebula located on the southern edge of Cepheus. I captured the head of the lion in the narrow field of view, which the is the brightest part of the nebula. The nebula is about 10.4K light years distant.
Details:
- Imaging telescope or lens: Celestron EdgeHD 11 Celestron 11" Edge HD @f/7
- Imaging camera: FLI MicroLine ML16200
- Mount: Astro-Physics 1100 GTO CP4
- Guiding telescope or lens: Celestron OAG Deluxe
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI174 Mini
- Focal reducer: Celestron .7x Focal Reducer, for 11 HD
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley
- Imaging location: Western Massachusetts
- Imaging date 8/20/2020 to 8/23/2020
Accessories: Optec FastFocus C-11 SMFS, FLI CFW-7
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure TImes:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 10 x 30min. (300min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):10 x 30min. (300min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):10 x 30min. (300min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:900min. (15hr)
Limiting Magnitude: 5.1
Object: The Shark (LDN1235, vdB 149 & vdB 150) – 2021
The Shark Nebula, also known as LDN 1235, is a part of a larger molecular cloud in the constellation Cepheus. Within LDN 1235 there are two blue reflection nebulae, vdB149 and vdB150.
Approximate distance from Earth: 650 light years
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/05/2021 – 10/06/2021
- Location: Chester, Nova Scotia Canada
- Camera: FLI ML1620 @ -25°C w/CFW2-7
- Telescope: Astro-TECH AT130 with APM Riccardi APO Flattener 1.0x
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
Filters:
Astrodon Gen II E Filters
-Luminance: 13 x 600 sec (130 min)
-Red: 16 x 600 sec (160 min)
-Green: 13 x 600 sec (130 min)
-Blue: 13 x 600 sec (130 min)
Total Exposure: 550 min. (9.2hr)
Processed in Pixinsight 1.8.8-9 and Adobe PS5
Object: LDN 1165 (B174) – 2021
LDN (Lynds Nark Nebula) 1165 or B (Barnard) 174 is a dark nebula in Cepheus
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/05/2021 – 10/06/2021
- Location: Chester, Nova Scotia Canada
- Camera: FLI ML1620 @ -25°C w/CFW2-7
- Telescope: Astro-TECH AT130 with APM Riccardi APO Flattener 1.0x
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
Filters:
Astrodon Gen II E Filters
-Luminance: 22 x 600 sec (220 min)
-Red: 14 x 600 sec (140 min)
-Green: 6 x 600 sec (60 min)
-Blue: 11x 600 sec (110 min)
Total Exposure: 530 min. (8.8hr)
IC 1396 is a large and comparatively faint emission nebula and star forming region over 100 light-years across. It is located in the constellation of Cepheus and lies around 2,400 light years distant. It is energized by the bright, bluish central multiple star called HD 206267.
Imaged over 3 nights, the 12th,13th and 16th of April 2021.
Processed using the Ha data as the red channel and the OIII data for both green and blue channels.
HEQ5 PRO
WO71GT with WO P-FLAT6 III corrector
QHY163M Gain 200 Offset 70
QHYCFW2 S filter wheel
Baader narrowband filter set
10 x 600sec Ha
18 x 600sec OIII
Processed using Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion.[b] It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years[3][6] and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun
Integration: 26.0 hours
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi TSA 102
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi TSA 102
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Focal reducers: Takahashi TOA/FS Reducer
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD, Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader SII 8.5nm, Baader O III 8.5nm, Baader Ha 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel, Baader Planetarium 36mm narrowband filters
NGC 7380 or Sh-142, is a young open cluster of stars located in the constellation of Cepheus. The surrounding emission nebulosity is known as the Wizard Nebula and lies at a distance of around 7,200 light years.
Image processed using data captured on the 17th.Sept.2020 using my EQ6-R-PRO/ED100mm DS-PRO/QHY163M Gain 210/Baader narrowband filter set and data from a previous session using my NEQ6 PRO/ TSAPO130Q/QHY183M Gain 16/Baader narrowband filter set.
Exposure lengths were 300sec and 600sec. Total acquisition time 7hrs40mins.
