Wednesday, July 18, 2018

The area of Sagittarius M20, M21, M22, M23 and M25


Some pictures made in the constellation Sagittarius :

Messier M20 - The Triffid Nebula; an emission nebula
Messier M21 - Open Cluster
Messier M22 - Globular Cluster
Messier M23 - Open Cluster
Messier M25 - Open Cluster

All pictures are taken with Nikon D7500 and refractor TLAPO 80/480 f/6 without filters.





Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Messier M29 Cooling Tower

Messier M29 (Cooling Tower) can be found in the constellation Cygnus and is located at a distance of 6000 light years from Earth.
Picture is taken with Nikon D7500 on refractor TLAPO 80/480 f/6 ISO3200 for 15s. No stacking.


Eastern Veil Nebula NGC6992

The Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC6992) is seen within the constellation Cygnus. Best observation with OIII filter but the picture below is without any filter.


Crescent Nebula NGC6888

In the constellation Cygnus we find the emission nebula "Crescent Nebula" (NGC6888). It's located at a distance of 5000 light years and can be best observed with OIII, UHC or H-alfa filters. For this picture  no filters are used. The picture is a combination of 4 frames, with a total exposure of 222s.


Dumbbell Nebula M27

The Dumbbell Nebula (Messier M27 - NGC 6853) is a Planetary Nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula. The Nebula is about 1300 light years away from Earth.
The picture is taken using NikonD7500 with refractor TLAPO 80/480 f/6.  Two frames, each 30s are stacked with Deepskystacker.


10 Days to go for the Lunar Eclipse

Counting down for the Lunar Eclipse which can be observed in Belgium and other parts of Europe. Crossing fingers for a cloud free evening sky :)

Sunday, July 15, 2018