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IC 1396 is a large circular region of glowing gas and dust in the constellation of Cepheus and is located about 2400 light-years from Earth.
IC1396A is a portion of this complex known as the Elephant's Trunk. This image is based on 7.3 hours of narrowband data and rendered in the SHO Hubble Palette.
The data was collected over two nights ending on October 22nd. This image was taken on my Astro-Physics 130mm EDT f/8.35 APO telescope platform, which uses a ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro camera, and is supported by an IOptron CEM60 Mount.
My original plan was to collect at least 15 hours of data for the project. That did not happen. This is the usual point where I usually start whining about our weather and how clouds had shut me down.
That's not what happened this time.
This time I was taken down by a nasty virus that gave me the worst cold I have ever had.
We had two wonderfully clear nights that I would have loved to shoot. But by then, I was a drooling puddle of whimpering snot who no longer cared about clear night or astrophotography!
I am now slowly on the mend and feeling just well enough to start processing what data I could acquire whilst still coherent.
The Targets are still there, and hopefully - I will get another chance in November to finish the few that need more data. In the meantime, I will process and publish those sets that received at least a reasonable integration.
The image was processed by using a Synthetic computed Luminance image and extensive use of starless processing workflows.
The full story behind this image, along with a detailed processing walkthrough, can be found at:
cosgrovescosmos.com/projects/ic1396a-10-31-22
I will be adding a video overview of the processing - once my voice returns!
Sh2-132 the Lion nebula - is a weak emission nebula near the constellations of Cepheus and Lacerta. It’s thought to be between 10,000 and 12,000 light years away.
ha 3nm- TAK106 2600MM -20
oiii 3nm - TAK106 2600MM -20
RGB stars - ES80ED 2600MC -20
The Iris Nebula (also known as NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4) is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is located about 1,300 light-years from Earth and is about six light-years across. The nebula is illuminated by a young star called SAO 19158. The Iris Nebula is named for its resemblance to an iris flower. The nebula's blue color is caused by the scattering of starlight by dust grains. The dust grains are very small, about 10 times smaller than dust particles on Earth. The nebula's red filaments are caused by the presence of carbon monoxide molecules.
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension: 21h 01m 35.60s
Declination: +68° 10′ 10.0"
Distance: 1,300 ly
Apparent magnitude (V): 6.8
Apparent dimensions (V): 18' x 18'
Constellation: Cepheus
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at -10F, 216 x 60 seconds guided exposures, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in DSS and PixInsight. Image Date: November 23, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
This image shows SH2-155 aka the Cave nebula which consists of 180 images! With APP I was able to integrate my Luminance, H-alpha and color data to get really the most out of the data. I used blurxterminator to get even more detail out of the image in combination with a touch of noisexterminator.
I'm very happy with the result that came out with the new programs. The colours of the stars were as I liked them to be and somehow it resulted (in my opinion) in a very colourful representation of this beautiful region in the sky.
More info about the region:
This colorful skyscape features the dusty, reddish glow of Sharpless catalog emission region Sh2-155, the Cave Nebula. About 2,400 light-years away, the scene lies along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus.
Astronomical explorations of the region reveal that it has formed at the boundary of the massive Cepheus B molecular cloud and the hot, young, blue stars of the Cepheus OB 3 association. The bright rim of ionized hydrogen gas is energized by the radiation from the hot stars, dominated by a bright blue O-type star. Radiation driven ionization fronts are likely triggering collapsing cores and new star formation within. Appropriately sized for a stellar nursery, the cosmic cave is over 10 light-years across. [Source: APOD]
Exposure info:
Telescope: TMB92 Camera: QSI583ws
Lum: 90x300s + 21x600s Ha: 42x1200s R,G,B: 9,9,9x600s
Total: 29,5 hours
37884 "Cepheus" again, this time on the Erewash giving a tow to 730230 as 5Q72 08.30 Gascoigne Wood Sidings - Willesden TMD. 19/03/25.
Didn't work out as hoped, so this is another one I will have to return to for more data. Oh, well.
Tech details here: www.astrobin.com/noii4y/
My latest photo of the Wizard Nebula from the backyard!
I spent 2 nights collecting the distant light emitted by this nebula to create this photo.
August is a great month to go after this rewarding astrophotography target in Cepheus!
Photo Details:
28 x 240s Ha
30 x 240s OIII
28 x 240s SII
Total: 5 Hours, 44 Minutes
(Bortle 5/6 Backyard)
Equipment Used:
Camera: bit.ly/32hyBmR
Mount: bit.ly/3QgbSeL
Guide Scope: bit.ly/3zWO4rb
Guide Camera: bit.ly/3lsOiwk
Filters: bit.ly/3GyXc6l (SHO set)
Telescope: Radian 75 QUAD (prototype)
Image Processing Guide: bit.ly/astro-processing
SH2-157 Lobster Claw Nebula in Cepheus
SHO Hubble palette image.