Processed using Straton Star Removal, RegiStar, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
NGC 7023 (sometimes known as the Iris Nebula or with the abbreviation C 4) is a diffuse nebula visible in the boreal constellation of Cepheus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1794.
NGC 7023 is a reflection nebula, ie it reflects the light of some nearby stars; probably the main star responsible for its illumination is precisely the seventh magnitude star, cataloged as HD 200775, which would be enveloped by the nebula, together with other less bright stars born from its dust and which form the open cluster. The nebula is probably about 1400 light years from us and measures about 6 al. It is probably part of the vast Cepheus Molecular Cloud Complex.
Distance from Earth: 1,300 light years
NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in the constellation of Cepheus The complex encompasses the emission region designated Sharpless 171, and the young cluster of stars named Berkeley 59. The complex is believed to be some 3000 light years distant, with the younger components aged no more than a few million years. The complex also includes one of the hottest stars discovered within 1 kpc of the Sun, namely BD+66 1673, which is an eclipsing binary system consisting of an O5V that exhibits a surface temperature of nearly 45000 K and a luminosity ~100000 times that of the Sun. The star is one of the primary sources illuminating the nebula and shaping the complex's famed pillar of creation -type formations.
This is a 2 pane mosaic.
Details:
Mount: mesu 200
Scope: Takahashi FSQ85 0.73x
Camera: QSI683 and Moravian G2-8300 with 3nm Astrodon filters
Pane 1
24x1800s Ha
20x1800s OIII
20x1800s SII
Pane 2
22x1800s Ha
20x1800s OIII
20x1800s SII
Total exposure time 63 hours.
An LRGB image of a very interesting area of the night sky in the constellation of Cepheus.
240 minutes of LRGB data from the SPA-3 telescope operated by Telescope Live.
Processed in PixInsight and Affinity Photo.
This nebula is located in the Cepheus constellation about 2.400 light years away from earth.
Image captured with an 8" ONTC Newton and a ZWO ASI 1600mmc Pro camera.
Total exposure about 10 hours.
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This is a ten panel mosaic depicting Caldwell 49 up to and including the Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster. It has been around two months in the making.
maging telescope or lens: Vixen VSD
Imaging camera: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding telescope or lens: Vixen VSD
Software: Sequence Generator Pro
Filter: Baader H-alpha 3.5 Nm , OIII & SII
Accessory: Starlight Xpress Lodestar Guider
Integration: 100.0 hours
Dates: Jan. 26, 2016
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
Monoceros is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Greek for unicorn. Its definition is attributed to the 17th-century Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius.
Monoceros is home to The Rosette Nebula , the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cone Nebula.
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The Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237, 2238, 2239, and 2246) is a diffuse nebula in Monoceros. It has an overall magnitude of 6.0 and is 4900 light-years from Earth. The Rosette Nebula, over 100 light-years in diameter, has an associated star cluster and possesses many Bok globules in its dark areas. It was independently discovered in the 1880s by Lewis Swift (early 1880s) and Edward Emerson Barnard (1883) as they hunted for comets.
The Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) is another open cluster in Monoceros. Named for its resemblance to a Christmas tree, it is fairly bright at an overall magnitude of 3.9; it is 2400 light-years from Earth. The variable star S Monocerotis represents the tree's trunk, while the variable star V429 Monocerotis represents its top.[3]
The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264), associated with the Christmas Tree Cluster, is a very dim nebula that contains a dark conic structure. It appears clearly in photographs, but is very elusive in a telescope. The nebula contains several Herbig-Haro objects, which are small irregularly variable nebulae. They are associated with protostars.
Object: SH2-155 The Cave Nebula or Caldwell 9, is a dim and very diffuse bright nebula within a larger nebula complex containing emission, reflection, and dark nebulosity. It is located in the constellation Cepheus.
