Two images featured in Space.com "100 Most Amazing Space Photos of 2017"

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Hi all :) *Two* of my images have been featured as Space.com's "100 Most Amazing Space Photos of 2017" !!!

Here are screengrabs:

Bubble featured by Space.com and Astronomy Magazine

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Hi all :) My recent Bubble Nebula image has been featured by both Space.com as well as Astronomy Magazine. Here are two screengrabs...

...the original image can be found here:  http://jeffjastro.com/dso/NGC7635_3Sep17.htm

Emission Nebula Discovery in Puppis (journal article)

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Hi all:  I put together an article to have a document in the public domain (beyond my website) regarding the HII emission area/object I discovered near M47 (described in detail on my main site). The peer-reviewed article I wrote has since been published online:

http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.astronomy.20170601.01.html

NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula

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Hi all, here is my latest backyard result from here in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

This is my very first attempt at imaging this particular object :) and I used the big scope (130mm aperture Takahashi refractor), shooting at max focal length possible for my current setup (1000mm).

NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula
TOA-130F, EM200, QSI540wsg
12x10min Ha, 3x10min L (bin1x1); 4x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias

Larger/details: http://jeffjastro.com/dso/NGC7635_3Sep17.htm

IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula

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Hi all :)
Here is IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula - as always, this was imaged from my backyard in my city ("red" level light pollution).

Equipment:
TOA-130F, EM200, QSI540wsg
11x10min Ha, 4x5min L (bin1x1); 5x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias

Larger/details: http://jeffjastro.com/dso/IC5146_27Aug17.htm

Featured in Amateur Astronomy Magazine

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Honored! I have a 5-page feature of my work in Amateur Astronomy Magazine. Thank you to Charlie Warren and Robert Reeves for the feature! Here is the opening page.
This is in the Fall 2017 (Issue #96) at AmateurAstronomy.com

Image catch-up: Sh2-254, IC 2169, and Sun

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Hi all,
Just playing catch-up with a few images that I have not posted here :) Here you go...(links to main site below each image for details):

Sharpless 254 (Sh2-254):

Details: http://jeffjastro.com/dso/Sh2-254_1Feb17.htm


IC 2169 (blue reflection nebula left of center):

Details: http://jeffjastro.com/dso/IC2169_29Jan17.htm


Sun and sunspots:

 Details: http://jeffjastro.com/solarsystem/Sun_6Sep17.htm