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Shai-Hulud Nebula ;-)

10-inch remote, NA, astrofotografie, astronomie, astronomy, astrophotography, cg4, cometary globule, deep sky, gods hand, hakos, hakos guest farm, ias, ias observatory, ias observatory hakos, khomas, namibia, puppis, world
Shai-Hulud Nebula ;-) – CG 4 – Cometary Globule in Puppis – IAS Remote Telescope, Hakos, Namibia – Jan 2024 – LHaRGB v1

Another CG in Puppis, also called “God’s Hand” trying to snatch PGC21338, but for me it looks more like a sandworm.

More details at Astrobin.

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Baggertransport 2009

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Baggertransport – Unheimliche Begegnung der dritten Art #2

From the deep vaults of the archive: a series of images from the transport of the cross pit conveyor 756 and wing tripper 956 from the strip mine Bergheim to the strip mine Hambach, back in summer 2009.

Aus den Tiefen des Archivs: genaugenommen kein Bagger, sondern eine Bildserie zum Transport des Absetzer 756 mit dem Bandschleifenwagen 956 vom Tagebau Bergheim zum Tagebau Hambach, aus dem Sommer 2009.

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Cometary Globules CG30, CG31, CG38

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CG30, CG31A-E, CG38 – Cometary Globules in the Gum Nebula and more Dark Nebulae in Puppis – IAS Remote Telescope, Hakos, Namibia – Jan 2024 – LRGB v1

New data from the IAS remote telescope, comprising 2 panels for this mosaic. Somewhat uncharted territory in Puppis, at least regarding the NGC and IC catalogs, with several cometary globules in the outskirts of the very large Gum Nebula.

More scientific details about the objects can be found in this older publication by ESO, see page 71, section 2.1.4 CG30/31 and HH12.

Details at Astrobin.

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Dellbrück Winter Kitsch

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Dellbrück Winter Kitsch #2

Heavy snowfall converted the south of Northrhine-Westfalia into a picturesque winter landscape. Couldn’t resist to give my camera an airing.

Starker Schneefall verwandelte den Süden von Nordrhein-Westfalen in eine pittoreske Winterlandschaft, das hat man in Köln nicht so oft. Kitsch as Kitsch can, heute Vormittag war ein kleiner Spaziergang mit der Kamera angesagt.

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Using CC Child Pages

The website now uses the CC Child Pages plugin, replacing the Flexi Pages Widget, which vanished without trace from the WP plugin directory. Hopefully no hickups, and slowly but surely the parent category pages (especially in the Photography gallery hierarchy) will be updated accordingly.

Abell 194 Galaxy Cluster

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Abell 194 – Galaxy Cluster in Cetus – IAS Remote Telescope, Hakos, Namibia – Dec 2023 – LRGB v1

More data from the IAS remote telescope, the Abell 194 galaxy cluster in Cetus. Featuring NGC 519, 530, 535, 538, 541, 543, 545, 547, 548, 557, some ICs and tons of PGCs, see below.

All details at Astrobin.

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Galaxies in Dorado

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NGC 1546, 1549, 1553 – Galaxies in Dorado – IAS Remote Telescope, Hakos, Namibia – Dec 2023 – LRGB v1

Recent data from the IAS remote telescope, collected over two nights. NGC 1546, NGC 1549, and NGC 1553, plus IC 2058 in this field of view in the constellation Dorado. The interacting galaxies NGC 1549 and 1553 are part of the Dorado Group.

More details at Astrobin.

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Flying Dragon Nebula (DSLR-AIP C088)

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DSLR-AIP C088 Flying Dragon Nebula by Blair MacDonald – Processing v2 Annotated

After a long hiatus from the group I processed the recent C088 data posted to DSLR AIP. Sh2-113 and Sh2-114, very faint H-alpha emission nebulae in Cygnus with some surrounding OIII streaks.

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