David's Astronomy Pages (Sky Tours)
Dec (2) - Winter Deep Sky

Image collection based on the sky tour "Mid-winter's roch sky tapestry" featured in the Dec 2017 edition of Astronomy Now.

Bullet  1. NGC 1300 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet  2. NGC 1535 - Planetary Nebula (Cleopatra's Eye)
Bullet  3. Omicron Eri - Multiple Star
Bullet  4. M79 - Globular Cluster
Bullet  5. B33 & IC 434 - Dark Nebula (Horsehead Nebula) set against Emission Nebula
Bullet  6. Abell 12 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet  7. NGC 2244 - Emission Nebula (Rosette Nebula)
Bullet  8. NGC 1647 - Open Cluster
Bullet  9. M45 - Open Cluster (The Pleiades)
Bullet  10.NGC 1514 - Planetary Nebula (Crystal Ball Nebula)
   
 

1.  NGC 1300 - Spiral Galaxy Planetary Nebula

NGC 1300 ( Eridanus)
Image

CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 120s (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, Autoguided
2010-11-15  22:33h UT (#437270-73)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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2.   NGC 1535 - Planetary Nebula (Cleopatra's Eye)

NGC 1535 (Eridanus)
Image 
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 30 sec, 1x1 binning, C Filter
2007-12-07 22:44hUT (#240062-64)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
  
NGC 2359 - detail
Image 
CCD Image (250% size)
3 x 30 sec, 1x1 binning, C Filter
2007-12-07 22:45hUT (#240064)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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3.   Omicron Eri - Multiple Star

Omicron Eri (Eridanus)
 
Not
yet
imaged
  

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4.   M79 - Globular Cluster

M79 (Lepus)
Dec -24d 31m taken at altitude 7 deg (airmass 7.6)
Image 
CCD Image (linear scale, 50% size scaling)
7 x 15 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, R FilterĀ 
2009-11-09 01:20 h UTĀ  (#397790-96)
12" LX200RĀ  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
  
M79 - detail
Image 
CCD Image (logscale, cropped)
Image details as above

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5.   Barnard 33 & IC 434 - Dark Nebula (Horsehead Nebula) set against Emission Nebula

B33 & IC 434 - Horsehead Nebula (Orion)
Image
False Colour CCD Image
19 x 1 min exposure (average combine), C Filter
2005-01-05 23:06h UT (#82085-105)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
Image
 Normal (uncoloured) CCD Image
Image as above, normal orientation

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6.   Abell 12 - Planetary Nebula

Abell 12 / PLN 198- 6.1 (Orion)
Adjacent bloomed bright star is 61-Mu Orionis 

Image

CCD Image ( cropped)
3 x 90s exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-12-26 22:18h UT (#408287-89)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

 

Abell 12 - detail

Image

CCD Image (250% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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7.  Caldwell 49/50 - Open Cluster and Nebulosity (Rosette Nebula)

Caldwell 49 / 50, Rosette Nebula  (Monoceros)
 
Waiting On
Better Images
 
Part of Rosette Nebula
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-02-27 21:24hUT (#540111-17)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
  
Part of Caldwell 49 with Boks Globules
Image
CCD Image (80% size, cropped)
Image details as above  

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8.   NGC 1647 - Open Cluster

NGC 1647 (Taurus)
Image 
CCD Image Mosaic (4x5, 25% size)
30s sec exposure, 3x3 binning, C Filter
2012-10-21 23:19 h UT (#517223-42)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
[ larger size, 50% ]

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9.   M45 - Open Cluster with Nebulosity (The Pleiades)

M45 (Taurus)
 
M45 - with CCD Camera
Image
Mosaic 8x9 CCD frames,  10 sec exposures taken on
2003-01-04  21:10 to 21:48h UT (#37250-321)
Image ; 76 x 55 arc mins (1.25 x 0.92 arc deg)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e
 
M45 - with Pentax Camera (Film)
Image
Photo.  Scanned from colour photo print.
300mm, f/5.6, Fujicolor 200, 7min 30 sec exposure
1999-12-06
Pentax ME Camera (mounted above LX200 Telescope)
Paragon 75-300mm Tele Zoom, operating at 300mm, f/5.6
  
M45 - with ZWO178MC Camera 
Image
CMOS Colour Image Mosaic (9% size)
Live Stacking of 60 frames, 10 min (60 x 10s)
Binning 1x1, Gain 400, Raw16, ROI 3096x2080 (x3)
2017-01-19 00:19 to 00:46h UT
ASI178MC (OSC) + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Autoguiding using ST-10XME + 12" LX200R f/10 
[ Larger Image (32% size) ]
  

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10.   NGC 1514 - Planetary Nebula (Crystal Ball Nebula)

NGC 1514 (Taurus)
Image 
CCD Image
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-15 23:58 hUT (#163232-34)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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