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Astrophotography from deepest Hampshire

Nebulae

Nebulae are interstellar clouds of dust, hydrogen gas and plasma. It is the first stage of a star’s cycle. The word Nebula is derived from the Latin word for mist.

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NGC7000 no added contrast or saturation with PSP

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$Three frames using the M26C camera and the Sky 90 refractor.$

IC405.IC410 region in Auriga with the mini-WASP

Crescent nebula and Carbon star SAO 69636

North America nebula and Pelican with the 200mm and M25C

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$Sky 90 refractor at f#4.5 with an SXVF-M25C one-shot colour CCD, Maxim DL for data acquisition, autoguiding, colour conversion and stacking. Over 12 hours exposure using 15 minute and 5 minute RGB subs, 1000 second H-alpha subs, over 12 hours of image processing.$

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