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Hi all,   This time, I have uploaded an animation. It is the result of an interesting project that I have done together with Don Goldman: the expansion of NGC 2736, a nebula that is part of the Vela Supernova Remnant. In the web site, you will find many more details of what we did, […]

Hi all,   Following some comments from a good friend, Aleix Roig, the image of M16 has been completely reprocessed. I have found a flaw in the algorithm I was using to get the raw frames aligned, and now the image shows its full, crisp resolution, with enough detail in critical areas (like the Pillars […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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  

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 […]

Hi all, I am very happy to share with you, that the image of NGC 3576, the Statue of Liberty Nebula, has been selected as Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day (AAPOD) on October 20, 2016. Please find it at the link below: http://www.aapodx2.com/2016/20161020.html Currently, this is the third image that I am happy to […]

Hi all,   Another image has been uploaded. This time it is a Supernova remnant, SNR, whose data were captured by Don Goldman, with whom I am sharing his excellent scope located in the SSO in Australia. He got a very high quality set of data and now, I have processed them and uploaded to this web […]

Hi all,   A new image has been uploaded! This time, it is a galaxy. As medium-sized barred Magellanic spiral galaxy, located at only 7 Million light-years. This is why, even being not a large galaxy, we can see a lot of detail in it and many individual clusters and even stars. It is seen […]