| Abell 33 - The Diamond Ring Nebula The Diamond Ring Nebula is a very faint spherical planetary nebula in the constellation Hydra. It gets its bluish color from doubly ionized oxygen. The star in the lower-right corner of the nebula is not associated with the nebula, but actually considerably closer to us. Since the nebula is so faint, one can only see it with a timed exposure. It lies about 2700 light-years away from us. Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live |
Gamma Cygni Nebula The image of this nebula is just part of the nebulosity that surrounds the star Navi, in the constellation Cassiopeia. The hot stars embedded in the nebulosity excite (heat) the surrounding gasses enough that the gasses begin to glow. That makes most of the nebula an emission nebula. This one is about 1500 light-years away. Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live |
NGC 1923 This particular object is a combination of an star cluster and nebula locate\d in the constellation Dorado. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any more information on this object. Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live |
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Location: El Sauce
Observatory, Chile
Date: January 2025 Mount: Mathis MI-1000/1250 Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (CHI-1) Camera: QHY600m @-25c Exposure: 18 x 5 min for LRGB. Total: 1 hrs 30 min |
Location: IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain
Date: June 2024 Mount: Paramount MX+ Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (SPA-1) Camera: QHY600m CMOS @ -25c Exposure: SHO 36 x5 min Total: 3 hrs |
Location: El Sauce
Observatory, Chile
Date: November 2024 Mount: Mathis MI-1000/1250 Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (CHI-1) Camera: QHY600m @-25c Exposure: 81 x 5 min for RGB. Total: 6 hrs 45 min |
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| RCW 104 This nebula is located in the southern constellation of Norma (the Carpenter's Square). It's known as a ring type nebula that surrounds a wolf-reyet star that emits large amounts of radiation that shapes the surrounding gas clouds. in this image, the blue represents ionized hydrogen (HII). Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live |
IC 405 - The
Flaming Star Nebula Both an emission and reflection nebula, this nebula is only 1500 light-years away in the constellation Auriga (the Charioteer). Its diameter is about 5 light-years. The central star is thought to have originated in the area of Orion's Belt and then wandered off to Auriga. Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live |
IC 405 - The
Flaming Star Nebula This one is the same image of the Flaming Star Nebula, just without the stars. Removing the stars sometimes gives the image a completely different feel. Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live |
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Location: El
Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date: March 2025 Mount: Mathis MI-1000/1250 Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (CHI-1) Camera: FLI ProLine PL9000 @-25c (CMOS) Exposure: 54 x 5 min for OHS. Total: 4 hrs 30 min |
Location: IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain
Date: July 2023 Mount: Paramount MX+ Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (SPA-1) Camera: QHY600m CMOS @ -25c Exposure: 31 x 5 min for OHS Total: 2 hrs 35 min |
Location: IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain
Date: July 2023 Mount: Paramount MX+ Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (SPA-1) Camera: QHY600m CMOS @ -25c Exposure: 31 x 5 min for OHS Total: 2 hrs 35 min |
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| RCW 16 - Skull and Crossbones
Nebula RCW 16 is an emission nebula located in the constellation Puppis. It is also known as the Skull and Crossbones Nebula or the Mandrill Nebula. It is roughly 15,000 light-years away from us and has a diameter of about 200 light-years. It is also an active star-making factory. Image processed by Ron Yelton, original data from Telescope Live |
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Heaven's Mirror Observatory,
Australia
Date: March 2025 Mount: Paramount MX+ Telescope: FSQ-106ED (AUS-2) Camera: QHY600m @ -25c Exposure: 80 x 5 min each for OHS Total:6h hrs 40 min |
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