IC1318 – Butterfly Nebula (Part C)
Located in the Cygnus complex the Butterfly nebula (IC1318) is a single giant HII cloud bisected by a thick obscuring dust lane that gives the symmetry from which its popular
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The Tadpole Nebula in Ha – IC410
Emission nebula IC 410 in the constellation of Auriga imaged in the red visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum at the hydrogen-alpha spectral line (656nm). The image shows a cloud
Active Optics guiding with SXVR-H9 monochrome camera
As of January 2013 I am now using a Starlight Xpress SXVR-H9 monochrome camera for guiding in conjunction with my Starlight Xpress Active Optics (AO) unit. The H9 camera uses
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Pelican Nebula Ionisation Front – IC5067
The Pelican Nebula is large, low-density cloud of partially ionised gas associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. Light from young energetic stars is slowly transforming cold
Emission nebula in Cassiopeia – IC1795
Glowing gas and obscuring dust of the emission nebula IC1795 – part of the Heart Nebula (NGC896) – located in a complex of star forming regions at the edge of
Cygnus Wall – NGC7000
The Cygnus Wall in the southern part of the North American Nebula (NGC 7000). This is an ionisation front where UV light from hot young stars is transforming the cold
Rosette Nebula – Ha|OIII Bicolour Composite
The Rosette Nebula processed using the Modified Bicolour technique for combining Ha and OIII images as described by Steve Cannistra – see www.starrywonders.com/bicolortechniquenew. The bicolour method creates a synthetic green
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Dust Sculptures in the Rosette Nebula
This part of the Rosette Nebula also known as NGC 2237 contains sculpted globules of dark dust and gas that are slowly being eroded away by the energetic light and
Eastern Veil Nebula – NGC6992
This is the eastern part of a large but relatively faint supernova remnant in the constellation of Cygnus. The rope-like filamentary structures of the nebula are the visible remnants of
The heart of the Heart Nebula
The three bright stars are O and B type giants (20-100 times more massive than our sun) of the Melotte 15 open cluster. Stellar winds and intense ultraviolet radiation from