Monthly Archives: August 2013

IC1340 – Veil Nebula

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Pete

The viewing conditions last night were not ideal, a lot of moisture in the atmosphere giving the sky a murky appearance. With the Moon not rising until 11pm I decided to point the camera at the Veil Nebula.  This object … Continue reading →

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Moon

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Pete

Well the other night the Sky was a little too murky for any sensible Deep Sky imaging so I rested the camera on the Fence and took a few photos of the Moon at 500mm.

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NGC7000 North America Nebula & IC 5070 Pelican Nebula

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Pete

These 2 Nebula are located very Close to alpha Cygni (Deneb) the most famous star in the constellation Cygnus.  These two objects span some 3.7 degrees of sky and in dark sky regions can be easily seen using a good … Continue reading →

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Astrotrac M31 & NGC6888

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Pete

After quite a long break from imaging and a lot of fiddling I have dusted off the camera and AstroTrac mount.  Last night the conditions over Southampton were not too bad with only occasional broken cloud.  The setup for the … Continue reading →

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