IC1805 Heart Nebula IC1805, better known as the “Heart nebula”, is located in the constellation Cassiopeia, in a star rich area of the galaxy. IC1805 is an emission nebula consisting of ionized hydrogen and dark clouds of dust.. It was … Continue reading
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Total Lunar Eclipse 1/20/2019 … Continue reading
Starting with Pixinsight (full size image available in Nebulae gallery) There are two major image processing programs astro imagers use to create the beautiful images you see across the internet. They are Photoshop and Pixinsight. Yes, I know there are … Continue reading
New H-Alpha Gallery A new H-Alpha image gallery has been added to the gallery pages, under the Nebula tab. This gallery contains monochrome images using the 7nm Orion H-Alpha filter. You’ll notice a new format for this gallery. This format … Continue reading
Monkey Head Nebula NGC 2174/2175 consists of the Monkey Head emission nebula, and its associated star cluster. It is approximately 6,400 light years distant, located in the constellation Orion. The top image is the Ha image as processed in Photoshop. The second … Continue reading