Nebulae (the plural of Nebula) are among the most beautiful targets for the astrophotographer. In the largest telescopes, nebulae reveal little of their color and structure to the human eye, but to the camera - Ooh, la la! Nebulae come in two primary categories. The first is "Emission", which contain gas that glows of it's own accord because of nearby stellar radiation. "Reflection" nebula are mostly inert gas, and reflect light, usually from a nearby bright star.
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Orion's Belt and SwordMy first place winner at the 2013 Winter Star Party (Widefield category). Orion's belt and sword region. I mounted a modified Canon 5D with an L series 200mm lens at f/2.8 on a Paramount ME. An hours worth of 5 minute exposures was combined with 12 one minute exposures for this image. Processed ... -
The Rosette NebulaThis very large emmision nebula is "only" some 5,000ish light years from earth. It is very faint in truth, and is several times larger than the full moon. This was my third attempt to capture the nebula and the first time I was satisfied enough with the results to show anyone.
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The Flaming Star NebulaCataloged as IC 405, this nebula contains both emission and reflection components. It is about 1500 light years distant in the constellation Aurigae.
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Camera: QSI 583 w/Astrodon RGB filters.
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Lagoon & TrifidThe Lagoon (M8) and Trifid (M20) nebulae are located deep in the milkyway in the constellation Sagittarius. The open star cluster M21 is also in this image, just to the lower left of the Trifid (the red and blue one). These are both emission nebula. That bubblegum pink color in the Lagoon is ...
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The Cone and Fox Fur NebulaThis is one busy image. It contains the cone nubula, the Fox Fur Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. This is actually the very FIRST light image taken with the Veloce RH-200. It was low, there was dew, everything was against me, and the red channel was a bit out of focus. On my third ...
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Thor'sHelmetThor's Helmet (NGC 2359) is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. It's over 30 lightyears across, and 15,000 lightyears away! A very hot giant star powers this mass of glowing gas!
I had to stretch this one hard and work the noise. The secondary _and_ primary dewed up on ...
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Western Veil NebulaNGC 6960, the Western Veil Nebula is but a small part of an enormous super nova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. This image is cropped down from the wider field image I took with the RH-200. To capture the entire loop is going to require a much shorter lens, probably a telephoto lens, or a ...
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North American and PelicanThe North American and Pelican nebulea are located in the constellation Cygnus. These objects are clouds of ionized hydrogen giving it a distinctive red glow.
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The PleiadesThe Pleiades. The Seven Sisters. The Ladies. M45. Whatever you call it, this is one of the most beautiful open clusters to photograph. Located in the constellation Taurus, visually it appears like a tiny dipper, and is sometimes mistaken for the little dipper by novice sky gazers. Composed of ...