Acquisition Date: 9/27/2019 – 10/02/2019
Location: Chester Basin, Nova Scotia
Camera: FLI ML16200 @ -20°C
Telescope: Astro-TECH AT130 with APM Riccardi APO Flattener 1.0x
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100
Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
Guide Camera: ASI174 mini
Filters:
-Chroma 3 nm Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 10 x 30min. (300min) bin 1x1
-Astrodon Red:20 x 5min. (100min) bin 1x1
-Astrodon Green: 20 x 5min. (100min) bin 1x1
-Astrodon Blue:20 x 5min. (100min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:600min. (10hr)
Limiting Magnitude: 6.4
Lion Nebula - Sharpless 132
The Lion Nebula, catalogued as Sharpless 132, in the constellation Cepheus, is a faint emission nebula around 10,000 ly away. It contains two ionizing Wolf Rayet stars and two dark nebulae (LDN 1150 & 1154).
My latest astro project and my first attempt at mono with my ASI294mm-Pro. Processing was done with AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop with StarXTerminator. A total of 17h 10' of exposure time with Ha, OIII and SII 7nm ZWO filters. The colours are false using a SHO palette which maps the SII signal to red, Ha signal to green and OIII signal to blue and the colours then changed in Photoshop.
More details and full resolution on Astrobin: astrob.in/yghdzf/E/
The Iris Nebula consists of interstellar dust which reflects light of the nearby stars - especially SAO 19158. This nebula is located in the constellation of cepheus and the distance is about 1300 light years. This shot is stacked from 90 x 120sec subs with a 8" RC telescope.
The Whale Galaxy NGC 4627 and 4631. Imaging telescope : Ikharos 8" RC SXH18 CCD L600x40 bin2 + RGB & Ha. Integration around 16 hours shot under moonless condition in semi urban skies. Home obbs Valencia.
NGC 4631 (also known as the Whale Galaxy or Caldwell 32) is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. This galaxy's slightly distorted wedge shape gives it the appearance of a herring or a whale, hence its nickname. Because this nearby galaxy is seen edge-on from Earth, professional astronomers observe this galaxy to better understand the gas and stars located outside the plane of the galaxy.
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NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in the constellation of Cepheus The complex encompasses the emission region designated Sharpless 171, and the young cluster of stars named Berkeley 59. The complex is believed to be some 3000 light years distant, with the younger components aged no more than a few million years.
This coloured version is an interesting mix of data. The main detail has been taken from a 2 pane Ha mosaic with the ODK10. The colour used has been a 2 pane mosaic of SII data taken with a Takahashi FSQ85.
Details:
Mount: Mesu 200
Telescope: Orion Optics ODK10 and Takahashi FSQ85 0.73x
Camera: QSI683 with 3nm Astrodon Ha and SII filters
Ha
Pane 1 - 24x1800s
Pane 2 - 22x1800s
SII
Pane 1 - 16x1800s
Pane 2 - 16x1800s
Totalling 39 hours worth of total exposure.
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Melotte-15 is the star cluster located at the heart of the Heart Nebula. Stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars.
Imaging telescope: AG14 astrograph
Imaging camera: 9.2mp Sony SX814
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount MX
Integration 18 hours
Located in the constellation of Cepheus, this is approximately 2400 light years from us.
Details
M: HEQ5
S: Pentax 75SDHF
C: Atik 314L+ Baader narrowband filters
11 hours of total exposures
11x1500s in Ha, OIII and SII
The Iris Nebula, also NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4, is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. It lies 1,300 light-years away and is six light-years across.
Details:
M: Mesu 200
T: TMB 152/1200 refractor
C: QSI683 ws-g with Baader LRGB filters.
Luminance 150x 600s
R,G and B - 100x300s
Total imaging time 50 hours.
DESCRIPTION + OBJECTS: Very interesting and rich region of nebulosity in Cassiopea constellation. From left to right you can see Sh161, Sh158 (NGC7538), Sh169, Sh152, NGC7635 Bubble nebula, M52 (NGC7654), NGC 7510, Sh157 Lobster Claw nebula in the center. FOV 4° x 2,6°.
GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Nikkor 500/5,6 PF, Astronomic UV/IR/L2 Clip in filter, Rollei Astroklar light pollution filter, Dew heater strip, Sensor pixel scale xx 1,79 arcsec/px, tracking mount iOptron CEM60EC - 3 star alignment, no auto guiding.
