I recently got a new lens, the Sigma Art 135mm, and after some setup tweaks and optimizations, I pointed it toward a target that was…
Continua a leggere Auriga’s Heartbeat: Nebulae and an Ancient Cluster
Running Chicken – IC2944
IC 2872, also known as Gum 40, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Centaurus, approximately 6,500 light-years from Earth. It is part of…
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LDN1355 – The Helping Hand
The nebula LDN 1355, affectionately nicknamed “The Helping Hand,” is a fascinating dark cloud of cosmic gas and dust located in the constellation Cepheus. This…
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Barnard 33 : Orion’s celestial steed among the stars
The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is a dark nebula in the Orion constellation. About 1,500 light-years from Earth, its distinctive horsehead shape stands out against…
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Monoceros Mosaic
The Monoceros Region The constellation of Monoceros (which means “unicorn” in Greek) is located in the northern sky, near other constellations such as Orion and…
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PACMAN NEBULA NGC 281
La seguente foto nasce dalla collaborazione astrofotografica con l’amico Giacomo Gotra che mi ha gentilmente chiesto di elaborare la sua sessione di scatti. NGC 281…
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Eta Carina
Call me a widefield junkie and you would be right. In the quest for imaging wide swathes of space, I experimented with various camera lenses…
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Stellar Nurseries of the LMC
Capture: Stellar Nurseries of the LMC Location: Araraquara/SP – Brazil Setup: Telescope: Skywatcher 254mm / F4.7 Mount: Skywtacher AZEQ6 GT Guiding: Greika 70/700 with SvBony…
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IC2177 in Hubble palette
Equipment: Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII ZWO ASI1600MM Pro Chroma Ha 3nm. Chroma OIII 3nm. Chroma SII 3nm. ZWO EAF ZWO EFW Evoguide 50ED + ZWO ASI120MM-Mini Celestron…
Continua a leggere IC2177 in Hubble palette
LDN 1320 Fall from Polaris
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-85EDX and flattener Imaging Cameras: Player One Poseidon-M Pro Mounts: iOptron CEM70G LDN 1320 near Polaris Imaged unguided R: 61×300″(5h 10′) G: 61×300″(4h…
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