Monthly Archives: December 2016

Taurus molecular cloud 2-framer

And here is a 2-frame mosaic combining the IC2087 and SAO76573 frames taken with the Canon 200mm prime lenses and M26C OSC CCDs.

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Taurus molecular clouds

Taken a couple of nights back, this is 10-hour’s worth of 20-minute subs centred on SAO67573 one frame to the right of IC2087 also taken with the Canon 200mm lenses and M26C OSC CCDs.   At the top/centre there is … Continue reading

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9th December 2016 Earth Science Picture of the Day

Got today’s Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) with the 200mm lens 2-framer of Castor & Pollux. Thank you Jim at EPOD for continuing to publish my work.  

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Aldebaran and the Hyades

A rather “quick and dirty” image of the region.  I need to get a lot more, deeper, subs of this region if I can this winter.  

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The Full Monty

Unbelievably last night was the 3rd clear night in a row – Moonless too!! So – making best use of this gift I managed to grab the final left hand frame on the North America 3-pane mosaic. This is a … Continue reading

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Composite of the IC2087 region

Got 6 x 20-minute subs with the Canon 200mm lens which I added to some earlier Sky 90 data.

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December 2016 Deep-Sky Image of the Month

Got the final bit of data on this one last night.  This is a 2-framer using the Canon 200mm prime lenses and Trius M26C OSC CCDs on top of the Paramount ME. Main North America frame is 9 hours and … Continue reading

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