David's Astronomy Pages (Image Gallery) Image Highlights - 2004

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Shown below are some of my favourite CCD images from 2004.  They are taken using a ST-7E camera through an 8" LX200

	| Stars | Clusters | Nebulae | Galaxies | Moon | Planets | Comets |

Stars

Albireo - Double Star (Cygnus) Albireo (β1 Cyg): Orange (mag +3.0),  Companion (β2 Cyg): Blue (mag + 5.1) Separation 34 arc secs

CCD Colour Composite Blue (B 1.0s), Green (V 0.3s), Red (R 0.3s) 2004-09-07 21:30 hUT (# 71026,34,36)

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 Clusters

Star Chains near Alshain (Aquila) (Image Centre is 13 arc min NE of Alshain)

CCD Image, 3x60s exposure (median combine) C Filter 2004-09-07 21:59h UT (#71057-59)

NGC 1245  (Perseus)

Composite Colour CCD Image Luminance (C av 3x30s), Blue 300% (B av 2 x 60s), Green (V av 2 x 30s), Red (R av 2 x 30s) 2004-09-19  00:25 h UT (#72091-101)

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Nebulae

M57 - Ring Nebula (Lyra) Composite high detail + colour image of M57 (constructed from images taken 13 months apart)

CCD Colour Composite Luminance Image taken on 2003-08-03 from southern England (#47146-55)  (C sum 10x30s, f/10, 1x1 binning, unsharp masked)  combined with Colour Images taken on 2004-09-18 from NE Scotland  (# 72004-16) Blue 260% (B av 3 x 60s, f/7, 2x2 binning),  Green (V av 2x60s, f/7, 2x2 binning),  Red (R av2x60s, f/7, 2x2 binning)  [ Full Size | Original Luminance Image ]

NGC 2392 - Clown Face or Eskimo Nebula (Gemini)

Colour CCD Image Red 3x20s (av), Green 3x20s (av), Blue 3x30s (av) 2004-02-19  20:25 to 20:31 h UT (#58117-25)

NGC 7662 (Andromeda)

CCD  Colour Composite Luminance (C med 3x60s), Blue 250% (B med 6 x 60s),  Green (V med 3x60s), Red (R med 3x60s) 2004-11-02 00:41 h UT (#73063-77)

M42 (Orion)

CCD Colour Image Red 3x10s (av), Green 3x10s (av), Blue 3x20s (av). Luminance 6x10s (av) 2004-02-05  22:20 to 22:27 h UT (#56008-25) 8" LX200 SCT operating at F6.3

IC 434 - Horsehead Nebula (Orion)

CCD Image 2 x 5min exposure (sum combine), R Filter 2004-12-19 01:30h UT (#80156-57)

IC 405 (Auriga)

False Colour CCD Image 5 min exposure,  C Filter, Autoguided Square root brightness scaling (1420-2500 ADU) 2004-11-18 20:38 h UT (#75022)

M1 - Crab Nebula (Taurus)

CCD Colour Image Luminance (C av2 x 60s), Blue 250% (B av 4 x 60s),  Green (V av 2x60s), Red (R av2x60) 2004-09-19  00:47 hUT (# 72105-15)

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Galaxies

M66 (Leo)

CCD Image 5 x 2 min (average combine),  C Filter 2004-12-11 05:42 h UT (#79010-14)

M64 (Coma Berenices)

CCD  Image, 5 x 60 sec exposure (summed) 2004-03-29  01:20 h UT (#64225-29)

M88 (Virgo)

CCD  Image, 10 x 60 sec exposure (summed) 2004-03-29  00:54 h UT (#64201-05 & 64213-17)

M65, M66 and NGC 3628 Spiral Galaxies

Mosaic as above with longer  exposure images embedded

M51 (Ursa Major)

CCD Image, 15 x 1 min exposure (summed)  clear filter 2004-03-21 23:44 h UT  to  2004-03-22 00:04 h UT  (#63137-55)

NGC 6946 (Cygnus/Cepheus)

CCD Image 3 x 5min (average combine),  C Filter, Autoguided 2004-11-02 00:41 h UT (#74015-17)

M104 - Sombrero Galaxy (Virgo)

CCD Image 3 x 2 min (average combine),  C Filter 2004-12-11 06:11 h UT (#79023-25)

M101 (Ursa Major)

CCD Image Mosaic (1x2)  3 x 2 min (average combine),  C Filter 2004-12-11 07:04 h UT (#79063-68)

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Moon

Near Full Moon (95.4% phase)

CCD Mosaic, 0.11s exposure, B filter 2004-08-31 23:45 to 2004-09-01 00:02h UT (#69062-80) Larger Size

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Planets

Venus

CCD Image, 0.11 sec exposure, lunar filter 2004-02-19  19:27 h UT (#58044) 8" LX200 operating at f/7)

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Comets

C/2002 T7 (Linear) (passing through star field in Pegasus)

Colour CCD Image Red 5x20s (av), Green 5x20s (av), Blue 5x30s (av), Luminance 12x10s (av) 2004-02-19  19:32 to 19:49h UT (#58048-76)

CCD Image, 12 x 10 sec exposure (average) Contrast adjusted 2004-02-19  19:32 to 19:38 h UT (#58048-59)

Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) (passing through Eridanus)

CCD Image 2 min exposure,  C Filter 2004-12-18 22:25 h UT (#80070)

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