Hi all, Another image has been uploaded! It is IC 4685, an image containing several nebulae (emission/reflection/dark) in it. The image has been taken in narrowband and combined so as to reproduce the nebula’s natural colors. The presence of IC 1274 (a blue reflection nebula) has been solved by taking broadband blue subframes and …
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Another image has been added!: IC 2948, the “Running Chicken Nebula”.
Hi all, A new image has been uploaded. IC 2948 is a wonderful nebula and it has been imaged in narrowband. This allows extracting its full potential of detail and 3D feel, while displaying its “natural” colors. IC 2948. The Running Chicken Nebula Enjoy! Josep
Recovering the pace… A new image has been uploaded: M 83
Hello everybody! A new image has been uploaded! M 83, the Southern Pinwheel galaxy has been imaged, together with the star stream LEDA 166170, in what is (up to my knowledge) the first amateur image to capture both objects. In order to be able to do this, the images taken with two separate amateur …
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A new image: The Pelican Nebula, fragment.
Hi all, Another image has been uploaded: IC 5067-IC 5070, the Pelican Nebula. This image has been taken with the Schulman Telescope, an excellent 32 inch RC telescope atop Mount Lemmon, AZ, USA. Given the quality of the original data, I have taken special care in its processing, trying, as usual, to keep the …
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Two new images have been uploaded! Vela CNR and NGC 2736
Hi all, Two new images have been uploaded. The first one is the wide field image of the Vela Supernova Remnant (SNR), that you can find at: Vela Supernova Remnant The second one is NGC 2736, the Pencil Nebula (taken with the 20″) that you will find at: NGC 2736. The Pencil Nebula Both …
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A new image has been uploaded: NGC 6872, the Condor Galaxy
Hi all, A new image has been posted in the website: NGC 6872, a very long barred spiral with some amazing characteristics. Please find it at: NGC 6872 Enjoy! Josep
New mosaic uploaded! Eta Carinae and WR22.
Hi all, A new image has been uploaded. It is a 1×2 mosaic showing the Eta Carinae nebula (fragment, left half) as well as the nebulosity surrounding WR 22 (a Wolf Rayet star). In total there are 41.5 hours worth of data… Enjoy.
Still another image! The Thor’s Helmet
A new image has been uploaded. This time it concerns NGC 2359, the Thor’s Helmet Nebula. It is a beautiful emission nebula, imaged in narrowband (HII and OIII). Being a Hydrogen and Oxygen rich nebula, these two filters should provide the “natural” color. In my opinion, this is the case… The link is: NGC 2359, …
A new image has been uploaded: M 8
Hello! A new image has been uploaded. It is the emission nebula Messier 8, or the Lagoon Nebula. This image has subframes taken during 2015 and 2016. It is a narrowband image, processed with much the same color palette used for NGC 3372, trying to reproduce the natural spectrum of the nebula. The stars were …
A new image of NGC 3372 (Eta Carina)
An image of the core region of the Eta Carina Nebula has been added to the web site. This image has been taken with narrowband filters Ha, OIII and SII (except for the stars, RGB). The colors have not been assigned following the Hubble Color Palette, but trying to follow the natural spectrum of this nebula. An explanation …