M74 a Grand Design Galaxy in Pisces

M74 is a Grand Design Spiral, face-on, galaxy in the constellation of Pisces located about 32 million light years from Earth. A grand design galaxy has arms of the galaxy that are well defined and extends clearly around the galaxy.

This was imaged using a combination of cameras and telescopes. I imaged the luminance with the QSI 683 wsg-8 and the color data was imaged with a modified Canon T1i in 2011.

Imaged from Ocala, FL

Six min exposures stacked in DeepSkyStacker for a total of 5 hours 43 min using a modified Canon Ti1 (RGB data).

Six minute exposures totaling 1 hour and 30 min in Luminance using a QSI 683 wsg-8 CCD camera.

Processed in Photoshop CS5

Imaging telescopes: Astro-Tech 6" Ritchey-Chrétien (RGB from 2011) and Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chrétien (Luminance from 2013)

Imaging cameras: Modified Canon T1i (RGB data from 2011) and the QSI 683 wsg-8 (Luminance from 2013)

Losmandy G 11 with Gemini II

NGC 891

NGC 891 is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, located about 30 million light years from Earth.

This was imaged using a combination of cameras and telescopes. I imaged the luminance with the QSI 683 wsg-8 and the color data was imaged with a modified Canon T1i in 2011.

Imaged from Ocala, FL

Combination of 240 sec. and 360 sec. exposure stacked in DeepSkyStacker for a total of 5 hours and 23 minutes in the RGB channel

6 minute exposures stacked in DeepSkyStacker totaling 3.6 hours in the luminance channel.

Processed in Photoshop CS5

Imaging telescopes: Astro-Tech 6" Ritchey-Chrétien (RGB from 2011) and Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chrétien (Luminance from 2013)

Imaging cameras: Modified Canon T1i (RGB data from 2011) and the QSI 683 wsg-8 (Luminance from 2013)

Losmandy G 11 with Gemini II German equatorial mount

IC 410 the Tadpoles in Hubble palette

IC 410 an emission nebula about 12,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Auriga. Near the center of the nebulous region is a star cluster ( NGC 1893) and just to the bottom right of this cluster lies two structures that resemble tadpoles. These structures are made of leftover hydrogen and dust from the formation of the star cluster and the "tails" are from the solar wind coming from the stars of NGC 1893.

Imaged from Ocala, Florida through Ha, OIII and SII filters and processed using Hubble palette, assigning SII to RED, OIII to BLUE and Ha to GREEN.

20 minute exposures combined to a total of:

4 hours Ha (binned 1x1)

2 hours and 20 min OIII (binned 1x1)

2 hours and 20 min SII (binned 1x1)

Processed in Photoshop using Hubble palette

Imaging telescope: Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chrétien

Imaging camera: QSI 683 wsg-8

Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II german equatorial mount

NGC 7635, the Bubble nebula in Bicolor

NGC 7635 the Bubble nebula using bicolor narrowband technique

NGC 7635, the Bubble nebula in the Constellation Cassiopeia located 7100 to 11,000 light years from Earth.  This was processed by assigning Ha to red and OIII to blue and mashing Ha and OIII to create a "synthetic green".

Ha 20min subs totaling 3 hours.

OIII 20 min subs totaling 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Imaging camera:  QSI 683 wsg-8

Imaging telescope:  Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chrétien (FL 1625mm)

Losmandy g11 Gemini II German equatorial mount

Taken October 10 and 11, 2013

Melotte 15 using bicolor narrowband technique

Melotte 15, a star cluster in the center of the Heart nebula.
Imaged from Ocala, Florida and processed using Ha and OII data to creast an image using narrowband bicolor technique, assigning Ha to red, OIII to blue.  Ha and OIII were then used to create a "false green" color.
Ha: 4 hours (binned 1x1) 
OIII: 2 hours and 20 minute (binned 1x1)
Imaging telescopes: Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chrétien (FL 1625mm).
Imaging camera: QSI 683 wsg-8 

Losmandy G-11 with Gemini 2

NGC 281 the Pacman nebula

NGC 281 the Pac Man nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia about 9,500 light years from Earth. NGC 281 is home to IC 1590, a star cluster, and several Bok globules. Bok globules are areas of dark, dense dust found in HII regions. These dense areas ungo gravitaional collapse which in turn forms double stars or multiple star systems.
Imaged from Ocala, FL
Imaging telescope: Astro-Tech 8 inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope
Imaging camera: QSI 683wsg-8
Ha data 3 hours
SII and OIII data 2 hours and 20 minutes each filter.
PS CS5
Losmandy G11 with Gemini II

IC 410 the Tadpoles

IC 410 an emission nebula about 12,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Auriga. Near the center of the nebulous region is a star cluster ( NGC 1893) and just to the bottom right of this cluster lies two structures that resemble tadpoles. These structures are made of leftover hydrogen and dust from the formation of the star cluster and the "tails" are from the solar wind coming from the stars of NGC 1893.

Imaged November 8, 2013 and December 4, 6,7 and 18, 2012 from Ocala, Florida

RGB: 1 hour 18 min Red, 1 hour Green and 1 hour Blue (binned 1x1) using 80mm EON

Ha: 4 hours (binned 1x1) using the Astro-Tech 8 inch Ritchey-Chretien Telescope

PS CS5

Orion 80mm EON (FL 480mm) RGB data

Orion 50mm guide scope with SSAG

QSI 683 wsg-8

Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II

Astrodon Tru-balance E-Series Generation II LRGB filters

Astrodon 5nm Ha filter