Monthly Archives: December 2022

North America nebula region

Another star reduced version of an oldie. This time it’s the North America/Pelican nebula region of Cygnus taken with the 200mm lenses and the Trius M26C OSC CCDs. This is a 3-frame mosaic.

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The Witch’s Broom Region

Another oldie that benefits greatly from a bit of star reduction.

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The Belt Stars of Orion

Another star-reduced image of an oldie.

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Mu Cephei – the Garnet Star

  A reprocess of Mu Cephei.

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Another (faint) ISS Pass

From 5:39 p.m. tonight – another faint ISS pass – this time due to a blazing Moon directly behind me. You can JUST see the ISS running across the middle of the image.

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4:50 p.m. ISS Pass

Tonight’s ISS pass in nautical twilight (too light really to take the image) – but you can just about make it out.

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Star-Reduced North America and Pelican nebulae

A star-reduced version of the North America and Pelican nebulae processed by Noel Carboni.

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The Triangulum Galaxy – Messier 33 – Noel Carboni Process

This is an image of the Triangulum Galaxy – Messier 33 – and it has been a little while in the making. This image is a composite of data taken with the Sky90 refractor and M26C OSC CCD, the Hyperstar … Continue reading

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6-Minute Space Station Pass 02/12/2o22

It’s been a loooong time for one of these – so I’ve got a bit out of practice. But this was tonight’s Space Station pass at 5:37 p.m. I got part of a nice long 6-minute pass and you see … Continue reading

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