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Molecular Clouds in Orion
The North American Nebula
~2200 light years from earth in the constellation Cygnus. 18.5 hours of exposure using the Astro-Tech AT60EDP and ZWO 2600MC Pro.
NGC 4565
The Needle Galaxy. ~30 to 50 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
13.75 hours of exposure Asto-Tech AT115EDT and IMX585 Cooled sensor
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy
M104 is roughly 31 million light years from our Milky Way Galaxy. The dark dust lane and large central bulge give it the appearance of a sombrero. M104 is slightly larger than the Milky Way.
~6.5 hours of exposure using Asto-Tech AT115EDT and IMX585 Cooled sensor
NGC 4216
Supernova 2024gy was recently discovered in NGC 4216.
Image has 1.4 hours of exposure.
4/2/2024
Leo Triplet
The Leo Triplet is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628.
3/16/2024 - 23.1 hours total exposure.
Astro-Tech AT115EDT 805mm ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
M42
2/11/2024
The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula in the Milky Way. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. It is 1,344 light-years from Earth and is the closest region of star formation to Earth.
M31
September and October 2023
NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula
In the constellation Cygnus. ~5000 light-years from Earth. The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula driven by a Wolf-Rayet star, WR 136.
9.5 hours of exposure
July 2023
Astro-Tech AT115EDT
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
M81 and M82 - Messier 81 Group
In the constellation Ursa Major. ~12 million light-years from Earth - 96,000 ly in diameter (M81) and 40,800 ly in diameter (M82).
~1.5 hours initial of exposure
Added 5 more hours in June 2023
Astro-Tech AT115EDT
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
M16 - The Eagle Nebula
In the constellation Serpens. ~5700 light-years from Earth
Combined 3.3 hours of exposure from 2022 with 4.7 hours from June 2023
Orion ED80T CF
Astro modified Canon 60D
Astro-Tech AT115EDT
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula
In the constellation Vulpecula. ~1360 light-years from Earth
This is a Planetary Nebula - the ionized dust cloud from the death of a Red Giant star.
~10.5 hours of exposure
Astro-Tech AT115EDT
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
