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Pacman Nebula Wide Field in SHO

Ron Brecher — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 18:49:24 +0000

Pacman Nebula Wide Field in SHO Foraxx Palette OHS Combination Simulated Natural Colour Hubble Palette Click images above for full size versions September 27, 2025 NGC 281 is known as the Pacman Nebula. This nickname comes from its appearance, resembling an early video game character. The designation [...]

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Bubble Nebula Wide Field in SHO

Ron Brecher — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 23:42:00 +0000

Bubble Nebula Wide Field in SHO Modified Hubble Palette Foraxx Palette Hubble Palette Simulated Natural Colour Click images above for full size versions September 13, 2025 This image shows a wide field view of the region around the Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia. I've imaged the Bubble Nebula [...]

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IC 1396 (2023)

Ron Brecher — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:31:30 +0000

IC 1396 (2023) Click image for full size version October 18, 2023, Test of Optolong L-Quad Enhance Filter IC 1396 is a large cloud of faintly glowing gas, composed mainly of hydrogen. It is a huge object in the sky, with a diameter more than six times that of the Moon. That's because it is [...]

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The Coathanger

Ron Brecher — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:00:05 +0000

The Coathanger Click image for full size version September 13, 2021 The Coathanger is an asterism -- a pattern of stars -- that looks unmistakably like its namesake. It is also catalogued as Brocchi's Cluster and Collinder 399. I've looked at this hundreds of times in binoculars; it is a summer favourite. It can even [...]

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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

Ron Brecher — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 19:54:18 +0000

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Click image for full size version July 17, 2020 I captured this comet from my home in Guelph, Ontario using a modest DSLR and lens, and a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount! This lovely naked eye comet posed for this 10m exposure about an hour and a half after sunset. The black [...]

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Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 T2 and the Double Cluster

Ron Brecher — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:12:32 +0000

Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 T2 and the Double Cluster Click image for full size version February 5, 2020 In the lower left quadrant of the image is a solar system interloper, Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 T2. As of February 5, 2020 it is about 250 million kilometers from Earth, recently having passed its closest approach, and is [...]

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The California Nebula

Ron Brecher — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 17:01:45 +0000

The California Nebula Click image for full size version February 3, 2020 The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is so named because its shape is reminiscent of the U.S. state of the same name. It is very difficult to see visually (I have tried and failed many times) but looks gorgeous in pictures. The California Nebula [...]

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Orion’s Belt

Ron Brecher — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 23:07:53 +0000

Orion's Belt Click image for full size version January 18, 2020 This image shows the three bright stars of Orion's belt: Alnitak (lower left), Alnilam (centre) and Mintaka (upper right). This image was made by combining relatively meager data for the Belt with the high-quality image that I recently posted of the Horsehead Nebula region. [...]

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Horsehead Nebula Region Wide Field

Ron Brecher — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:59:22 +0000

Horsehead Nebula Region Wide Field Click image for full size version December 31, 2019 I acquired this image during November and December 2019, using a one-shot colour camera with a narrow band filter. This region is part of a larger complex of nebulosity and star formation in Orion, known as the Orion Molecular Complex. There's [...]

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Auriga Wide Field

Ron Brecher — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 14:45:41 +0000

Auriga - Wide Field Click image for full size version December 10, 2019 This wide-field image shows the extended clouds of nebulosity in Auriga, the Charioteer, along with several open clusters. There are even some galaxies hiding in this busy field. See the annotated image for more information. I've also provided some links below to [...]

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