The moon is growing bright again. I gave up astro a couple of nights ago due to the moon, which now is setting pretty late, and the clouds which have not encouraged me to get up early. Back to normal sleep mode for awhile.
I added more exposure to M1. This is without a doubt the best image I have made of this supernova remnant. Mellote 15, the star cluster at the heart of the Heart Nebula. The nebula’s red color and its heart shape are driven by the radiation from this small group of stars near the nebula’s center. NGC 1055, 52 million light-years distant, with a diameter of about 115,800 light-years. I’ve done this before with the 500 f4 but it looks much better with the C8, due to its small apparent size. Those two stars that appear so bright are actually 6-7 magnitude, probably not even visible to the unaided eye. There is another very small, distant galaxy in the lower right. My final version of Hind’s Variable Nebula. I really like how it turned out. Not so pleased with this one though. NGC 1333 with about 7 hours of exposure. Looks like I need another 7. I’m getting tired of it. Also known as the Embryo Nebula, it is a faint reflection nebula in the constellation Perseus. The Whirligig Galaxy, NGC 488. A large galaxy in a far away place, 90 million light years in the constellation Pisces. I’ve been spending a lot of time learning how to better process planetary images. Now, one can see the faint, blue atmosphere of Mars (this image was made in October when Mars was closer to Earth), around the edge where the atmosphere is the thickest from our point of view. Olympus Mons is clearly visible on the right a little below center. To the left of Olympus Mons are three smaller volcanoes, Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Arsia Mons.
One reply on “End of the November Astro Period”
NGC 1333 looks really good to me. Very impressive. Whirligig Galaxy is very interesting, it makes one wonder how many solar systems are within that galaxy. Maybe some have planets that are inhabited.
One reply on “End of the November Astro Period”
NGC 1333 looks really good to me. Very impressive. Whirligig Galaxy is very interesting, it makes one wonder how many solar systems are within that galaxy. Maybe some have planets that are inhabited.