Cone Nebula
This is my next to last image from the observatory in West Virginia. While I was working on the M45 image I acquired data on the cone when the moon […]
LBN 581 – HSO
LBN 581, like many objects in the night sky goes by many names. This one is also known as NGC 7822 and Cederblad 214. This is not one of the […]
Pacman Nebula
The Packman Nebula (NGC 281) is an emission nebula in Cassiopeia. It is about 4,100 light years away and is about ½ degree by ½ degree so roughly the same […]
Soul Nebula
The Soul Nebula is an emission nebula in Cassiopeia. It almost certainly gets its name because of its proximity to the Heart Nebula in the sky and not due to […]
IC 5068
IC 5068 is a nameless emission nebula that is near the Pelican Nebula in Cygnus. This image shows just a part of it. The image is a bit over 14 […]
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is one of the iconic deep sky objects of the deep sky. It’s also the official state astronomical object of Oklahoma. We both learned something new today! […]
Cocoon Nebula
This data actually is about six week old at this point. It was challenging to process and I was hoping to get more but six weeks of clouds have pushed […]
Pelican Nebula
The Pelican Nebula is located just off the “east coast” of the North American Nebula in Cygnus. It is an emission nebula about 1,800 light years away and has an […]
Propeller Nebula
The propeller nebula is one of the few deep sky objects where it is completely obvious how it got named. The “propeller” is clearly visible in the center. This is […]
IC 1396 – Elephant Trunk Nebula
The Elephant Trunk Nebula is a very large emission nebula, actually larger than my field of view. I would need to do a mosaic to fit it all in which […]
NGC 6888 – Crescent Nebula
The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in Cygnus a couple of degrees from the star Sadr, not far from the region in this image. According to Wikipedia, its shape […]
M16, The Eagle Nebula
This was my first and perhaps only image from the Almost Heaven Star Party. I attended AHSP last year for the first time but it was cloudy or rainy for […]
A Portion of IC 1318
IC 1318 has a couple of other names. It’s also known as the Sadr Region and the Gamma Cygni Nebula. Sadr and Gamma Cygni are both names for the bright […]
Flaming Star Nebula
The Flaming Star Nebula has emission and reflection components. This turned out to be very difficult to process because of color splotchiness in the image. I’m not sure what the […]
IC1805 – Heart Nebula
This was one of the most challenging images to process I’ve encountered yet. I’m not 100% sure of what the reason is but I have a few possible theories. Actually, […]
North America Nebula
My God, it’s full of stars. Ok, apologies to the ghost of Arthur C. Clarke for appropriating Dave’s line in 2001: A Space Odyssey, but I couldn’t resist. This is […]
