Archive for februari, 2012

Monkey head!

Nothing personal! It’s actually the nickname of NGC2174, a nebula in Orion. I captured this in two days under a cold and clear night. One of the last opportunities to capture a nebula this season since my equipment is now setup for galaxies. No more narrowband OIII & SII filters in my filterwheel. It therefore

Posted in All, Nebulae by / februari 11th, 2012 / No Comments » Read More

Edge viewed galaxy NGC 4565

Viewed from the side NGC 4565 really is a very nice galaxy to image. Not the best circumstances: bad seeing and the moon high up in the sky, but it’s a nice image. I shoot with a clear luminance filter and maybe it’s better to get a lightpollution filter to get more contrast and detail.

Posted in All, Galaxies by / februari 7th, 2012 / No Comments » Read More

Auriga, some open star clusters.

While waiting for some of the deeper targets, I captured some open clusters in Auriga to get the rig steamed up! Got a couple of nights for this. Normally not a target for my setup, but they should be in anyones album.     Tweet This Post

Posted in All, Star Clusters by / februari 7th, 2012 / No Comments » Read More