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This is where I normally prep orders and frame stuff. I decided to take a picture of my coffee while it was brewing, mostly just because I am only now discovering Flickr, and I wanted to tag up an image for fun.
Attempt at photographing Messier 61, a galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Three nights capturing subframes. But the final result is not good at all.
195x120" (L) + 20x120" (R) + 20x120" (G) + 20x120" (B)
QHY21
Optolong filters LRGB
Sky-Watcher 200/1000 reflector
Sky-Watcher NEQ6-Pro
Messier 51 ultra-deep field
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello, Alessandro Falesiedi, Mario Lovrencie, Tim Stone
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this image of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 61, also known as NGC 4303. The galaxy, located only 55 million light-years away from Earth, is roughly the size of the Milky Way, with a diameter of around 100 000 light-years. The galaxy is notable for one particular reason — six supernovae have been observed within Messier 61, a total that places it in the top handful of galaxies alongside Messier 83, also with six, and NGC 6946, with a grand total of nine observed supernovae.
More information: www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1324a/
Credit:
ESA/Hubble & NASA
Acknowledgements: G. Chapdelaine, L. Limatola, and R. Gendler.
crocheted dread tube by @iolithie ( therealiolithie on etsy) and peacock wool dread by @dolldreamer ( dreadgoddess on etsy)
6x 60sec @ ISO 400 (5 Darks)
Canon 60Da
Celestron 11" CGEM DX
Guided via Orion Star Shoot, PHD
Capture/edit: Nebulosity & Photoshop
(Shot in Full Moon)
Messier 2 (M2) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius. M2 is about 37,500 light-years away from Earth. At 175 light-years in diameter, it is one of the larger globular clusters known.
Messier 33
Credit: ESO/Dss2, Giuseppe Donatiello
(J2000) RA: 01h 33m 50.02s Dec: +30° 39′ 36.7″
Messier 33 is a low-luminosity flocculent spiral galaxy at 3 million light-years in Triangulum. It is catalogued also as NGC 598 and known as Triangulum Galaxy. The galaxy is the smallest spiral galaxy in the Local Group and it is believed to be a big satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy.
M33 has two asymmetric faint arms, and an interstellar medium rich in gaseous filaments that extends for about 7 kpc. Although the inner disk is relatively undisturbed, the northern arm is less regular in shape than the southern one. M33, is a bulge-free galaxy with only two optically luminous dwarf galaxies believed to be its satellites: AndXXII (McConnachie et al., 2009; Martin et al., 2016) and Pisces VII (Martínez-Delgado et al., 2022) m discovered by me in 2020. However, given its mass, ΛCDM cosmological simulations predict that M33 should host a larger number of satellites, at least 10.
The neutral hydrogen (HI) disk is three times larger than the star-forming disk and is clearly warped. The outer disk has the same inclination as the inner one with respect to our line of sight but the position angle of the major axis changes by about 30 degrees compared to the inner disk and is more aligned with the M31 direction. While M33's undisturbed inner disk indicates that no major collisions between M31 and M33 or between M33 and a satellite have occurred in the past, the distortion could be the result of a flyby about 9 billion years ago. Timing assessments make this scenario unlikely and favor the hypothesis of a first fall of M33 in the region of influence of M31.
Messier 33 - The Triangulum Galaxy in Triangulum
31 x 240 secs. (2hr 4min.)
Sky-Watcher 130P-DS
Altair Hypercam 183C Pro
Gain 1000 / Offset 40 / Bin 1x1
SkyTech LPRO Max filter
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and Affinity Photo
Messier 15 (NGC 7078) - A globular cluster in the Pegasus constellation. This cluster of stars is ancient, estimated to be around 12 billion years old.
This ball of around 100,000 stars sits 33,600 light years from Earth and has undergone a core collapse, with an enormous number of stars sitting around a central black hole.
It has been an absolute age since I attempted and successfully photographed a DSO, with my most recent work being focused around planets, the Sun and on occasion the Moon. Our weather and work patterns have not been kind.
So needless to say, I am a little rusty at this, indeed I feel more subs are greatly required to reduce noise and make this image sharper.
Imaging Data:
Location: Mansfield, England
Conditions: Gusting wind, occasional cloud, 9c
Light Pollution: Suburban Town
Equipment: Meade LX90 8" SCT, Nikon D300
Exposures: 25x300s Lights (2h5m), 30s Intervals, 15x300 Darks
Camera Settings: ISO 1600
Guiding: PHD, Orion ST-80 | Orion Starshoot Autoguider (1s)
Processing: Deep Sky Stacker | Photoshop
For twenty years in this house I kept a messy desk. It made me feel comfortable and suited my style. But at the end of the day I could remove myself and sleep in another room. Once C declared us separated I then had to sleep in my own room two feet away from my desk and the exposed paperwork reminded me of my shortcomings and I also needed more room for tarot cards and other activities I required to fill up my life.
