Details: http://jeffjastro.com/dso/NGC3953_6Feb21.htm
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
Friday, September 20, 2024
Milky Way --- zoomed in!!!
On the same (earlier - aka, June) shot of the MW from my backyard, I mentioned I also captured a "zoomed in" version - extending the lens to a relatively longer focal length (70mm vs 18mm or 24mm, for example).
Again, with my T3i and on the SkyWatcher tracking mount. I'll include an extra image here to help orient the view together with the (labeled - I think I have them correct 🙂 ) result of the shot.
You will see some familiar objects in here - some (such as the Eagle Nebula) I captured from Cruces with my TOA-130 at much longer focal length (1000mm) back in 2017.
Back to the present: This was 26x1min exposures --- no darks/flats.
#astronomy #milkyway
Again, with my T3i and on the SkyWatcher tracking mount. I'll include an extra image here to help orient the view together with the (labeled - I think I have them correct 🙂 ) result of the shot.
You will see some familiar objects in here - some (such as the Eagle Nebula) I captured from Cruces with my TOA-130 at much longer focal length (1000mm) back in 2017.
Back to the present: This was 26x1min exposures --- no darks/flats.
#astronomy #milkyway
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
M81 - Bode's Galaxy!
M81 - Bode's Galaxy (from my backyard in Las Cruces)
Distance: 12 million light years
Bouncing back to a LONG focal length (about 2000mm), here is my latest result using my largest scope, the 12" RC Truss-tube! Easily my best ever result imaging this object over the past decade...aperture and mount are everything.
http://jeffjastro.com/dso/M81_30Apr24.htm
More details at the link.
#galaxy #LasCruces #deepSky
Distance: 12 million light years
Bouncing back to a LONG focal length (about 2000mm), here is my latest result using my largest scope, the 12" RC Truss-tube! Easily my best ever result imaging this object over the past decade...aperture and mount are everything.
http://jeffjastro.com/dso/M81_30Apr24.htm
More details at the link.
#galaxy #LasCruces #deepSky
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Milky Way - Saturday night (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Here is the Milky Way over our house LAST NIGHT (10 Aug 2024)...
#milkyway #galaxy #lastnight
#milkyway #galaxy #lastnight
