All images are oriented with the North at the top and the West
to the right
| Object
|
Other Name(s) |
Type of Object |
Thumbnail Image |
Comments |
| Oyster Nebula |
NGC1501 |
Planetary Nebula |
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| Peanut Nebula |
Sh2-205 |
Emission Nebula |
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| Pelican Nebula |
IC5067/5070 |
Nebula |
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Takahashi Epsilon 130 image.
 Takahashi Epsilon 180 image.
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The North American
Nebula (NGC7000) is also shown. This image is a
combination of two 20-minute exposures on ASA 400 film. |
| Perseus A |
NGC1275;
Caldwell 24 |
Galaxy Cluster |
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| Phi Cas Cluster; Caldwell 13 |
NGC457 |
Open Cluster |
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| Pipe Nebula |
LDN 1773 |
Dark Nebula |
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This is a complex
nebular region between Sagittarius and Scorpius. |
| Pleiades |
M45 |
Galactic (0pen) Cluster with Surrounding Nebulosity |
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Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da.
Six ten-minute exposures combined. |
| R CrA Nebula; Caldwell 68 |
NGC696726/6729/IC4812 |
Bright Nebula |
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From top to bottom
the objects are respectively, NGC6726 (large nebulosity
around a bright star), NGC6729 (small red nebulosity),
and IC4812 (nebulosity around the bright star in the
lower right hand corner). |
| Rho Ophiuchus
Nebular Complex |
IC4604 |
Complex mixture of
Reflection and Dark Nebulae near the star Rho Ophiuchi |
 |
Takahashi Epsilon
180 image with Canon 20Da camera, 10-minute exposure. |
| Rho Ophiuchus
Complex |
IC4604 (bright
nebulosity); Barnard 42 (dark nebulosity west of Rho
Ophiuchus) |
|
 |
Meade LXD75 8-inch
f/4 telescope image with QSI 532 CCD |
| Rho Ophiuchus Complex |
IC4604 (bright
nebulosity); Barnard 42 (dark nebulosity west of Rho
Ophiuchus) |
|
 |
Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 60Da camera |
| Ring Nebula |
M57; NGC6720 |
Planetary Nebula |
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|
| Ringtail Galaxy; Antennae; Caldwell 60-61 |
NGC4038+4039;Arp244 |
Interacting
Galaxies |
AP7 image
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Dream Machine image
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| Rosette Nebula; Caldwell 49-50 |
NGC2237; 2239;
2244; 2246; 2252 |
Open Cluster with
surrounding nebulosity |
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Dream Machine image
Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with QSI 532 CCD
Hydrogen alpha
Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with QSI 532 CCD |
|
| Running Man Nebula |
NGC1977 |
Reflection Nebula |
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| Saturn Nebula |
NGC7009; Caldwell 55 |
Planetary Nebula |
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| Seagull Nebula |
IC2177 |
Complex mixture of
Reflection, Emission, and Dark Nebulae |
 |
Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da.
Six 10-minute exposures combined. |
| Sculptor Galaxy |
NGC253 |
Large Spiral
Galaxy |
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| Skull Nebula |
NGC246; Caldwell 56 |
Planetary Nebula |
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| Snake Nebula |
Barnard 72 |
Dark Nebula |
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|
| Snowglobe Nebula |
NGC6781 |
Planetary Nebula |
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|
| Soul Nebula |
IC1848; Sharpless 2-199; LBN 667 |
Emission Nebula, Open Clusters |
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|
| Spirograph Nebula |
IC418; the Raspberry |
Planetary Nebula |
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|
| Stephan's Quintet of Galaxies |
Arp319; NGC7317,
NGC7318A, NGC7318B, NGC7319, NGC7320 |
Galaxies |
AP7 image
Dream Machine image
|
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| Tau CMa Cluster |
NGC2362; Caldwell 64 |
Open Cluster |
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| Thor's Hammer |
NGC2359 |
Nebula |
AP7 image
Dream Machine Image
Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera |
|
| Trifid Nebula |
NGC6514; M20 |
Diffuse Nebula |
 |
Canon 300 mm f/3.8 lens, 10-minute
exposure with Canon 20Da camera.
Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 telescope,
Canon 20Da camera,
10-minute exposure.
Meade LXD75 8-inch
f/4 telescope, QSI 532 CCD, exposures in clear, red,
green, and blue combined.
Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera.
Three 5-minute exposures combined. |
| Trifid Nebula |
M20 |
Reflection and
emission nebulae |
|
This Canon 20Da
300 mm telephoto lens image shows both the Trifid Nebula
(M20) and the Lagoon Nebula (M8). |
