It is ~21 Million light years away.
Not very exciting, but it is rarely imaged and not easily recognized. Very small target, but I pointed the "big RC" at it and this was the result.
Monday, February 10, 2025
A small, rarely imaged galaxy...
This is NGC 5474 --- a "peculiar" dwarf companion galaxy to M101.
It is ~21 Million light years away.
Not very exciting, but it is rarely imaged and not easily recognized. Very small target, but I pointed the "big RC" at it and this was the result.
It is ~21 Million light years away.
Not very exciting, but it is rarely imaged and not easily recognized. Very small target, but I pointed the "big RC" at it and this was the result.
Friday, January 24, 2025
Home gym upgrades...
Side bar topic: Latest HOME GYM upgrades!
Super happy ... and recovery mode after so many surgeries in 2024 (2 of them were major surgery - overnight in hospital and tons of stitches - and that's all I'll say about that).
Super happy ... and recovery mode after so many surgeries in 2024 (2 of them were major surgery - overnight in hospital and tons of stitches - and that's all I'll say about that).
Sunday, January 12, 2025
SUN... (11 Jan 2025)
Yesterday (Saturday, 11 Jan 2025), I took out the solar scope since it is a much easier setup and it was nice out.
Here are three views of the sun from today (Saturday) here in Las Cruces (from my front patio). I added a GSO focal reducer since my first effort (last time I posted sun stuff) so I was able to get the entire disk.
Some weirdness in technical stuff I won't go into, but it was just a mediocre capture.
Here are three views of the sun from today (Saturday) here in Las Cruces (from my front patio). I added a GSO focal reducer since my first effort (last time I posted sun stuff) so I was able to get the entire disk.
Some weirdness in technical stuff I won't go into, but it was just a mediocre capture.
Sunday, December 29, 2024
NGC 3953 - Barred Spiral Galaxy (data re-visit)
Re-worked some data I collected previously using my TOA-130F... and here is the (improved) result ☺️
Details: http://jeffjastro.com/dso/NGC3953_6Feb21.htm
Details: http://jeffjastro.com/dso/NGC3953_6Feb21.htm
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to my family and friends around the world ❤️
This image is of the star Vega - I captured this some years ago.
Details are here:
https://jeffjastro.com/dso/Vega_8Nov13.htm
This image is of the star Vega - I captured this some years ago.
Details are here:
https://jeffjastro.com/dso/Vega_8Nov13.htm
Friday, November 29, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Comet ... and ANTI-TAIL !!
Comet ... and ANTI-TAIL !! 🥰💪
So, had to get out there as the moon is getting "bigger" each night and interferes as you can imagine.
We all saw the comet and its tail with the naked eye, though it was very dim. Extra special as it was the FIRST TIME for my wife and daughter to ever see a comet! ❤️
Well, I shot this from my backyard here in Las Cruces two nights ago (15 Oct 2024) using my DSLR and a single 15sec exposure. If you look (very) carefully, you can make out the "anti-tail" ... a hint of something going in the opposite direction as the tail (in "front" of the comet).
What is the anti-tail? Well I'll copy in a description from Space.com:
"New photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appear to show a faint "anti-tail" pointing away in the wrong direction. The puzzling extra limb is the result of a rare illusion that is only possible when our planet is in a certain position."
#astronomy #comet
So, had to get out there as the moon is getting "bigger" each night and interferes as you can imagine.
We all saw the comet and its tail with the naked eye, though it was very dim. Extra special as it was the FIRST TIME for my wife and daughter to ever see a comet! ❤️
Well, I shot this from my backyard here in Las Cruces two nights ago (15 Oct 2024) using my DSLR and a single 15sec exposure. If you look (very) carefully, you can make out the "anti-tail" ... a hint of something going in the opposite direction as the tail (in "front" of the comet).
What is the anti-tail? Well I'll copy in a description from Space.com:
"New photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appear to show a faint "anti-tail" pointing away in the wrong direction. The puzzling extra limb is the result of a rare illusion that is only possible when our planet is in a certain position."
#astronomy #comet
