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Smoke Effects?
Has anyone seen any effects of the AZ smoke in their DSNM imaging? Brian
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Re: Smoke Effects?
Dan Crowson
Brian,
I have not but we’ve had a few nights of ‘clear’ skies that have not been real clear. It is hard to tell remote but I could tell right away here at home and it was real obvious because the background ADU would be very high (at least twice normal).
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From: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io [mailto:DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Ottum
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 4:14 PM To: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io Subject: [DarkSkyNewMexico] Smoke Effects?
Has anyone seen any effects of the AZ smoke in their DSNM imaging? Brian
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Re: Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
Howard Anderson
I will be looking forward to seeing your images!
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Thanks, Howard
On 6/24/2019 13:36, Brian Ottum wrote:
Howard,
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Re: Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
Bernard Miller
Howard,
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Nice detail and color. Bernard
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From: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io <DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io> On Behalf Of Howard Anderson Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 12:34 PM To: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io Subject: [DarkSkyNewMexico] Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) Hi all, I've been pretty inactive over the last few months. The prevalence of cloudiness during the preceding 8 or so months didn't help. Death of my wife in Nov 2017 also was difficult and more than a little demotivating. I've been playing banjo at lots of jam sessions and have taken up learning the fiddle. Keeping very busy was most helpful. Now that the weather and my outlook has improved a little, I plan to devote a little more time to astrophotography. I continue to be amazed by the images you guys are getting. We have a truly talented group of astrophotographers! Anyway, you can see my latest shot of NGC6888 here: https://www.astroshow.com/Nebulae/NGC6888.html and compare with my earlier shots over the years... 40 minute shots are definitely better than 20 minute shots... I have tried to shoot this object several times over the years starting with Hydrogen-hypered film in 1998! Hypered my own film using hydrogen cylinder and 8% hydrogen gas from a semi-small metal hydrogen container... :-) Back when there were articles being written that said "CCD will NEVER be better than film!" :-) And CMOS was unthinkable... For what its worth, I will be at DSNM arriving 26 June and leaving 30 June. If anyone needs me to do anything for them while I am there, AFTER I have completed the tasks I have planned for MY observatory, please let me know. (When I grow up I want to be able to process galaxy images almost as well as Bernard... Still going to be a while I think.) :-) Thanks, Howard http://www.astroshow.com http://www.cabinjohnbluegrass.com
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Re: Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
Howard Anderson
Thanks MUCH Bernard...
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Shooting M101 tonight... Will try to apply some of your techniques but I think I will still have a lot to learn before I can get within miles of your processing skill! Thanks! Howard
On 6/24/2019 17:54, Bernard Miller wrote:
Howard,
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DSNM Panorama
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzLmzyeHSjq/
See that bird near the sun? It was just hovering in the wind.
Brian
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vdB 100
Gregg Ruppel
Hi all:
vdB 100 is a small reflection nebula around the 6.5 magnitude star nu Scorpii. It is embedded in a much larger area of reflection nebulosity, IC 4592. Just to its northeast is a small dark nebula, B40: http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/vdB100_LRGB.jpg Image data here: http://www.greggsastronomy.com/vdB100.html -- Clear skies, Gregg visit my astrophotography site: www.greggsastronomy.com
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Berkeley 54
Dan Crowson
Berkeley 54 is a Trumpler class I 3 m open cluster located approximately 12,100 light-years away in Cygnus.
Luminance – 27x300s – binned 1x1 – 135 minutes RGB – 10:8:10x180s – 30:24:30 minutes each – binned 2x2
219 minutes total exposure – 3 hours 39 minutes
Imaged June 24th and 25th, 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/48138369212/sizes/l
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Re: Berkeley 54
Gregg Ruppel
Dan: Not your typical open cluster - I'm guessing the reddening is due
to its distance and location along the galactic plane? Thanks for
sharing it. Clear skies, Gregg visit my astrophotography site: www.greggsastronomy.com On 6/27/2019 3:30 PM, Dan Crowson
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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula in narrowband
Bernard Miller
Hi,
This is an image of M8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula captured and processed with narrowband filters using the Hubble palette. It is an emission nebula about 6,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Its size is estimated to be about 110 light years by 60 light years.
Comments and suggestions appreciated.
httP://www.azstarman.net/CDK/M8_NB.htm
Thanks,
Bernard
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Re: Berkeley 54
Bernard Miller
Dan,
Nice job.
Bernard
From: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io On Behalf Of Dan Crowson
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 3:30 PM To: 'Dan Crowson' <dcrowson@...> Subject: [DarkSkyNewMexico] Berkeley 54
Berkeley 54 is a Trumpler class I 3 m open cluster located approximately 12,100 light-years away in Cygnus.
