Few photographs of various Solar System and Deep Space Objects. I only do minor post processing of images, mostly with Meade Envisage, Nebulosity, Photoshop, and Pro Digital Astro Software. Use a Meade LXD 75 Equatorial Mount - Meade DSI-II Guide Camera - Meade DSI-III Imaging Camera - Canon Unmodified DSLR Imaging Camera - Astro Tech 66 Guide Scope - Astro Tech 111 Imaging Scope |
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OBJECT: Full Moon
DATE/LOCATION: January 1, 2007, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Astro Tech 66 - Meade LXD75 - Meade DSI II
PROCESS: Photoshop
DATE/LOCATION: January 1, 2007, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Astro Tech 66 - Meade LXD75 - Meade DSI II
PROCESS: Photoshop
OBJECT: Messier 42 (NGC 1976)
DATE/LOCATION: December 30, 2007, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LX200R, 8 " - Alt Az - Meade DSI III
PROCESS: Fits Lib - Photopshop
Messier 42 is the brightest starforming, and the brightest diffuse nebula in the
sky, and also one of the brightest deepsky objects of all. Shining with the
brightness of a star of 4th magnitude, it is visible to the naked eye under good
seeing conditions. 1,500 light years distant, a ghastly place of new star
formation. Maybe the most beautiful object in the Milky Way. It is also a big
object in the sky, extending to over 1 degree in diameter, thus covering more
than four times the area of the Full Moon.
DATE/LOCATION: December 30, 2007, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LX200R, 8 " - Alt Az - Meade DSI III
PROCESS: Fits Lib - Photopshop
Messier 42 is the brightest starforming, and the brightest diffuse nebula in the
sky, and also one of the brightest deepsky objects of all. Shining with the
brightness of a star of 4th magnitude, it is visible to the naked eye under good
seeing conditions. 1,500 light years distant, a ghastly place of new star
formation. Maybe the most beautiful object in the Milky Way. It is also a big
object in the sky, extending to over 1 degree in diameter, thus covering more
than four times the area of the Full Moon.
OBJECT: Full Moon
DATE/LOCATION:
EQUIPMENT: Astro Tech 66 - Meade LXD75 - Meade DSI II
PROCESS: Photoshop
A lunar phase is the appearance of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen
by an observer. The lunar phases change cyclically as the Moon orbits the
Earth, according to the changing relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
One half of the lunar surface is always illuminated by the Sun, and hence is
bright, but the portion of the illuminated hemisphere that is visible to an observer
can vary from about 100% (full moon) to 0% (new moon.
DATE/LOCATION:
EQUIPMENT: Astro Tech 66 - Meade LXD75 - Meade DSI II
PROCESS: Photoshop
A lunar phase is the appearance of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen
by an observer. The lunar phases change cyclically as the Moon orbits the
Earth, according to the changing relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
One half of the lunar surface is always illuminated by the Sun, and hence is
bright, but the portion of the illuminated hemisphere that is visible to an observer
can vary from about 100% (full moon) to 0% (new moon.
OBJECT: Messier 2 (NGC 7089) Globular Cluster
DATE/LOCATION: December 20, 2009, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LX200R, 8" - Super Wedge - Meade DSI III
PROCESS: Photoshop
M2 has a diameter of about 175 light-years, contains about 150,000 stars, and is
one of the richer and more compact globular clusters. As most globular clusters,
M2's central part is pretty compressed: The dense central core of globular
cluster M2 is only 0.34 arc minutes or about 20 arc seconds in diameter,
corresponding to a diameter of 3.7 light years. M2's brightest stars are red and
yellow giants of magnitude 13.1.
DATE/LOCATION: December 20, 2009, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LX200R, 8" - Super Wedge - Meade DSI III
PROCESS: Photoshop
M2 has a diameter of about 175 light-years, contains about 150,000 stars, and is
one of the richer and more compact globular clusters. As most globular clusters,
M2's central part is pretty compressed: The dense central core of globular
cluster M2 is only 0.34 arc minutes or about 20 arc seconds in diameter,
corresponding to a diameter of 3.7 light years. M2's brightest stars are red and
yellow giants of magnitude 13.1.
