Since obtaining the ultimate bargain scope for imaging (for me anyway) the Celestron/Costco NexStar 102GT, and a used CCD cam for astro-imaging, my Meade Deep Sky Imager Color one shot (DSI C), I have been steadily imaging from my light drenched observing playground in Culver City, and from my darker sky observing sites at Mount Pinos (Frazier Park National Reserve) and Solstice Canyon in Malibu, adding to my ever growing list of imaged objects.
In late 2014, I moved from light polluted LA to the much darker NorCal South Bay skies. Now that I have a nice dark yard in deep red zone, I find I can do much of my imaging from home (even though I started doing some from orange zone-higher elevation skies at Saratoga Gap), so I started a new project, re-imaging some of the smaller DSO's at full frame without the 0.5x reducer, as well as systematically imaging objects in the realm of galaxies (Leo-Leo Minor-Sextans-Coma Berenices-Canes Venatici and Virgo). I am currently working my way through all the globular clusters in Astronomy's "Atlas of the Stars" in the Sagittarius-Scorpius-Ophiuchus region.
Equipment wise I now have two cheap achromatic imaging OTA's, still sticking to my low budget snapshot imaging roots. I use a Celestron Travelscope 70ST for wide field imaging, and of course the Celestron NexStar 102 for zoomed in views. I upgraded my CCD camera to a slightly larger format camera, the Meade DSI II OSC and I am pleased to report that it does a much better job that its older brother. I also use an Orion 0.5x screw on focal reducer, Orion SkyGlow Imaging filter, Orion supplied MaxIM DL software to compile and stack my subs and of course Adobe's powerful "Photoshop" software for all my image manipulations.
Archive:
The next project over the next few months are to image some of the objects I missed, M33, the great Pinwheel spiral in Triangulum (done 110113); M74, the dim face on galaxy in Pisces (done 102514); M77, the bright Seyfert Galaxy in Cetus (done 110113) and NGC 246, the dim Cetus Planetary Bubble. I also plan to image some wide field shots using the Celestron Travelscope 70 OTA . Target objects include sprawling objects such as M31 and its companions (done 110113); M33 (done 110113); M45, the Pleiades (done 110113); M42, the Great Nebula in Orion (done 110113) and the Perseus Double cluster (done 110113). Since I wasn't very successful in getting the Veil Nebula (done 091914 NGC 6960 6979, 6992, 6995) and in Cygnus. Others include possible the dimmer fare around Orion like the Horsehead Nebula (done 111414), the Running Man Nebula (done NGC 1973/5/7), the Helix Planetary (done NGC 7293) in Aquarius, Thor's Helmet (done NGC 2359), Rosette Nebula (done 122314 Monoceros) and some faint southern galaxies (might be more difficult due to its lower elevation), NGC 1300 (Eridanus), NGC 1097, NGC 1365 (done 112114), NGC 1360 (Fornax).
In late 2014, I moved from light polluted LA to the much darker NorCal South Bay skies. Now that I have a nice dark yard in deep red zone, I find I can do much of my imaging from home (even though I started doing some from orange zone-higher elevation skies at Saratoga Gap), so I started a new project, re-imaging some of the smaller DSO's at full frame without the 0.5x reducer, as well as systematically imaging objects in the realm of galaxies (Leo-Leo Minor-Sextans-Coma Berenices-Canes Venatici and Virgo). I am currently working my way through all the globular clusters in Astronomy's "Atlas of the Stars" in the Sagittarius-Scorpius-Ophiuchus region.
Equipment wise I now have two cheap achromatic imaging OTA's, still sticking to my low budget snapshot imaging roots. I use a Celestron Travelscope 70ST for wide field imaging, and of course the Celestron NexStar 102 for zoomed in views. I upgraded my CCD camera to a slightly larger format camera, the Meade DSI II OSC and I am pleased to report that it does a much better job that its older brother. I also use an Orion 0.5x screw on focal reducer, Orion SkyGlow Imaging filter, Orion supplied MaxIM DL software to compile and stack my subs and of course Adobe's powerful "Photoshop" software for all my image manipulations.
