Author Archives: JB

Rosette Nebula

Tuesday , 14, January 2014 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposure: SII 21×900, Ha 24×900, OIII 18×900 Telescope: Televue NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 5,000 Light Years                                 Magnitude: 4.8 Central Cluster                         Size: 90×90 Arc Minutes                                      Age: 4 Million Years                                              The Rosette nebula is a large emission nebula in the […]

Horse Head + Flame Nebula

Tuesday , 31, December 2013 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposures: L 14×300, R 10×300, G 13×300 B 12×300 Telescope: Televue NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 1,500 Light Years                       Magnitude: Not Known                              Size:  H. Head 8’x6’ Flame 30’x30’        Age: Not Known                                            Every winter I always try to shoot two objects, […]

M42 The Orion Nebula

Sunday , 29, December 2013 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposures: L 15×300, R 13×300, G 13×300 B 14×300 Exposures: L16x30, R16x30, G 16×30 B 16×30 (For core area) Telescope: Televue NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 1,600 Light Years                       Magnitude: 4.0                                               Size:  85 x 60 Arc-minutes                         Age: Approx. 30,000 Years                        […]

IC 1805 The Heart Nebula

Friday , 20, December 2013 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposure: SII 23×1200, Ha 24×1200, OIII 24×1200 Telescope: Televue NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 7,500 Light Years                               Magnitude: 6.5                                                        Size: 140×110 Arc Minutes                                   Age: 7 Million Years                                                IC 1805, commonly known as the Heart Nebula is a star cluster that illuminates the […]

IC 410 The Tadpole Nebula

Thursday , 19, December 2013 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposures: SII 18×1200, Ha 21×1200, OIII 20×1200 Telescope: Televue NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 12,000 Light Years                              Magnitude: 7.5                                                        Size:  55×45 Arc-minutes                                     Age: Approx. 4 Million Years                              IC 410 is an emission nebula in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,000 light […]

M34 Open Cluster

Saturday , 7, December 2013 JB Clusters Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposures: LRGB 9 x 180 Bin1 Telescope: Televue NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 1,400 Light Years                                             Magnitude: 5.5                                                                     Size:  35 Arc-minutes                                                        Age: Approx. 180 Million Years                                      Messier 34 is an open star cluster in the constellation of Perseus. It is […]

NGC 1333

Friday , 6, December 2013 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposures: L 13×900 Bin 1, RGB 13×450 Bin2 Telescope: Televue NP101 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 1,000 Light Years                                          Magnitude: 5.6                                                                 Size:  6 x 3 Arc-minutes                                                 Age: Approx. 1 Million Years                                      NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula and shows as the blue part of […]

M31 The Andromeda Galaxy

Saturday , 30, November 2013 JB Galaxies Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposure: L 14×300 Bin 1, RGB 14×300 Bin1 Telescope: Televue NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 2.9 Million Light Years                            Magnitude: 3.4                                                              Size: 178 x 63 Arc Minutes                                         Galaxy Type: Spiral Sab                                             Messier 31, also known as the Andromeda galaxy is a large spiral […]

NGC 1499 The California Nebula

Friday , 22, November 2013 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposure: SII 30×1200, Ha 28×1200, OIII 30×1200 Telescope: Teleview NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount AP900 Distance: 1,800 Light Years                            Magnitude: 6.0                                                   Size: 150 x 50 Arc Minutes                              Nebula  Type: Emission                                NGC 1499, also known as the California nebula, is a large emission nebula in […]

M33 The Triangulum Galaxy

Tuesday , 19, November 2013 JB Galaxies Leave a comment

Exposure: L 20×600 Bin 1, RGB 20×300 Bin2 Telescope: Televue NP101 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 2.7 Million Light Years                                  Magnitude: 5.7                                                                    Size: 73 x 45 Arc Minutes                                                 Galaxy Type: Spiral Scd                                                  M33, also known as the Triangulum Galaxy is located in the constellation Triangulum. It is a face on spiral galaxy that is […]