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NGC1055

NASA ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY MARCH 15, 2024

Dave Doctor
March 2024

NGC6888

Dave Doctor
October 2023

IC5067 Pelican Nebula

Greg Funderburk
September 2023

Tadpoles

Greg Funderburk
September 2023

Sh2-136 Ghost Nebula

Greg Funderburk
September 2023

NGC 6946

Greg Funderburk
September 2023

NGC 3628

Greg Funderburk
September 2023

NGC 5194 – M 51

Greg Funderburk
September 2023

M66

Greg Funderburk
September 2023

M65

Greg Funderburk
September 2023

Bubble Nebula

Chiradeep Chhaya
September 2023

NGC3521

Dave Doctor
May 2023

Sombrero Galaxy

“Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022” in the Galaxies category by the Royal Greenwich Museum

https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/astronomy-photographer-year/galleries/galaxies-2022

Insight Observatory – imaging data
Utkarsh Mishra – processing

Equipment used: ATEO 16″ f/3.7 Dreamscope Astrograph Newtonian telescope, Paramount ME II mount, Baader LRGB filter, FLI Proline 16803 CCD camera, 1558 mm f/3.7, 56 x 300-second Lum. exposures (10 hours total exposure), 1×1 binning

NGC7331-HARGB-2-1600

Joel Shepherd
October 2022

Sharpless 2-112 in Cygnus

Bruce Waddington
September 2022

NGC-3684

Joel Shepherd
February 2022

M78

Joel Shepherd
December 2021

NGC 7380 – Wizard Nebula

Greg Funderburk
October 2021

M17 – Swan Nebula

Joel Shepherd
June 2021

Messier 104 Sombrero Galaxy

Insight Observatory – imaging data
Utkarsh Mishra – processing
May 2021

Messier 78 Reflection Nebula

Insight Observatory – imaging data
Utkarsh Mishra – processing
February 2021

NGC 6543, Cat’s Eye Nebula

Bruce Waddington
Winner of the 2020 Quantum Scientific Imaging Competition

Witch Head Nebula

Insight Observatory – imaging data
Utkarsh Mishra – processing
December 2020

Pelican Nebula

Insight Observatory – imaging data
Utkarsh Mishra – processing
September 2020

NGC2264

Bruce Waddington
January 2020

UGC3697

Bruce Waddington
January 2020

B33

Bruce Waddington
January 2020

M1

Bruce Waddington
December 2019

IC10

Bruce Waddington
December 2019

IC405

Bruce Waddington
November 2019

NGC474

Bruce Waddington
November 2019

IC4954/4955

Bruce Waddington
October 2019

NGC246

Bruce Waddington
October 2019

NGC7479

Bruce Waddington
October 2019

NGC7741

Bruce Waddington
September 2019

IC63

Bruce Waddington
September 2019

Sh2-155

Bruce Waddington
August 2019

IC5068

Bruce Waddington
July 2019

NGC7008

Bruce Waddington
July 2019

NGC 4676A/B – The Mice Galaxies

Bruce Waddington
June 14, 2019 – APOD

M13

Insight Observatory
June 2019

Hercules Cluster

Bruce Waddington
June 2019

Hickson 61 Coma Berenices
“The Box”

Bruce Waddington
April 30, 2019

NGC4536

Bruce Waddington
April 30, 2019

M90

Bruce Waddington
April 2019

M97 – Owl Nebula

Insight Observatory
ATEO 1 – 16″ f/3.7 Reflector
Joe Masi
April 2019

Messier 63 – Sunflower Galaxy

Insight Observatory
16″ Dream Astrograph
FLI Proline 16803/Starlight Express Lodestar X2
Paramount ME
April 2019
10 hours of data from ATEO-1 processed by Utkarsh Mishra

M3 – Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici

Insight Observatory
ATEO 1 – 16″ f/3.7 Reflector
Image by 5th-Grade Students Lily B., Danielle S., and Hannah M.
April 2019

NGC2264

Insight Observatory
ATEO 1 – 16″ f/3.7 Reflector
Image by Colby P. and Anthony A.
March 2019

IC1805-Heart Nebula

Insight Observatory
ATEO 1 – 16″ f/3.7 Reflector
Image by Lauren S. and Kristen A.
March 2019

M81 & M82

Insight Observatory
ATEO 1 – 16″ f/3.7 Reflector
Image by Senior Astronomy Class Students Aidan K. and Trever B.
from Barnstable High School, Massachusetts.
March 2019

