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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 27 The Dumbbell Nebula

Sunday , 24, May 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

Distance: 1,360 Light Years Magnitude: 7.4 Size: 8 x 5.7 Arc-minutes Age: 3,000-48,000 Years Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP 900 Exposures: Ha 20×1200 Bin 1, OIII20x1200 Bin 1 Messier 27 is a large planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. At a size of 4.5 light years across it is a little wider […]

Messier 1 The Crab Nebula

Saturday , 14, March 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

Distance: 6,300 Light YearsMagnitude: 8.4Size: 7 x 5 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 1000 YearsTelescope: TPO RC10Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: SII 20×900 Bin 1, Ha 16×900 Bin 1, OIII 14×900 Bin 1 Messier 1, also known as the Crab Nebula, is a supernova remnant in the constellation Taurus. A supernova remnant is what is left after a […]

Messier 78

Wednesday , 25, February 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 1,600 Light YearsMagnitude: 8.3Size: 8 x 6 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 1-3 Million YearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 18×600 Bin 1, RGB 15×300 Bin 2 Messier 78 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It is the larger of the two reflection nebula in my […]

NGC 7129

Sunday , 25, January 2015 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 3,300 Light YearsMagnitude: 11.5Size: 7×7 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 1 million yearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 19×600 Bin 1, RGB 21×300 Bin 2 NGC 7129 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. The entire nebula is set amongst a large dusty region of space with […]