Sh2-190 - The Heart Nebula
This is an emission nebula in Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. There is a small open cluster near the center which is responsible for heating the surrounding gas enough for it to glow. The predominate gasses are sulphur and oxygen. It is roughly 7500 light-years away. It is also known as the Running Dog Nebula.

Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live		 Sh2-190 - The Heart Nebula
WilliHere's another version of the image to the left. The first version was done in SHO. This image was done in OHS. What I like about processing an image in different ways is that completely different details always emerge in each one.



Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live 		Sh2-199 - The Soul Nebula
The Soul Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. There are several small open clusters located in the center area. Its distance is roughly 7500 light-years. This image was processed in HSO. 



Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live
                        Location: IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain 
                        Date: December 2021
                        Mount: Officina Stellare ProRC 700                       
                        Telescope:Officina Stellare ProRC 700 (SPA-2)
                        Camera: FLI PL16803 @ -25c     (CCD)                  
                        Exposure: 42 x 10 min each for SHO   Total: 7 hrs  		                        Location: IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain 
                        Date: December 2021
                        Mount: Officina Stellare ProRC 700                       
                        Telescope:Officina Stellare ProRC 700 (SPA-2)
                        Camera: FLI PL16803 @ -25c     (CCD)                  
                        Exposure: 42 x 10 min each for SHO   Total: 7 hrs  		                        Location: IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain 
                        Date: June 2024
                        Mount: Officina Stellare ProRC 700                       
                        Telescope:Officina Stellare ProRC 700 (SPA-2)
                        Camera: QHY600m @ -25c     (CMOS)                 
                        Exposure: 96 x 10 min each for HSO   Total: 8 hrs 







BBWo56
This is an emission nebula in the constellation Puppis. Not much information s available for this object other than it is an emission nebula, rich in Hydrogen Alpha.



Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live 		Sh2-274 - The Medusa Nebula
This very old planetary nebula was first observed by George Abell of UCLA in 1955. it's about 1500 light-years away and is in the constellation Gemini.




Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live 		Messier 6 - The Butterfly Nebula
Surrounded by beautiful nebulosity, this central open cluster appears to resemble a butterfly. Thus the name. it is thought that the 2nd century astronomer, Ptolemy first observed this cluster naked-eye. It has since been observed by a number of early astronomers and was eventually added to Charles Messier's list. It lies about 1600 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.
Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live
                        Location:  Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
                        Date: November 2024
                        Mount: Paramount MX+                        
                        Telescope: FSQ-106ED (AUS-2)
                        Camera: QHY600m @ -25c   (CMOS)                    
                        Exposure: 162 x 5 min each for HRGB   Total: 13 hrs  		                          Location: El Sauce Observatory, Chile                              
                          Date: November 2024
                          Mount: Mathis MI-1000/1250                   
                          Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (CHI-1)                   
                          Camera: QHY600m  @-25c
                          Exposure: 53 x 5 min for OHS. Total: 3 hrs  25 min 		                        Location: Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
                        Date: January 11, 2021
                        Mount: Paramount MX+
                        Telescope: FSQ-106ED (AUS-2)
                        Camera: FLI PL16083 @ -25c
                        Exposure: 72 x 10 min each for OHS Total: 12 hr 







Messier 6 - The Butterfly Nebula
This image was taken with the same telescope (but with a different camera) as the image in the row above. It has been cropped and blown up a bit. I decided to try processing it in the same palette (OHS), but accentuating the colors differently.



Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live 		CED 116 (GUM 39)
This is an emission nebula in the constellation Centaurus. It is commonly associated with the Running Chicken Nebula as the head of the chicken.





Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live 		Messier 42 Widefield (OHS) - The Great Orion Nebula
  M42, in the constellation Orion, is a diffuse nebula. It is so bright that it is mistaken as the middle "star" in Orion's sword. It is also the closest star-making region closest to Earth (1300 light-years). In this image it is the bright orange area. Just to the left of the Orion Nebula is the Running Man Nebula (light blue). Down in the lower left is the Horsehead and Flame Nebulae. These three objects are probably the most photographed objects in the night sky.

Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live
                        Location: Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
                        Date:    May 2023
                        Mount: Paramount MX+
                        Telescope: FSQ-106ED (AUS-2)
                        Camera: QHY600m @ -25c   (CMOS)                        
                        Exposure: 46 x 5 min each for OHS Total: 3 hrs  50 min  		                          Location: El Sauce Observatory, Chile                              
                          Date: April 2023
                          Mount: Mathis MI-1000/1250                   
                          Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (CHI-1)                   
                          Camera: QHY600m  @-25c (CMOS)
                          Exposure: 68 x 5 min for SHO Total: 5 hrs  40 min 		                        Location: IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain
                        Date: October 29, 2020
                        Mount: Paramount MX+
                        Telescope: FSQ-106EDX4 (SPA-3)                        
                        Camera: FLI PL16083 (CCD)
                        Exposure: 117 x 10 min each for OHS. Total: 9 hr 15 min







Messier 42 Widefield (OHS) - The Great Orion Nebula
This is another version of the Orion Nebula as in the row above. This has all of the stars removed. Click on the image to see a larger version. As I was processing this one it struck me that it has kind of an abstract art look to it.


Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live 		NGC 2014 
NGC 2014 is an emission nebula located in the constellation Dorado. It also surrounds an open cluster, although there are a number of open clusters located throughout this image. Its distance from Earth is about 163.000 light-years.

Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live 		Lupus Dust Panel-3
This is an image of a dusty dark nebula in the Constellation Lupus. There really isn't anything special about this nebula, other than it just looks interesting. Panels one and two are on the Nebula 5 page.



Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live
                        Location: IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain
                        Date: October 29, 2020
                        Mount: Paramount MX+
                        Telescope: FSQ-106EDX4 (SPA-3)                        
                        Camera: FLI PL16083 (CCD)
                        Exposure: 117 x 10 min each for OHS. Total: 9 hr 15 min 		                              Location: El Sauce Observatory, Chile
                              Date: July 2021
                              Mount: Mathis MI-1000
                              Telescope: Planewave CDK24 f/6.6   (CHI-1)
                              Camera: FLI PL9000 @ -25c (CCD)
                              Exposure: 3 x 10 min each for OHS Total: 13 hrs  20 min. 		                    Location: Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
                    Date: November 2024
                    Mount: Paramount MX                                  
                    Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106E (AUS-2)
                    Camera: QHY600m  @ -25c
                    Exposure: 60 x 300 sec each for LRGB. Total 5 hrs







Sh2-1 (Sharpless2-1)
Sharpless-1 is fairly complex nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It has two main components: a red diffuse HII emission nebula and a blue reflection nebula. The hot, young, blue stars reflect light their blue light off the surrounding gas, thus a reflection nebula. The emission nebula is caused by the hydrogen being heated by the radiation emitted by the nearby hot stars to the point that it glows. The nebulous area is roughly 650 light-years away.

Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live

                    Location: Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
                    Date: October 2024
                    Mount: Paramount MX                                  
                    Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106E (AUS-2)
                    Camera: QHY600m  @ -25c (CMOS)
                    Exposure: 60 x 300 sec each for LRGB. Total 5 hrs 		                                                













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