Astro-images
All photos by Jeffrey W. Mirick
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Specs for images taken with a camera and lens: Camera: Panasonic lumix DC-S5 Full Frame Camera - 26MB Lens: 70-200 mm, F2.8 lens Temperature: Room temperature Star Tracking: The camera was mounted on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventure to track the stars across the sky. Mount: The Sky Watcher (and camera) was mounted on a camera mount capable of holding the weight of the Star tracker, camera, and lens. Stacked images: 80 to 120 images were stacked to reduce the noise using PixInsight. |
Specs for taking images using a telescope: Telescope: Orion 190 mm (7.5 inches) F5.6 Maksutov-Newtonian (Mak-Newt) Astrogrraph Telescope Mount: Orion Atlas II, EQ-G Computerized Goto Mount Camera: Orion cooled CMOS 26 MB G26 camera Temperature: Camera was cooled to 0 C Filter: SkyGlow Broadband Filter - Light pollution filter |
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Nebulae
The American Nebula, NGC 7000, Cygnus Wall
Distance: 2,590 ly
The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33), NGC 2024, and NGC 2023
Distance: 1,500 ly
The Elephant Trunk Nebula, ic 1396
Distance: 2,400 ly
The Pleiades (M 45)
Distance: 444 light years
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Pleiades and Mars |
M45, Pleiades |
Constellation Lyra |
M57, NGC6720, Ring Nebula
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The Horsehead Nebula |
The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33), NGC 2024, and NGC 2023
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Name: M42, NGC1976, Orion Nebula |
Name: M42, NGC1976, Orion Nebula
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Dark Nebula, globular clusters, and gas clouds in the constellation Scorpius |
M8, The Lagoon Nebula |
Dark Nebula, globular clusters, and gas clouds |
Crab Nebula |
| Dark Nebula Trifid Nebulae, M20, diffuse nebula Lagoon Nebulae, M8, diffuse nebula constellation Sagittatarius  |
3c461, Cas-a |
Dark Nebula, globular clusters, and gas clouds in the constellation Scorpius |
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