Greg from the NFO recently drew my attention to this interesing region in Cassiopeia. Lots of open clusters and nebulosity, and a supernova remnant as well. I tried to image it....
My latest image is a wide field (aprox 3.5 degree) of the M16 region. This part of the sky is very hard to reach from my house, so it has taken two nights effort to produce this image.
25/08: New image: IC1396 in Ha
Continuing the study of this area in Cepheus, here is the IC1396 region in Hydrogen Alpha narrowband with my 135mm SLR lens. Read more for the full image.
Last night was murky, but I could see some stars, so I decided to try taking some more frames of Sh 129 in Cepheus to add to the previous image.
However, it didn't turn out very well.
However, it didn't turn out very well.
The comeback continues: Next up is the faint Hydrogen Alpha region sh2-129 in Cepheus. Read all about it and see the image.
Last week during my long exposure run on IC63, the nebulosity near gamma Cassiopeiae I took the opportunity to shoot a couple of dozen quick frames of the bright moon with my 350D and Sigma 70-200mm lens
Over on the main site you can see the latest image - a rough attempt at creating an RGB image from Ha and OIII data. First light for that jolly OIII filter too! :-)
The Veil nebula is one of the easier supernova remenants to photograph - probably the second easiest after the crab Nebula. Parts of it are extremely bright and easy to capture. However, I think imaging capturing the fainter details are sadly lacking.
IC1340 - Part of the Veil Nebula in Ha and OIII
The Veil nebula is one of the easier supernova remenants to photograph - probably the second easiest after the crab Nebula. Parts of it are extremely bright and easy to capture. However, I think imaging capturing the fainter details are sadly lacking.
IC1340 - Part of the Veil Nebula in Ha and OIII