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Messier Objects

M1 Crab Nebula

14th January 2007

Deep Sky: 45 minutes

RGB: 48 minutes

Crab Nebula in Taurus

(Supernovae remnant)

M3

9th June 2008

Deep Sky: 15 minutes

Globular Cluster

M13

31st May 2006

Clear: 44minutes

Globular star cluster in Hercules

M14

5th June 2008

Deep Sky 10 minutes

Globular star cluster

M16

5th June 2008

Deep Sky: 60 minutes

Eagle Nebula

M17

5th June 2008

Deep Sky: 20 minutes

Swan / Omega Nebula

M20

9th June 2008

Deep Sky: 720 seconds

Trifid Nebula

M27

29th June 2006

Clear: 60 minutes

RGB: 80 minutes

Dumbbell Nebula

(Planetary Nebula)

M27 B&W

29th June 2006

Clear: 60 minutes

Dumbbell Nebula in B&W to enhance detail

(Planetary Nebula )

M33

10th September 2007

Clear: 120 minutes

RGB: 54 minutes

Triangulum Galaxy

(Spiral Galaxy)

M35

21st January 2007

 

Open Cluster in Gemini

(Open Cluster)

M42, M43

14th January 2005

RGB: 30 minutes

Vixen GP, Canon 300D SLR

Orion Nebula

(Emission Nebula)

M42, M43 B&W

13th November 2007

Deep Sky: 7 minutes

Orion Nebula

(Emission Nebula)

M46

29th December 2007

Deep Sky: 1 minute

(unguided)

Star Cluster with planetary nebula

M51

17th April 2007

Clear: 90 minutes

RGB: 36 minutes

Whirlpool Galaxy

(Spiral Galaxy)

M57

4th June 2006

RGB: 60 minutes

Ring Nebula

(Planetary Nebula)

M63

11th February 2008

Clear: 120 minutes

Hong's Sunflower Galaxy

(Spiral Galaxy)

M65

14th March 2007

Clear: 65 minutes

RGB: 36 minutes

Leo Triplet

(Spiral Galaxy)

M66

14th March 2007

Clear: 65 minutes

RGB: 36 minutes

Leo Triplet

(Spiral Galaxy)

M65 M66 & NGC3628

20th March 2007

Clear: 135 minutes Leo Triplet

(Spiral Galaxy Group)

M78 & NGC 2071

5th January 2008

Deep Sky: 65 minutes Reflection Nebula in Orion
M81

2nd February 2008

 

Clear:

Deep Sky:

Bodes Galaxy

(Spiral Galaxy)

M82

28th January 2006

Clear: 30 minutes Cigar Galaxy

(Star burst Galaxy)

M97

9th June 2008

Deep Sky: 30 minutes Owl Nebula

(Planetary Nebula)

M101

5th April 2007

Clear: 90 minutes

RGB: 54 minutes

Pinwheel Galaxy

(Spiral Galaxy)

M108

9th June 2008

Deep Sky: 30 minutes Edge on spiral Galaxy


Caldwell Objects

C11

1st August 2006

Deep Sky: 120 minutes

RGB: 128 minutes

Bubble Nebula

(Emission Nebula)

C11 B&W

1st August 2006

Deep Sky: 120 minutes Bubble Nebula in B&W and negative to enhance detail
C12

18th July 2006

Clear: 135 minutes

RGB: 128 minutes

Fireworks Galaxy

(Spiral Galaxy)

C15

16th July 2006

Clear: 28 minutes

RGB: 29 minutes

Blinking Nebula

(Planetary Nebula)

C19

10th September 2007

Deep Sky: 120 minutes

RGB: 54 minutes

Cocoon Nebula

(Emission Nebula)

C23

29th August 2006

Clear: 35 minutes Edge on spiral galaxy in Andromeda (NGC 891)

C24

15th September 2007

Clear: 120 minutes

RGB: 36 minutes

Perseus A and the Abell 426 Galaxy Cluster

C27

29th June 2008

Deep Sky: 33 minutes

Red: 10 minutes

Crescent Nebula in Cygnus
C30

15th September 2007

Clear: 60 minutes

RGB: 23 minutes

Deer Lick Galaxy Group in Pegasus (NGC 7331)
C33

24th July 2006

Clear: 60 minutes Veil Nebula

(Supernova Remnant)

C33 mosaic

24th July 2006

Clear: 130 minutes Veil Nebula mosaic
C39 Eskimo Nebula

29th December 2007

Deep Sky: 15 minutes Eskimo nebula in Gemini.

NGC 2392

(Planetary Nebula)


NGC / Deep Sky

Stephan's Quintet

15th September 2007

Clear: 60 minutes

RGB: 23 minutes

Stephan's Quintet

(Galaxy Group)

NGC 1977

13th November 2007

Deep Sky: 90 minutes The Running Man

(Reflection Nebula)

NGC 2024

10th December 2007

Deep Sky: 20 minutes Flame Nebula

(Emission Nebula)

NGC 3628

20th March 2007

Clear: 70 minutes Part of Leo Triplet

(Spiral Galaxy)


Planets

Mars 2nd October 2005

16th October 2005

 
Jupiter 1st April 2005

12th April 2005

28th May 2005

Includes Jupiter - Io transit animation
Saturn 1st April 2005  


Moon

Phase 22%

7th June 2008

1 x 0.04 seconds Lunar 100 22%
Phase 36%

10th May 2008

1 x 0.03 seconds Lunar 100 36%
Phase 47%

11th May 2008

1 x 0.1 seconds Lunar 100 47%

Phase 58%

12th May 2008

1 x 0.08 seconds Lunar 100 58%
Phase 68%

13th May 2008

1 x 0.1 seconds Lunar 100 68%

Phase 77%

26th February 2007

10 x 0.2 seconds

Lunar 100 77%
Full Moon

2nd April 2007

10 x 1/200th second

 
Aristoteles

5th April 2006

Phillips Toucam  
L29 Rima Ariadaeus

5th April 2006

Phillips Toucam Lunar 100 58%
L45 Maurolycus

5th April 2006

Phillips Toucam Lunar 100 58%

 

Constellations

Orion