NGC 2237 ,NGC 2238 , NGC 2239 , NGC 2244 all above are the nebula sections apart from the last ngc number which is the cluster in the centre equipment used: celestron c80ed refractor / canon 350d modded autoguided with a 130mm reflector on a heq5 mount 20 × 5 minutes @ iso800 dark/flats/bias taken temperature was -3 oC
""The cluster and nebula lie at a distance of some 5,200 light years from Earth (although estimates of the distance vary considerably) and measure roughly 130 light years in diameter. The radiation from the young stars excite the atoms in the nebula, causing them to emit radiation themselves producing the emission nebula we see. The mass of the nebula is estimated to be around 10,000 solar masses.""
Fascinating and unbelievably beautiful. I would so love to get into astrophotography properly – is it expensive to purchase the gear you need to take shots like this one?
not at all geoff if you do it in stages mount £250 350d £250 scope £220 laptop already i have webcam £39 bits and bobs a few pounds
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Great shot. Great portfolio.
Amazing shot.. love it, well done. Wish my telescope was that powerful.
thanks for comments , wildrider the scope is only a 80mm aperture f/7.5 , just adding the image details now :-)
WOW!!!—-What a wonderful shot
—Bea :D)
what a wonderful creator we have…….
nicely done stack compositing.
Fascinating and unbelievably beautiful. I would so love to get into astrophotography properly – is it expensive to purchase the gear you need to take shots like this one?
not at all geoff if you do it in stages
mount £250
350d £250
scope £220
laptop already i have
webcam £39
bits and bobs a few pounds
thanks for your comments
– 3rdrock
Thanks for going to the trouble of putting that together – much appreciated.
Great image of the Rosette and greta detail in the dark lanes. How long have you been into Astrophotography?
sorry for the late replie , i have just hit my 3rd year for astronomy and imaging
– 3rdrock