OBJECT: Messier 31 - Andromeda Galaxy
DATE/LOCATION: December, 2010, Enid, OK
EQUIPMENT: AT-111, AT-66 Guide Scope, LXD-75, DSI III, DSI II
PROCESS: Fits Lib., Photoshop, Pro Digital Astronomy Tools
Messier 31 (M31, NGC 224) is the famous Andromeda galaxy, our nearest large
neighbor galaxy, forming the Local Group of galaxies together with its
companions, including M32 and M110, two bright dwarf elliptical galaxies, seen
in photo. With a disk diameter of over 250,000 light years at its distance of 2.9
million light years, means this galaxy is more than double as large as our own
Milky Way galaxy ! With reasonably dark skys Andromeda can easily be seen
with binoculars, and is even visible to the naked eye under very dark skys.
DATE/LOCATION: December, 2010, Enid, OK
EQUIPMENT: AT-111, AT-66 Guide Scope, LXD-75, DSI III, DSI II
PROCESS: Fits Lib., Photoshop, Pro Digital Astronomy Tools
Messier 31 (M31, NGC 224) is the famous Andromeda galaxy, our nearest large
neighbor galaxy, forming the Local Group of galaxies together with its
companions, including M32 and M110, two bright dwarf elliptical galaxies, seen
in photo. With a disk diameter of over 250,000 light years at its distance of 2.9
million light years, means this galaxy is more than double as large as our own
Milky Way galaxy ! With reasonably dark skys Andromeda can easily be seen
with binoculars, and is even visible to the naked eye under very dark skys.
OBJECT: Lunar/Tycho Crater. (About 60 miles wide)
DATE/LOCATION: October 2011, Oklahoma City
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD75-DSI II - Astro Tech-80
PROCESS: None
Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands,
named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). The surface
around Tycho is replete with craters of various sizes, many overlapping still
older craters. Some of the smaller craters are secondary craters formed from
larger chunks of ejecta from Tycho. Crater is 100 million years old.
DATE/LOCATION: October 2011, Oklahoma City
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD75-DSI II - Astro Tech-80
PROCESS: None
Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands,
named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). The surface
around Tycho is replete with craters of various sizes, many overlapping still
older craters. Some of the smaller craters are secondary craters formed from
larger chunks of ejecta from Tycho. Crater is 100 million years old.
OBJECT: Messier 45, the Pleiades, named "Seven Sisters",
DATE/LOCATION: November 2009, Enid, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD 75 - DSI III - DSI II Guided - AT66
PROCESS: Fits Lib, Pro Digital, Photoshop
The Pleiades, are among those objects which are known since the earliest
times. At least 6 member stars are visible to the naked eye, while under
moderate conditions this number increases to 9, and under clear dark skies up
to 12 may be seen. This Open Cluster contains about 500 total stars.
DATE/LOCATION: November 2009, Enid, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD 75 - DSI III - DSI II Guided - AT66
PROCESS: Fits Lib, Pro Digital, Photoshop
The Pleiades, are among those objects which are known since the earliest
times. At least 6 member stars are visible to the naked eye, while under
moderate conditions this number increases to 9, and under clear dark skies up
to 12 may be seen. This Open Cluster contains about 500 total stars.
OBJECT: Messier 35 - Open Globular Cluster
DATE/LOCATION: January 22, 2012, Oklahoma City, OK
EQUIPMENT: Astro Tech 111 @ F7- LXD 75 - Canon DSLR
PROCESS: Envisage, Photoshop, Pro Digital Astronomy Tools
Open star cluster Messier 35 (M35, NGC 2168) is consisted of several hundred
stars. The slightest optical instrument will resolve the brighter stars and make it
a splendid view at low magnifications, a nearly circular cluster with rather
uniform stellar distribution. In telescopes, low powers and wide-field eye pieces
show M35 at its best.
DATE/LOCATION: January 22, 2012, Oklahoma City, OK
EQUIPMENT: Astro Tech 111 @ F7- LXD 75 - Canon DSLR
PROCESS: Envisage, Photoshop, Pro Digital Astronomy Tools
Open star cluster Messier 35 (M35, NGC 2168) is consisted of several hundred
stars. The slightest optical instrument will resolve the brighter stars and make it
a splendid view at low magnifications, a nearly circular cluster with rather
uniform stellar distribution. In telescopes, low powers and wide-field eye pieces
show M35 at its best.