Archive:
The next project over the next few months are to image some of the objects I missed, M33, the great Pinwheel spiral in Triangulum (done 110113); M74, the dim face on galaxy in Pisces (done 102514); M77, the bright Seyfert Galaxy in Cetus (done 110113) and NGC 246, the dim Cetus Planetary Bubble. I also plan to image some wide field shots using the Celestron Travelscope 70 OTA . Target objects include sprawling objects such as M31 and its companions (done 110113); M33 (done 110113); M45, the Pleiades (done 110113); M42, the Great Nebula in Orion (done 110113) and the Perseus Double cluster (done 110113). Since I wasn't very successful in getting the Veil Nebula (done 091914 NGC 6960 6979, 6992, 6995) and in Cygnus. Others include possible the dimmer fare around Orion like the Horsehead Nebula (done 111414), the Running Man Nebula (done NGC 1973/5/7), the Helix Planetary (done NGC 7293) in Aquarius, Thor's Helmet (done NGC 2359), Rosette Nebula (done 122314 Monoceros) and some faint southern galaxies (might be more difficult due to its lower elevation), NGC 1300 (Eridanus), NGC 1097, NGC 1365 (done 112114), NGC 1360 (Fornax).
Objects Imaged so far:
M1 Crab Nebula Supernova Remnant (Taurus). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
M2 Globular Cluster (Aquarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M3 Globular Cluster (Bootes). Imaged in the 102GT
M4 Globular Cluster (Scorpius). Imaged in the 102GT
M5 Globular Cluster (Serpens). Imaged in the 102GT
M6 Butterfly cluster, Open Cluster (Scorpius). Imaged in the 102GT
M7 Ptolemy's cluster, Open Cluster (Scorpius). Imaged in the 102GT
M8 Lagoon Nebula, Emission Nebula (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT. Re-image in wide field
M9 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
M10 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
M11 Wild Duck Cluster, Open Cluster (Scutum). Imaged in the 102GT
M12 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
M13 Hercules cluster, Globular Cluster (Hercules). Imaged in the 102GT
M14 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
M15 Globular Cluster (Perseus). Imaged in the 102GT
M16 Eagle nebula Emission Nebula (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M17 Swan/Omega nebula Emission Nebula (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT . Re-image in wide field
M18 Open Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in TS70.
M19 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
M20 Trifid Nebula Emission and Reflection Nebula (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M22 Crackerjack Cluster, Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M23 Open Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the TS70.
M25 Open Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the TS70.
M27 Dumbbell nebula Planetary Nebula (Vulpecula). Imaged in the 102GT
M28 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M30 Globular Cluster (Capricornus). Imaged in the 102GT
M31 Andromeda Galaxy (Andromeda). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
M32 Galaxy (Andromeda). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
M33 Pinwheel Galaxy (Triangulum). Imaged in The TS 70
M35 Open Cluster (Gemini). Imaged in the 102GT
M36 Open Cluster (Auriga). Imaged in the 102GT
M37 Open Cluster (Auriga). Imaged in the 102GT
M38 Open Cluster (Auriga). Imaged in the 102GT
M41 Open Cluster (Canis Major). Imaged in the 102GT
M42 Orion Nebula Emission Nebula (Orion). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
M43 Nebula Emission Nebula (Orion). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
M44 Praesepe cluster Open Cluster (Cancer). Imaged in the 102GT. Re-image in wide field
M45 Pleiades Open Cluster and Reflection Nebula (Taurus). Imaged in The TS 70
M46 Open Cluster (Puppis). Imaged in the 102GT
M47 Open Cluster (Puppis). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 2438 Planetary Nebula in M46 (Puppis). Imaged in the 102GT
M49 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the 102GT
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy (Canes Venatici). Imaged in the 102GT. Re-image in wide field
M53 Globular Cluster (Coma Berenices). Imaged in 102GT
M54 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M55 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M56 Globular Cluster (Lyra). Imaged in the 102GT
M57 Ring nebula Planetary nebula (Lyra). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
M58 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
M59 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the 102GT
M60 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the 102GT
M61 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the 102GT and TS70
M62 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M63 Sunflower Galaxy (Canes Venatici). Imaged in the 102GT
M64 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the 102GT
M65 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
M66 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
M67 Open Cluster (Cancer). Imaged in the 102GT
M69 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M70 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M71 Globular Cluster(Sagitta). Imaged in the 102GT
M74 Galaxy (Pisces). Imaged in the TS70
M75 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
M76 Little Dumbbell Nebula Planetary Nebula (Perseus). Imaged in the 102GTM77 Seyfert Galaxy (Cetus). Imaged in the TS 70
M78 Reflection Nebula (Orion). Imaged in the 102GT
M79 Globular Cluster (Lepus). Imaged in the 102GT
M80 Globular Cluster (Scorpius). Imaged in the 102GT
M81 Bode's Galaxy (Ursa Major). Imaged in the 102GT
M82 Galaxy (Ursa Major). Imaged in the 102GT
M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (Hydra). Imaged in the 102GT. Re-image in wide field
