Dumbbell nebula overhead
By marzulloj at Sun, 08/29/2010 - 6:59pm
Whiting NJ is not exactly New Mexico, but the skies are certainly darker than Montclair and it shows. This is a 5 minute shot of the dumbell with a one hour luminance in h alpha.
Filters and CCD camera allow us to image from our light polluted skies, but nothing can substitute for a darker sky. What a shame we are losing our night skies.
The Dark Side
on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 9:51am
...can have hidden treasures if you "look" long enough - 1 hr in Ha will do it
Great One!