The North America Nebula (IC 7000)
An image (one of my first) of the beautiful North America Nebula, 2600 light years away. This nebula gets its name from the large mass of hydrogen being shaped like the continent of North America.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, SVBONY Dual Band Ha/OIII filter, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
72x300s exposures
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805)
The Heart Nebula, its name self-explanatory. Also pictured in this image is the Fish Head Nebula. The Heart Nebula is a vast cloud of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur gas 7,500 light years away.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, SVBONY Dual Band Ha/OIII filter, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
72x300s exposures
The Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
The Western Veil Nebula is the name of the western half of the Cygnus Loop. It is a vast, filamentary cloud of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur gas.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, SVBONY Dual Band Ha/OIII filter, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
60x300s exposures
Andromeda (M31)
Andromeda is one of our closest galactic neighbors, on a collision course with our home, the milky way. Its satellite galaxies are also visible in the image, M110 and M37 respectively.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, SVBONY broadband filter, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
79x300s exposures
Iris Nebula (NGC 7023)
The Iris Nebula is a dark, dusty reflection nebula illuminated by its central star. It is approximately 1,300 light years away.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
60x300s exposures
Gecko Nebula (SH2-113)
The Gecko Nebula is a dusty reflection nebula surrounded by bright hydrogen alpha filaments, located approximately 1200 light years away.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
82x300s exposures
WR 134 + Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888)
This rich region, full of hydrogen and oxygen gas, contains two of the most beautiful nebulae in the night sky. In the top left is the Crescent Nebula, and in the bottom right, Wolf-Rayet 134, an oxygen bubble resulting from a star blowing off its outer layers.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
305x300s exposures
Andromeda in LRGBHa
First light with my new monochrome camera. In this image is the Andromeda galaxy careening towards us, and some of its satellite galaxies. The red knots are hydrogen star-forming regions in Andromeda.
William Optics RedCat 51, QHY MiniCAM8, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
5h39m total integration
The Teddy Bear Nebula (NGC 7822)
In this image you can see the Teddy Bear Nebula. It is a cloud of sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen gas approximately 3000 light years away from earth.
William Optics RedCat 51, QHY MiniCAM8, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
6h50m total integration
The Ghost of Cassiopeia (IC 63)
This eerie cloud of hydrogen and oxygen gas 550 light years from Earth is simultaneously reflective and emissive. Both properties are the result of the massive star Navi, seen just to the left of the ghostly cloud.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
37x300s exposures
The Pleiades (M45)
This cloud of reflective dust is a stellar nursey that gave birth to seven of the bright stars in this image, known as the "Seven Sisters." This object is about 445 light years from Earth.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
20x180s exposures
The California Nebula (NGC 1499)
A large cloud of sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen gas emits a fiery glow in this image. nicknamed the California Nebula for its shape reminiscent of the State of California. It is about 1,000 light years from Earth.
William Optics RedCat 51, QHY MiniCAM8, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
6h total integration
The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405)
The Flaming Star Nebula is a striking field of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur gas, emissive in both narrowband and true color. The light from the bright star next to the brightest portion of the nebula both reflects and ionizes the surrounding gas. This object is approximately 1500 light years from Earth.
William Optics RedCat 51, QHY MiniCAM8, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
10h total integration
The Blue Snowball Nebula (NGC 7662)
This unassuming interstellar fuzzball is the result of a violent explosion in space. The Blue Snowball is classified as a planetary nebula, that is, they appeared as planets to early astronomers. Nebulae like this have a relatively short lifespan as the expanding gas dissipates. Planetary nebulae are generally tiny compared to the larger, diffuse nebulae I usually photograph, and as as a result there is a reduction in detail.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 8, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, ~18min total integration.
The Great Orion Nebula (M42)
The Great Orion Nebula is one of the most stunning nebulae in the winter sky. It is so bright that even small telescopes can easily resolve its inner core visually. To capture both the inner core, or Trapezium, and the outer regions, multiple exposure lengths are needed to avoid saturating the nebula interior. These exposures are then combined to produce a stunning final image. To the right of the Orion Nebula, a smaller nebula named the Running Man is visible.
William Optics RedCat 51, QHY MiniCAM8, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
4h total integration