So you have observed the Messier and Caldwell objects and want to know what other wonders are out there, the Herschel 400 would be a good start, but if you are after inspiration why not look at what others are observing by having a browse below.
Flying Horse Nebula, NGC 7380, Sh2-142
NGC 7380 is a cluster of young bright O & B stars. The red emission nebula is Sh2-142 an HII region illuminated by these stars.
Images by Neil Webster
NGC4564 – The Needle Galaxy
Images by Neil Webster
Silver Needle Galaxy – NGC4244
Images by Neil Webster
Open Cluster, NGC2301
Christmas Imaging Session
About a dozen members used the 16″ telescope over the Christmas period with Keith providing a demonstration of the set-up and use of the new CCD.
The evening ended with cloud relatively early but they did get 10 light frames and below is a stack of these using Astro Pixel Processor.
The Pacman Nebula, NGC281, IC11
The Pleiades, Mars and the California Nebula
In April 2019 Mars was close to M45 (the Pleiades) and NGC 1499 and this coincided with the Kelling Heath Star Party. Unfortunately at this time of year Taurus is very low, setting in the late evening making this a difficult object to image, my attempts to stack and then process with Deep Sky Stacker were hopeless, so I turned to Astro Pixel Processor (using a 30 day free trial) which has a very easy to use light pollution killer, this allowed me to remove the gradient that resulted from the very low elevation and trees that crept into the field.
Total exposure is 84 minutes, from 30s subs. Tracking was achieved with an iOptron Star tracker, camera was a Canon 600D with a full spectrum mod and a CLSCCD clip-in filter.
Carolines Rose, NGC7789
The Fireworks Galaxy, NGC 6946
Open Cluster in Vulpecula, NGC 6940
Open Cluster in Vulpecula.
Observation:
The cluster is bright enough to be seen even with small binoculars, which can partially resolve it.
Images by Neil Webster
Altair Astro 115 APO, NEQ6, Canon 600D, ISO800, f/7, ZWO ASI385MC
Exposure 35x 120s
St Marys Platt, England
2018/10/06
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