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Messier 27 in Three Palettes

Ron Brecher — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 14:55:12 +0000

Messier 27 in Three Palettes Natural colour HOSRGB - Click for Full Size Version Hubble Palette SHO with RGB stars- Click for Full Size Version Foraxx Palette SHO with RGB stars - Click for Full Size Version Click an image for full size version August 18, 2024 M27 is [...]

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IC 417, The Spider Nebula

Ron Brecher — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 17:00:23 +0000

IC 417, The Spider Nebula Click images for full size versions January 13, 2024; Image of the Month (1/24) at Space.com IC 417 is an emission nebula in the constellation Auriga, lying about 10,000 light years away. The glowing centre of the nebula is energized by the hot, massive blue stars embedded within. New stars [...]

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M17, The Swan Nebula

Ron Brecher — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:27:25 +0000

M17, The Swan Nebula Click image for full size version December 4, 2023 Messier 17 is known as the Swan Nebula, owing to its appearance in the eyepiece. In a moderately sized telescope, only the brightest part of the nebula can be seen easily, and looks distinctly swan-like. Another nickname is the Omega Nebula; personally I [...]

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Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon Nebula

Ron Brecher — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:53:51 +0000

Sh2-114, The Flying Dragon Nebula Click image for full size version December 1, 2023 Sh2-114 is one of the faintest object I have ever imaged. When I first found it in a catalogue, back in 2014, I was intrigued by the fine structure in the centre, as well as the outer wings. Together the whole [...]

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Sh2-187

Ron Brecher — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:00:12 +0000

Sh2-187 Click image for full size version January 17, 2023 The centre of this image shows the diaphanous Sh2-187, a mix of emission, reflection and dark nebulae. It lies about 4,700 light years away in Cassiopeia. The nebula is surrounded by a large molecular cloud containing hydrogen, dust and soot. This is evidenced by the [...]

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Sh2-82, The Little Cocoon Nebula

Ron Brecher — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:46:37 +0000

Sh2-82, The Little Cocoon Nebula Click image for full size version October 23, 2022 This image shows Sh2-82, also catalogued as LBN 29 and sometimes referred to as the Little Cocoon Nebula, in reference to the much more famous Cocoon Nebula. It lies in Sagitta, the Arrow, in a rich part of the Milky Way around [...]

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NGC 1579, The Northern Trifid Nebula

Ron Brecher — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 20:40:49 +0000

NGC 1579, The Northern Trifid Nebula Click image for full size version February 13, 2022 NGC 1579 is known as the Northern Trifid Nebula. It is smaller and further away than its namesake, lying 2,100 light years away in the constellation Perseus. It is about 3 light years across and contains both reddish and blue [...]

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Sh2-150 and vdB-154

Ron Brecher — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:34:39 +0000

Sh2-150 and vdB-154 Click image for full size version September 29, 2020 This image shows Sh2-150, the red object towards the right side of the image, and vdB-154, the blue object towards the left. The abbreviation "vdB" refers to the van den Bergh catalogue of reflection nebulae. Sh2-150 lies about 2900 light years away in [...]

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Sharpless 2-112

Ron Brecher — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 12:35:02 +0000

Sharpless 2-112 Click image for full size version August 3, 2020 Sh2-112 lies about 5.600 light years from Earth in Cygnus, the Swan. It’s not far from the North America Nebula, but twice as far away from Earth. This whole area of Cygnus is dominated by the Milky Way and is awash in faint nebulosity, [...]

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Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula

Ron Brecher — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:00:39 +0000

Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula Click image for full size version January 15, 2019 I acquired this image during January and February 2014, shooting through a deep red (Hydrogen alpha, also called Ha or H-alpha) filter when the Moon was out, and capturing the colour data on moonless, transparent nights. A black and white version [...]

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