Ha: 269 x 300s
OIII: 176 x 300s
SII: 186 x 300s
Processed with Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, Affinity Photo.
Image data acquired remotely between 10-07-2022 and 03-08-2022 from IC Astronomy Observatory, Oria, Spain.
Image: Nik Szymanek & Ian King.
Running 40 minutes late from Slade Green (having started almost 50 mins late) ROG 37 884 'Cepheus' appears under the Victoria Lines while a Gatwick Express 387 runs overhead at Longhedge Junction. 37 884 was hauling a Southeastern Class 465 EMU to Doncaster, probably for scrapping? By the time it reached Doncaster it arrived 21 minutes early!
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 17° C.
* Total exposure time: 6 minutes.
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Description:
High in the northern hemisphere summer sky our home galaxy, the Milky Way, runs through the constellations Cassiopeia (left side), Cepheus (centre) and Cygnus (right side).
This area of the sky is riddled with glowing red clouds of hydrogen gas, numerous star clusters, and areas of dark foreground gas that obscures the light of millions of stars beyond.
Just a little above and to the right of centre is the bright circular red gas cloud IC 1396. For a close-up view of this nebula made with a 400 mm lens in August 2015, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/19929294304
One of the most distinctive gas clouds is the aptly named "North America Nebula", at bottom right. For a close-up view of this nebula made with a 400 mm lens, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/19933485213
For a version of this photo WITHOUT labels, click on the LEFT side of your screen, or click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/28165947613
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Technical information:
Sigma 50 mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens on Nikon D810a camera body, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Six stacked frames; each frame:
50 mm focal length
ISO 3200; 1 minute exposure at f/4; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, colour balance, colour desaturation)
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This is the Iris Nebula in Cepheus (7-hour exposure)
My latest photo was captured far away from the city lights to reveal the faint, beautiful dust in space.
I hope you enjoy it!
Equipment
Camera: bit.ly/asi2400
Camera Control: bit.ly/3Bqg1Wv
Telescope: bit.ly/redcat71
Mount: bit.ly/eq6rpro
37884 Cepheus leads 0Q48 08.32 Ely Papworth Sidings - Mid-Norfolk Railway Sidings along the line between Queen Adelaide and Prickwillow (between Ely North Jn. and Shippea Hill station). On the rear is 37501 Teesside Steelmaster, recently renumbered back from 37601 and repainted into British Steel light blue. [Pole, 5/6 sections (~6.8m)]
Between the 37s are former GWR (First Great Western) HST power cars owned by Romic Rail 43017, 43020, 43191 and 43174; the latter pair were left at the MNR, while the former pair were later taken on to Nemesis Rail at Burton-upon-Trent.
This had set off about twenty minutes late, and initially ran to Ely station - where it disappeared off the signalling maps while it reversed. There was a slow-moving strip of cloud coming across, and had the train been on time, it would have just beaten the cloud. But then the sun went behind the cloud (which seemed to be increasing), and I thought there was little chance of getting the shot in sun. However, having lost its path through Ely North Jn. and onto the Breckland Line, the train actually set off from Ely just over forty minutes late, fairly close behind a Greater Anglia service from Cambridge to Norwich, and not long before the "FLIRT" appeared the sun cleared the edge of the cloud - and I heard 37884 under power, setting off from Ely station.
Of course, I was disappointed that 37501 was trailing at this point and I couldn't get a going-away shot... In hindsight I could have photographed the train between Ely station and Ely North Jn. (perhaps a going-away shot), but I had been concerned the train might reverse as soon as it came out of the sidings and not run to Ely station. Unfortunately, I couldn't hang around to see the return working during the afternoon (which 37501 led), but I'm sure there will be more opportunities to photograph it.
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VdB 141 is a reflection nebula in Cepheus. Its popular name is Ghost Nebula. VdB 141 is considered to be a Bik Glubule. These are dense accumulations of cosmic dust. The Ghost Nebula has a dimension of about 2 lightyears.
Camera was an ASI2600mm on a TS Photoline 130/910 mm with 0.79x reducer.
178 x 120 s luminance
32 x 60 s red
32 x 60 s green
32 x 60 s blue
A beautiful emission nebula in the constellation of Cepheus.
SIGMA fp (monochrome)
Celestron RASA 11"
10 Micron GM 1000 Mount
Ha and SII narrowband filters
ISO 1600, ca. 3 hrs, F2.2, 620mm
Registration in AstroPixelProcessor further processing to taste in Photoshop.
