M39 Cygni

DESCRIPTION: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_39 TECHNICAL NOTES: This is a single 142 seconds exposure with an unmodified Nikon d3100 DSLR camera at ISO400. It has been taken under light pollution WITHOUT any LPS filter. Note the wonderful star colors in the field. EQUIPMENT: Telescope: 385mm (f/3.65) Guider: SBIG ST7XME on a 355mm (f/6) scope. Mount: JPZ Software: Aperture v3.1.2 (Mac). Only histogram adaptions has been one in the NEF (raw) file.

NGC2244 in Monoceros

QHY8L on TOA130 4x900s f/5.5

The Pinwheel Galaxy

Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101 or NGC 5457) -- Equipment: QHY8L on TOA130 750mm (f/5.8)

M13

The Pelican and the Golf of Mexico

The Pelican and the Golf of Mexico nebulas in Cygnus. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_Nebula

The supernova remnant NGC6992 in the Cygnus constellation

QHY8L One-Shot-Color astrocamera, TOA-130 with reducer (f/5.4), 5x900s.

NGC6888 Cygni

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Nebula

The California Nebula in Perseus – Version 2

This mosaic consists of two parts with 6x900s and 4x900s each. Focal length was 660mm at f/5.2. A color camera QHY8L with 7.8mu pixels was used. More infos at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Nebula

The globular cluster M13

Messier 13 in the costellation of Hercules

The Trunk Nebula vdB142 in Cepheus

NP127is 5x1200s QHY8L OSC IDAS JPZ Lodestar MaximDL crop

Stars in Perseus

The Trifid and Lagoon Nebula

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifid_Nebula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula -- Exposure: 2x1200s RGB, QHY8L OSC, NP127is, IDAS LPS P2

IC410 in Auriga

Pure RGB series 5x1200s median at low attitude 5-36 degrees, QHY8L, IDAS LPS P2, NP127is, good atmospheric conditions

Gamma Cygni Nebula

Part of the nebula around the star Gamma Cygni -- QHY8L, FL=660mm (f/5.2), 3x1200s OSC RGB

LBN159 SH2-99 NGC6857 in Cygnus

LBN159 is a dark nebula towards the "Orion Spur" of our galaxy. Dark nebulas are huge amount of dust obstructing the light of stars behind them. The tiny emission nebula is the NGC6857 (up) having a brightness of 11.39mag and an apparent size of 0,6". SH2-99 is apparently located under it. -- QHY8L OSC, NP127is, 4x1200s, 660mm, f5.2, IDAS

Dark nebula B142-3

The dark nebula B142-3 is a dust formation near Gamma Aquillae obstructing the light of the background stars. -- Equipment: Mount GP, unguided exposure, t=204s, Televue 76 with TV reducer (f/5), Nikon d3100, no flats