M4 Globular cluster in Scorpius 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with Astronomik UHC filter Exposure = 3.5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 25, Gain = 63.7 of 250 Compared to other globular clusters, M4 is a very large very loose assembly of stars, appearing about 25 arcminutes across in this view. The stars have a reddish-tinge…

NGC 6826Blinking Planetary in Cygnus 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with Astronomik UHC filter and 2.5x Powermate Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 45, Gain = 40 of 250 Also known as Caldwell 15, the Blinking Planetary measures 27 arc seconds by 24. In a low-medium power view such as on the left, the…

M20Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with Astronomik UHC filter Exposure = 15-20-25 sec, Live Stacked frames = 15-25-20 (60 total), Gain = 21 of 250 M20 is a star-forming H II region similar to the Lagoon Nebula a degree and a half to the south. The Trifid shape shows up beautifully even…

M8Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with Astronomik UHC filterExposure = 5-7.5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 20-20 (40 total), Gain = 50 of 250 M8 is a giant H II emission nebula in the Milky Way, about 4000 light years away. Despite lying low in my Bortle 8 skies it still appears…

M82 and M81Cigar Galaxy and Bode’s Galaxy in Ursa Major 10.1” f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with Meade Series 4000 Nebular Filter Exposure = 13 sec, Live Stacked frames = 72, Gain = 23 of 250 10.1” f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with Meade Series 4000 Nebular Filter Exposure = 20 sec, Live Stacked frames = 100, Gain = 50 of 250 M81…

M65, M66, and NGC 3628Leo triplet 10.1” f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with Meade Series 4000 Nebular Filter Exposure = 15 sec, Live Stacked frames = 72, Gain = 80 of 250  M66 is to the lower left, M65 at lower right, and NGC 3628 at top. This EAA view of the Leo triplet shows approximately the kind of…

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with Meade Series 4000 Nebular Filter Exposure = 15 sec, Live Stacked frames = 100, Gain = 80/250 Stacked frames totalling 25 minutes worth of exposure. Some very faint extended nebulosity can be seen around NGC 5195, the dwarf satellite galaxy at left. Lots of dark lane…

NGC 869 & 884 Double Cluster (Eta and Chi Persei) in Perseus 10.1” f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer Exposure = 2 sec, Live-stacked frames = 1, Gain = 30 of 250 A beautiful star field, too many to count! The eastern-most cluster NGC 884 (chi, at bottom) is slightly dimmer and less compact than…

M33Triangulum Galaxy 10.1” f/4.5   Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer Exposures = 15-25 sec, Live-stacked frames = 20-25 (45 total), Gain = 15 of 250  The size of M33 here as seen from the city via EAA techniques appears to be about 25′ across, with the brighter portion appearing in the SW or bottom-half…