M81 - Bode's Galaxy

OBJECT M81 - Bode's Galaxy (and satellite galaxy Holmberg IX, left of M81) (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , large) Distance: 12 million light years Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II Camera QSI 690wsg @ -15C Filters Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2, Astrodon Ha (3nm) Guider SX Lodestar Settings 20x5min L (bin1x1); 5x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, PI, CS4 (uncropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) Date/Location 7 April 2022 - Las Cruces, NM This image is LRGB.

M78 - NGC 2068 (reflection nebula)

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OBJECT M78 - NGC 2068 (reflection nebula) Distance: 1,600 light years Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II Camera QSI 690wsg @ -15C Filters Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2, Astrodon Ha (3nm) Guider SX Lodestar Settings 15x10min L; 3x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) Date/Location 28 October 2021 - Las Cruces, NM

NGC 253 - Sculptor Galaxy

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OBJECT NGC 253 - Sculptor Galaxy (image is reduced-size | other sizes: medium ,,large) Distance: 11 million light years Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II Camera QSI 690wsg @ -15C Filters Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 Guider SX Lodestar Settings 4x10min L (bin1x1); 1x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, PI, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) Date/Location 28 October 2021 - Las Cruces, NM

M27 - NGC 6863 (Dumbbell Nebula)

http://jeffjastro.com OBJECT M27 - NGC 6863 (Dumbbell Nebula) (image is reduced-size crop | other sizes: medium ,,large) Distance: 55 million light years Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II Camera QSI 690wsg @ -15C Filters Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 Guider SX Lodestar Settings 6x10min L, 4x10min Ha (bin1x1); 2x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, PI, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) Date/Location Notes 28 October 2021 - Las Cruces, NM

Jupiter and Saturn (using ZWO) - smoky conditions

From 10 Sep 2021. 150mm Orion Mak-Cas, 3x Barlow Tak EM200 mount ZWO ASI224MC

Saturn - 20 Sep 2021

Saturn (20 Sep 2021)
150mm Orion Mak-Cas, 3x Barlow
Tak EM200 mount
Canon PowerShot SX420 IS

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Jupiter, GRS, and a moon

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