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Astrophotography from Sierra Remote Observatories

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2008 Image Gallery

 

Cone & Foxfur Nebula: by Larry Van Vleet

10" Takahashi BRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803 31 hrs NB.

Horsehead Nebula: by Larry Van Vleet

10" Takahashi BRC-250 f/5 & PL16803 HaLRGB.

Thor's Helmet by: Larry Van Vleet

10" Takahashi BRC-250 f/5 & PL16803

NGC 1333:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS f/8.9

& Apogee U16M RGB 6Hrs.

NGC 1579:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M LRGB.  APOD January 30, 2009.

IC 5146:  by Larry Van Vleet 10" Takahashi

BRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803 RGB.

 

 

NGC 2174: by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M 5nm NB 22 Hrs.

IC 410: by Don Goldman 16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M RGB NB 11.5 Hrs.

Rosette Nebula: by Don Goldman 16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M RGB NB 12 Hrs.

Horsehead Nebula:  by Don Goldman

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M HaLRGB 9 Hrs.

NGC 7479: by Keith Quattrocchi

16" RCOS & STL-6303 6 Hrs LRGB.

 

 

NGC 6384: by Frank S. Barnes III RCOS

10" f/7 Astrograph ST-10XME LRGB.

 

 

IC 1805: by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M 5nm NB 22 Hrs.

APOD November 21. 2008

M 76: by Don Goldman

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M NB RGB 12.5 Hrs.

 

M 33: by Larry Van Vleet 10" Takahashi

BRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803 HaRGB.

NGC 7822: by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M 5nm NB 21 Hrs.

NGC 891: by Keith Quattrocchi

16" RCOS & STL-6303 RGB.

 

 

NGC 6888: by Larry Van Vleet 10" Takahashi

BRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803 NB.

APOD November 1. 2008

Veil Nebula East: by Paul Mortfield and Stefano Cancelli 16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M LRGB 8 Hrs.

IC 5146: by Frank S Barnes III RCOS

10" f/7 Astrograph ST-10XME LRGB 36 hrs

 

 

 

NGC 7331: by Larry Van Vleet 10" Takahashi

BRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803 HaRGB.

 

 

Crab Nebula:  by Don Goldman

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M NB 9.5 Hrs.

 

 

M 42:  by Don Goldman

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M LRGB 5 Hrs.

M 78: by Don Goldman

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M LRGB 7 Hrs.

LBN 438:  by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M R/RGB 23 Hrs.

 

 

IC 1805: by Larry Van Vleet 10" Takahashi

BRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803 OIII, SII and Ha, LRGB.

NGC 7814: by Frank S Barnes III RCOS

10" f/7 Astrograph LRGB 13.25 hrs.

 

 

Sharpless 2-132:  by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M R/RGB 24 Hrs.

 

 

The Veil Nebula:  by Larry Van Vleet 10" TakahashiBRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803 OIII, SII and Ha.

Gamma Cas Nebula:  by Don Goldman

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M LRGBHa 7 Hrs.

 

 

 

Sky and Telescope, Apogee Ad, June 2009 pg 9

APOD September 4, 2008

Helix Nebula: by Don Goldman

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M

APOD August 25, 2008

NGC 7008: by Don Goldman, Paul Mortfield &

Dietmar Hager 16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M

 

IC 1805: by Don Goldman

S & T Beautiful Universe 2010 Cover!

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M

Cocoon Nebula: by Paul Mortfield 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & Apogee U16M LRGB.

VDB 152: by Frank S Barnes III 10" RCOSA

& Takahashi FSQ 106N

 

IC 1318: by Keith Quattrocchi

narrowband 16" RCOS & STL-6303.

Another version found here

APOD September 12. 2008

M33: by Paul Mortfield & Stefano Cancelli

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U16M Ha-LRGB.

Undesignated Bubble: By Mel Helm & Keith Quattrocchi 16" RCOS & STL-6303 21 Hrs NB.