Total Lunar Eclipse

Insight Observatory
ATEO 1 – 16″ f/3.7 Reflector
imaged at Totality on 01/20/2018 at 22:19:41 MST
Exposures: 14 Seconds Lum – 20 Seconds RGB
Bin 1×1 – Image by Muir Evenden

Comet 46P/Wirtanen

Insight Observatory – 12/13/2018
Distance: About 11,700,000 Km
Constellation: Taurus
Insight Observatory’s Astronomical Telescopes for Educational Outreach
Telescope: 5″ f/7 Williams Optics Refractor (ATEO-2)
CCD: Starlight Xpress SXVR-M25C Color
Exposures: 1 One-Shot-Color – 30 Minutes, Bin 1×1
Processed in PixInsight 1.8

NGC2403

Insight Observatory
Image by Michael Petrasko on ATEO-1
LRGB 2×300 Seconds each. Binning 2
Image Processed with CCDStack2

M38 and NGC1907 in Auriga

Insight Observatory
Image Taken by John Evelan and Michael Petrasko on ATEO-2
Williams Optics 5″ f/7 Refractor Imaging System
M97 – The “Owl Nebula – Planetary Nebula in Ursa Major

NGC6910

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount

June 2018

IC1318

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
April 2018

Messier 22

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
March 2018

IC11

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
February 2018

NGC 2359 Thor’s Helmet

Insight Observatory
16″ Dream Astrograph
FLI Proline 16803/Starlight Express Lodestar X2
Paramount ME
February 2018

IC1340

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
January 2018

NGC5395

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
January 2018

M16

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
December 2017

M97

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
November 2017

M56

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
November 2017

 

Barnard 33

Insight Observatory
16″ Dream Astrograph
FLI Proline 16803/Starlight Express Lodestar X2
Paramount ME
October 2017

IC5067 Pelican Nebula

Insight Observatory
16″ Dream Astrograph
FLI Proline 16803/Starlight Express Lodestar X2
Paramount ME
October 2017

M31 Andromeda Galaxy

Insight Observatory
16″ Dream Astrograph
FLI Proline 16803/Starlight Express Lodestar X2
Paramount ME
October 2017

M42 Orion Nebula

Insight Observatory
16″ Dream Astrograph
FLI Proline 16803/Starlight Express Lodestar X2
Paramount ME
October 2017

M33

Insight Observatory
16″ Dream Astrograph
FLI Proline 16803/Starlight Express Lodestar X2
Paramount ME
September 2017

NGC-281

Insight Observatory
16″ Dream Astrograph
FLI Proline 16803/Starlight Express Lodestar X2
Paramount ME
September 2017

NGC-2403

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
September 2017

M108

Bob Rieger
16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
September 2017

Virgo Cluster

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
August 2017

IC444

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
July 2017

M27

Ross Salinger

MX+ Planewave 12.5
SBIG 8300STF
June 2017

 

M104

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
June 2017

M42

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
March 2017

M77

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
March 2017

Double Cluster

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
February 2017

M45

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
February 2017

IC 1795

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
January 2017

Venus-Neptune

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
January 12, 2017

Helix Nebula

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
December 2016

NGC 1499

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
December 2016

NGC 7479

ngc-7479

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
October 2016

NGC 6992

ngc-6992-eastern-veil

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount
October 2016

NGC 6960

ngc-6960

Bob Rieger

16″ Hyperion Astrograph
Apogee U16M CCD
Paramount MEll equatorial mount

First light image; October 2016

Cocoon Nebula

IC5146_web edition

Bob Birket

Optics 12-inch RCOS Astrograph
Camera SBIG STL11000M
Filters Blaader LRGB
Dates August 31st and Sept 1st, 2014
Exposures time LRGB = 90:40:50:50
Processing CCDStack. PhotoshopCS5.5, Pixinsight

Wizard Nebula

Wizard Nebula_Felber

Tom Felber

William Optics FLT 132
Paramount GT-1100S
ATIK 460EX Mono
Date: September 21, 2015
10x300sec L, 5x300sec R, 5x300sec G,
5x300sec B, 5x300sec Halpha,5x300sec UHC

 

M51

m51_forwebsite

Bob Birket

Optics 12-inch RCOS Astrograph
Camera SBIG STL11000M
Filters Baader LRGB
Dates March 14 and 15 2015…
Exposures time LRGB = 270:90:90:90
Processing CCDStack. PhotoshopCS5.5, Pixinsight
Location: SkyPi Remote Observatories, Pie town New Mexico

