iPhone 11, 10 second exposure October 11, 2024 2:15 UTC Significant auroral displays occurred world-wide across the northern hemisphere this evening. Slight activity detected at about 8:00 PM local time and then increased dramatically by 10:00 PM. Brilliant green and pink hues that strengthened and faded over time, the colours are more vibrant through the…

iPhone 11, 10 second exposure October 11, 2024 2:15 UTC Significant auroral displays occurred world-wide across the northern hemisphere this evening. Slight activity detected at about 8:00 PM local time and then increased dramatically by 10:00 PM. Brilliant green and pink hues that strengthened and faded over time, the colours are more vibrant through the…

NGC 7009 Saturn Nebula in Aquarius 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 2.5x Powermate and Optolong L-eNhance filter Exposure = 2 sec, Live Stacked frames = 80 total, Gain = 50.8 of 250 NGC 7009, also known as the Saturn Nebula or Caldwell 55, is a striking planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by…

NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula in Cygnus 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter Exposure = 5-13-20 sec, Live Stacked frames = 15-31-24 (70 total), Gain = 70 of 250 Also known as Caldwell 27, the Crescent Nebula is about 5000 light years away, and 25 by 16 light years across.…

Saturn 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 5x barlow Exposure = 85 msec, Gain = 12 of 250 August 6, 2022  5:20 UTC The three main rings of Saturn, the outer A ring, the Cassini Division, the B ring, and the very faint C ring all appear to be visible in this image. The shadow of…

M80 Globular cluster in Scorpius 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 20-20 (40 total), Gain = 6-16 of 250 M80 is a bright but very small globular cluster located 4.5 degrees north-west of Antares. It’s core is very bright and unresolvable at this scale (I would like to revisit…

M12 Gumball Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 30, Gain = 15 of 250, Whitepoint = 150 M12 is a bright magnitude 7 globular cluster with a fairly distinctive appearance; a very loose collection of stars at two levels of brightness uniformly distributed and mostly…

M10 Globular cluster in Ophiuchus 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 21, Gain = 25 of 250 M10 appears to be a slightly lop-sided globular cluster with its brightest stars leaning more in the east direction. The core appears fairly condensed however there is a brighter and looser collection…

M5 Rose Cluster in Serpens 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 25, Gain = 15 of 250 The Rose Cluster is a bright relatively sparse globular cluster in the outer regions with a condensed central core, spanning about 20 arc minutes; it’s true physical size is 160 light years…

M3 Globular cluster in Canes Venatici 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 25, Gain = 15 of 250, Whitepoint = 220 M3 is a very brilliant and richly populated globular cluster, appearing about 10 arc minutes across with a bright 2-3 arc minute core. Relatively sparse on the outer…