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The Pelican Nebula (IC 5070). This is a hydrogen gas cloud in the constellation Cygnus that lies right next to the North America Nebula and is separated from it by a dark nebula. This is an active star forming region 1800 light years away with many young stars ionizing the gas and causing it to glow. I just love the details in this nebula cause by the dark dust lanes spread throughout in front of the glowing ionized hydrogen clouds. This image is small part of the larger image to show some of the amazing detail. Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 100 f/5.5 Zwo ASI2600MM Pro Exposure: 65 x 4min Ha, 65 x 4min O3, 65 x 4min S2 Mount: Skywatcher EQ6 Guiding: ASI290mini, 60mm scope Filter: Optolong 3nm Software: APT, DSS, Pixinsight Sky: Bortle 6 #nightscape #deepsky #stargazers #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #photooftheday #northamericanebula #space #universe #universetoday #nightsky #stars #astrophotos #nightphotography #longexposure #highpointscientific #nasa #nebula #universetoday #orion #cosmos #astrobackyard #spacephotography #spacephoto #hubble #milkyway #universe #jameswebbspacetelescope #interstellar #galaxy #pelicannebula

Comet C/2017 K2 (Panstarrs) taken on July 20th. There has been some hype about this comet, but unfortunately it’s not that bright and impressive as some other comets that we’ve had over the last 2 years. The comet was fairly far at 170 million miles which explains why it’s not that bright. You can definitely see a tail extending up in this image a fair distance. This image was cropped in using a 400mm FL telescope, so I’m reality the tail is quite short. The comet was close to its brightest and should start to fade now through the remainder of the year. I’m glad I captured it, but looking forward to the next great comet to make an appearance! Telescope: 8” RASA f/2 Camera: Zwo ASI2600MC Pro Exposure: 30 x 1min Mount: iOptron Cem70 Guiding: Meade ASI120mini, 60mm scope Filter: IDAS LPR D2 Software: APT, DSS, Pixinsight #nightscape #deepsky #stargazers #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #solarsystem #comet #space #universe #universetoday #nightsky #stars #astrophotos #nightphotography #longexposure #highpointscientific #nasa #nebula #universetoday #cosmology #astrobackyard #spacephotography #spacephoto #hubble #milkyway #universe #spacex #astro #galaxy #jameswebbspacetelescope #science

The Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC6992) in the constellation Cygnus. This is part of the remnants of a star 20 times more massive than the sun that became a supernova over 10,000 years ago. The supernova at the time would have been bright enough to be seen in the daytime! The nebula is about 2400 light years away and contains ionized oxygen and hydrogen which was captured separately using corresponding filters. This completes my trilogy of Veil Nebula images I’ve posted recently. Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 100 f/5.5 Zwo ASI2600MM Pro Exposure: 75x 4min Ha, 75 x 4min O2 Mount: Celestron CGX Guiding: ASI290mini, 60mm scope Filter: Baader Ha and O2 Software: APT, DSS, Pixinsight Sky: Bortle 6 #nightscape #deepsky #stargazers #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #solarsystem #batnebula #space #universe #universetoday #nightsky #stars #astrophotos #nightphotography #longexposure #highpointscientific #nasa #nebula #universetoday #cosmology #astrobackyard #spacephotography #spacephoto #hubble #milkyway #universe #spacex #astro #galaxy #photooftheday #science

The Veil Nebula (NGC 6992, 6960) in the constellation Cygnus. This is the remnants of a star 20 times more massive than the sun that became a Supernova over 10,000 years ago. At the time the Supernova would have been brighter than Venus and visible in the daytime. The nebula is about 2400 light years away and stretches over 130 light years across and is expanding at a rate of 1 million miles per hour. The Western Veil also called The Witches Broom is seen at bottom. The Eastern Veil is seen at the top with more nebulosity including Pickering’s Triangle (mid right) seen in between. The nebula is rich in ionized hydrogen and oxygen that emits the light that is isolated by the filter used to image it. This was taken with my RASA8 over a single night. I will have a couple of close up images coming soon of the Veil that I took with a larger telescope and my mono camera. Telescope: 8” RASA f/2 Camera: Zwo ASI2600MC Pro Exposure: 170 x 2min Mount: Celestron CGX Guiding: Meade ASI120mini, 60mm scope Filter: IDAS NBZ Software: APT, DSS, Pixinsight #nightscape #deepsky #stargazers #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #solarsystem #veilnebula #space #universe #universetoday #nightsky #stars #astrophotos #nightphotography #longexposure #highpointscientific #nasa #nebula #universetoday #cosmology #astrobackyard #spacephotography #spacephoto #hubble #milkyway #universe #spacex #astro #galaxy #photooftheday #science

The Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) and two of its satellite galaxies (M32 & M110). I always think that this is a powerful target to image because it’s an opportunity to envision what our own galaxy looks like. This is the closest major galaxy to our own galaxy at a distance of 2.5 million light years. It also has a similar size to our galaxy measuring 220,000 light years in diameter and containing 1 trillion stars. The galaxy is actually moving towards us at almost 200 miles per second and is expected to collide with our galaxy in 4 billion years! The satellite galaxys are much smaller elliptical galaxies, although even the smaller one (M32) measure 6500 light years across. This is a reprocessed image I shot from the fall and I think I’ve brought out a lot more detail this time. Telescope: WO Redcat 51 f/4.9 Camera: Zwo ASI2600 MC Pro Exposure: 50 x 4 min + 40 x 6min. Gain 100 Mount: EQ6R Pro Guiding: ASI 290mini, 60mm scope Filter: No filter Software: ASI air, DSS, Pixinsight #nightscape #deepsky #stargazers #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #solarsystem #andromedagalaxy #space #universe #universetoday #nightsky #stars #astrophotos #nightphotography #longexposure #highpointscientific #nasa #nebula #universetoday #cosmology #astrobackyard #spacephotography #spacephoto #hubble #milkyway #universe #spacex #astro #galaxy #photooftheday #andromeda