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Digital Image – The Whirlpool Galaxy

Posted onFebruary 13, 2016Leave a comment

In my repeated attempts to improve my “best” image of this gorgeous spiral, I am slowly getting there. This was taken while I was enjoying the company of my friend Mike Barrett and his brother last night. Although there seemed to be some Declination drift going on during the subframe exposures, the final image came Read More …

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Digital Image – The Whale Galaxy

Posted onFebruary 13, 2016Leave a comment

The Whale Galaxy, NGC 4631, lies in Canes Venatici. The smaller galaxy above is NGC 4627. Image Info: Canon 60D with an Astronomik CLS LPR filter, at the prime focus of the KPO 18″ Reflector. 25 frames of 180 seconds each for a total exposure time of 75 minutes. Captured in Nebulosity, processed in StarTools, Read More …

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Digital Image – Markarian’s Chain

Posted onFebruary 12, 2016Leave a comment

Here is an annotated image of Markarian’s Chain, the core of the Virgo SuperCluster of galaxies. There are 15 different galaxies captured in this image. The annotations present the name and brightness magnitude of each. Click here to see the full size version. Two main groups of galaxies have special names – the top group consisting Read More …

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The Orion Nebula Region: M42, M43, and Running Man

Posted onFebruary 6, 2016Leave a comment

Here is a brand new image from KPO, after what seems eons without an image. I just have not been timing things right going back and forth to Jacksonville. Seems like it is always gorgeous up there, and as soon as it gets close to my return to St. Cloud, the clouds start to build. Read More …

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Digital Image – Comet Catalina

Posted onDecember 11, 2015December 31, 2018Leave a comment

Finally a good  capture of Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina! This was taken this morning at around 5:30AM EST through the main optics of the KPO Reflector. The comet did move along pretty well through the imaging session, so I had to do two stacks of the subframes, where one was aligned on the comet and Read More …

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