IC 1284 and M24 Emission nebula and the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter Exposure = 10-18-25 sec, Live Stacked frames = 20-30-50 (100 total), Gain = 35 of 250 IC 1284 is a fairly bright emission nebula with an 8th magnitude star at its…

NGC 7023 Iris Nebula in Cepheus 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter Exposure = 15 sec, Live Stacked frames = 30, Gain = 70 of 250 Also known as Caldwell 4, the Iris is a spectacular reflection nebula with a bright core and dimmer angular shapes surrounding the middle.…

NGC 7000 North America Nebula in Cygnus 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter Exposure =5-10-15 sec, Live Stacked frames = 20-20-30 (70 total), Gain = 70 of 250 The North America Nebula (Caldwell 20) is a very large deep sky object, spanning 4 to 5 degrees in the sky;…

NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy 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 = 15-30-25 (70 total), Gain = 70 of 250 The Fireworks Galaxy is a pretty, loose, spiral-armed structure that appears about 12 arcminutes across. Many clumps, knots, and dark lanes…

NGC 6939 Flying Geese Cluster in Cepheus 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 20, Gain = 175 of 250 Also known as the Ghost Bush Cluster, NGC 6939 is a large, compact open cluster about 12 arcminutes across with a fairly…

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.…

IC 5146 Cocoon 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 = 20-25-30 (75 total), Gain = 70 of 250 Also known as Caldwell 19 and the Cocoon Nebula, IC 5146 is an emission and reflection nebula about 15 light years…

M26 Open cluster in Scutum 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 30, Gain = 41 of 250 M26 is a small compact cluster consisting of a couple dozen brighter stars of magnitude 9 to 12, measuring about 12 arcminutes across. The…

M25 Open cluster in Sagittarius 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 30, Gain = 41 of 250 Another bright open cluster in Sagittarius, M25 is approximately a 1/2 degree across and is listed as 13 light years across and 2000 light…

M23 Open cluster in Sagittarius 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 20, Gain = 41 of 250 A very sparse and large open cluster consisting of a couple hundred evenly distributed suns, M23 appears as a slight concentration in the background…