IC 434: Horsehead Nebula IC 434, The Horsehead Nebula, is a horse-shaped dense molecular cloud (Barnard 33) blocking light from a bright emission nebula. A very prominent emission nebula called as Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) is at the left of the Horsehead Nebula. 2019-01-05 (KST, GMT +9:00): Jecheon, Korea CCD: QHYCCD QHY16200A (-20°C, ambient temperature: -10°C) Telescope: Takahashi […]
NGC 2244: Rosette Nebula Rosette nebula is one of the most prominent nebula in Winter sky. The cluster at the center can be easily found through binoculars, or telescopes. 2018-12-15 (KST, GMT +9:00): Hongcheon, Korea CCD: QHYCCD QHY16200A (-20°C, ambient temperature: -10°C) Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (d=106mm, fl=530mm, f/5.0) Filter: L, R, G, B, Ha Mount: […]
Total lunar eclipse Total lunar eclipse on July 28, 2018 – taken with iPhone 7. 2018-07-28 (KST, GMT+9:00), Seoul, Korea Camera: iPhone 7 (Afocal) Telescope: 10″ Dall-Kirkham Mount: Simple manual altaz mount Exposure: Auto Processing: Adobe Photoshop CC 2018
M31: Andromeda Galaxy M31: The closest and the brightest spiral galaxy that can be seen from Korea. It is also naked-eye galaxy, which the spiral disk can be easily observed without any instrument. 2018-09-08 (KST, GMT+9:00), Hwacheon, Korea CCD: QHYCCD QHY16200A (-20°C) Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (d=106mm, fl=530mm, f/5.0) Filter: L, R, G, B Mount: CRUX-170HD […]
21P/Giacobini–Zinner comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner is passing by the Sun in Sep 2018. 2018-09-08 (KST, GMT+9:00), Hwacheon, Korea CCD: QHYCCD QHY16200A (-20°C) Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (d=106mm, fl=530mm, f/5.0) Filter: L, R, G, B Mount: CRUX-170HD with Titan TCS, QHYOAG-M+QHY5L-II, PHD2 autoguided Exposure L: 180s * 1 R: 180s * 1 G: 180s * 1 B: 180s * […]
North America Nebula North America Nebula – NGC 7000 – A wide and very-bright nebula in the constellation Cygnus. 2018-05-21 (KST, GMT+9:00), Yongin, Korea CCD: QHYCCD QHY16200A (-20°C) Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (d=106mm, fl=530mm, f/5.0) Filter: Ha, R, G, B Mount: Celestron CGEM, QHYOAG-M+QHY5L-II, PHD2 autoguided Exposure Ha: 300s * 4 R: 300s * 2 G: […]
Fisheye view of the Southern Milky Way Fisheye view of the Southern Milky Way. Green aurora is also visible near the horizon. 2018-01-22 (AWST, GMT+8:00), Badgingarra, Western Australia Camera: Sony A7M2 (Unmodified) Lens: Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Mount: CRUX-170HD with Titan TCS, QHYOAG-M+QHY5L-II, PHD2 autoguided Exposure: f/4.0, ISO 3200, 30sec x 25 (Total […]
Vela SNR Vela SNR, in Gum Nebula, is very faint SNR exploded about 11,000 years ago. 2018-01-20 – 2018-01-21 (AWST, GMT+8:00), Badgingarra, Western Australia CCD: QHYCCD QHY16200A (-20°C) Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED F3RD (d=106mm, fl=320mm, f/3.0) Filter: Ha, R, G, B Mount: CRUX-170HD with Titan TCS, QHYOAG-M+QHY5L-II, PHD2 autoguided Exposure Ha: 600s * 8 R: 300s […]
Widefield view around the Eta Carina Nebula Widefield view around the Eta Carina Nebula. Eta Carina Nebula, Southern Pleiades can be seen well. 2018-01-18 – 2018-01-19 (AWST, GMT+8:00), Mount Magnet, Western Australia Camera: Sony A7M2 (Unmodified) Lens: Samyang 135mm f/2.0 @ f/2.8 Mount: CRUX-170HD with Titan TCS, QHYOAG-M+QHY5L-II, PHD2 autoguided Exposure: ISO 1600, 3min * […]
Published onto AAPOD² on 2018-08-29! Seagull Nebula Seagull Nebula, IC 2177, is an HII region near Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. 2018-01-20 – 2018-01-21 (AWST, GMT+8:00), Badgingarra, Western Australia CCD: QHYCCD QHY16200A (-20°C) Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED F3RD (d=106mm, fl=320mm, f/3.0) Filter: L, R, G, B, Ha Mount: CRUX-170HD with Titan TCS, QHYOAG-M+QHY5L-II, […]
