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M97 The Owl Nebula and
M108 03-24-2008
Takahashi TOA 130, STL-11000, MI-250, Astrodon Trubalance LRGB (60:15:15:15)
color binned 2x2. Aligned
and combined in Maxim DL/CCD4. Processed in Photoshop CS3. Slight crop
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M97 The Owl Nebula and
M108 03-24-2008
Takahashi TOA 130, STL-11000, MI-250. (5 min. x 12) binned 1x1. Aligned
and combined in Maxim DL/CCD4. Processed in Photoshop CS3. |
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M27 The Dumbell Nebula
08-31-2007 Takahashi TOA 130, ST-10XME, MI-250.
Astrodon Trubalance color filters. RGB (20:20:20) binned 1x1. Aligned
and combined in Maxim DL/CCD4. Processed in Photoshop CS3. |
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NGC 2392 The Eskimo Nebula
10-07-2006
20" RCOS Ritchey-Chretien, SBIG ST-10XME, Paramount ME. Data acquired by
Adam Block and provided as part of his object-oriented workshop at the
Cincinnati Observatory Center (Oct. 7-8, 2006). Processed by Mike
O'Connor using MaximDL/CCD 4 and Photoshop CS2. |
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M57 The Ring Nebula
08-15-2006 C 9.25 @ f/10, ST-10XME. LRGB
(60,20,20,20). Astrodon Tru-Balance filters. Color binned 2x2.Processed
in MaximDL/CCD 4 and Photoshop CS2. |
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M27 The Dumbell
08-11-2006 C 9.25 @ f/10, ST-10XME. LRGB
(40,20,20,20). Astrodon Tru-Balance filters. Processed in Maxim DL/CCD
and Photoshop CS2. |
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M57 The Ring Nebula July,
2006 collaboration. Luminance data -
07/15/2006 12"SCT @ f/10 ,
ST-10XME. (2 min x 41). Mike O'Connor
Color data - 07/14/2006
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M57 The Ring Nebula
07/15/2006 12"SCT @ f/10 , ST-10XME. (2 min x
41). Two iterations of L-R deconvolution (sharpening) algorithm using
CCDsharp were applied to the luminance image. Digital Development (DDP)
via Maxim/DL was also used in order to display the the very dim and very
bright details of the image simultaneously. |
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M76 The Little Dumbbell
09/05/2005 12" LX200 @f/6.3, MI250, ST-10XME.
LRGB (35, 10, 10, 10). Processed in Maxim DL/CCD
4 and Photoshop CS. Located in Perseus, this planetary nebula was
discovered in 1780 by Pierre Mechain. It's distance from Earth is very
uncertain, with estimates ranging between 1,700 and 15,000 light years.
The prominent "wings" are expanding at the rate of some 42 km/sec. |
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M27 The Dumbbell Nebula
07/21/2005 12"LX200 @ f/10 , ST-10XME,
MI250 (first light). Five 1 minute exposures, unguided. Processed in Maxim DL/CCD
4 and Photoshop CS |
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M57 The Ring Nebula
07/21/2005 12"LX200 @ f/10 , ST-10XME,
MI250 (first light). Five 1 minute exposures, unguided. Processed in Maxim DL/CCD
4 and Photoshop CS |
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M57 The Ring Nebula
05/07/2005 12"LX200 @ f/6.3 , ST-10XME. RGB
(5:5:5), binned 2x2. Processed in Maxim DL/CCD 4, Photoshop CS and Neat
Image. This is probably the northern hemisphere's best known planetary
nebula. Located in Lyra, the exact distance to M57 is unknown, but
current best estimates put it at approximately 2,300 light years away
from Earth. Note the small, barred spiral galaxy, IC 1296, to the lower
left of M57. |
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M27 The Dumbbell Nebula
05/07/2005 12" LX200 @f/6.3,
ST-10XME. RGB (10:11:11), binned 2x2. Processed in Maxim DL/CCD 4,
Photoshop CS and Neat Image. Located approximately 1250 light years away
in the constellation Vulpecula, this is the first planetary nebula ever
discovered. |
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Abell 36 03-14-2004 20" RC @ f/8.4, Paramount ME, ST-10XME,
AO-7, National Observatory, Kitt Peak, Arizona. LRGB combined as
follows: 105 min. L binned 1x1, 20 min. R, G and B, each binned 3x3 to
try and draw out the color of the nebula. Processed to show the new
asteroid discovered while imaging this object. This asteroid has been
assigned a temporary MPC designation of 4KITT0.
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M27 The
Dumbbell Nebula
Composite image of 30 frames of video taken with a 10" LX200GPS UHTC at f/3.3
using a StellaCam EX. Stacked and aligned using Registax (note that no
dark frame was used) and processed with Photoshop and Spline 2. |
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M57 The Ring Nebula
08-25-2002 Image composited from video taken with a 10" LX200GPS
UHTC at f/3.3 using a StellaCam EX. Stacked and aligned using Registax
Ver. 1.1 and processed with Photoshop. NOTE - This image was taken with
a nearly full moon.
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NGC7009 The Saturn Nebula
08-31-2002 An 8th magnitude planetary nebula in Capricornus. Imaged
with a 10" LX200GPS at f/3.3 and Stellacam EX.
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NGC3587
The Owl Nebula
Imaged with a StellaCam 2 and 12" LX200 at f/3.3 |
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