Some nebulae and star cluster images from our backyard in Livermore California
(10" f/3.9 Newtonian with Coma corrector & ASI071MC Pro)
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September 19, 2020 - Pleiades
2x600 sec. exposure
July 4, 2019 - NGC 6611 (M16 - Eagle Nebula)
25x120 sec. exposure
June 1, 2019 - NGC 6514 (M20 - Trifid Nebula)
24x100 sec. exposure
December 29, 2018 - NGC 2632 (Beehive cluster)
1x10 min. exposure
October 13, 2018 - IC 434 (Horsehead nebula), NGC 2024, Alnitak and surroundings
4x10 min. exposure
October 6, 2018 - M78 (A reflection nebula)
2x10 min. exposure
August 4, 2018 - NGC 7000 (North America Nebula - Mexico section)
1x10 min. exposure
June 12, 2018 - Helix Nebula
2x10 min. exposure
June 12, 2018 - Lagoon Nebula
2x10 min. exposure
February 10, 2018 - M44 (Beehive Cluster)
4x30 sec. exposure (10" f/3.9 Newtonian & ASI071MC Pro)
February 10, 2018 - Orion Nebula
1x30 sec. exposure (10" f/3.9 Newtonian & ASI071MC Pro)
February 4, 2018 - Backyard in Livermore with light pollution - w/o filter
Horsehead Nebula
Single 1800 sec. exposure (8" f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain & ASI071MC Pro)
January 20, 2018 - w/o filter
Orion Nebula
Single 120 sec. exposure
Images below are with an 8" f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain & Orion StarShoot G3 Deep Space Color
Ring Nebula (M57) 12x60 sec. exposure
Hercules Globular Cluster (M13) 14x60 sec. exposure
Ring Nebula (M57) 15x120 sec. exposure
Dumbbell Nebula (M27) 10x5 min. exposure
The Lagoon Nebula (M8) 60 sec. exposure
Crab Nebula (M1)
Orion Nebula (M42)
Orion Nebula (M42-M43)
Crab Nebula (M1) 17x5 min. exposure
Ring Nebula (M57) 6 min. exposure