OBJECT: Messier 42 - Great Orion Nebula
DATE/LOCATION: January 22, 2012, Oklahoma City, OK
EQUIPMENT: Astro Tech 111 @ F7 - LXD 75 - Canon DSLR
PROCESS: Envisage, Photoshop, Pro Digital Astronomy Tools
Same Object as above, different photo/date.
DATE/LOCATION: January 22, 2012, Oklahoma City, OK
EQUIPMENT: Astro Tech 111 @ F7 - LXD 75 - Canon DSLR
PROCESS: Envisage, Photoshop, Pro Digital Astronomy Tools
Same Object as above, different photo/date.
OBJECT: Messier 42 - Great Orion Nebula - Wide View -Full Chip
DATE/LOCATION: January 22, 2012, Oklahoma City, OK
EQUIPMENT: Astro Tech 111 @ F7 - LXD 75 - Canon DSLR
PROCESS: Envisage, Photoshop, Pro Digital Astronomy Tools
Same Object as above, different view, wide field shot.
DATE/LOCATION: January 22, 2012, Oklahoma City, OK
EQUIPMENT: Astro Tech 111 @ F7 - LXD 75 - Canon DSLR
PROCESS: Envisage, Photoshop, Pro Digital Astronomy Tools
Same Object as above, different view, wide field shot.
OBJECT: Planet Jupiter, Fifth Planet from the Sun.
DATE/LOCATION: September 16, 2008, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Orion 12" DOB - Equatorial Platform - Meade LPI -
Televue 2.5 Powermate
PROCESS: Envisage, Photoshop
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar
System.[13] It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two
and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined.
Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian or outer
planets. Planetery Imaging is very difficult due to small size and vast distances fro
Earth. I hope to do better in the future.
DATE/LOCATION: September 16, 2008, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Orion 12" DOB - Equatorial Platform - Meade LPI -
Televue 2.5 Powermate
PROCESS: Envisage, Photoshop
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar
System.[13] It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two
and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined.
Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian or outer
planets. Planetery Imaging is very difficult due to small size and vast distances fro
Earth. I hope to do better in the future.
OBJECT: Planet Saturn, Sixth Planet from the Sun.
DATE/LOCATION: February 2008, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LX200R-8" - LXD 75 - Meade LPI
PROCESS: Envisage, Photoshop
Saturn is a gas giant with an average radius about nine times that of Earth. While
only 1/8 the average density of Earth, with its larger volume Saturn is just over 95
times more massive than Earth. A beautiful object in the visual. I hope to obtain a
nicer image in the future.
DATE/LOCATION: February 2008, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LX200R-8" - LXD 75 - Meade LPI
PROCESS: Envisage, Photoshop
Saturn is a gas giant with an average radius about nine times that of Earth. While
only 1/8 the average density of Earth, with its larger volume Saturn is just over 95
times more massive than Earth. A beautiful object in the visual. I hope to obtain a
nicer image in the future.
OBJECT: Messier 13, Globular Cluster
DATE/LOCATION: November, 2009, Enid, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD 75 – AT 111 – AT 66 – Meade DSI-III-DSI II
PROCESS: Envisage – Nebulosity - Photoshop
Messier 13, also called the 'Great globular cluster in Hercules', is one of the most
prominent and best known globulars of the Northern celestial hemisphere.
It was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, who noted that 'it shows itself to the
naked eye when the sky is serene and the Moon absent.' According to Charles
Messier, who cataloged it on June 1, 1764. At its distance of 25,100 light years,
its angular diameter of 20' corresponds to a linear 145 light years - visually, it is
perhaps 13' large. It contains several 100,000 stars. Towards its center, stars are
about 500 times more concentrated than in the solar neighborhood. The age of
M13 has been determined to be 17 billion years.
DATE/LOCATION: November, 2009, Enid, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD 75 – AT 111 – AT 66 – Meade DSI-III-DSI II
PROCESS: Envisage – Nebulosity - Photoshop
Messier 13, also called the 'Great globular cluster in Hercules', is one of the most
prominent and best known globulars of the Northern celestial hemisphere.
It was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, who noted that 'it shows itself to the
naked eye when the sky is serene and the Moon absent.' According to Charles
Messier, who cataloged it on June 1, 1764. At its distance of 25,100 light years,
its angular diameter of 20' corresponds to a linear 145 light years - visually, it is
perhaps 13' large. It contains several 100,000 stars. Towards its center, stars are
about 500 times more concentrated than in the solar neighborhood. The age of
M13 has been determined to be 17 billion years.