Full Image: markjamesford.prodibi.com/a/g66rrwd4xmx27m1/i/jvvkl7we7l0...
Version#2
NGC7129
I wasn't really happy with the previous processing and gave it another try. I removed all of the stars using StarTools and PS6, stretched it(levels), then overlayed the original image(in a nutshell) I also paid closer attention to the core of the reflection nebula and the dark nebula
NGC 7129 is a reflection nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. It is located 3300 ly away. Also in this image is the open cluster NGC7142 (upper right) which is 6200 ly away
11" Celestron EdgeHD w/Hyperstar (F/2)
QHY23M
HaLRGB
HA-13x300sec
Lum-20x120sec
RGB 12x120/each
2h 33m
Images acquired with APT, processed with PixInsight & Photoshop CS6
ccd: Moravian G3-16200 with IFW + OAG
filters: Optolong LRGB and 7-nm Ha
telescope: TEC 140 f/7
mount: 10Micron GM2000 QCI
guider: Lodestar X2
exposure: L 18x20min + RGB 8x12min + Ha 14x30min (all 1x1)
location: Les Granges, 900 m (Hautes Alpes, France)
software: TheSkyX Pro, CCD Commander, Pixinsight, PS CS5
date: 19 Oct 2018 - 10 Jan 2019
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Milky Way Apparition
In the hills above Loch Tay, I sat and admired the night sky next to this little fishing hut over looking this little lochan. Notice the pink colours at the top? That's nebulae - literally stellar nurseries where stars are born. Whilst our human eyes are not sensitive enough to see colours as dramatic as this; they do exist. You can help yourself by giving your eyes a good 45 mins in the darkness with no phones, or car headlights. You will begin to see some of the star colours present in our night sky.
So much to see in this one - can you find the Plough? Andromeda? Cassiopeia, Perseus and the double cluster? What about Deneb, one of the brightest stars in our night sky? The fainest object in this one is the Triangulum galaxy, just below Andromeda. Mouse over to see.
from Trillium Lake, Mt Hood National Forest, Oregon September 4 10PM PDT. See notes for names of constellations and some of the brighter objects in this photo. OM751
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, between 21.46 and 22.03 EDT
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 15° C.
* Total exposure time: 6 minutes
* 20 mm lens
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130 degrees of the northern portion of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, and some 80,000 stars, are seen in this wide angle image, running from the constellation Cepheus at left, through Cygnus and Aquila, to Scutum at right. The Milky Way bulges noticeably at the right side, toward the centre of the galaxy in Sagittarius (out of view to the right).
A little left of and below centre is the shocking pink, distinctively-shaped North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. For a telephoto view of this nebula made with a 300 mm lens on the same night, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/29220929561
Just to the right of the North America Nebula lies a region of glowing red hydrogen gas surrounding the star Gamma Cygni. For a telephoto view of this region, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/27845511250
And near the left edge, just below centre, is a fainter circular area of glowing red hydrogen gas, called IC 1396. For a close-in view of this gas cloud, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/19929294304
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Sigma 20 mm f/1.4 ART lens on Nikon D810a camera body, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Six stacked frames; each frame:
20 mm focal length; ISO 2500; 60 seconds exposure at f/4
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes stacked in RegiStar;
Processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, colour balance)
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Imaging telescopes or lenses: Officina Stellare Veloce RH 200, Borg 125
Imaging cameras: FLI MicroLine 8300 CCD-camera FLI, QSI 683WSG-8 OAG QSI 683
Mount: Paramount-ME
Guiding telescope or lens: Borg 77 ED
Guiding camera: QSI 683WSG-8 OAG QSI 683
Software: Pixinsight 1.8
Filters: Ha 5nm, OIII 5nm, SII 5nm
Accessories: FLI Atlas, Starlight Xpress lodestar 2
Resolution: 3282x2458
Dates: Oct. 1, 2015, Oct. 2, 2015, Oct. 3, 2015, Dec. 1, 2016
Frames:
Astronomik Ha 6nm: 20x1800" bin 1x1
Ha 5nm: 30x600" bin 1x1
OIII 5nm: 21x1800" bin 1x1
SII 5nm: 21x1800" bin 1x1
Locations: FOVO - Field of View Observatory, Home, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
A reboot with new data of a target I have previously looked at.
The previous target was pretty but I felt it lacked all the detail the target had to offer so added an additional 30 HA subs from the RH to help realise that. Small percentages but makes a lot of difference when reviewed in detail.
It also allowed me to resolve the ICC mismatch issues my PC suffered after recent updates which caused all sorts of issues on my last image!
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 800-1000 pc 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. (Wikipedia)
mount: EM-200B modified with MTS-3SDI+, guided with PHD guiding
Telescope / Lens: epsilon-180ED-C
camera: EOS 60Da
camera parameters: ISO 800, f/2,8 and 360 sec x 3.
image processing: adobe LR5.2 (preprocess) and adobe CS6
This image is based on the same raw date of previous one.