ACQUISITION: September 3rd, 2021, Struz, CZ, Subexposure 180s, f 5,6, ISO 2000, Interval 15 s, RAW-L, Light 41x, Dark 30x, Bias 20x, Flat 20x, DarkFlats 10x. Total exposure time 123 min. Night, no wind, 10°C, Backyard, light pollution - Bortle 5.
STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: AstroPixelProcessor (stacking, background neutralization, light pollution removal, calibrate background), Adobe Photoshop CC 2021 (black and white point settings, stretching, stars dim, enhance DSO, contrast setting). No cropped, image size 3840 x 2560 px.
Complete rework of my elephant's trunk nebula at 666mm focal length. The nebula is located in the Cepheus constellation about 2,400 light years away from home. Shot from my backyard with Explore Scientific 127/952@666mm apo & ATIK 383l+ camera.
Rail Operations Group (ROG) 37884 'Cepheus' drags Ex-Greater Anglia Class 317s 317348 and 317513 past Waterbeach, working the 5G46 1410 Cambridge Sidings North to Ely Mlf Papworth Sidings storage move. Both units were dragged to Newport for scrapping on May 20th 2022.
After a bit of an anxious wait the cloud cleared over Hyndland just in time for 37884 passing with 320307 in tow. The pair were running as 5Q08 from Yoker to Brodie Engineering in Kilmarnock where the 320 would undergo TBOX work.
The building overlooking the railway is part of the expansive Gartnavel Hospital site. This large 1840's building housed the Gartnavel Royal Hospital which focuses on psychiatric care and treatment. This facility was expanded in 2007 through the construction of a more modern building on the same site.
Most of the 1840's building is still in use with the NHS and offers a range administrative facilities alongside continued use by psychiatric patients. However, the section of the building most visible in this image is the East Wing which has fallen into disrepair and has subsequently been added to the buildings at risk register.
37884 'Cepheus' snapped at Murcott with 5Q80 Kilmarnock - Ilford stock move with 317511 in tow.
7th May 2020.
ROG 37884 'Cepheus' and 37608 'Andromeda' top and tail the Derby Litchurch Lane to Worksop up receptions London Overground stock move ( 710270 ) through Sawley on February 23rd 2023.
( Some temporary fencing removed in P.S. )
Object: Cederblad 214 (2024) (SHO Palette)
Ced 214 or Cederblad 214 is an emission nebula contained within the larger star forming complex called NGC 7822 in the northern part of the constellation of Cepheus. It contains the star cluster Berkley 59 whose stars illuminate the nebula. It is estimated to be about 3000 light years away from Earth. The area also contains many dark nebulae listed below.
Lynds Dark Nebulae (LDN):
- LDN 1267
- LDN 1269
- LDN 1270
- LDN 1271
- LDN 1272
- LDN 1275
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/12/2024 to 10/24/2024
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 11 Celestron 11" Edge HD @f/7
- Focal reducer: Celestron .7x Focal Reducer, for 11 HD
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 40x 10min. (400min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):20 x 10min. (200min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):20 x 10min. (200min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:800min. (13.33hr)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
The North America Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb. The remarkable shape of the nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico. This part of the North America nebula (NGC 7000) shown spans about 15 light years and lies about 1,500 light years away toward the constellation of the Swan
The North America Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb. The remarkable shape of the nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico
Technical card
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD100 f/3.8 Astrograph
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader O III 8.5nm, Baader Ha 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel, Starlight Xpress Lodestar Guider
Resolution: 3307x2486
Dates: July 8, 2015, July 9, 2015
Frames:
Baader Ha 8.5nm: 11x1800" bin 1x1
Baader O III 8.5nm: 12x1800" bin 1x1
Baader SII 8.5nm: 10x1800" bin 1x1
Integration: 16.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 21.77 days
Avg. Moon phase: 54.01%
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
Imaged over 6 separate nights in January and February 2022, this large area of nebulosity lies within the constellation Cepheus. The image consists of two separate panels, stitched together as a mosaic. For full capture details look at the version on Astrobin: astrob.in/fhosoy/0/