NGC7479 Galaxy

©2006 Richard Murray

Techno Stuff: 9/3/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-16hr, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Taurus .50 focal reducer for about F5, 7 x 360 secs autoguided, 6 x 900 secs manually guided, darks & flats applied, Binning 1x1, Processed in ImageViewca, Registax 3, Photoshop CS, PixInsight, Neat Image. Notes: Mag 10.9, Size 4' x 3.1', Focus Star & Reference Star: Markab

IC1805 Heart Nebula

©2006 Richard Murray


NASA Image

The top image shows the portion of the nebula I imaged and the image at bottom shows the full Heart Nebula with a box indicating the approximate area that was imaged.

Techno Stuff: 9/3/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-16hr, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Taurus .50 focal reducer for about F5, 26 x 360 secs autoguided, no darks, Binning 1x1, Processed in ImageViewca, Registax 3, Photoshop CS, PixInsight, Neat Image. Notes: Mag 6.5, Size 60', Focus Star: CAS SAO 11482, Reference Star: Segin SAO 12031

IC434 Horsehead Nebula

©2006 Richard Murray

Techno Stuff: 9/4/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-16hr, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Taurus .50 focal reducer for about F5, 1 x 60,120,180,240,300,360 secs autoguided, Darks applied, Binning 1x1, Processed in ImageViewca, Registax 3, Photoshop CS, PixInsight, Neat Image. Notes: Mag 11, Size 90' x 30' Focus and Reference Star: Alnitak SAO 132444

IC410 The Tadpole Nebula

SPECIAL EFFECTS


©2006 Richard Murray

Techno Stuff: 8/31/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-16hr, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Taurus .50 focal reducer for about F5, 1 x 600 secs manually guided, No Darks or Flats applied, Binning 1x1, Processed in ImageViewca, Registax 3, Photoshop CS, PixInsight. Notes: Mag 7.5, Size 11' Focus Star: Capella Reference Star: Iota SAO 57522

IC5146 Cocoon Nebula LLRGB

©2006 Richard Murray

Techno Stuff: 8/20/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-16hr, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Taurus .50 focal reducer for about F5, 2 x 360 secs autoguided and 4 x 360 manually guided, Darks and Flats applied, Binning 2x2, R,G each 3 x 180secs B 4 x 180secs (for 10 total) Binning 2x2 all RGBs manually guided, Darks applied, Processed in ImageViewca, Registax 3, Photoshop CS, PixInsight.

NGC7293 Helix Nebula

In Halpha


In False Color
©2006 Richard Murray


Techno Stuff: 8/22/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-16hr, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Taurus .50 focal reducer for about F5, 8 x 360 secs autoguided and 2 x 360 manually guided, Darks and Flats applied, Binning 1x1, Processed in ImageViewca, Registax 3, Photoshop CS, PixInsight.

IC1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula

©2006 Richard Murray


Techno Stuff: 8/16/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-16hr, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Taurus .50 focal reducer for about F5, 6 x 300 secs manually guided, Darks and Flats applied, Binning 1x1, Processed in ImageViewca, Registax 3, Photoshop CS, PixInsight, Neatimage.

NGC 7000 Mexico Region of North American Nebula

©2006 Richard Murray


Techno Stuff: 8/15/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-16hr, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Taurus .50 focal reducer for about F5, 4 x 720 secs manually guided, Darks and Flats applied, Binning 1x1, Processed in ImageViewca, Registax 3, Photoshop CS, PixInsight.

IC5070 Pelican Nebula

©2006 Richard Murray

This is first light with my new Atik 16hr ccd camera. Once I get past the learning curve, I think this will be an exceptional imaging device. At first I'll be concentrating on all kinds of nebula so expect to see a lot more images in the coming months.

Techno Stuff: 8/5/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-16HR, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Used 2 focal reducers in tandum - a Taurus .50 and a Mogg .60 for about F3, Guided with Guidedog, No Darks, Binning 1x1, 1 frame at 100 secs, Processed in Registax 3, Photoshop, PixInsight.

M27 Dumbell Nebula L[HA]RGB

©2006 Richard Murray

Techno Stuff: RGB Images: 7/29-7/31/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-2HS, Taurus Mini Tracker, Used 2 focal reducers in tandum - a Taurus .50 and a Mogg .60 for about F/3, Guided with Guidedog, Darks, 5fps, R: 100 sec x 15, G: 120 sec x 16, B: 100 sec x 13, 60-80% gain, Brightness 50%, Gamma 25-
50%, Sat 50%, Processed in K3ccdTools, Registax 3, Photoshop, PixInsight, Neat Image.

Ha Luminance Image: 6/15/06, LX90 8" SCT, ATK-2HS, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Used 2 focal reducers in tandum - a Taurus .50 and a Mogg .60, Guided with Guidedog, Darks, 5fps, 8 frames at 300 secs each, 55% gain, Brightness 50%, Gamma 15%, Sat 50%, Processed in K3ccdTools, Registax 3, Photoshop, PixInsight.

M16 in Halpha and Ha+RGB

©2006 Richard Murray

Techno Stuff: 7/16-7/17/06 LX90 8" SCT, ATK-2HS, Taurus Mini Tracker, Used 2 focal reducers in tandum - a Taurus .50 and a Mogg .60 for about F/2, Guided with Guidedog, Darks, 5fps, R: 100 sec x 8, G: 120 sec x 6, B: 110 sec x 12, 53-60% gain, Brightness 50%, Gamma 100%, Sat 50%, Processed in K3ccdTools, Registax 3, Photoshop, PixInsight, Neat Image.

Ha Luminance Image: 6/24/06, LX90 8" SCT, ATK-2HS, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Used 2 focal reducers in tandum - a Taurus .50 and a Mogg .60 for about F/2, Guided with Guidedog, Darks, 5fps, 15 frames at 120 secs each, 48% gain, Brightness 50%, Gamma 100%, Sat 50%, Processed in K3ccdTools, Registax 3, Photoshop, PixInsight, Neat Image.

See Halpha version several images below.

NGC6888 The Crescent Nebula

©2006 Richard Murray

Techno Stuff: 7/6/06, LX90 8" SCT, ATK-2HS, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA
Filter, Used 2 focal reducers in tandum - a Taurus .50 and a Mogg .60
for about F/2, Guided with Guidedog, No Darks, 5fps, 9 frames at 150
secs each, 55% gain, Brightness 50%, Gamma 100%, Sat 50%, Processed
in K3ccdTools, Registax 3, Photoshop, PixInsight, Neat Image, iPrep.

NGC7635 The Bubble Nebula

©2006 Richard Murray

Techno Stuff: 6/24/06, LX90 8" SCT, ATK-2HS, Taurus Mini Tracker, HA Filter, Used 2 focal reducers in tandum - a Taurus .50 and a Mogg .60 for about F/2, Guided with Guidedog, Darks, 5fps, 24 frames at 150 secs each, 52% gain, Brightness 50%, Gamma 100%, Sat 50%, Processed in K3ccdTools, Registax 3, Photoshop, PixInsight, Neat Image.

Here's One Good Reason Not to Retire Hubble

NASA Hubble Space Telescope