I though the previous image was too colourful and save the colour to magenta direction. In this image I have re-processed not to change the original colour distribution.
I am not sure which images previous or present is more natural, but this looks more beautiful, I think.
Mmmmm, I mess the IC number.
I corrected the number on 31st of October, 2013.
Rail Operations Group (ROG) 37884 'Cepheus' drags Greater Anglia Stadler 'FLIRT' 755418 past Waterbeach, 5Q53 1014 from Norwich C.Pt. T.&R.S.M.D to Cambridge T.&R.S.M.D.
The Iris Nebula or NGC 7023, is a reflection nebula, its color comes from the light of its central star, which lies in the constellation Cepheus. You can find it nearish to the North Star. It is located ~1,400 light-years away from Earth, and its gasses stretch ~6 light-years across.
Equipment:
Celestron CGEM Mount
Nikon 500mm f/4 P AI-s
Sony a7RIII (unmodified)
Altair 60mm Guide scope
GPCAM2 Mono Camera
Acquisition:
Taos, NM: my backyard - Bortle 3
101 x 181" for 5 hours 4 min and 41 sec of exposure time.
6 dark frames
15 flats frames
15 bais frames
Guided
Software:
SharpCap
PixInsight
Lightroom
Photoshop
My mount was polar aligned with SharpCap (what an amazing system for aligning). I then mounted my a7RIII and adapted Nikon 500mm f/4 P Ai-s lens to the top rail of my scope. I used SharpCap to achieve "excellent" polar alignment. I shot ISO 3200, f/4 and 181" exposures. Image frames were stacked and integrated and processed in PixInsight using: STF, Cropping, Dynamic Background Extraction, BlurXTerminator, plate solving, color correction, NoiseXTerminator and then the DSO was separated from the stars, and both files processed and stretched separately and then recombined using PixelMath. That file was brought into Lightroom for Metadata and EXIF tags, light post-processing, and cropping to the final image.
سديم جذع الفيل هو سديم غازي باعث للضوءو يوجد في وسطه حواضن لتكوين النجوم. يوجد هذا السديم في وسط اسفل الصورة و يبعد عنا ٢٥٠٠ سنه ضؤية. و يقدر طول هذا السديم الى ٢٠ سنه ضؤيةو يقع في كوكبة سيفيوس This nebula is emission nebula that lies in Cepheus constellation. The distance from Earth is about 2,500 light years. The elephant trunk nebula is located in the middle down of the photo which is about 20 ly in length. Gear setup: iOptron Sky Guider pro unguided, WO Redcat 51 f/4.9, Radian Triad 2”, ZWO 2400MC cooled @ -10, ZWO ASIAir, Pegasus PPB. Captured by: APT, Stacked in APP & Processed in PI & PS. You can visit my Youtube channel for the complete imaging trip for this nebula: youtu.be/lvFIsdkH-w0
I could enjoy imaging of the area, rich in gas and dust in Cepheus. Exposure looked not enough for the objects, and dark parts got noisier than expected.
I like this focal length, 873mm of AstroPhysics StarFire 130 GTX.
equipment: AstroPhysics 130GTX "Granturismo," Field Flattener at f/6.7 focal length 873mm, 22.1mm Spacer, EOS Adapter, Kipon EOS-EOS R adapter, and Canon EOS R-SP4II, modified by Seo-san on ZWO AM5 Equatorial Mount, auto guided at a star with Fujinon 1:2.8/75mm C-Mount Lens, Pentax x2 Extender, ZWO ASI 120MM-mini, GPUSB, and PHD2 Guiding
I used 4.8kg counterweight on 250mm counterweight shaft with ZWO AM5 equatorial mount and total 17.5kg weight on genuine stone bag. The mount worked precisely, but OTA slipped at rings. I threw two of 15 long exposure frames away due to trailing.
exposure: 13 times x 900 seconds, 4 x 240 sec, 4 x 60 sec, and 4 x 15 seconds at ISO 3.200 and f/6.7 focal length 873mm
site: 1,530m above sea level at lat. 36 26 01 North and long. 138 30 24 East in Rhododendron Park in Tsumagoi near Mt.Asama 群馬県嬬恋村しゃくなげ園. Ambient temperature was around 2 degrees Celsius or 36 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind was mild. SQML was 21.10.
37884 'Cepheus' passes Denchworth with another 5Q76 08.00 Ely Papworth Sidings-Newport Docks, taking class 317 No.s 317885 & 317341 for scrapping at the Sims Group scrapyard (the 3rd delivery that week !) on 15/02/23.
