This is the second image from a while back that I took in the wrong place because the finder scope was off. This should have been IC2169 but is instead a region centred on RA 96.82 degrees DEC -12.99 degrees … Continue reading
Noel Carboni has just re-processed an earlier image of ours – IC405 & IC410, the Flaming Star nebula and companion in the constellation Auriga. Auriga is sitting overhead right now during our crisp winter evenings and it is in a … Continue reading
A couple of nights ago conditions were perfect for imaging – freezing cold, crystal clear, and no Moon to worry about. Excellent! I am going to get a ton of data on little NGC1333 in Perseus. I do a two-star … Continue reading
With Christmas rapidly approaching, and the International Year of Astronomy rapidly drawing to an end, I thought it appropriate to post a Festive deep-sky image. This is the Christmas Tree cluster (NGC 2264, 2,500 light years away in the constellation … Continue reading
Unbelievably I managed to get some imaging done on the night of Thursday December 10th 2009 – the last image I took was on October 25th 2009! Got 4-hours worth of 4-minute subs on the nice little open cluster in … Continue reading
Noel has been really busy recently with a number of projects and the NFO data backlog has been steadily growing. As we have had the most atrocious weather all weekend I decided to have a go at image processing some … Continue reading
I just processed this image taken back on 18th April 2009. The galaxy in the centre of the field of view is NGC 4008 in Ursa Major and what appears to be a bright nucleus is in fact the supernova … Continue reading
Noel has just reprocessed an earlier image of Gamma Cassiopeia with the nebulae IC59 & IC63 lying close by – with the addition of some star spikes.
The third clear Moonless evening in a row had me out to capture this beautiful little open cluster in Cassiopeia called the Owl or ET cluster – NGC457. As I mentioned before, Noel’s real speciality is stars – which you … Continue reading
We’re on a roll 🙂 The weather has not only been unusually good these last few nights, but they have been Moonless nights too! Excellent!!! Managed to capture the Double Cluster a couple of nights ago and Noel worked his … Continue reading
