The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

deep sky

NGC 2244

By dtrapani at Sun, 01/04/2009 - 4:20am
NGC 2244

Camera:  QHY8
Scope:  LX200 14 GPS @ F/2
LPS filter
82 X 45 seconds = 61 minutes

Rosette Close up

By kuky at Fri, 01/02/2009 - 2:04pm
Rosette Close up

After seeing Joe's close up I remember I got one too.

IC 1318

By dtrapani at Mon, 08/25/2008 - 9:56pm
IC 1318

M13

By dtrapani at Tue, 08/19/2008 - 5:02pm
M13

M31

By dtrapani at Tue, 08/19/2008 - 5:01pm
M31

Eagle Nebula aka NGC6611

By ebfaulkner6a at Wed, 08/06/2008 - 7:40pm
Eagle Nebula aka NGC6611

The Eagle Nebula is a 33 minute combined image taken Sunday night, processed in Photoshop.  Another great shot on a sharp clear night low on the horizon.  Also taken using the Orion Ha filter.

Lagoon Nebula

By ebfaulkner6a at Mon, 08/04/2008 - 7:49pm
Lagoon Nebula

Sagittarius has many open clusters and a few nebula of which this is one, the Lagoon Nebula.  Sunday night was a 10 out of 10 for seeing, especially for imaging.  This image is only 23 minutes long.  I have a 66 mm scope mounted on top of the Orion 80ed and was viewing the Lagoon Nebula while taking images.  I could not believe my eyes as to the clarity and beauty this nebula shows in a dark sight.  The dark areas could not be illuminated by the stars and appear darker than the background.  Approximately 5,000 light years away and 50 light y

M17 in Sagittarius

By ebfaulkner6a at Sun, 07/27/2008 - 3:11pm
M17 in Sagittarius

Taken Friday evening 7-25-08 M17Ha 13 min exposure.  Skies hazy but had not stopped the camera from imaging .

Trifid Nebula

By ebfaulkner6a at Fri, 07/25/2008 - 8:17pm
Trifid Nebula

This is a 13 min combined image of the Trifid Nebula taken from Whiting on Thursday evening 7/24 at11:30 pm, located in Sagattarius which happens to be low in the South.  Orion 80ED, Starlight Xp camera, Orion Ha Filter on Vixen mount.