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 M16 |
07/09/2023 Messier 16, NGC 6611 - Eagle Nebula, Star Queen Nebula Messier 16 is a conspicuous region of
active star formation appearing in the constellation
Serpens Cauda. This giant cloud of interstellar
gas and dust is commonly known as the Eagle Nebula and
has already created a cluster of young stars. The
nebula is also referred to the Star Queen Nebula and as
IC 4703; the cluster is NGC 6611.
• TPO6RC/ASI533 (56x180s) • No Filter • Binned 1x1 • Acquired using AstroImager/AstroGuider/AstroTelescope/Astrometry Suite for Mac • Processed in SiriL & Apple Preview |
 NGC 7023 (Iris Nebula) |
03/19/2024 NGC 7023 - Iris Nebula, Reflection nebula in Cepheus The illuminating star
of the nebula, HD 200775, is a 10 solar mass star
embedded in a region surrounded by an ambient
molecular cloud. HD 200775 is a B3 type pre-main
sequence star known as a Herbig Be star. HD
200775 is one of the brightest Herbig Be stars known
with a temperature of 17,000 degrees Kelvin and has
carved out a cavity at the center of the molecular
cloud. The cavity is about 5 by 2.5 light years
in dimension and lies in a northeast-southwest
orientation.
• AT72EDII/ASI294 (44x300s) • No Filter • Binned 1x1 • Acquired using AstroImager/AstroGuider/AstroTelescope/Astrometry Suite for Mac • Processed in SiriL & Apple Preview |
 M101
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04/04/2024 M 101 (NGC 5457), the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a type Sc spiral galaxy in Ursa Major. Discovered in 1781 by Mechain and catalogued the same year by Messier, M 101 is one of the finest examples of a face-on spiral in the heavens. A giant pinwheel of stars resembling the Milky Way in size and shape, this spiral appears almost face-on to our view. M 101 has multiple spoke-like arms that extend outward to a diameter of one third degree. The arms are dotted with bright nebulae, star clouds, and dust lanes. At a distance of 18 million light-years, the galaxy would measure about 100,000 light-years in size. • AT-8IN/ASI533 (120s) • 13xL, 22xR, 20xG, 65xB • Binned 1x1 • Acquired using NINA • Processed in SiriL & Apple Preview |
 NGC 4567 (Siamese Twins) |
04/04/2024 NGC 4567 - Siamese Twins sometimes called the Butterfly Galaxies in the constellation Virgo. These unbarred spiral galaxies are in the early stages of galactic collision and merger. They are about 60 million light years away and it's estimated that in about 500 million years they will coalesce into a single, large elliptical galaxy. • TPO6RC/ASI533 (72x120s) • No Filter • Binned 1x1 • Acquired using AstroImager/AstroGuider/AstroTelescope/Astrometry Suite for Mac • Processed in SiriL & Apple Preview |
 M104 Sombrero Galaxy |
04/04/2024 NGC 4594, M 104, is a type Sab spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is known as the famous "Sombrero Galaxy" for its edge-on appearance. M 104 is inclined only about 6 degrees to our line of sight and extends about 8 arc minutes in size.. The dark band across the galaxy's center is composed of gas and obscuring dust. M 104 is at a distance of 55 million light-years and has a diameter of 120,000 light-years. • TPO6RC/ASI533 (38x300s) • No Filter • Binned 1x1 • Acquired using AstroImager/AstroGuider/AstroTelescope/Astrometry Suite for Mac • Processed in SiriL & Apple Preview |