M84 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the 102GT
M86 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the 102GT
M87 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the 102GT
M88 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
M90 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
M91 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
M92 Globular Cluster (Hercules). Imaged in the 102GT
M93 Open Cluster (Puppis). Imaged in the TS70
M95 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
M94 Crocs Eye Galaxy (Canes Venatici). Imaged in the 102GT
M96 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
M97 Owl nebula Planetary Nebula (Ursa Major). Imaged in the 102GT
M98 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
M99 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
M100 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
M101 Galaxy (Ursa Major). Imaged in the 102GT
M104 Sombrero Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the 102GT
M97 Owl nebula Planetary Nebula (Ursa Major). Imaged in the 102GT
M98 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
M99 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
M100 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
M101 Galaxy (Ursa Major). Imaged in the 102GT
M104 Sombrero Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the 102GT
M105 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
M106 Galaxy (Canes Venatici). Imaged in the 102GT
M107 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
M108 Galaxy (Ursa Major). Imaged in the 102GT
M109 Galaxy (Ursa Major). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC253 Silver Coin Galaxy (Sculptor). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
NGC2392 Eskimo Nebula, Planetary Nebula (Gemini). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC3521 Galaxy (Leo) Imaged in the 102GT
NGC3384 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC3389 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC6543 Cat's Eye Nebula Planetary Nebula (Draco). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC6826 Blinking planetary Planetary Nebula (Cygnus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC7009 Saturn Nebula Planetary Nebula (Aquarius). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC6210 Planetary Nebula (Hercules). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC6818 Planetary Nebula (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC869 Double Cluster, Open Cluster (Perseus). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
NGC884 Double Cluster, Open Cluster(Perseus). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
NGC 2023 Tanktrack/Flame Nebula (Orion). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 436 ET/Strongman Culster, Open Cluster (Cassiopea). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 663 Open Cluster (Cassiopea). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC3628 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged with 102GT
NGC4565 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC3242 Ghost of Jupiter Planetary (Hydra). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC2903 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC7293 Helix Nebula Planetary Nebula (Aquarius). Imaged in the TS70
NGC6960 Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant (Cygnus). Imaged in the TS70
NGC6992 Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant (Cygnus). Imaged in the TS70
NGC7331 Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70
NGC6888 Crescent Nebula (Cygnus). Imaged in the TS70
NGC1023 Galaxy (Perseus). Imaged in the TS70
M106 Galaxy (Canes Venatici). Imaged in the 102GT
M107 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
M109 Galaxy (Ursa Major). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC253 Silver Coin Galaxy (Sculptor). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
NGC2392 Eskimo Nebula, Planetary Nebula (Gemini). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC3521 Galaxy (Leo) Imaged in the 102GT
NGC3384 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC3389 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC6543 Cat's Eye Nebula Planetary Nebula (Draco). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC6826 Blinking planetary Planetary Nebula (Cygnus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC7009 Saturn Nebula Planetary Nebula (Aquarius). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC6210 Planetary Nebula (Hercules). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC6818 Planetary Nebula (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC869 Double Cluster, Open Cluster (Perseus). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
NGC884 Double Cluster, Open Cluster(Perseus). Imaged both in the 102GT and in The TS 70
NGC 2023 Tanktrack/Flame Nebula (Orion). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 436 ET/Strongman Culster, Open Cluster (Cassiopea). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 663 Open Cluster (Cassiopea). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC3628 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged with 102GT
NGC4565 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC3242 Ghost of Jupiter Planetary (Hydra). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC2903 Galaxy (Leo). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC7293 Helix Nebula Planetary Nebula (Aquarius). Imaged in the TS70
NGC6960 Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant (Cygnus). Imaged in the TS70
NGC6992 Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant (Cygnus). Imaged in the TS70
NGC7331 Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70
NGC6888 Crescent Nebula (Cygnus). Imaged in the TS70
