Hi all, Another image has been uploaded. This time, it’s a galaxy, NGC 1532, belonging to the Fornax Group, the same as NGC 1365 (also in the web site) and NGC 1316 (already imaged and “in process”). This time, I have added a “divertimento”, because this galaxy does not have a popular name, and I …
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Another image, Abell 33
Hi all, This time, the uploaded image is a planetary nebula, that owes its beauty to its simplicity. Abell 33 is a spherical, bluish planetary nebula in the constellation Hydra. Its color is mainly due to the OIII emission and it has been imaged with narrowband filters. The data of this object have been taken …
New image uploaded! NGC 1999
Hi all, A new image, this time NGC 1999, has been uploaded. This nebula is very interesting for several reasons. It is located in the Orion area and is currently the birthplace of many stars. There are at least 13 Herbig Haro objects in the image and… it is one of the most beautiful objects …
Please look at the APOD today! It is my first one!
Hi all, I am happy to share with you that one of my images, the Tarantula Nebula, has been selected as APOD (Astronomy Picture Of the day, NASA) for today November 8th, 2016: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/fap/ap161108.html If you want to give a look at the details of the image in this web site: https://astrodrudis.com/ngc-2070-caldwell-103-the-tarantula-nebula/ Enjoy, Josep
The Tarantula Nebula has been uploaded
Hi all, Just a few minutes ago, two images of the Tarantula Nebula have been uploaded. In fact, it is one image with two different ways of processing, stressing different properties in each case. You will see that this image is the combination of about 40 hours of imaging in narrowband and RGB. The processing …