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NGC 281 The Pacman Nebula

Wednesday , 29, October 2014 JB Nebula Leave a comment

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 […]

NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula

Wednesday , 15, October 2014 JB Nebula, Uncategorized Leave a comment

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 […]

IC 1396A The Elephant Trunk Nebula

Saturday , 4, October 2014 JB Nebula Leave a comment

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 […]

VdB 152

Wednesday , 3, September 2014 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 1,400 Light YearsMagnitude: 8.8Size: 5×7 Arc-minutesAge: UnknownTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposures: L 19×600 Bin 1, RGB 17×300 Bin 2 VdB 152 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is about 1,400 light years away and is a dim object set in a field […]

IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula

Thursday , 21, August 2014 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: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposures: L 41×600 Bin 1, RGB 29×300 Bin 2, Ha 37×600 Bin 1 IC 5146, better known as the Cocoon Nebula, is an open star cluster surrounded by a combination of emission […]

NGC 6820

Saturday , 9, August 2014 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: 6,000 Light YearsMagnitude: 6.0Size: 40 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 2 Million YearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 900Exposures: L 16×900 Bin 1, RGB 16×450 Bin 2 NGC 6820 is an emission nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. The most noticeable feature of this nebula is the large elephant trunk structure […]

Messier 17 The Swan Nebula

Friday , 25, July 2014 JB Nebula Leave a comment

Exposures: L 12×360 Bin 1, RGB 12×180 Bin 2 Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 5,000 Light Years                                Magnitude: 6.0                                                        Size: 11 Arc-minutes                                             Age: Approx. 1 Million Years Messier 17 is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. M17 is also known as the Omega, Swan, or Lobster nebula and lies […]

NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula

Friday , 11, July 2014 JB Nebula Leave a comment

Exposures: L 15×900 Bin 1, Ha+OIII 7×900 Bin 1 Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 5,000 Light Years               Magnitude: 7.4                                       Size: 18×12 Arc-minutes                     Age: 250-400K Years                             NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The illuminating source is the Wolf Rayet star WR 136. In general a […]

Messier 16 The Eagle Nebula

Tuesday , 1, July 2014 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here: Exposures: L 11×600 Bin 1, RGB 11×300 Bin 2 Telescope: 10″ RC Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 7,000 Light Years                            Magnitude: 6.4                                                    Size: 7 Arc-minutes                                           Age: Approx. 2 Million Years                         Messier 16 is an open cluster in the constellation Serpens. The cluster is very young at 2 […]

NGC 2264 The Christmas Tree Cluster

Wednesday , 11, June 2014 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Exposure: SII 2×900, Ha 29×900, OIII 6×900 Telescope: Televue NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 2,400 Light Years                         Magnitude: 3.9 Central Cluster                   Size: 20 Arc Minutes                                         Age: 2-4 Million Years                                     Commonly known as the Christmas Tree Cluster, NGC 2264 is actually the catalog number […]