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

[RichardB]

Caldwell 63 the Helix Nebula, take with the Slooh 20" Planewave at the Canary Islands Observatory

from the 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. The distance, measured by the Gaia mission, is 655±13 light-years 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. The Helix Nebula has sometimes been referred to as the "Eye of God" in pop culture, as well as the "Eye of Sauron"

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Awesome!

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Caldwell 63 the Helix Nebula, take with the Slooh 20" Planewave at the Canary Islands Observatory

from the 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. The distance, measured by the Gaia mission, is 655±13 light-years 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. The Helix Nebula has sometimes been referred to as the "Eye of God" in pop culture, as well as the "Eye of Sauron"

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Your astro images never cease to amaze me, Jeff. Beautiful!

 

[JohnPD]

Whenever this thread pops up in New Posts, I know it's gonna be good. But it always exceeds my expectations. Crazy good images.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

The Rosette with the Seestar S30 in my backyard

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

The Rosette with the Seestar S30 in my backyard

There is Seestar again...

I am so going to get one, the S50 though. But first I want to sell the two telescopes I have: a 80mm ED refractor and a Mak 150 Pro both from Skywatcher. And a mount.

Your astro photography is second to none, Jeff. Great work!

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

There is Seestar again...

I am so going to get one, the S50 though. But first I want to sell the two telescopes I have: a 80mm ED refractor and a Mak 150 Pro both from Skywatcher. And a mount.

Your astro photography is second to none, Jeff. Great work!

Thank you. If you are only getting one, the S50 is the one to get, many more targets for it.

I am also thinking of selling my Celestron 8" Edge SCT, but I do like it for planets when it is warmer

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Thank you. If you are only getting one, the S50 is the one to get, many more targets for it.

I am also thinking of selling my Celestron 8" Edge SCT, but I do like it for planets when it is warmer

That's a good one. Puts my humble Skywatcher MAK to shame really. I took pics of it and will put it up for sale today.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

That's a good one. Puts my humble Skywatcher MAK to shame really. I took pics of it and will put it up for sale today.

I hate to admit I also have a Skywatcher 90mm mak and a Orion 127 mak, both good on the moon and planets, but hardly used.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

I hate to admit I also have a Skywatcher 90mm mak and a Orion 127 mak, both good on the moon and planets, but hardly used.

Mine is the Skywatcher 150 mak. I bought it after seeing amazing images of the planets, taken with it. People used maks with a webcam then. There was one in particular that was a favourite, I forgot which it was. Problem was I was on a Mac and I couldn't use the webcams that were recommended. I never quite figured out how to get it to work properly. It's been out of the box 3 times I think... Waste of money.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

Messier 20 nebula

WIKI
The Trifid Nebula (catalogued as Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514) is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum–Centaurus Arm.[3] It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764.[4] Its name means 'three-lobe'. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula (the relatively dense, reddish-pink portion), a reflection nebula (the mainly NNE blue portion), and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' in the former that cause the trifurcated appearance, also designated Barnard 85). Viewed through a small telescope, the Trifid Nebula is a bright and peculiar object, and is thus a perennial favorite of amateur astronomers