Planetary Nebulae

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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 from luminance image below.

	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.

	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.

	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.

	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.

	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.

	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 12" LX200 @ f/10, ST-9. Tristan Dilapo

	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.

	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.

	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

	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

	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.

	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.

	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.

	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.

	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.

	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.

	NGC3587 The Owl Nebula Imaged with a StellaCam 2 and 12" LX200 at f/3.3