David's Astronomy Pages (Image Gallery)
Image Highlights - 2001

See also highlights from  | 2001 | 20022003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |

Shown below are some of my favourite CCD images from 2002.  They are taken using a ST-7E camera through an 8" LX200

Bullet | Nebulae | Galaxies | SupernovaePlanetsComets | Moon
 

Nebulae

M42  (Great Nebula in Orion)
Image
2001-12-14, 23:35h UT
15 sec exposure (#13076), 11.1 x 7.4 arc min
Mid Range Brightened / False Coloured

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Galaxies

Galaxy NGC 708 (The Fath) and surrounding galaxies.
Catalog magnitudes +13.7 (ngc708), +14.1 (ngc704), +14.2 (ngc703),
+14.6 (ngc705), +15.4 (ngc700), +15.5 (cgcg 522-33)
Image
2001-12-10 22:31 UT
3 x 5 min exposure, 11.1 x 7.4 arc min  (#12015-17)
 

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Supernovae / Supernova Remnants

Supernova SN 2001ib (in NGC 7242,  Lacerta)
Image
NGC 7242, with supernova SN 2001ib
Image shows stars down to Mag +16.5
2001-12-14, 20:55 to 21:05 UT, 
CCD Image, 2 x 5 min (#13016-17), 11.1 x 7.4 arcmin
M1 Supernova Remnant (Crab Nebula in Taurus)
Image
2001-12-14, 22:47 to 22:57h UT
2 x 5 min exposure (#13044-5)

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Planets

Jupiter Saturn 
Image Image
2001-11-01, 01:12h UT 
0.05 sec exposure (#8080)
2001-11-01, 00:20h UT
0.1 sec exposure (#8043) unsharp masked

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Comets

C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)
Image
2001-11-26, 22:26 to 22:39h UT, 
Animation produced from 10 x 60s CCD images taken over a 13 minute period 

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Moon

Copernicus and Mare Nubrium Lacus Somniorum (The Lake of the Dreamers)
Image Image
2001-10-03, 22:24h UT 
0.1 secs  exposure (#5012)
2001-10-03,  23:11h UT
0.2 sec exposure (#5044)
 
Tycho Mare Crisium (The Sea of Crises)
2001-10-03, 23:01h UT
0.2 sec  exposure (#5037)
2001-10-03,  23:08h UT
0.2 sec exposure (#5041)

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