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For a full size image click here. Object Name: The Cave Nebula Region Distance: 2,400 Light Years Magnitude: 7.7 Size: 45×50 Arc Minutes Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI683 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: L 24×300 Bin 1, R 36×180 Bin 2, G 36×180 Bin 2, B 36×180 Bin 2 This image was captured from my home in […]

For a full size image click here. Object Name: VdB 158 Region Distance: 1,400 Light Years Magnitude: 9 for VdB 158 Size: 1.5 degrees for LBN 534 Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI683 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: L 18×420 Bin 1, R 24×210 Bin 2, G 24×210 Bin 2, B 24×210 Bin 2 This image was captured […]

For a full size image click here. Object Name: M78 Region Distance: 1,350 Light Years Magnitude: 8.3 Size: 8 x 6 Arc Minutes Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI683 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: L 24×300 Bin 1, R 36×180 Bin 2, G 36×180 Bin 2, B 36×180 Bin 2 This is my attempt at the M78 region […]

For a full size image click here. Object Name: North American + Pelican Region 4 Panel Mosaic Distance: 1,600-1,800 Light Years Magnitude: 5 NA Nebula. Magnitude 8 for Pelican Nebula. Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI683 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: HA 23×600 Bin 1 Per Panel x 4 Panels. I captured this image from my home in […]

For a full size image click here. Distance: 1,500 Light Years Camera: QSI 683 Telescope: Borg 71 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: L 24×300 Bin 1, R 24×150 Bin 2, G 23×150 Bin 2, B 25×150 Bin 2 Here is my attempt at the Horse Head and Flame region. I captured this image from my home in […]

For a full size image click here. Distance: ~1,000 Light Years Magnitude: 13 Size: 5 degrees x 1 degree Age: Not Known Telescope: Borg 71FL Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: L 28×300 Bin 1 RGB 14×150 Bin 2 IC 2118 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus. It is a dim dust cloud […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]