"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools."
--1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.

"Correction: It is now definitely established that a rocket can function in a vacuum. The 'Times' regrets the error."
NY Times, July 1969.

— New York Times

NGC 1931

Reflection Nebula plus Open star cluster

By ebfaulkner6a at Tue, 03/08/2011 - 7:59pm
Reflection Nebula plus Open star cluster

Taken with AT111ED on Celestron CGEM mount- NGC1931 is an open cluster surrounded by a Reflection Nebula, located in the constellation Auriga a degree west of M36.  Visible in dark sky area with a 3" scope.   This is a 70 min Combined Lum. and Ha images (30x2min 2x2 Ha and 5x2min 1x1  guided images).   The cluster is in the bright area.  I will try to blend in another image on this one to show the cluster, mainly 4 bright stars.  A color image can be seen in March issue of Astronomy.  I usually find my imaging subject in Astronomy each month.