Astronomy and Astrophotography
vdB 131 and vdB 132 are neighboring blue reflection nebulae embedded in the NGC 6914 complex in Cygnus, roughly 5,500-6,000 light-years away; the field reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in the last week of July under dark, transparent summer skies.
Van den Bergh 34 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus, approximately 1,500 light-years away from Earth. This nebula reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around mid of December.
The first light of my first mono setup is finally done! I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time… and the imaging session had a few surprises in store.
The Merope Nebula is a reflection nebula associated with the star Merope in the Pleiades star cluster, located in the constellation Taurus approximately 400 light-years away from Earth. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in late November.
The Maia Nebula is a reflection nebula associated with the star Maia in the Pleiades star cluster, located in the constellation Taurus approximately 400 light-years away from Earth. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in late November.
Electra, also known as vdB 20, is a reflection nebula associated with a blue-white giant star located in the constellation Taurus, approximately 400 light-years away from Earth. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in late November.
The Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus, approximately 1,300 light-years away from Earth. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in early August.
I found unused M45 data while organizing my astrophoto data. The Pleiades data is from 2021, the telescope already sold and the picture reprocessed after a single month due to a new plugin.
My 1st version of the beautiful Iris Nebula Caldwell4 with my Baader Travel Companion 95/580.
Reflection nebula embedded in HII. The newly processed data from my first astrophoto taken with my Baader 95/580 CaF2 Travel Companion APO in 2023.