M1

m1_final for web 2_15_15
 
Bob Birket
Optics 12-inch RCOS Astrograph
Camera SBIG STL11000M
Filters Blaader LRGB
Dates Dec 29, 2013 – Jan 1, 2014; Jan 3, 2014
Exposures time LRGB = 120 100: 90 90
Processing CCDStack. PhotoshopCS5.5, Pixinsight

NGC2403

n2403_web copy (1)

Bob Birket
Optics 12-inch RCOS Astrograph
Camera SBIG STL11000M
Filters Blaader LRGB
Dates Jan 16th, 17th, and 19th 2015
Exposures time LRGB = 230 100: 100: 100
Processing CCDStack. PhotoshopCS5.5, Pixinsight

N1579

n1579_final resized

Bob Birket
Optics 12-inch RCOS Astrograph
Camera SBIG STL11000M
Filters Blaader LRGB
Dates Nov 29, 30, Dec 23 and 27
Exposures time LRGB = 300:90:90:90
Processing CCDStack. PhotoshopCS5.5, Pixinsight

NGC 925

ngc925_final (1)

Bob Birket
Optics 12-inch RCOS Astrograph
Camera SBIG STL11000M
Filters Blaader LRGB
Dates Jan 26, 27 and Nov 27
Exposures time LRGB = 300:90:90:90
Processing CCDStack. PhotoshopCS5.5, Pixinsight
 
 

M33 – Pinwheel Galaxy

m33_Sept 2014

Bob Birket
Luminance = 165 minutes, binned 1×1
RGB = 90 minutes, binned 2×2
Processed in CCDStack, Pixinsight and PhotoshopCS5.5
September 2, 2014

NGC3893

NGC 3893 _ final

Bob Birket
June 4, 2014
Luminance = 240 minutes
RGB = 70 minutes each channel, binned 2×2

M3

M3_compressed

Bob Birket
Luminance = 15 minutes
Red = 9 minutes
Green = 9 minutes
Blue = 9 minutes
Processed in CCDStack and PhotoshopCS5

Rosette Nebula

Rosette Final_compressed

Bob Birket
March 22, 2014

M82-Supernova

m82_final

Bob Birkett
 
Luminance = 105 minutes, binned 1×1
RGB = 50 minutes each channel, binned 2×2
Baader LRGB filter set
Processed in CCDStack anf PhotoshopCS5

NGC6946

 

n6946_final

Anacortes Image of the Day
Bob Birkett
Optics 12-inch RCOS Astrograph…
Camera SBIG STL11000M
Filters Baader LRGB
Dates October 6th to November 11, 2013
Exposures time LRGB = 370:150:160:160
Processing CCDStack. PhotoshopCS5.5, Pixinsight
Location: SkyPi Remote Observatories, Pie town New Mexico

M22

m22 Final

 

Bob Birket
RCOS 12.5
SBIG STL 11000M

Eagle Nebula

Eagle Nebula

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Bob Birket
RCOS 12.5
SBIG STL 11000M
Baader Planetarium LRGB Filter Set

 

M11

m11_final_BOB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob Birket
RCOS 12.5
SBIG STL 11000M
Baader Planetarium LRGB Filter Set
Sub exposuree: L=25 RGB=15 each

M13

Messier-13-work-1024x783

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob Birket
RCOS 12.5
SBIG STL 11000M
Baader Planetarium LRGB Filter Set
Sub exposuree: L=30 RGB=30 each
Processed without deconvolution

TRIFID NEBULA

Trifid Nebula final

 

 

 

 

 

Bob Birket
RCOS 12.5
SBIG STL 11000M
Baader Planetarium LRGB Filter Set
Accessories:Alnitak Flat screen
Date: May 18, 2013
 
 

NGC2903

ngc2903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob Birket
RCOS 12.5
SBIG STL 11000M
Baader Planetarium LRGB Filter Set
Accessories:Alnitak Flat screen
Resolution: 2500×1752
Date: May 4, 2013
Frames:
LRGB Filter Set: 15×600″ bin 2×2
LRGB Filter Set: 14×900″ -30C bin 1×1
Integration: 6.0 hours
Darks: ~8
Flats: ~6
Bias: ~30

LEO TRIO

The Leo Trio _final

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bob Birket
RCOS 12.5
SBIG STL11000M
Baader LRGB filters
Date: April 13 and 14, 2013
Luminance = 120 minutes, binned 1×1
RGB = 50 minutes each channel, binned 2×2
Lum = 15 minute sub-exp
RGB = 10 minute sub-exp