“...all the past is but a beginning of a beginning, and that all that is and has been is but the twilight of dawn.”

— H.G. Wells
1902

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.

Dumbbell nebula overhead

The Dark Side

Submitted by kuky
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!