An open cluster discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. William Herschel included his sister's discovery in his catalog. This reasonably large nebula is located in Cepheus. It is extremely difficult to observe visually.
Located 7200 light years away, the Wizard nebula, surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380. Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears to some like a fictional medieval sorcerer. (I personally don't see that)
Image capture details: (6h 20m)
Ha-9x1,200sec (3h)
OIII-5x1,200sec((1h 40m)
SII-5x1,200sec(1h 40m)
Imaging Equipment:
SharpStar 140PH Triplet
Celestron CGEM II mount (hypertuned),
ZWOASI1600MM Pro camera
Rail Operations Group 37884 'Cepheus' growls through Northampton, working a mammoth run of 3Q41 Shieldmuir Mail Terminal - Willesden PRDC. A very mucky Orion 768001 and 319373 were in tow.
Although the Orion units will operate under their own power, they are currently being dragged due to lack of driver training for the units.
My most ambitious project to date!
NGC 7380, Also known as the Wizard Nebula, the Flying Horse Nebula and Sh2-142, is a region of gas, dust and young stars. Located 7200 light years way in the constellation Cepheus, the Wizard Nebula is very hard to see visually, but is a favorite imaging target. Most people have no trouble making the Wizard - wearing a pointed hat, a well defined nose and a bright blue star for his eye. He also appears to be wearing a cloak and posing with his hands and fingers outstretched.
This was a challenge object for me. This is my first full narrowband image and used many image processing steps that were new to me. I also collected a lot of data for this one (at least a lot for me). I collected 37x5-minute exposures over 4 nights of Ha, O3, and S2 filter data - for a total of almost 10 hours of integration. In addition to this, I collected 30x90 second of data for R,G,B, and another round of 15x30 seconds R,G,B for a grand total just short of 12 hours.
The idea here was to 1) play with using both narrowband and traditional RGB data mixed in the same image, and the final 30 seconds RGB data set was so I could potentially use RGB stars in a false color narrowband image in the Hubble SHO color palette.
I ended up creating a SHO image by using the SHO_AIP2 Script in Pixinsight which allows a false color image to be created from a blend of Ha,O3,S2,R,G,& B data. Since Narrowband images sometimes create stars that look a little funky, I wanted to use real RGB star data in the final image. Later in the process I also created RGB color images of the object. I then used Starnet - a neural network tool that removes stars from images to create an image of just the nebula. I used the same tool to extract just the stars from the RGB images. I then combined the two to create this image I am sharing here today.
On one hand, I am really happy with this image in that it is my very first Narrowband image. On the other hand this image still has star artifacts that I do not like and so I have an on-going challenge to improve my processing techniques to create better star images.
Thanks for looking!
Here are the details for this image
37 x 300 seconds Ha bin 1x1 @-15C
37 x 300 seconds OIII bin 1x1 @-15C
37 x 300 seconds SII bin 1x1 @-15C
30x90 seconds R bin 1x1 @-15C
30x90 seconds G bin 1x1 @-15C
30x90 seconds B bin 1x1 @-15C
15x30 seconds R bin 1x1 @-15C
15x30 seconds G bin 1x1 @-15C
15x30 seconds B bin 1x1 @-15C
50 x 2 seconds Bias exposures
25x 300 seconds Dark exposures
50 Ha Flats
50 Oiii Flats
50 Sii Flats
50 R Flats
50 G Flats
50 B Flats
Scope: Astrophysics 130mm Starfire F/8.35 APO refractor
Guide Scope: Televue 76mm Doublet
Camera: ZWO ASI1600mm-pro with ZWO Filter wheel with ZWO filter set
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI290Mini
Focus Motor: Pegasus Astro Focus Cube 2
Mount: Ioptron CEM60
Polar Alignment: Ioptron Ipolar integrated alignment cameras
Capture Software: PHD2 Guider, Sequence Generator Pro controller
Image Processing: Deepsky Stacker, Pixinsight, Photoshop, along with Coffee, extensive processing indecision and second guessing, frequent processor's regret, significant frustration and the occasional swear word...…..
The Fireworks Galaxy in the constellation of Cepheus is seen from Earth as a face-on spiral galaxy. It is about 25 million light-years from Earth. The galaxy was discovered by William Hershell in 1798. As this galaxy lies close to the galactic plane of the Milky Way, it is obscured by interstellar matter. No less than 10 supernovae between 1917 and 2017 have been observed in this galaxy.
NGC 6939 also known as Melotte 231 is the open cluster visible at the lower part of the frame. It lies about 4000 light-years away and is roughly a billion years old.
Color image taken at the remote observatory from the E-Eye site in Spain. The image is composed of 25 hours of exposure time with the ZWO ASI-2600MC color camera using a Takahashi CCA250 f3.6 astrograph, riding a unguided 10Micron GM2000.
