Hi, This is an image of NGC 6334, also known as the Cat’s Paw Nebula. I have included both an HaLRGB and SHO version of this object. It is an emission nebula and star forming region about 5,500 light

Hi, This is an image of NGC 772, also known as Arp 78. It is a spiral galaxy about 100 million light years away in the constellation Aries. This galaxy has a single outer spiral arm and its elliptical

Hi, This is an image of NGC 6188A, which is part of the “Dragons of Ara” nebula. It is located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Ara. This is a relatively young star forming region onl

NGC 6340 (UGC 10762, PGC 59742 and others) near the bottom center is an unbarred spiral galaxy located approximately 68 million light-years away in Draco. IC 1251 (UGC 10757, PGC 59735 and others) is

NGC 6760 is a Shapley-Sawyer class IX (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapley%E2%80%93Sawyer_Concentration_Class) globular cluster located approximately 24,100 light-years away in Aquila. Luminance – 24

Hi, You would be forgiven if you thought this was a giant comet. It is in fact NGC 5367 and cometary globule CG12. NGC 5367 Is a reflection nebula about 2,000 light years away in the constellation Cen

Hi, I could use some help from the group. I have a real head scratcher going on. I cannot access my video controller or my power controller remotely. I have tried 4 different computers on two differen

Hi, This is an image of IC 1284. It is an emission nebula about 6,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. In addition to IC 1284 you can see the blue reflection nebulae vdB 118 (upper)

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Hi, This is an image of NGC 6334, also known as the Cat’s Paw Nebula or Bear Claw Nebula. It is an emission nebula and star forming region about 5,500 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. M

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The August Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri Digital SIG (Imaging) meeting will be held using Zoom on Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 from 7 PM CDT until ? I’ve scheduled the Zoom to start at 6:45 P

Hi, This is an image of NGC 5068. It is a face-on barred spiral galaxy about 22 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. It is over 45,000 light years in diameter and has many active star

Hi, This is an image of NGC 2020 and several other nebulae and clusters in the Large Magellanic cloud. In addition to NGC 2020 at the top center of the image you can also see NGC 2014 just to the left

Hi, This is an image of RCW 86. It is the oldest known SNR in the night sky. It was witnessed by Chinese astronomers in185 A.D. and documented as a “guest star” that remained visible for 8 months. It

I finally dodged the monsoon clouds to get a close-up for C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, before it fades away. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDcQLhEj1Rq/ Brian

Arp 293 consists of NGC 6285 (PGC 59344 and others) located above NGC 6286 (UGC 10647 and others). On the right (west) side of the image, these are part of Arp’s ‘Double Galaxies – Wind Effects’ class

Hi, This is an image of N44. It is an emission nebula with a super bubble structure located about 160,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. N44 has a super bu

I head up the imaging SIG of my local club just west of Saint Louis. We’ve been using Zoom for the last three months. Zoom has allowed us to get presenters from all over. I’ve had Gregg Ruppel (DSNM)

Hi, This is an image of NGC 6744. It is a spiral galaxy about 30 million light years away in the constellation Pavo. It is thought to be one of the most Milky Way-like spiral galaxies in our immediate