Hi,

This is an image of NGC 6357, also known as the Lobster Nebula, taken with narrowband filters and processed using the Hubble palette. Although known as the Lobster nebula, the FOV of this image is too small to see the entire nebula. It lies about 8,000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. This nebula is home to open star cluster Pismis 24, which has some of the most unusually bright and massive stars in the galaxy. The intricate patterns are caused by complex interactions between interstellar winds, radiation pressures, magnetic fields, and gravity.

Comments and suggestions appreciated.

http://www.azstarman.net/CDK/NGC6357_NB.htm

Thanks,

Bernard

Arp 298 consists of NGC 7469 (UGC 12332, VV 1962 and many others), the odd Seyfert 1 galaxy at the center and IC 5283 (PGC 70350 and others), the distorted spiral with a plume above it. These are located approximately 225 million light-years away in Pegasus.

Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1

RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2

360 minutes total exposure – 6 hours

Imaged October 25^th, 26^th, 30^th and November 16^th and 17^th, 2019 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.

LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/49143999566/sizes/l/

Dan

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On Nov 30, 2019, at 3:23 AM, Bernard Miller <bgmiller011@...> wrote:



Hi,

 

Is anyone else having trouble connecting?

 

Thanks,

 

Bernard

 

Hi,

Is anyone else having trouble connecting?

Thanks,

Bernard

On Nov 28, 2019, at 4:42 PM, Bernard Miller <bgmiller011@...> wrote:

Gregg,

Nice. Is the third galaxy the one at 3 o'clock from the bottom galaxy?

Bernard


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Subject: [DarkSkyNewMexico] NGC 7769, 7770, 7771

Hi all:

Here is an interesting trio of galaxies within the great square of Pegasus that somehow didn't make it into Arp's catalog: NGC 7769, 7770 and 7771:

http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/ngc7769-LRGB.jpg

There are several fainter background galaxies behind the trio.

Cropped, inverted:
http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/ngc7769_crop.jpg

Image data here:
http://www.greggsastronomy.com/ngc%207769.html

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Clear skies,

Gregg
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NGC 797 (UGC 1541, PGC 7832, VV 428, MCG+06-05-078 and others) is a face-on spiral interacting with MCG+06-05-078b (NGC 797b, VV 428b and others).

NGC 801 (UGC 1550, PGC 7847 and others) is an AGN galaxy located above NGC 797.

Information on both of these is parse and all over the place. Estimates put these between 160 and 260 million light-years away in Andromeda.

Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1

RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2

360 minutes total exposure – 6 hours

Imaged November 22^nd, 2019 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.

LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/49139329117/sizes/l/

Dan

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Dan Crowson                          dcrowson@...
Dardenne Prairie MO               http://www.crowson.com

On Nov 28, 2019, at 3:33 PM, Dan Crowson <dcrowson@...> wrote:



NGC 797 (UGC 1541, PGC 7832, VV 428, MCG+06-05-078 and others) is a face-on spiral interacting with MCG+06-05-078b (NGC 797b, VV 428b and others).

 

NGC 801 (UGC 1550, PGC 7847 and others) is an AGN galaxy located above NGC 797.

 

Information on both of these is parse and all over the place. Estimates put these between 160 and 260 million light-years away in Andromeda.

 

Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1

RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2

 

360 minutes total exposure – 6 hours

 

Imaged November 22^nd, 2019 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.

 

LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/49139329117/sizes/l/

 

Dan

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Dan Crowson                          dcrowson@...
Dardenne Prairie MO               http://www.crowson.com

 

On Nov 27, 2019, at 9:50 PM, Bernard Miller <bgmiller011@...> wrote:



Hi,

 

This is an image of NGC 6357, also known as the Lobster Nebula, taken with narrowband filters and processed using the Hubble palette. Although known as the Lobster nebula, the FOV of this image is too small to see the entire nebula. It lies about 8,000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. This nebula is home to open star cluster Pismis 24, which has some of the most unusually bright and massive stars in the galaxy. The intricate patterns are caused by complex interactions between interstellar winds, radiation pressures, magnetic fields, and gravity.

 

Comments and suggestions appreciated.

 

http://www.azstarman.net/CDK/NGC6357_NB.htm

 

Thanks,

 

Bernard

 

Bernard
I like the processing on this one, especially the added Ha.  There are a LOT of background galaxies when viewing the full size image.  Thanks for sharing.

Clear skies,

Gregg

Visit my astronomy & astrophotography site

http://www.greggsastronomy.com/

Hi,

This is an image of NGC55. Wikipedia says this is called the Whale Galaxy, but I am pretty sure that is more commonly used to refer to NGC 4631. Perhaps the Southern Whale galaxy. It is a barred spiral galaxy about 7 million light years away in the constellation Sculptor. It is one of the closest galaxies in the local group, which is the group of galaxies that we reside in.

Comments and suggestions are welcomed.

http://www.azstarman.net/CDK/NGC55.htm

Thanks,

Bernard