Another bicolor processing of old data from last year, part of the Heart Nebula IC 1805 and IC 1795 / NGC 896 (upper right). More details at Astrobin.
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Category Archives: Astronomy
IC 1396 – Elephant Trunk Nebula – BW
Black and white (poor man’s Ha) version of the Elephant Trunk Nebula, bicolor version in the previous posting.
IC 1396 – Elephant Trunk Nebula
Bicolor processing of old data from last year, using the IDAS LPS V4 back then. All details at Astrobin.
Continue readingM106 – Galaxy in Canes Venatici
Another backyard galaxy before the summer break, details here at Astrobin.
Continue readingNGC 6188 Workflow
Description of the PixInsight workflow for processing the recently posted NGC 6188 image.
Continue readingNGC 6188 – Emission Nebula in Ara – May 2020 IAS Remote Session
Remote Observatory, Hakos, Namibia
Data acquisition by Herbert Sauber/Werner Möhler for the IAS e.V. community, used with kind permission.
Also posted to Astrobin.
Continue readingISS Strike at the Center of the M106 Galaxy
When the ISS flew over Cologne, Germany on 15 May 2020, 02:17 – 02:24 CEST, the path went straight through M106 which I was imaging at that time.
Given the recent Starlink upheaval, I was a bit angry that one of my subexposures had been ruined by a bright satellite. But on second thought I realized that this was a special event. The path of the ISS flyover can be seen here on heavens-above.com.
Single image, exposure time 10 min, not stacked. See below for technical details.
Continue readingM101 – Pinwheel Galaxy
M51 – Whirlpool Galaxy
The galaxy season started, here’s a modest try at M51. See at Astrobin and below for more details.
Continue readingAnd a Supermoon, of course …
Almost full moon shortly after perigee, “supermoon” as the hype goes. Distance at Perigee 356,908 km.
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