Solar System 8^)

M16Eagle Nebula in Serpens 10.1” f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducerExposures = 7-10-15-19 sec, Live Stacked frames = 30-20-10-10 (70 total), Gain = 12 of 250 M16 is a star-forming region about 70 light years across and 5700 light years distant. The eagle-shaped outline is clearly visible south-east of the star cluster associated with…

Messier catalog 8^)

NGC 6960Western Veil in Cygnus 10.1” f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducerExposure = 19 sec, White point = 255-201, Live Stacked frames = 30-40 (70 total), Gain = 13.5 of 250 The Western Veil, a spectacular large supernova remnant located a little over 3 degrees south of Aljanah (Epsilon Cygni). Only a portion of…

NGC 6992/6995Eastern Veil in Cygnus 10.1” f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducerExposure = 15-19 sec, Live Stacked frames = 30-20 (50 total), Gain = 14 of 250 The Eastern Veil (NGC 6992) is the counterpart to the western portion of the Veil nebula, which together form the Cygnus Loop spanning roughly 3 degrees in…

Deep sky objects 8^)