37884 "Cepheus" passes Wingfield Park while working the 5Q59 1018 Doncaster Works - Leicester LIP conveying 769535 for potential parcel use having been stripped of all its interior on 28th Feb 25
The Lion Nebula (Sh2-132) is an extensive emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is located at a distance of approximately 10,400 light years from us within the Perseus arm of our Milky Way. The stars responsible for the ionization of its gases are very hot and massive, in particular two Wolf-Rayet stars (very hot, bright and often eruptive stars) known by the acronyms HD 211564 and HD 211853 have been identified. The most suitable period to photograph it is between July and December.
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La nebulosa del Leone (Sh2-132) è un estesa nebulosa ad emissione localizzata della costellazione del Cefeo. Si trova ad una distanza di circa 10400 anni luce da noi all'interno del braccio del Perseo della nostra Via Lattea. Le stelle responsabili della ionizzazione dei suoi gas sono molto calde e massicce, in particolare sono state individuate due stelle di Wolf-Rayet (stelle molto calde, luminose e spesso eruttive) note con le sigle HD 211564 e HD 211853. Il periodo più indiacato per essere fotografata è tra i mesi di luglio e dicembre.
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Equipment and data
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Light: 48x300" (4h)
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ85EDX
Camera: Qhy268c
Filters: Optlong L-enhance
Mount: Ioptron ieq45-pro
Software: N.I.N.A., PixInsight, Photoshop
Sky: bortle 5
Location: Serrano (Italy)
NGC 7822, also known as Sh2-171 and Ced 214, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. This image is a composite, with nebulosity captured using Ha, OIII, and SII narrowband filters and the stars captured using R, G, and B filters. Data was taken from Seattle, WA, over several clear nights in late October, 2019.
Telescope: Tele Vue 76mm
Reducer: 0.8x (f/5.0)
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: iOptron iEQ45 Pro
Software: PixInsight, StarNet++, PaintShop Pro
Integration: 14 x 900sec Ha (1x1), 13 x 900sec OIII (2x2), 12 x 900sec SII (2x2), 4 x 180sec each of RGB (1x1)
astro.carballada.com/the-fighting-dragons-on-cepheus-lbn5...
This is my first attempt using the new Sigma Art 135mm f1.8 lens and ASI294MM-C camera.
The field of view (FOV) was amazing, covering a wide angle of 5º
Although I require further practice to fully explore the capabilities of this new optic, I am delighted with the initial results of this test.
LBN 1228 is a region of gas and dust that is illuminated by the intense radiation from nearby young, hot stars.
It is also sometimes referred to as Sharpless 2-132 or Sh2-132.LBN 552, on the other hand, is also an emission nebula located in the same region of the sky as LBN 1228, and is sometimes referred to as Sharpless 2-138 or Sh2-138.
It is thought to be approximately 4,000 light-years away from Earth and is estimated to be around 30 light-years across.
Like LBN 1228, LBN 552 is a region of gas and dust that is illuminated by nearby young, hot stars.
t is also known for its intricate filaments of gas and dust, which create a beautiful and unique appearance.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM (Art)
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI294MM Pro
Mounts
ZWO AM5
Filters
Astronomik Deep-Sky Blue 36mm · Astronomik Deep-Sky Green 36mm · Astronomik Deep-Sky Red 36mm · Astronomik H-alpha CCD MaxFR 6nm 36 mm · Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block 36mm · Astronomik OIII CCD MaxFR 6nm 36 mm
Accessories
Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub · Talon 6 · ZWO EAF · ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm
Software
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Starkeeper Voyager Custom Array
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
ZWO 30mm Mini Guider Scope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Acquisition details
Dates:
April 15, 2023 · April 16, 2023 · April 18, 2023 · April 20, 2023
Frames:
Astronomik Deep-Sky Blue 36mm: 90×120″(3h)
Astronomik Deep-Sky Green 36mm: 90×120″(3h)
Astronomik Deep-Sky Red 36mm: 90×120″(3h)
Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block 36mm: 160×120″(5h 20′)
Integration:
14h 20′
Avg. Moon age:
19.51 days
Avg. Moon phase:
11.81%
RA center: 20h58m04s.1
DEC center: +78°36′47″
Pixel scale: 14.341 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 89.840 degrees
Field radius: 4.967 degrees
WCS transformation: thin plate spline
Resolution: 2072x1411
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
moonrocksastro.com/index.php/2016/08/20/the-pelican-nebul...
The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070 and IC 5067[1]) is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The gaseous contortions of this emission nebula bear a resemblance to a pelican, giving rise to its name.[1] The Pelican Nebula is located nearby first magnitude star Deneb, and is divided from its more prominent neighbour, the North America Nebula, by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust.