 

M16: by Keith Quattrocchi 16" RCOS &

SBIG STL-6303 Ha, OIII & SII 18 Hrs.

 

 

IC 1848: by Don Goldman

16" RCOSf/8.9 & Apogee U16M 3nm NB 11.75 Hrs.

M16: by Larry Van Vleet 10" Takahashi

BRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803 Tri-Color & NB.

M27: by Don Goldman

16" RCOSf/8.9 & Apogee U16M 3nm NB 9 Hrs.

M27: by Mel Helm Dream 16" Astrograph,

Chronos HD32, FLI Microline 16803.

VDB 152: by Paul Mortfield & Stefano Cancelli

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U9000 CRGB.

 

M57: by Mel Helm Dream 16" Astrograph,

Chronos HD32, FLI Microline 16803.

Crescent Nebula:  by Mel Helm Dream 16"

Astrograph, Chronos HD32, FLI Microline 16803.

 

Pelican Nebula:  by Mel Helm Dream 16"

Astrograph, Chronos HD32, FLI Microline 16803.

Cygnus Wall:  by Mel Helm Dream 16"

Astrograph, Chronos HD32, FLI Microline 16803.

M 27:  by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M LRGB 8 Hrs.

NGC 7203:  by Frank S Barnes III

FSQ 106N & SBIG STL-11K

 

 

NGC 7203:  by Frank S Barnes III

RCOS 10" RCA & SBIG ST-10XME.

 

 

M8:  by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M LRGB 9 Hrs.

Published in Sky and Telescope, Nov 2008, p 92

Pelican Nebula: by Larry Van Vleet 10" Takahashi

BRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803 Tri-Color & NB.

APOD July 12, 2008

Sky and Telescope, Apogee Ad, XXXX 2009 pg XX

NGC 7331:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & Apogee U9000 CRGB  8 Hrs.

M57:  by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M LRGB 13 Hrs.

Apogee Ad, February 20010 pg 3

Elephant's Trunk:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & Apogee U9000 Tri-Color  & NB 9 Hrs.

NGC 4236:  by Keith Quattrocchi

16" RCOS & STL-6303

 

 

 

M101:  by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M LRGB 10 Hrs.

 

 

Abell 2151:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & Apogee U9000 CRGB 9 Hrs.

Veil-West 52 Cygni:  by Paul Mortfield and

Stef Cancelli 16" RCOSf/8.9 & Apogee U9000.

Abell 2199 Hercules Galaxy Cluster:  by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M LRGB 12 Hrs.

NGC 5921:  by Keith Quattrocchi

16" RCOS & SBIG STL-6303

 

 

APOD July 26, 2008

IC 1805: by Keith Quattrocchi 16" RCOS & STL-6303

 

Apennine Mountains: by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M 0.2 seconds.

M101:  by Mel Helm 16" Dream Scope

f/3.75 FLI 16803.

 

 

NGC 7331: by Mel Helm Dream 16"

Astrograph, Chronos HD32, FLI Microline 16803.

 

M101:  by Fred Ringwald 16" DFM RC STL-11K

A2151:  by Fred Ringwald 16" DFM RC STL-11K

NGC 6522 and 6528:  by Fred Ringwald

16" DFM RC STL-11K

NGC 6888:  by Fred Ringwald

16" DFM RC STL-11K

Moon:  by Fred Ringwald 127mm

ED APO f/7.5 Canon-EOS 20Da DSLR

North America Nebula:  by Fred Ringwald 85mm

 f/5.6 Canon-EOS 300D DSLR

NGC 4565:  by Larry Van Vleet 10" Takahashi

BRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803

NGC 4565:  by Keith Quattrocchi

16" RCOS & SBIG STL-6303

NGC 4490:  by Keith Quattrocchi

16" RCOS & SBIG STL-6303

NGC 4565:  by Frank S Barnes III

RCOS 10' Astrograph & SBIG ST-10XME

NGC 4244:  by Keith Quattrocchi

16" RCOS & SBIG STL-6303

Tadpole Galaxy:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & Apogee U9000 CRGB 5 Hrs.