OBJECT: Caldwell 14, Double Cluster
DATE/LOCATION: December, 2010, Oklahoma City
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD 75 – AT 111 – AT 66 – Canon DSLR
PROCESS: Envisage – Nebulosity - Photoshop
The Double Cluster (also known as Caldwell 14) is the common name for the
naked-eye open clusters NGC 884 and NGC 869, which are close together in the
constellation Perseus. NGC 884 and NGC 869 are at distances of 7600 and 6800
light-years away, respectively, so they are also close to one another in space.
The clusters' ages, based on their individual stars, are relatively young. NGC 869
is 5.6 million years old and NGC 884 is 3.2 million years old.
DATE/LOCATION: December, 2010, Oklahoma City
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD 75 – AT 111 – AT 66 – Canon DSLR
PROCESS: Envisage – Nebulosity - Photoshop
The Double Cluster (also known as Caldwell 14) is the common name for the
naked-eye open clusters NGC 884 and NGC 869, which are close together in the
constellation Perseus. NGC 884 and NGC 869 are at distances of 7600 and 6800
light-years away, respectively, so they are also close to one another in space.
The clusters' ages, based on their individual stars, are relatively young. NGC 869
is 5.6 million years old and NGC 884 is 3.2 million years old.
OBJECT: NGC 1528, Open Cluster
DATE/LOCATION: December, 2010, Oklahoma City
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD 75 – AT 111 – AT 66 – DSI III – DSI II
PROCESS: Envisage – Nebulosity - Photoshop
The open cluster NGC 1528 in Perseus is within a degree of another bright and
large open cluster, NGC 1545, mag 6.2 to the southeast. Lying at a distance of
1530 light-years away, NGC 1528 is estimated to be between 270 and 370 million
years old depending on the source. Comprised of approximately 100 member
stars spanning approximately 16 arc-minutes in diameter and measuring at least
8.78 magnitude, this cluster is well detached from the background sky owing to the
fair number of bright member stars in the central core. NGC 1528 is best observed
during fall and winter when it is furthest north of the celestial pole after the end of
astronomical twilight.
DATE/LOCATION: December, 2010, Oklahoma City
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD 75 – AT 111 – AT 66 – DSI III – DSI II
PROCESS: Envisage – Nebulosity - Photoshop
The open cluster NGC 1528 in Perseus is within a degree of another bright and
large open cluster, NGC 1545, mag 6.2 to the southeast. Lying at a distance of
1530 light-years away, NGC 1528 is estimated to be between 270 and 370 million
years old depending on the source. Comprised of approximately 100 member
stars spanning approximately 16 arc-minutes in diameter and measuring at least
8.78 magnitude, this cluster is well detached from the background sky owing to the
fair number of bright member stars in the central core. NGC 1528 is best observed
during fall and winter when it is furthest north of the celestial pole after the end of
astronomical twilight.
OBJECT: Messier 3, Globular Cluster
DATE/LOCATION: December 2007, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD 75 – LX 200R 8” – Meade DSI-III – DSI II
PROCESS: Envisage – Photoshop - Nebulosity
Messier 3 (M3, NGC 5272) is one of the most outstanding globular clusters,
containing an estimated half million stars. It is famous for the large number of
variable stars discovered in it. At a distance of about 33,900 light years, M3 is
further away than the center of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, but still shines at
magnitude 6.2, as its absolute magnitude is about -8.93, corresponding to a
luminosity of about 300,000 times that of our sun. M3 is thus visible to the naked
eye under very good conditions - and a superb object with the slightest optical aid.
DATE/LOCATION: December 2007, Edmond, OK
EQUIPMENT: Meade LXD 75 – LX 200R 8” – Meade DSI-III – DSI II
PROCESS: Envisage – Photoshop - Nebulosity
Messier 3 (M3, NGC 5272) is one of the most outstanding globular clusters,
containing an estimated half million stars. It is famous for the large number of
variable stars discovered in it. At a distance of about 33,900 light years, M3 is
further away than the center of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, but still shines at
magnitude 6.2, as its absolute magnitude is about -8.93, corresponding to a
luminosity of about 300,000 times that of our sun. M3 is thus visible to the naked
eye under very good conditions - and a superb object with the slightest optical aid.