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Barnard Dark Nebula

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  • Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 and Sharpless 264

~2.5 hours of LRGB, in 1, 5 & 10 minute exposures

Date: 2/15/2012, 2/18/2012

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm LRGB

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax


Published - Astronomy Magazine, November 2012

    Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 and Sharpless 264 ~2.5 hours of LRGB, in 1, 5 & 10 minute exposures Date: 2/15/2012, 2/18/2012 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm LRGB Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax Published - Astronomy Magazine, November 2012

  • Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 & Sh2-264

~7.5 hours of Ha (15 x 30 minutes)

Date: 1/18/2012, 1/19/2012

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas 

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

Published: Sky & Telescope Gallery

    Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 & Sh2-264 ~7.5 hours of Ha (15 x 30 minutes) Date: 1/18/2012, 1/19/2012 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax Published: Sky & Telescope Gallery

  • Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 and Sh2-264

7.5 hours of Ha (15 x 30 minutes)
~2.5 hours of RGB, in 1, 5 & 10 minute exposures.

Date: 1/18/2012, 1/19/2012, 2/15/2012, 2/18/2012

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha &, LRGB

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas 

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

    Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 and Sh2-264 7.5 hours of Ha (15 x 30 minutes) ~2.5 hours of RGB, in 1, 5 & 10 minute exposures. Date: 1/18/2012, 1/19/2012, 2/15/2012, 2/18/2012 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha &, LRGB Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

  • Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 and Sharpless 264

7.5 hours of Ha (15 x 30 minutes)
5 hours of OIII, Binned 2x2 (10 x 30 minutes)
4.5 hours of SII, Binned 2x2 (9 x 30 minutes)
~2.5 hours of RGB, in 1, 5 & 10 minute exposures.


Date: 1/18/2012, 1/19/2012, 2/15/2012, 2/18/2012, 2/21/2012, 2/24/2012

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha, 8.5nm OIII, 7nm Sulfur II &, LRGB

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax


Published - Astronomy Magazine, November 2012

    Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 and Sharpless 264 7.5 hours of Ha (15 x 30 minutes) 5 hours of OIII, Binned 2x2 (10 x 30 minutes) 4.5 hours of SII, Binned 2x2 (9 x 30 minutes) ~2.5 hours of RGB, in 1, 5 & 10 minute exposures. Date: 1/18/2012, 1/19/2012, 2/15/2012, 2/18/2012, 2/21/2012, 2/24/2012 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha, 8.5nm OIII, 7nm Sulfur II &, LRGB Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax Published - Astronomy Magazine, November 2012

  • SH2-264 and Barnard 35 in Hydrogen Alpha

7 hours of Ha (14 x 30 minutes)

Date: 1/13/2012, 1/17/2012

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

    SH2-264 and Barnard 35 in Hydrogen Alpha 7 hours of Ha (14 x 30 minutes) Date: 1/13/2012, 1/17/2012 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

  • This in area East of Deneb.  It consists of Sh2-115, Sh2-112 Barnard 345 (top RHS) and lots of nebulosity.  
7 hours of Ha (14 x 30 minutes)

Date: 11/13/12, 11/22/12, 11/23/12

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Astrodon 3nm Hydrogen Alpha

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

    This in area East of Deneb. It consists of Sh2-115, Sh2-112 Barnard 345 (top RHS) and lots of nebulosity. 7 hours of Ha (14 x 30 minutes) Date: 11/13/12, 11/22/12, 11/23/12 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Astrodon 3nm Hydrogen Alpha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

  • Barnard 33 in 7nm Hydrogen Alpha.  
- This is one frame of an 8 frame, 60 megapixel mosaic of the Orion area (seen in the Monochrome Images Gallery)

4 hours of Ha (8 x 30 minutes)

Date: 12/24/10, 12/25/10

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Losmandy G11 Gemini with Ovision Worm
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: Optical alignment with Polar scope only

    Barnard 33 in 7nm Hydrogen Alpha. - This is one frame of an 8 frame, 60 megapixel mosaic of the Orion area (seen in the Monochrome Images Gallery) 4 hours of Ha (8 x 30 minutes) Date: 12/24/10, 12/25/10 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Losmandy G11 Gemini with Ovision Worm Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: Optical alignment with Polar scope only

  • Barnard 33 in 3nm Hydrogen Alpha.

    Barnard 33 in 3nm Hydrogen Alpha.

    3 hours of Ha (6 x 30 minutes) Date: 1/14/13 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Astrodon 3nm Hydrogen Alpha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

  • This 3nm Hydrogen-Alpha image consists of a large area of nebulosity in Cygnus.  It contains Sh2-101 (Tulip Nebula), and Barnard  146, 147, NGC 6871 and several other small features.  

Date: 9/21/13,  9/23/13

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Astrodon 3nm Hydrogen Alpha
Exposure: 10 x 1800 sec (5 hours)

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

    This 3nm Hydrogen-Alpha image consists of a large area of nebulosity in Cygnus. It contains Sh2-101 (Tulip Nebula), and Barnard 146, 147, NGC 6871 and several other small features. Date: 9/21/13, 9/23/13 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Astrodon 3nm Hydrogen Alpha Exposure: 10 x 1800 sec (5 hours) Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

  • This images is a crop of  the previous image showing Barnard 146 and some interesting filaments.  

Date: 9/21/13,  9/23/13

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Astrodon 3nm Hydrogen Alpha
Exposure: 10 x 1800 sec (5 hours)

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

    This images is a crop of the previous image showing Barnard 146 and some interesting filaments. Date: 9/21/13, 9/23/13 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Astrodon 3nm Hydrogen Alpha Exposure: 10 x 1800 sec (5 hours) Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

  • The Tulip and the Barnards

    The Tulip and the Barnards

    Date: Shot over 5 nights in 2013 - 9/21, 9/23, 9/24, 9/28, 9/29 This is a combination of 5 night of data: 4 x 30 min SII 10 x 30 Min Ha 16 x 30 Min OIII 60 x 1 Min RGB (20 Each) Calibration 20,20,20 16 hours of total integration time Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-physics Mach1 GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, with 2 Px Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Astrodon 3nm Ha, OIII and SII, Baader 50.8mm LRGB, Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax - Error

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    Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 and Sh2-264

7.5 hours of Ha (15 x 30 minutes)
~2.5 hours of RGB, in 1, 5 & 10 minute exposures.

Date: 1/18/2012, 1/19/2012, 2/15/2012, 2/18/2012

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha &, LRGB

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas 

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax
    Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 and Sharpless 264

7.5 hours of Ha (15 x 30 minutes)
5 hours of OIII, Binned 2x2 (10 x 30 minutes)
4.5 hours of SII, Binned 2x2 (9 x 30 minutes)
~2.5 hours of RGB, in 1, 5 & 10 minute exposures.


Date: 1/18/2012, 1/19/2012, 2/15/2012, 2/18/2012, 2/21/2012, 2/24/2012

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha, 8.5nm OIII, 7nm Sulfur II &, LRGB

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax


Published - Astronomy Magazine, November 2012
    SH2-264 and Barnard 35 in Hydrogen Alpha

7 hours of Ha (14 x 30 minutes)

Date: 1/13/2012, 1/17/2012

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax