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For a full size image click here. Distance: 7,500 Light YearsMagnitude: 10Size: 27 x 13 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 3-5 Million YearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 25×600 Bin 1, RGB 20×300 Bin 2 NGC 896 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is also cataloged as IC 1795. This nebula is commonly […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 6,500 Light YearsMagnitude: 6.5Size: 30 x 24 Arc-minutes FOVAge: Approx. 1 Million YearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: SII 20×900, Ha 27×900, OIII 25×900 IC 1848 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia and is located in the Perseus arm of our galaxy. The common […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 7,500 Light YearsMagnitude: 10Size: 15 x 8 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 3 Million YearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 25×600 Bin 1, RGB 20×300 Bin 2 Melotte 15 is an open cluster at the center of the Heart Nebula and is located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It […]
2014 Version: For a full size image click here. Distance: 2,400 Light Years Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130Magnitude: 7.7 Camera: QSI 683Size: 45’x50’ Arc-minutes Mount: AP 1100Age: Not Known Exposures: L 20×600 Bin 1 RGB 20×300 Bin 2 For a full size image click here. Distance: 2,400 Light Years Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130Magnitude: 7.7 Camera: QSI 683Size: 45’x50’ […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 3,300 Light YearsMagnitude: UnknownSize: 180 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 2 million yearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 18×600 Bin 1, SII 24×900, Ha 30×900, OIII 16×900 NGC 7822 is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It covers about 3 degrees of sky but my image […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 7,100 Light YearsMagnitude: 10Size: 15 x 8 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 300,000 yearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 15×600 Bin 1, RGB 15×300 Bin 2 NGC 7635, the Bubble nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. The Bubble nebula is set in a nebulous gas […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 9,500 Light YearsMagnitude: 8.5Size: 35 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 4 million yearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 20×600 Bin 1, SII 20×900, Ha 20×900, OIII 20×900 NGC 281, the Pacman nebula, is an open star cluster plus emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. NGC 281 is a […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 7,200 Light YearsMagnitude: 7.2Size: 25 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 4 million yearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 20×600 Bin 1, SII 25×900, Ha 25×900, OIII 25×900 NGC 7380, The Wizard Nebula, is an open cluster surrounded by the emission nebula from which it formed. NGC 7380 is […]
For a full size image click here. Distance: 2,400 Light YearsMagnitude: 11.5Size: 170 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 1 million yearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 20×600 Bin 1, SII 20×900, Ha 20×900, OIII 20×900 The Elephant Trunk nebula, also known as IC 1396 is found in the constellation Cepheus and is about 2,400 light years […]