M 64 Black Eye Galaxy: by Greg Morgan

12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M  LRGB 14 Hrs.

NGC 4567/4568, Siamese Twins:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U9000 LRGB 8 Hrs.

NGC 5907:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & Apogee U9000 LRGB 8.5 Hrs.

NGC 5963 5965: by Greg Morgan 12.5" RCOS

& Apogee U16M  LRGB 20 Hrs.

APOD May 15, 2008

NGC 3628: by Keith Quattrocchi16"

RCOS & SBIG STL-6303 LRGB 20 Hrs.

 

M 63: by Greg Morgan 12.5" RCOS

& Apogee U16M  LRGB 16 Hrs.

M82: by Greg Morgan 12.5" RCOS

& Apogee U16M  LRGB 10.5 Hrs.

 

 

NGC 4038: by Don Goldman and Paul Mortfield

16" RCOS f/8.9 & Apogee U9000 CRGB 6 Hrs.

NGC 4088: by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & Apogee U9000.

 

 

APOD April 25, 2008

M86 and neighbors: by Greg Morgan 12.5" RCOS

& Apogee U16M  11 Hrs LRGB.

M100: by Greg Morgan 12.5" RCOS

& Apogee U16M cropped 6 Hrs LRGB.

 

Leo Triplet: by Larry Van Vleet 10" Takahashi

BRC-250 f/5 & FLI 16803

M105: by Greg Morgan  12.5" RCOS

& Apogee U16M cropped 6 Hrs LRGB.

Published in Sky and Telescope, August 2008, p 84

NGC 7000 and area: by Frank S Barnes III

FSQ 106N & SBIG STL-11K

M51: by Keith Quattrocchi

16" RCOS & SBIG STL-6303

NGC 3628: by Greg Morgan  12.5" RCOS

& Apogee U16M cropped 7 Hrs LRGB.

Cone Nebula and area: by Frank S Barnes III

FSQ 106N & SBIG STL-11K

NGC 2903:  by Keith Quattrocchi

16" RCOS & SBIG STL-6303

M65 & M66: by Greg Morgan  12.5" RCOS

& Apogee U16M cropped 7 Hrs LRGB.

 

M106: by Paul Mortfield 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & STL-11K 9 x 15 min.

 

NGC1514: by Keith Quattrocchi

16" RCOS & STL-6303

Cone Nebula: by Greg Morgan  12.5"

RCOS & Apogee U16M  5nm HaRGB 9 Hrs.

NGC 3628: by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & STL-11K.

 

 

M20: by Larry Van Vleet 10" Takahashi

BRC-250 f/5 & STL-11K

 

 

Rosette Nebula NGC 2237: by Greg Morgan 12.5" RCOS & Apogee U16M 5nm NB 20 Hrs.

M51: by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & STL-11K 8.5 hours.

 

 

 

NGC 2336: by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & STL-11K 6 hours.

 

 

 

Eskimo Nebula:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & STL-11K

 

Near Earth Asteroid 2007 TU24:  by Mike Mayda

16" RCOS & Apogee U16M 30 sec.

Near Earth Asteroid 2007 TU24:  by Paul Mortfield

16" RCOS f/8.9 & STL-11K 20 sec.

 

IC 1795:  by Greg Morgan 12.5" RCOS & Apogee

U16M 5nm NB 30 Hrs.

LND 888: by Frank S Barnes III

FSQ 106N & Apogee U16M

 

NGC 5218/16:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & STL-11K

 

 

Comet 8P-Tuttle & M33:  by Frank S Barnes III

FSQ 106N & STL-11K

Comet 8P-Tuttle:  by Paul Mortfield

16" RCOS f/8.9 & STL-11K

M81:  by Don Goldman 16" RCOS

f/8.9 & STL-11K

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