Sharpless 188 is an unusual planetary nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia, about 850 light-years from Earth; it reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in mid October.
Category: Planetary Nebula
In March, I added luminance data to my OSC Messier 97 image from 2023. I think the result is quite impressive.
Galaxy season has begun. This year, I’m kicking it off with the Surfboard Galaxy and the Baader Travel Companion.
Messier 97, also known as the Owl Nebula, is a planetary nebula located approximately 2,030 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major that reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around March 8th.
My reprocessed version of the Dumbbell Nebula – Messier 27, data from 09/2022, using my revamped PixInsight Process.
My finished astrophoto of the 2.025 LJ away Owl Nebula M97 in the constellation Ursa Major. Collected some more light and new workflow (2024).
Messier 97 – the first half, about 2 hours, of collected light with my VISAC at 1800mm.
Messier 27 (the Dumbbell Nebula) is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula about 1,200–1,360 light-years away and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around late July each year from mid-northern latitudes.
In the course of reprocessing, the Dumbbell Nebula M27 is in focus today. This planetary nebula was my first serious deep-sky object with the VIXEN Cassegrain.