NGC1023 Galaxy (Perseus). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 288 Globular Cluster (Sculptor). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 891 Outer Limits Galaxy (Andromeda). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 205 Galaxy (Andromeda). Imaged in the TS70
Banard 33 and IC 434 Horsehead Dark Nebula in Emission Nebula (Orion). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Emission Nebula (Canis Major). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 1365 Galaxy (Fornax). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 2371 Bipolar Planetary (Gemini). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 2237 and NGC 2244 Rosette Emission Nebula and Open Cluster (Monoceros). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 1973/1975/1977 Running Man Nebula (Orion). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 2261 Hubble Variable Nebula (Monoceros). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 2264 Christmas Tree Open Cluster (Monoceros). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 4567/4568 Siamese Twins Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4214 Galaxy (CVn). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4567/4568 Siamese Twins Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4214 Galaxy (CVn). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4244 Galaxy (CVn). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4274 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4414 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4449 Galaxy (CVn). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4490/4485 Galaxy (CVn). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4535/4519 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4559 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4631/4627 Galaxy (CVn). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4656 Galaxy (CVn). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4699 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4725 Galaxy (Coma Berenices). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4762 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4388 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 2967 Galaxy (Sextans). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 2974 Galaxy (Sextans). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 3166 Galaxy (Sextans). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 3169 Galaxy (Sextans). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 3423 Galaxy (Sextans). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 2967 Galaxy (Sextans). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 3607/3608/3605/3599 Galaxy Group (Leo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4517 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4526 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 5746 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 3155 Galaxy (Sextans). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 3021 Galaxy (Leo Minor). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 3607/3608/3605/3599 Galaxy Group (Leo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4216 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4438 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 5746 Galaxy (Virgo). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 3003 Galaxy (Leo Minor). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 3344 Galaxy (Leo Minor). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 6287 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 3432 Galaxy (Leo Minor). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 4038-4039 Galaxy (Corvus). Imaged in the TS 70
NGC 6284 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6293 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6304 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6316 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6342 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6356 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6401 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6544 Globular Cluster (Ophiuchus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6553 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6638 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6642 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6522 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
Stephan's Quintet Group:
NGC 6522 Globular Cluster (Sagittarius). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 6015 Galaxy (Draco). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 6503 Galaxy (Draco). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 247 Galaxy (Cetus). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 772 Galaxy(Aries). Imaged in the TS70
NGC 7008 Planetary Nebula (Cygnus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 210 Galaxy (Cetus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 1514 Planetary Nebula (Taurus). Imaged in the 102GT
NGC 7640 Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the 102GT
Deer Lick Group:
NGC 7340 Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 7340 Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 7337 Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 7336 Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 7335 Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 7317 Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 7318A Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 7318B Galaxy (Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 7319 Galaxy(Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 7320 Galaxy(Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
NGC 7320C Galaxy(Pegasus). Imaged in the TS70, 102GT
Current tally: 201 objects (updated 13th October 2015)
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