Nebula Thread - post your images of Deep Sky Nebula's

[Jeff WX1USN]

Put the scope out last night, I had recharged the external battery BUT forgot to recharge the S50, it was at 10% so I knew that it wouldn't last all night until 4 am to do the Running Man. I have an extension cord out to my "observatory" patio but worry about cord wrap with the scope. I had that happen once but luckily it was in front of me. But it was a clear night so I decided to take a chance and put the USB cable very loose to the S50. I tested it and as long as it won't catch on all the angles and bolts on the tripod it would be ok.
I first shot NGC5906 the Silver Sliver or "Cats Scratch" galaxy then executed the plan feature of the S50 with C62 and C12 and finally at 3:30 am the Running Man. It would end at 5:10 am so at 5 am I went out to watch it shut down. It was fine but my heart was in my throat as it slewed around. I won't be doing that very often, prefer hanging 6,000 milliamp hour battery on velcro on it.

From the WIKI: Sh 2-279 is an HII region and bright nebulae that includes a reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion. It is the northernmost part of the asterism known as Orion's Sword, lying 0.6° north of the Orion Nebula. The reflection nebula embedded in Sh 2-279 is popularly known as the Running Man Nebula. Sh 2-279 comprises three NGC nebulae, NGC 1973, NGC 1975, and NGC 1977 that are divided by darker nebulous regions.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

I imaged the Horsehead two nights in a row then process both images. The first one was from the 18th and the sky was pretty clear, the one from the 19th the sky had high haze and moisture. You can see the difference between the two.
However I wonder if it is more because of the longer exposure time picking up more of the glow from the star?

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

NGC281 the Pacman Nebula taken with my Seestar S50 from my Bortle 7/8 backyard
wiki: NGC 281, also known as the Pacman Nebula, is a bright emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia, approximately 9,200 light-years from Earth. It gets its nickname from its resemblance to the video game character Pacman, featuring a distinct dark lane of dust that forms its "mouth."

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

Caldwell 63 the Helix Nebula Taken with my Seestar S30
wiki: The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, most likely before 1824, this object is one of the closest of all the bright planetary nebulae to Earth.[3] The distance, measured by the Gaia mission, is 655±13 light-years.[4] It is similar in appearance to the Cat's Eye Nebula and the Ring Nebula, whose size, age, and physical characteristics are in turn similar to the Dumbbell Nebula, differing only in their relative proximity and the appearance from the equatorial viewing angle.[5] The Helix Nebula has sometimes been referred to as the "Eye of God" in pop culture,[6] as well as the "Eye of Sauron"

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

I imaged the Horsehead two nights in a row then process both images. The first one was from the 18th and the sky was pretty clear, the one from the 19th the sky had high haze and moisture. You can see the difference between the two.
However I wonder if it is more because of the longer exposure time picking up more of the glow from the star?

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Beautiful images all, Jeff.

It looks like local atmospheric haze to me.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

Another version of the Crescent Nebula from last night

The Crescent Nebula Seestar S50 Bortle 7/8 yard

from the wiki:
The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1792.[2] It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163) colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 250,000[3] to 400,000[citation needed] years ago. The result of the collision is a shell and two shock waves, one moving outward and one moving inward. The inward moving shock wave heats the stellar wind to X-ray-emitting temperatures.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

IC1805 the Heart Nebula - Seestar S30 from my Bortle 7/8 backyard

Wiki:
The Heart Nebula (also known as the Running Dog Nebula, Sharpless 2-190) is an emission nebula, 7,500 light-years (2,300 pc) away from Earth and located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel on 3 November 1787.[1] It displays glowing ionized hydrogen gas and darker dust lanes.[2]

The brightest part of the nebula (a knot at its western edge) is separately classified as NGC 896, because it was the first part of the nebula to be discovered. The nebula's intense red output and its morphology are driven by the radiation emanating from a small group of hot stars near the nebula's center.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

another shot of Caldwell 20 the North American Nebula
Seestar S30 from bortle 7/8 backyard

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

Another version of the North American both color and B&W taken with Seestar S30

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Another version of the North American both color and B&W taken with Seestar S30

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Beautiful, Jeff!

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

Redid one of my Orion Nebula images

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

The Heart and Fishhead Nebulas, IC1805 taken in mosaic mode with my Seestar S30

wiki:
The Heart Nebula (also known as the Running Dog Nebula, Sharpless 2-190) is an emission nebula, 7,500 light-years (2,300 pc) away from Earth and located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel on 3 November 1787.[1] It displays glowing ionized hydrogen gas and darker dust lanes.[2]

The brightest part of the nebula (a knot at its western edge) is separately classified as NGC 896, because it was the first part of the nebula to be discovered. The nebula's intense red output and its morphology are driven by the radiation emanating from a small group of hot stars near the nebula's center. This open cluster of stars, known as Collinder 26, Melotte 15, or IC 1805, contains a few bright stars nearly 50 times the mass of the Sun, and many more dim stars that are only a fraction of the Solar mass

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

Caldwell 20 the North American, this is the Cygnus Wall (the Mexico part of the nebula)

Seestar S50

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

IC63 the ghost nebula

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Caldwell 20 the North American, this is the Cygnus Wall (the Mexico part of the nebula)

Seestar S50

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Beautiful!