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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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NGC281, The Pacman Nebula (H-alpha)

Ron Brecher — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 21:17:37 +0000

NGC281, The Pacman Nebula (H-alpha)Click image for full size versionOctober 2, 2015NGC281 is known as the Pacman nebula. This nickname comes from its appearance, resembling an early video game character (you might see it more easily if you turn your head 90 degrees clockwise, or rotate the image counterclockwise). The designation NGC281 refers to the [...]

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IC5068 Emission Nebula

Ron Brecher — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:35:18 +0000

IC5068 Emission NebulaClick image for full size versionAugust 11, 2015, Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day October 15, 2015I am continuing to explore the area around the bright star Deneb and the North America nebula. East of the Cygnus Wall, and sort of "beneath" the North America and Pelican nebulae lies emission nebula Ic5068. IC5068 looks [...]

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Southern NGC7000 – The Cygnus Wall

Ron Brecher — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 18:16:45 +0000

Southern NGC7000 - The Cygnus WallClick image for full size versionAugust 8, 2015NGC7000 is known as the North America nebula, because it's shape is similar to that continent. Although it is much too large to capture in a single frame with my imaging 1700 mm focal length setup, several regions within it make interesting subjects [...]

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Sh2-124 Emission Nebula (H-alpha)

Ron Brecher — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:55:26 +0000

Sh2-124 Emission Nebula (H-alpha)Click image for full size versionJune 3, 2015Sh2-124 is a member of the Sharpless catalogue of nebulae. It lies in northern Cygnus, and is around 8, 500 light years away. It doesn't seem to be imaged very often, and I was not able to find much additional information about it. Sure is [...]

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The Sun, October 12, 2014

Ron Brecher — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:19:13 +0000

The Sun, October 12, 2014 Click image for full size version October 12, 2014 I took this image of the sun around noon on October 12, 2014. It was a beautiful day in the middle of the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, so I was in a bit of a turkey haze while making this image! The grey patches on [...]

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Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula (H-alpha)

Ron Brecher — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:47:50 +0000

Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula (H-alpha) Click image for full size version February 23, 2014 I acquired this image over the last month, shooting through a deep red (Hydrogen alpha, also called Ha or H-alpha)) filter when the moon was out. I also made a colour version using this H-alpha data. This region is part of a [...]

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The Sun, August 31, 2012

Ron Brecher — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:48:06 +0000

The Sun, August 31, 2012 Click image for full size version September 5, 2012 - Published in Astronomy Magazine January 2013 I took of the Sun about 11:30 am on August 31 2012. For those of you new to solar observing, here are a few features that show well in this image: Prominences - the [...]

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