The Pelican is much studied because it has a particularly active mix of star formation and evolving gas clouds. The light from young energetic stars is slowly transforming cold gas to hot and causing an ionization front gradually to advance outward. Particularly dense filaments of cold gas are seen to still remain, and among these are found two jets emitted from the Herbig–Haro object 555.[1] Millions of years from now this nebula might no longer be known as the Pelican, as the balance and placement of stars and gas will leave something that appears completely different.
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
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
DESCRIPTION: Wide field photo of IC 1396 region in Cepheus constellation. All comments and tips are welcome.
OBJECT: IC 1396, Constelation Cepheus, apparent magnitude approx. 5, apparent dimension 170 x 140 arcmin, FOV 15 x 10 arcdeg, sampling rate 6,61 arcsec / px, no cropped image.
GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Sigma 135/1,8, Kolari UV/IR/H+ filter, tracking mount iOptron CEM60EC - 3 star alignment, no auto guiding, dew heater.
ACQUISITION: July 12, 2020, Struz, CZ, Exposure 60s, f 2, ISO 400, Light 30x, Dark 10x, Bias 10x, Flat 20x. Total exposure time 30 min. Astronomical twilight.
STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: AstroPixelProcessor, Adobe Photoshop CC 2020.
This is the faintest object I have so far captured almost 18 hours of combined exposure time! This was done with my 200mm lenses, so the view here is almost 7 moons wide.
Synthetized from various sources: "The Flying Bat Nebula and the Squid Nebula, known scientifically as Sh2-129 and Ou4 respectively, are an intriguing pair of nebulae located in the constellation Cepheus. The Flying Bat Nebula, an emission nebula discovered in the mid-20th century, spans about 50 light years across. Its glowing red appearance is typical of emission nebulae, which are illuminated by ultraviolet light from nearby stars.
Inside the Flying Bat Nebula is the Squid Nebula, which was discovered more recently in 2011 by amateur astronomer Nicolas Outters. The Squid Nebula is particularly fascinating due to its rare, squid-like shape, which is not yet fully understood by astronomers. This unusual form is thought to be caused by the interaction of a previously unseen, faint central star within the nebula, which emits a strong jet or outflow. This jet interacts with the surrounding interstellar material, sculpting the nebula into its unique squid-like appearance. The stark, blue color of the Squid Nebula, contrasting with the red of the Flying Bat, adds to the visual allure and mystery, making it a subject of ongoing study in astrophysics to better understand the forces shaping such nebulae."
Askar ACL200: 200mm f/4
ZWO ASI533MC Color Camera at -20C
80x300s rgb (uv/ir cut filter)
Nikon 70-200mm 200mm f/2.8
ZWO ASI533MM Mono Camera at -20C
30x300s with Ha filter
74x300s with Oiii filter
27x300s with Sii filter
Guided on ZWO AM5
Processed with PixInsight, Ps
NGC 7380 also known as the Wizard nebula. It is actually an open star cluster that has nebulosity associated with it it. Located in the constellation Cepheus about 7,000 light-years from Earth within the Milky Way Galaxy.
The star cluster is embedded in a nebula, which spans some 110 light-years. The stars of NGC 7380 have emerged from this star-forming region in the last 5 million years or so, making it a relatively young cluster.
Check out a larger res image on my website www.swagastro.com/ngc7380-wizard.html
Taken with the Dual Takahashi rig the exposure details are
M: Skywatcher EQ8
T: Tak FSQ 85
C: Astrodon Ha, OIII and SII filters
48x1800s Ha
48x1800s OIII
24x1800s SII
Totalling 60 hours of total exposure time
This data was taken in 2019.
Rail Operations Group (ROG) / Europhoenix 37884 'Cepheus' drags Southern 455829 past Bletchley working the 5O88 1330 Wolverton Centre Sidings to Stewarts Lane T&R.S.M.D.
The Firework’s galaxy bathed in integrated flux nebula. Swipe for close ups!!
The Fireworks Galaxy, also known as NGC 6946, is a stunning intermediate spiral galaxy located approximately 22 million light-years away from Earth. It spans about 40,000 light-years across and is noteworthy for its high rate of supernovae occurrences, with nine observed in the past 100 years. This remarkable fact has earned the galaxy its vibrant name. NGC 6946 is situated near the border of the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus and is distinguished by its abundant star-forming regions.
