The Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC1396)

First the final Ha/OIII/OIII close up image:

Object: The Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC1396)

Telescope: Skywatcher ED80

Camera: ATIK 314L+, -10C

Exposures: Ha - 30 x 600s, bin1x1, 5hrs, OIII - 48 x 600s, bin1x1, 8hrs.    13hrs Total

Processing: DSS, PSCS5

Secondly, a widefield image taken back in 2009 showing the immense size of this nebula. I've inset the recent close up as well, hope you like it!

Object: IC 1396

Telescope: Canon 70-200L F/4

Camera: Modified Canon 350D

Exposures: 12x600s, 18x300s

Processing: Darks, Flats, Bias, DSS, PS CS3

Witches Broom Ha/OIII Finalised

Object: NGC 6960, "Witches Broom"

Telescope: Skywatcher ED80

Camera: ATIK 314L+, -11C

Exposures: OIII - 12 x 600, bin1x1, 2hrs, Ha - 11 x 600s, bin1x1, 1hr50mins

Processing: DSS, PSCS5

Pretty sure a mosaic of the veil region won't get finished this season. Oh well, it's not going anywhere fast!

Witches Broom in OIII

Second light for the 314L+ with another quick session. First got the polar alignment nailed, then managed 20mins in OIII of this part of the Veil Nebula before getting clouded out.

So impressed with this camera so far, the noise is so low!

Object: NGC 6960, "Witches Broom"

Telescope: Skywatcher ED80

Camera: ATIK 314L+, -11C

Exposures: OIII - 2 x 600, bin1x1, 20mins

Processing: DSS, PSCS5

Hope to be adding to this tomorrow night. Probably start with Ha just to get a colour picture, then come back to the OIII to go a bit deeper.

Big Changes!

DSLR imaging has been replaced by CCD for me now!!

A shiny (gold!) ATIK 314L+ is here!

And a quick tester:

M27 in Ha, starting to show the halo in 30sec subs!! This camera is sensitive!

Object: M27

Telescope: Skywatcher ED80

Camera: ATIK 314L+, -15C

Exposures: Ha: 152 x 30s bin2x2, 1hr16mins

Processing: Darks, DSS, PSCS5

NGC 7380 - The Wizard Nebula (Ha)

Dug up one last narrowband image from Les Granges
http://horizonastro.blogspot.com/2010/12/les-granges-2010.html

Found in the constellation of Cepheus. The nebula spans 110 light-years and is relatively young, with the stars having emerged from this star-forming region in the last 5 million years.

Object: NGC 7380 (7,000ly)

Telescope: Tak FSQ85

Camera: Atik 320E

Exposures: Ha-30x300s

Processing: Darks, Flats, Bias, DSS, PS CS3

IC1805 - Heart Nebula

This is my...

... first go with my newly modded 450D!

... first go with the new 7nm Ha filter from Santa!

... first 20min sub!

The Heart Nebula is an emission nebula located in the Perseus arm of the Galaxy in the constellation on Cassiopeia. The nebula's light output and shape are driven by the radiation of a small group of stars near the nebula's centre.

Object: IC1805 - The Heart Nebula (7,500ly)

Telescope: Skywatcher ED80

Camera: Modified Canon 450D

Exposures: Ha-1x600s, 2x1200s

Processing: DSS, PS CS3

NGC 6820 and NGC 6823 (Ha)

The last narrowband image from Les Granges
http://horizonastro.blogspot.com/2010/12/les-granges-2010.html

An interesting, not often imaged emission nebula (NGC 6820) and open cluster (NGC 6823) located in the constellation of Vulpecula. The centre of the open cluster contains very large and hot blue stars, which will last millions rather than billions of years (e.g. yellow stars such as the Sun) before burning themselves out. The large dust and gas pillars are probably formed when radiation from nearby stars pushes and erodes it away much like the well known "Elephant's Trunk" in IC 1396.

Object: NGC 6820, NGC 6823 (6000ly)

Telescope: Tak FSQ85

Camera: Atik 320E

Exposures: Ha-68x300s

Processing: DSS, PS CS3

The camera showed class here, picking up loads of the faint stuff!

Crescent Nebula (Ha)

Another from Les Granges, shot in Ha as the full moon was around.
http://horizonastro.blogspot.com/2010/12/les-granges-2010.html

Object: NGC 6888, Crescent Nebula (5,000ly)

Telescope: Tak FSQ85

Camera: Atik 320E

Exposures: Ha-24x600s, 31x300s

Processing: DSS, PS CS3