OBJECT: M-1; NGC 1952; Taurus-A

CONSTELLATION: Taurus

POSITION (2000.0): 05 34 31.9 +22 00 52.2

URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP:

DIAMETER: 490" x 290"

DISTANCE (parsecs): 2,250

TYPE: SNR + Pulsar

CLASS: SNR of 1054 A.D.

MAGNITUDE: 8.4

PULSAR Mag.: 16

REFERANCE: Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Vol 3

DATE: Nov. 13/14, 2015

TIME: 12:26 to 01:13 AM-EST

PLACE: Moccasin Lake, Winston, Georgia

INSTRUMENT: 14 Inch (36 cm) Meade LX200 SCT

FOCAL RATIO: f/6.3

ACCESSORIES: Meade 0.63x reducer + IDAS LPR filter

MOUNT: Orion HDX110 EQ-G

CAMERA: Canon 60Da

EXPOSURE: 34 minutes

SUBS: 20 seconds

ISO: 6400

Andromeda Galaxy (M31), 10/08/2021

Equipment:

RASA 8

CGEM-dx mount

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair Pro

Optolong L-Pro filter

Details:

Location – My Driveway, WA

Bortle Class 7

300 30-second Lights (2.5hrs)

60 Darks

60 Bias

60 Flats

Astro Pixel Processor

StarNet++

Lightroom

Photoshop

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), 04/21/2021

The Whirlpool Galaxy is slowly merging with the smaller, yellowish galaxy NGC 5195. This interaction is trigging massive areas of new star formation, which is why there is so many red clusters in the Whirlpool Galaxy.

Equipment:

RASA 8

iOptron GEM45

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair

Optolong L-Pro filter

Details:

Location – Long Mire Campground

Bortle Class 2

300 30-second Lights (2.5 hrs.)

60 Darks

60 Dark flats

60 Flats

Astro Pixel Processor

Lightroom

Photoshop

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