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M1 The Crab Nebula in Taurus30 viewsM1 The Crab Nebula in Taurus in H Alpha 27th of September 2008 30x5min exposures Darks was 16x5 Mins binning was 1x1 Total exposure was 150 Min. 2 Hrs 30 Mins a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The nebula was first observed by John Bevis in 1731, and corresponds to a bright supernova recorded by Chinese and Arab astronomers in 1054.
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M13 - The Great Cluster In Hercules31 viewsThis was my first ever deep sky image taking on the 1 June 2006, Balbriggan Co.Dublin. David Grennan and Myself were testing My new 14" OTA with a 6.3 focal reducer at the time .
M13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and catalogued by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764. M13 is about 145 light-years in diameter, and it is composed of several hundred thousand stars, the brightest of which is the variable star V11 with an apparent magnitude of 11.95. M13 is 25,100 light-years away from Earth.
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Double Cluster in Perseus32 views8th September 2006, Balbriggan Co.Dublin. This image was used on the Sky At Night TV show it was a proud moment for me Consedering it was one of my first images.The Double Cluster is the common name for the naked-eye open clusters NGC 884 and NGC 869, which are close together in the constellation Perseus. NGC 884 and NGC 869 are at distances of 7600 and 6800 light-years away, respectively, so they are close to one another in space as well.They are relatively young clusters, with NGC 869 5.6 million years
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The Flame Nebula in Orion48 viewsThe flame nebula (NGC2024) is a glowing cloud of hydrogen gas where star formation is ongoing at 900-1500 light years away in the constellation Orion. Also visible is the horsehead nebula (IC434), both of which are difficult objects to observe due to their low surface brightness, and the proximity of one of Orion's eastern most belt star Alnitak.
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Jupiter RGB67 viewsHere is my first images of Jupiter it was time to let the beast out of the bag and do some planetary imaging with the C14. Jupiter was around 25 Degrees up seeing was very good . it was such a pleasure to be under clear skies again.
Hope you like the images
Details are under the image.
Carl O'Beirnes,
J09 Balbriggan Observatory.
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Jupiter RGB71 viewsHere is my first images of Jupiter it was time to let the beast out of the bag and do some planetary imaging with the C14. Jupiter was around 25 Degrees up seeing was very good . it was such a pleasure to be under clear skies again.
Hope you like the images
Details are under the image.
Carl O'Beirnes,
J09 Balbriggan Observatory.
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Jupiter Impact From The 25th56 viewsThis is the first opportunity I got to image Jupiter since the impact due to the weather conditions. The size of the bruise still on Jupiter is amazing. Details are on the image
Carl O'Beirnes,
J09 Balbriggan Observatory
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The Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici122 views M51, the 'Whirlpool Galaxy' in Canes Venatici is famous for its beautiful spiral structure, first noted by Lord Rosse in 1845. It was discovered by Messier in October 1773 and catalogued by him in January 1774. Its companion galaxy, NGC 5195, was discovered in 1781 by Messier's colleague, P. Mechain. The M51 system is a spectacular example of interacting galaxies - in this case NGC 5195 is being "ripped apart" by the huge gravitational disturbance of M51, while M51 has in tur
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Globular Cluster Messier 13113 viewsMessier 13 (M13/NGC6205) is a fabulous visual and photographic object visible in the Constellation of Hercules, and is visible most of the year from the northern hemisphere. It's one of the brightest globular clusters in the night sky at magnitude 5.8, and comprises of an estimate of 1 million stars at a distance of approximately 25,000 light years. Globular cluster M13 was selected in 1974 as target for one of the first radio messages addressed to possible extra-terrestrial intelligent races, and sent by he big radio telescope of the Arecibo Observatory. Nearby, about 40 arc minutes north-east of M13, is the faint (mag 11) galaxy NGC 6207
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M27 - The Dumbell Nebula24 viewsThe Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 27, M 27, or NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula (PN) in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1,360 light years. This object was the first planetary nebula to be discovered; by Charles Messier in 1764. At its brightness of visual magnitude 7.5 and its diameter of about 8 arcminutes, it is easily visible in binoculars, and a popular observing target in amateur telescopes.
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First image of Saturn29 viewsThis is one of my first Saturn images. Taken on the 4th 0f April 2006. As you can see the inexperience with the processing back then.
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Venus and Mercury 07 April 201069 viewsThe two innnermost planets of our solar system Venus and Mercury lie visually close together in this rare view. Whilst Venus is more greatly knowm, it is estimated that only 1% of the Earth's population have actually seen Mercury! This is my first time having the opportunity to photograph them toghether.
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