The article on my computer screen supports the messy desk as a catalyst for creative work, but on closer inspection seems to be more about breaking the rules of tidy social protocol. Which then allows for more out of the box thinking. I would attribute my messy desk to rebellion and procrastination. I also identified personally with being a messy organizer since my profession is so relentlessly anal.
I saw this Blue Jay near Wilde Lake, in Columbia MD. He had found a source of berries and was really enjoying himself.
We did our belly cast today (37 weeks) and got a little messy! Matt does a great job directing and creating and Bella helped smooth out the strips of plaster.
We used a kit this time:
Here is the cast we did when I was pregnant with Bella:
www.flickr.com/photos/happyjanssens/100298362/in/set-7205...
This is where my husband spends most of his time. Work and play. I wasn't looking forward to this week's challenge , but this is a portrait of him, in his environment, so I'm happy. But truthfully, his bin is usually overflowing with paperwork, but otherwise paper piles are all lined up and organised as in OCD. Maybe I should have done a self-portrait.
Bode's Nebula and the Cigar Galaxy.
It's been cloudy for months and now the nights are so short, imaging time is severely limited. Despite this, I had a chance to finally test out the ASI 2600mm mono camera and capture a few hours of M81.
There are only 6 Ha subs of 10 minutes, and 12, 2-minute subs with the Blue and Green filters combined to make a HaGB image processed in Pixinsight.
Darks are easy because I can cool the camera and do them throughout the day!
This was using a Skywatcher Esprit 100ED scope and a HEQ5 mount. I had to be quick with alignment since the night is so short, so I am using a Polemaster and Starsense to get the mount ready quick.
Messier 34, an open star cluster 1,500 light years away in the constellation Perseus. Monday 11th November wasn't a great night for imaging celestial objects but after the transit of Mercury we thought it would be fun to continue gathering photons so we braved the wind, clouds and glare of the full Moon to try and capture this star cluster. The adverse conditions made it tricky and lots of frames had to be junked but there were enough left to get a reasonable shot. Anyway it's another Messier object to tick off the list.
More information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_34
016 x 180 second exposures at Unity Gain (139) cooled to -20°C
054 x dark frames
030 x flat frames
100 x bias frames (subtracted from flat frames)
Binning 1x1
Total integration time = 48 minutes
Captured with APT
Guided with PHD2
Processed in Nebulosity and Photoshop
Equipment:
Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer-150PDS
Mount: Skywatcher EQ5
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm Mini
Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI120MC
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MC Pro
Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector
Light pollution filter
Messier 81 (M81), also known as Bode’s Galaxy, is a grand design spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy lies at an approximate distance of 11.8 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 6.94. It has the designation NGC 3031 in the New General Catalogue.
Messier 81 occupies an area of 26.9 by 14.1 arc minutes of apparent sky, which corresponds to a linear diameter of about 90,000 light years. It can easily be seen in binoculars, which only show a dim patch of light, and is best viewed in larger telescopes, which reveal details of the galaxy’s spiral structure. 3-inch telescopes show M81 as a hazy, bright oval-shaped patch of light, while 6-inch telescopes reveal the galaxy’s bright core surrounded by a faint halo. EAA image.
vacation + sickness #1 + sickness #2 + allergy + deadline for class + thesis work +mindless procrastination to keep from accomplishing anything = one very, VERY, messy desk!
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Trifid Nebula reveals a stellar nursery being torn apart by radiation from a nearby, massive star. The picture also provides a peek at embryonic stars forming within an ill-fated cloud of dust and gas, which is destined to be eaten away by the glare from the massive neighbor. This stellar activity is a beautiful example of how the life cycles of stars like our Sun is intimately connected with their more powerful siblings.
Teen rooms are often messy because teens are busy with more important things than cleaning, like studying, socializing, gaming, or sleeping. Teens also have a different definition of messiness than their parents. What may look like a chaotic pile of clothes, books, and gadgets to an adult is actually a carefully organized system of personal belongings that only the teen can understand. Teens also like to express their individuality and creativity by decorating their rooms with posters, stickers, and other accessories that may not match the rest of the house. Therefore, teen rooms are often messy because they reflect the teen's personality, lifestyle, and preferences.
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First use of my new Optolong L-Enhance filter.
70x180"
QHY8L
Sky-Watcher 200/1000 reflector
Sky-Watcher NEQ6-Pro
for Alex (not mine) - he is in his school uniform in the midst of making his wee boat during woodworking class at school. Alex is a "little" messy during his painting and has also left tools and wood lying about. The name on the boat is Ratty Bag which is his nickname. Alex's mum took this in to him at school.