Hi all, Finally, the image of M 78 has been uploaded. It is an LRGB image (yes, no narrowband this time…) with a total exposure time of over 23 hours. This image contains several nebulae, as NGC 2071, the McNeil’s Nebula, some Dark Nebulae and a Herbig Haro object (HH24). You can find it …
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An image of IC 2177 has been uploaded!
Hi all, A new image, this time an emission nebula, IC 2177, has been uploaded. Usually known as the Seagull Nebula, this image shows a detailed crop of its head. It was taken with the CDK 20″ in narrowband and mapped to natural colors. You will find it at: IC 2177. Gum 1. The seagull’s Head …
An image of a Planetary Nebula (NGC 1360) has been uploaded
Hi all, A new image, NGC 1360, a Planetary Nebula, has been uploaded. This image is the result of a collaboration with Don Goldman (we are telescope partners at his telescopes located at the SSO, Australia). He had imaged this nebula more than four years ago and provided his data to be added to my data …
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A new image uploaded: IC 4628
Hi all, A new image has been uploaded. This is the last one of the images taken, in this season, with the wonderful TOA 130 (wide field). Now, we have connected back the (also wonderful) CDK 20″ and the new images will be taken with it. Meanwhile, please enjoy this often overlooked nebula: the Prawn …
NGC 6188 has been reprocessed
Hi all, Just after I uploaded the wide field image including NGC 6188 (the Fighting Dragons of Ara), I saw that the original image, higher resolution, taken with the CDK 20″, needed a reprocessing, because it was clear that the OIII emission had not received enough attention from me. You can find the new version …
An image of the Fighting Dragons of Ara has been uploaded!
Hi all, A new image, NGC 6188, also known as the Fighting Dragons of Ara, has been uploaded. It is a wide field (3 degrees on a side) that has been enhanced, as usual, with a higher resolution image taken previously (2016) with a 20 inch telescope. This image also contains NGC 6164, a beautiful …
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A special image has been uploaded…
Hi all, Today, I have uploaded a very special image (at least for me). It is a new image of the Eagle Nebula (M16). This image has been the result of a wide cross-institutional collaboration. The “Luminance” was taken in Halpha with the Liverpool Telescope (2 meters), as well as the “Luminance” of the …
Two new images uploaded!
Hi all, Two new images have been uploaded. On one side, NGC 6357, an emission nebula in the constellation Scorpius. This image was taken with the 20″, but it had not yet been processed, because it had to be part of the high resolution enhancement of a wide field image that had to be taken …
A new image has been uploaded. An unusual SMC
Hi all, A new image has been uploaded. This time, it is a mosaic of the Small Magellanic Cloud (NGC 292, a well known star birth place). The novelty in this image has been the thorough use of narrowband filters (complementing the LRGB), in order to better stress the huge amount of HII clouds (signaling …
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Finally, a new image has been uploaded! A mosaic of the LMC
Hi all, I have just uploaded a new image. This time is a 2×2 mosaic of the LMC. This image has meant a huge work and has been the result of a very close collaboration with Don Goldman (I am his telescope partner at the iTelescope-SSO site). It is an image taken in narrowband …
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