Eastern Veil Nebula – NGC6992
This is the eastern part of a large but relatively faint supernova remnant in the constellation of Cygnus. The rope-like filamentary structures of the nebula are the visible remnants of
Author: Andrew Harrison
The heart of the Heart Nebula
The three bright stars are O and B type giants (20-100 times more massive than our sun) of the Melotte 15 open cluster. Stellar winds and intense ultraviolet radiation from
Filaments of dust and Bok globules in the Rosette Nebula
Dark filaments of dust radiating towards the centre of the Rosette nebula (NGC 2244). The twisted helical pattern of these filaments is thought to be moulded by the interplay of
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Imaging | Guiding | Focusing
This was the setup for my imaging train during 2010-2011. The imaging camera is the Atik 314L+. The camera is based on the sensitive Sony ExView ICX285AL sensor with a
Elephant’s Trunk Nebula – IC1396A
The Elephant’s Trunk nebula is a dark and dense globule of interstellar gas and dust in the star cluster IC 1396 – an ionised gas region located in the constellation
William Optics Megrez 120 APO F/7.5
This is my primary telescope – a William Optics Megrez 120mm F/7.5 APO refractor. It uses a very high quality Japanese Ohara FPL-53 fluorite glass doublet lens with excellent colour