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Steve's Astro Photos

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Misc : 8  

Brocchi's
Cluster
Brocchi's Cluster, Collinder 399 in Vulpecula
Otherwise known as The Coathanger. With open cluster NGC 6802
Brocchi's
Cluster
Brocchi's Cluster, Collinder 399 in Vulpecula
Otherwise known as The Coathanger
Milky Way
Milky Way through Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Lacerta & Cygnus
Wide angle view from the Hercules Double Cluster (bottom left) to Cygnus' Sadr (top right)
Nova
Delphini
2013
Discovered 14-Aug-2013 in Japan. Comparison views of area. Nova in centre of r.h. image
(Camera guided on Polarie, short exposures on second image as full moon only 30° away)
Orion's Belt
and Sword
Southern Orion region. Belt and Sword.
Belt: (L to R) Alnitak, Alnilam & Mintaka. Sword: Nebula M42
Plough
& clouds
"Ploughing Through the Clouds"
The Plough asterism over the 24" dome.
Rigel
Beta Orionis
The Rigel Star System. 3 Exposures (1, 2 & 5sec) showing Rigel A, Rigel BC and Rigel D
A mag 0.1: BC (binary) mag 6.8, sep 9.5" pa 202°: D mag 15.4, sep 44" pa 356° (above A)
Sirius
twinkling
Sitrius twinkling
A series of images showing the effect of the atmosphere on starlight