In the vicinity of the Fireworks Galaxy, you can observe the captivating interaction between NGC 6946 and the surrounding intergalactic flux nebula (IFN). The IFN is a vast, diffuse network of cosmic dust and gas that is illuminated by the integrated light from our own galaxy. This intricate structure creates a delicate veil that interweaves with the galaxy. Adjacent to the Fireworks Galaxy lies an intriguing star cluster, designated NGC 6939. This open cluster, which contains around 80 stars, is estimated to be 1.4 billion years old. The remarkable display of NGC 6946, the IFN, and NGC 6939 offers a fascinating glimpse into the complexity and beauty of the cosmos.
About 10 hours exposure LRGB shot from bortle 2 skies in Kerry.
Gear
iOptron CEM40
iOptron Literock Tripod
ZWO ASI 183mm Pro
Antlia LRGB filter
ZWO Electronic Filter Wheel
Skywatcher Esprit 100 plus Field Flattener
ZWO mini Guidescope and ADI 120mm mini guide camera
EAF
Controlled by ASIair Plus.
Processed in APP, Pixinsight, Photoshop and Lightroom
Also known as Caldwell 27 and Sharpless 105. NGC6888 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus (The Swan), it formed from the fast stellar winds from star HD 19263 (Wolf-Rayet/WR136) colliding with and energizing the slower moving winds ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 400,000 years ago and the result is a shell of two shock waves, one moving outward and the other inwards. There is also a very faint reflection nebula in some areas. NGC6888 is 5,000 light years distant with a 10th magnification.
Taken at Sugar Grove Nature Center, McLean, IL on 7/1/2017
Image type: Narrowband HA-SII-OIII (RGB) 8x600ea
Hardware: AT8RC, SBIG ST8300M
Software: Nebulosity, CCDStack, Photoshop CS6
NGC 7822 is an emission nebula located in Cepheus, about 3,000 lightyears away.
It’s a violent, chaotic deep-sky region where young stars are being born, their powerful radiation ionising the surrounding gas and causing it to glow.
These energetic stellar winds are also carving out the dusty streams and pillars seen throughout the nebula.
Within these dark, dusty regions, new stars are likely being born, but the powerful radiation that’s fuelling NGC 7822’s light emission is also destroying the cosmic gas and dust necessary for stellar birth, effectively cutting them off at the source.
(source: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/nebulae/ngc-7...)
This image was made from a combination of data taken in 2014 and 2017 using a Takahashi FSQ106 with a SXV-H9 in 2014 and my TMB92ss with a QSI583ws in 2017. Using recent improvements in astropixelprocessor I was able to finally combine this data into one result improving details in the central part of the nebula.
Processing was fully done using astropixelprocessor and adobe photoshop.
This region is quite interesting and I think my next project will be to expand the range around the nebula because there is much more nice nebulosity in this region.
37608 "Andromeda" wearing the new Rail Operations Group Green livery catches the sun whilst making its booked stop on the DRL at the rear of 5W78 12.17 Gresty Green Through Sidings - Landore T.M.D., conveying former Transport for Wales 2car Coradia units 175006 & 175007 inbetween barrier vehicles 6344 & 6330, with 37884 "Cepheus" on the sharp end.
... so named due to the number of Supernova explosions that have been reported in the last century - at least 10 supernovae have been detected in the galaxy. It is located in the constellation of Cepheus and Cygnus some 2.52 million light years away
www.starkeeper.it/IRIS_RC10.htm
These clouds of interstellar dust and gas have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile star fields of the constellation Cepheus. Sometimes called the Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 is not the only nebula in the sky to evoke the imagery of flowers, though. Still, this deep telescopic view shows off the Iris Nebula's range of colors and symmetries in impressive detail. Within the Iris, dusty nebular material surrounds a hot, young star. The dominant color of the brighter reflection nebula is blue, characteristic of dust grains reflecting starlight. Central filaments of the dusty clouds glow with a faint reddish photoluminesence as some dust grains effectively convert the star's invisible ultraviolet radiation to visible red light. Infrared observations indicate that this nebula may contain complex carbon molecules known as PAHs. The pretty blue petals of the Iris Nebula span about six light-years. [Text from APOD]
Optics: GSO RC 10" F8 2000mm - Astrograph Ritchie-Chrétien
Mount: AP Mach1 GTO on Gemini Q-Lock tripod
Camera: QSI 640 WSG
Filters: Astrodon LRGB I Series Gen II
Guiding Systems: SXV-AO-LF Active Optics - SX Lodestar
Dates/Times: A few nights in July and June of 2016-2017-2018-2020
Location: Pragelato - Turin - Italy
Exposure Details: L:R:G:B => 960:260:260:260 = > (64x15):(26x10):(26x10):(26x10) [num x minutes] Color bin2
Cooling Details: -25°C
Acquisition: Maxim DL/CCD, Voyager
Processing: CCDStack2+, PS 2018 CC
Mean FWHM: 1.57 / 3.28"
SQM-L: 20.18 / 20.33