Luminance – 27x300s – binned 1x1 – 135 minutes RGB – 10:8:10x180s – 30:24:30 minutes each – binned 2x2
219 minutes total exposure – 3 hours 39 minutes
Imaged June 24th and 25th, 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/48138369212/sizes/l
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Re: vdB 100
Bernard Miller
Excellent processing Gregg.
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Bernard
-----Original Message-----
From: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io On Behalf Of Gregg Ruppel Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 8:00 AM To: Eureka Observers Club <EurekaObsClub@...>; St. LouisAstronomy <STLAstronomy@...>; ASEMDigitalSIG <ASEMDigitalSIG@groups.io>; taaaforum@...; DSNM <DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io> Subject: [DarkSkyNewMexico] vdB 100 Hi all: vdB 100 is a small reflection nebula around the 6.5 magnitude star nu Scorpii. It is embedded in a much larger area of reflection nebulosity, IC 4592. Just to its northeast is a small dark nebula, B40: http://www.greggsastronomy.com/IMAGES/vdB100_LRGB.jpg Image data here: http://www.greggsastronomy.com/vdB100.html -- Clear skies, Gregg visit my astrophotography site: www.greggsastronomy.com
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Re: DSNM Panorama
Bernard Miller
Brian,
Very cool. I can see my observatory 😊
Bernard
From: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io On Behalf Of Brian Ottum
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 11:00 AM To: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io Subject: [DarkSkyNewMexico] DSNM Panorama
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzLmzyeHSjq/
See that bird near the sun? It was just hovering in the wind.
Brian
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Berkeley 45
Dan Crowson
Berkeley 45 is a Trumpler class II 2 p open cluster located approximately 7,664 light-years away in Aquila.
Luminance – 24x300s – binned 1x1 – 120 minutes RGB – 8x180s – 24 minutes each – binned 2x2
182 minutes total exposure – 3 hours 2 minutes
Imaged June 23rd and 24th, 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/48154401532/sizes/l
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Arp 330
Dan Crowson
Arp 330 consists of six galaxies in the ‘Galaxy chains’ class. These galaxies (north to south) include:
MCG+09-27-095 (Shk 16-4) MCG+09-27-096 (Shk 16-5) MCG+09-27-094 (Shk 16-1) MCG+09-27-092 (Shk 16-3) MCG+09-27-093 (Shk 16-8) MCG+09-27-091 (Shk 16-2)
(Shk = Shakhbazian)
Others that should have be included are:
2MASX J16491727+5327127 (Shk 16-7) - above the first galaxy Shk 16-13 – between 16-4 and 16-5 2MASX J16491583+5325286 (Shk 16-12) – right (east) of the others, closer to the star PGC 2439822 – between Shk 16-8 and 16-2 Shk 16-14, 16-6 and 16-15 below the chain
UGC 10853 is the barred spiral at the top left
Luminance – 34x600s – 340 minutes – binned 1x1 RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
460 minutes total exposure – 7 hours 40 minutes
Imaged May 28th, 29th and 30th, 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/48154984742/sizes/l
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Re: Arp 330
Gregg Ruppel
Galaxies galore - very nice rendition. Thanks for sharing it. Clear skies, Gregg visit my astrophotography site: www.greggsastronomy.com On 6/29/2019 3:02 PM, Dan Crowson
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Arp 91
Dan Crowson
Arp 91 consists of NGC 5954 (UGC 9904, VV 244b and others), the up and down spiral interacting with NGC 5953 (UGC 9903, VV 244/a and others) the distorted spiral to the right (west) of it. These are part of the ‘Spiral Galaxies – Companions on Arms – Large, High Surface Brightness Companions’ class. The newest study puts these at approximately 52 million light-years away in Serpens Caput. Older redshift distance estimates are nearly double.
NGC 5951 (UGC 9895 and others) is the nice galaxy at the bottom right.
Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1 RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
360 minutes total exposure – 6 hours
Imaged May 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th, 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/48164633712/sizes/l
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M94
Dan Crowson
M94 (NGC 4736, UGC 7996 and many more) is a spiral galaxy located approximately 15 million light-years away in Canes Venatici.
Luminance – 28x600s – 280 minutes – binned 1x1 RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
400 minutes total exposure – 6 hours 40 minutes
Imaged May 3rd and 4th, 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/48200844731/sizes/l
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Re: M94
Gregg Ruppel
Very nice Dan. Looks good to see a big galaxy that fills the frame. Thanks for sharing.
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On Jul 4, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Dan Crowson <dcrowson@...> wrote:
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Sharpless 189
Dan Crowson
Sharpless 198 (Simeis 5) is an emission nebula located approximately 7,500 light-years away in Cassiopeia. This nebula is often overlooked or imaged along with the more popular Soul Nebula (IC 1848).
Ha – 24x1800s – 720 minutes – binned 1x1 RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
840 minutes total exposure – 14 hours
Imaged over nine nights in 2016 and 2017 at Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.
HaRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/48201263231/sizes/l
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