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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Sharpless 2-54 and NGC 6604 by Stefan Lilge
Rick's "rude chihuahua" reminded me that I have imaged this nebula in Namibia, together with open cluster NGC 6604 (quite unremarkable in the lower part of...
September 5th 11 08:58 PM
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1 Attachment(s) ASTRO: M7 by Stefan Lilge
Another by-catch of my photon fishing in Namibia was M7. It probably has the brightest stars in any compact open cluster, Guide 8 gives mag 6 to mag 8 for the...
September 5th 11 08:47 PM
by Rick Johnson[_2_] Go to last post
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1 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC 4945 from Namibia by Stefan Lilge
I did not find much time for image processing since returning from Namibia, but every now and then I manage to finish an image. NGC 4945 is one of the...
September 4th 11 10:59 PM
by Rick Johnson[_2_] Go to last post
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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: UGC 11680 An M51 wanna be by Rick Johnson[_2_]
UGC 11680 is a galaxy pair that better fits Arp's category of Spiral Galaxies with Large High Surface Brightness Companions on Arms than many on his list. ...
September 4th 11 10:15 PM
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1 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Sh2-54 -- a rude chihuahua? by Rick Johnson[_2_]
Sh2-54/Gum 85 is a huge star forming region in Serpens Cauda. It is part of the Serpens OB2 Association, a large star forming region. I couldn't find any...
September 4th 11 08:39 PM
by Stefan Lilge Go to last post
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1 Attachment(s) SN PTF 11kly in M101 by WA0CKY
Taken low in the twilight sky so not all that great. SN is marked in the southern part of the galaxy. 14" LX200R @ f/10, L=4x10' RGB=2x10', STL-11000XM...
September 4th 11 08:15 PM
by Stefan Lilge Go to last post
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4 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Abell 2197 and Super weird UGC 10704 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
UGC 10704 is a really messed up blue galaxy in the Abell 2197 galaxy cluster located in western Hercules. This is another one Sakib Rasool pointed me...
September 4th 11 08:12 PM
by Stefan Lilge Go to last post
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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Arp 226 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
Arp 226 is better known as the "Atoms for Peace" galaxy. It is considered to be a galaxy merger. It is about 200 to 220 million light-years away (depending...
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September 4th 11 08:10 PM
by Stefan Lilge Go to last post
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Definitely an encode/decode problem by Skywise
There must be something unique to this image that some programs decode just fine but others have a problem. Unfortunately I don't know enough about the jpg...
September 3rd 11 11:41 PM
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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Comet Garradd by Rick Johnson[_2_]
I'm late with this one. Processing it gave me fits. Normally I find it easy to remove the stars with a data rejection stacking once the images are aligned...
September 3rd 11 08:53 PM
by George[_6_] Go to last post
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8 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Abell 2197 and UGC 10704 reprocessed by Rick Johnson[_2_]
I blew out UGC 10704 costing some detail. My not so great seeing cost even more. I can't do much about that. See original post for details. 14" LX200R @...
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September 1st 11 09:30 PM
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‘Why ever {understand} this by xherininj5
Louis vuitton channel LONDON (AP) – Design Heather Mills informed the senior weekly journalist regarding boasting that his friends had intercepted her...
August 25th 11 03:40 AM
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1 Attachment(s) NGC 7250 Reprocessed by WA0CKY
See I did a lousy alignment job. Images were taken over several nights and I screwed up the alignment. These are correctly aligned. This also allowed me to...
August 24th 11 05:16 AM
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1 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC 7250 A messy, nearby, galactic merger by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 7250 is considered to be a merging pair of galaxies. Seems worthy of Arp's list but wasn't included. It is in the constellation of Lacerta about 40 to...
August 23rd 11 07:53 PM
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1 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Perseid Caught in Dipper by jim wilson
A clear sky to brighten one's hopes and a full moon to brighten the sky. All I wanted was a meteor passing the Dipper and I saw a beauty-it happened in the...
Thread Rating: 1 votes, 5.00 average.
August 19th 11 11:27 PM
by Stefan Lilge Go to last post
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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: NGC 7640 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
NGC 7640 is a nearby near edge on galaxy (nearby for galaxies I normally image) in Andromeda. I was unable to find an agreed upon distance for this one. ...
August 19th 11 11:24 PM
by Stefan Lilge Go to last post
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2 Attachment(s) ASTRO: The Necklace by WA0CKY
This is a rather newly discovered (2005) planetary nebula in Sagitta. I only learned of it a few months ago and put it on the top of the to-do list though it...
August 19th 11 10:44 PM
by Stefan Lilge Go to last post
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1 Attachment(s) ASTRO: Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) by Stefan Lilge
I couldn't avoid imaging Omega Centauri in Namibia... Taken from "Tivoli" farm in Namibia with an ASA 12" astrograph at 1069mm focal length on an ASA DDM85...
August 18th 11 08:58 PM
by George[_6_] Go to last post
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3 Attachment(s) ASTRO: IC 14710 by Rick Johnson[_2_]
Astronomers have created quite a Tower of Babel when it comes to designating objects. Most carry a lot of different catalog designations. Major objects are...
August 16th 11 06:21 AM
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1 Attachment(s) ASTRO: IC2944 (Running Chicken) by Stefan Lilge
I did some "gotos" with the ASA DDM85 mount in Namibia to test pointing accuracy (which was the best I have seen so far on any mount) and one target was IC...
August 15th 11 06:31 AM
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