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Cocoon Nebula Wide Field

Wednesday , 11, November 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 3,300 Light YearsMagnitude: 7.2Size: 12 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 1 million yearsTelescope: Borg71FLCamera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 30×300 Bin 1, RGB 30×150 Bin 2, Ha 12×600 Bin 1 IC 5146, better known as the Cocoon Nebula, is an open star cluster surrounded by a combination of emission and […]

IC 348

Friday , 6, November 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 970 Light Years Magnitude: 7.3 Size: 8 Arc Minutes Age: 1.5 Million Years Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP 900 Exposure: L 19×420 Bin 1, RGB 30×210 Bin2 IC 348 is an open star cluster surrounded by two small reflection nebula LBN 758 and LBN […]

Rho Ophiuchus

Sunday , 2, August 2015 JB Clusters, Nebula 2 Comments

For a full size image click here. Distance: 400 Light Years Magnitude: Not Known Size: 5 Degrees x 7 Degrees Age: Not Known Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP 900 Exposure: 4 panel mosaic each consisting of: L 8×300 Bin 1, RGB 10×150 Bin2 The Rho Ophiuchi cloud is a very large region […]

M8 and M20 Region

Sunday , 19, July 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 5,000 to 6,000 Light YearsSize: 3.67 x 2.87 Degree FOVTelescope: Borg 71Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposure: L 20×300 Bin 1, RGB 20×150 Bin2 This is my image of the area around Messier 8 and Messier 20 located in the constellation Sagittarius. While M8 and M20 are the […]

The Pipe Nebula

Sunday , 12, July 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 470 Light YearsMagnitude: Not KnownSize: 420 x 120 arc minutesAge: Not KnownTelescope: Borg 71Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposure: L 20×90 Bin 1, RGB 20×45 Bin2 Barnard 59, commonly called the Pipe Nebula, is a large dusty region in the constellation Ophiuchus. The Pipe Nebula consists of three […]

Barnard 72 The Snake Nebula

Sunday , 12, July 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 650 Light YearsMagnitude: Not KnownSize: 37’ x 16’ Arc MinutesAge: Not KnownTelescope: Borg 71Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposure: L 24×60 Bin 1, RGB 24×30 Bin2 Barnard 72, commonly known as the Snake Nebula, is a dusty region in the constellation Ophiuchus. This dark nebula is set against […]

NGC 6357 The Lobster Nebula

Monday , 6, July 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 8,000 Light YearsMagnitude:Size: 50 Arc MinutesAge: Not KnownTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposure: L 14×480 Bin 1, RGB 20×240 Bin2 NGC 6357, also known as the War and Peace nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It is also known as the Lobster nebula […]

Messier 101 The Pinwheel Galaxy

Monday , 6, July 2015 JB Galaxies Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 23 Million Light YearsMagnitude: 7.9Size: 22 Arc MinutesType: Spiral Type ScTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposure: L 12×900 Bin 1, R 17×450 Bin 2, G 20×450 Bin2, B 30×450 Bin 2 Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation […]

NGC 5139 Omega Centauri

Monday , 6, July 2015 JB Clusters Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 16,000 Light YearsMagnitude: 3.68Size: 36.3 Arc MinutesAge: 12 Billion YearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposure: L 20×60 Bin 1, RGB 20×30 Bin2 NGC 5139 is a globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus. It is the largest globular cluster in our galaxy at 36.3 arc minutes in […]

NGC 5053

Monday , 25, May 2015 JB Clusters Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 56,700 Light YearsMagnitude: 9.47Size: 10.5 Arc MinutesAge: 16 Billion YearsTelescope: RC 10” 2000mm FLCamera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposure: L 11×180 Bin 1, RGB 20×90 Bin2 NGC 5053 is a globular cluster in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 5053 appears like a mix of a globular and open […]