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The aftermath of another afternoon of finger painting (this time it was the whole table that was painted, not just a piece of paper). It's a good thing the laundry room is downstairs and has a big ol' sink in it!
La Galassia del Triangolo, conosciuta anche con il nome di M33 (oggetto numero 33 del catalogo di Charles Messier) e di NGC 598, è una galassia a spirale di tipo SA(s)cd distante circa 3 milioni di anni luce dalla Terra e situata nella costellazione del Triangolo. Nel mondo anglosassone M33 è anche informalmente chiamata Pinwheel Galaxy (in italiano letteralmente Galassia Girandola) Telescopio Svbony SV503 102/714 spianato F7 cam Qhy 294c pro filtro L-ultimate 2" e uv ir cut Svbony 2" software di acquisizione N.I.N.A. scatti da 300" 8h circa di UV e 3h e 40m L-ultimate guida PhD2, somma DSS elab.Pixi+PS
Edited Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy Messier 59. Color/processing variant.
Original caption: This luminous orb is the galaxy NGC 4621, better known as Messier 59. As this latter moniker indicates, the galaxy was listed in the famous catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by French comet-hunter Charles Messier in 1779. However, German astronomer Johann Gottfried Koehler is credited with discovering the galaxy just days before Messier added it to his collection. Modern observations show that Messier 59 is an elliptical galaxy, one of the three main kinds of galaxies along with spirals and irregulars. Ellipticals tend to be the most evolved of the trio, full of old, red stars and exhibiting little or no new star formation. Messier 59, however, bucks this trend somewhat; the galaxy does show signs of star formation, with some newborn stars residing within a disc near the core. Located in the 2000-strong Virgo Cluster of galaxies within the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), Messier 59 lies approximately 50 million light-years away from us. This image was taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys.
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of spiral galaxy Messier 77 — a galaxy in the constellation of Cetus, some 45 million light-years away from us. The streaks of red and blue in the image highlight pockets of star formation along the pinwheeling arms, with dark dust lanes stretching across the galaxy’s starry centre. The galaxy belongs to a class of galaxies known as Seyfert galaxies, which have highly ionised gas surrounding an intensely active centre.
Messier 27 Dumbell nebula
13x180sec 800asa UHC filter
5x360sec Halpha 13nm
canon 350d uv/ir filter mod.
05/07/2008 Reggio Emilia ITALY
La Nebulosa Omega (también conocida como la Nebulosa del cisne, la Nebulosa del calzador, la Nebulosa de la langosta, M17 y NGC 6618) es una región HII en la constelación de Sagitario. Fue descubierta por Philippe Loys de Chéseaux en 1745 y Charles Messier la catalogó en 1764.
La Nebulosa Omega se encuentra a una distancia entre 5000 y 6000 años luz, y tiene un tamaño de unos 15 años luz de diámetro, estando asociada a una nube molecular de unos 40 años luz de diámetro y una masa de 30000 masas solares. La masa total de la Nebulosa Omega se calcula en unas 800 masas solares y es una de las regiones HII más brillantes y masivas de nuestra galaxia; si no aparece más impresionante es por verse prácticamente "de canto".
Se utilizó el telescopio Explore Scientific Levy Comet Hunter, una camara color orion y montura atlas orion, son 2 horas de exposición con flats, bias y darks.
While fellow homeschooling mom, Kris, was here with her kids, for their bi-weekly "jam session," I made use of the time and good company to make a batch of kale chips for Darren and Joe to take with them to Joe's Cleveland tournament this weekend. "Massaging" the kale is a bit of a messy endeavor, but the final product was rated "yumtastic!"
The marinade for these was sesame seeds, a little olive oil, coconut water, dates, red bell peppers, sundried tomato, curry powder, fresh garlic, shallot, apple cider vinegar and sea salt... blended together and "massaged" into the kale... then dehydrated for about 24 hours at 105 degrees.
Spiral galaxy Messier 82 has long been known for its remarkable starburst activity, caused by interactions with its near neighbour Messier 81, and has been the subject of intense study for many years. On 21 January 2014, astronomers at the University of London Observatory in London, UK, pointed their telescope at the galaxy and spied something peculiar… an intensely bright spot seemed to have suddenly appeared within the galaxy [1]. This bright spot is actually a new supernova known as SN 2014J — the closest supernova to Earth in recent decades! Since its discovery, SN 2014J has been confirmed as a type Ia supernova, making it the closest of its type to Earth in over 40 years (since SN 1972E) [2]. This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is set against a previous mosaic of Messier 82 from 2006 (heic0604a), and shows the supernova as an intensely bright spot towards the bottom right of the frame. Type Ia supernovae are even more exciting for astronomers, as they have particular properties that we can use to probe the distant Universe. They are used as standard candles to measure distances and help us understand the scale of the cosmos. Catching such a supernova so soon after its explosion is very unusual; this early discovery will enable astronomers to explore its evolution in great detail, and to potentially infer the properties of its progenitor star. Messier 82 is several times more luminous than our Milky Way. Because it is only 12 million light-years away, it is one of the brighter galaxies in the northern sky. It can be found in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear). The supernova is currently visible through a modest amateur telescope, so why not see if you can spot it from your back garden? The image shown here was taken on 31 January 2014 with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3. This image is inset into a photo mosaic of the entire galaxy taken in 2006 with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. Notes [1] The supernova was discovered at 19:20 GMT by a team of students — Ben Cooke, Tom Wright, Matthew Wilde and Guy Pollack — assisted by Dr Steve Fossey. The supernova is visible in pre-discovery images of the galaxy. [2] Supernova SN 1987A, discovered in 1987, was closer to Earth than SN 2014J, but it was a type II supernova rather than a type Ia. Link University College London announcement of supernova discovery
This globular cluster is pretty special. It’s the forth globular cluster for apparent dimension and the second from my position after M4. It is located in the constellation of Sagittarius. Its altitude from horizon is 27°. Unfortunatly i didn’t have time to integrate it and stars are a little elongated, next year i’ll take my revenge 😈. ——————— Equipment:
Skywatcher 200/1000
Canon EOS 1000D mod.Baader
Filter L-Pro Optolong
MPCC Baader
Neq6 Pro
Bresser 70/700 (guide)
QHY5L-II Mono (guide)
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ISO: 800
Exposure: 180s x 9img
Total Exposure: 27mn
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La Nebulosa de la Laguna (también conocida como Objeto Messier 8, Messier 8, M8 o NGC 6523), es una nebulosa de emisión (concretamente se trata de una Región H II) situada en la constelación de Sagitario. Está, aproximadamente, a una distancia de 5200 años luz.
90/365. I got the idea for this shot while feeding my son tonight and I spotted another word on his highchair tray. Didn't turn out as I invisioned but it is what it is.
M13 The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
3 x 60sec at ISO400
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and Paint.NET
Canon EOS 300D at prime focus on Orion ST80
Celestron CG-4 mount with SynScan EQ3-2 upgrade
(20140922_M13_400_3min_processed)
lovely summer lunch on my messy, cluttered table. southwestish bean and fresh corn salad with garden cukes (!) and zingy lime dressing with chessy butter-free biscuits. both recipes via everybody likes sandwiches. enjoyed with iced chocolately mint black tea
Day 64 (3/6/14)- Life is Messy :) We can choose how we decide to handle the messes that life throws our way. Today I enjoyed being Messy and getting to finger paint for this shot. I also used some of the lighting techniques I learned from class so it was good practice.
"Nothing is perfect. Life is Messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational. " How true this is lol. ODC Messy.
Today I am thankful for fun shots, new lighting inspiration, and a quiet night in.