Creations
NGC281, Pacman nebula
by grux on Jan.29, 2012, under Creations
Pacman, video game cult early 80′s and cartoon, also gave its name to a nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. Beginners in astronomy ask me why. I will just tell them to watch what Pacman looked like and then to look at the photograph below.
Nebulae in Cepheus
by grux on Jan.29, 2012, under Creations
This photograph shows you a field in the Milky Way in the Cepheus constellation which angular sizes in the sky are 18.17° x 12.11°,(for comparison, the angular diameter of the Moon is 0,5°). I used a lens whose focallength is 70 mm on my Canon EOS 350D.
The Veil Nebula : this time in a wider field of view
by grux on Oct.09, 2011, under Creations
24th June 2011, I took a photograph of a part of Veil Nebula with my telescope WO Megrez 110. Despite I got details in the nebula, I wasn’t very satisfied : except some technical problems, the photographic field was too tight for me.
31th July 2011, I took another photograph of this summer star with a lens with a shorter focallength (Zoom Canon 70-200 2.8 L, set at 200 mm). The purpose was to have the entire nebula.
Veil Nebula (NGC6960 / Sh2-103)… Well, I think we can do better
by grux on Oct.08, 2011, under Creations
The month of June has been a return in terms of astronomical photography, the first picture being a regain control of my telescope WO Megrez 110 on Sadr and IC1318. The picture I show you below represents a part of the nebula called the Veil Nebula (NGC6960, étant englobé dans la Sharpless SH2-103). It has been taken on 25th June 2011, the day after “Sadr and IC1318″.
Inside the Cygnus constellation, near Sadr (Gamma Cygnus)
by grux on Oct.07, 2011, under Creations
I’m late in the processing of my astrophotographs. However, until mid September, I only have 3 or 4 of them. I hope making up for lost time knowing that I took about ten more pictures between mid September to beginning of October.
Well…
The picture I show you here below has been taken last 24th June 2011. The photographic field is in the Cygnus constellation near the notable star Sadr (Gamma Cygni).
The Cygnus constellation is often a favorite target because it contains a lot of red nebulae showing presence of hydrogen. A well-known one in this constellation is the North America (NGC 7000) nebula near the star Deneb (alpha Cygni).
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