The Open Star Cluster Messier 35 with it's
companion cluster NGC 2158 The image was taken on 1998/03/31 21:53:47 and
was 10 seconds using the COAA SX and I believe either a 135mm lens or a 50mm
lens.
This image of the 'Sword of Orion' was taken
1998/03/31 21:00:12 and shows the Orion Nebula region. It was a 30 second
exposure with the COAA SX with the lenses mentioned earlier. It has been colourized
red to simulate the more normal colour of the nebula. At the top of the image
some nebulosity can be seen which corresponds to the nebulae NGC 1973/75/77
Leo I - the dwarf local galaxy member can be
seen in this view lying just north of the bright star Regulus in Leo. This
was taken on 1998/03/31 22:25:31 using the same equipment as the other images
here and was a 120 seconds exposure. Normally the faint galaxy is overwhelmed
by Regulus but careful observing keeping the star out of the field of view
can allow this galaxy to be observed visually. I have done so using both the
14" & 10" reflecting telescopes and was really pleased to be able to
capture it using the CCD imager.
M38 is a nice 'Open Cluster' of stars in the
constellation of Auriga which can be easily spotted using a pair of Binoculars.
The image was taken on 1998/03/31 21:58:11 and was a 10 seconds exposure.The following images were taken using the COAA Orion Optics 8" Reflector and the SX CCD camera with the COAA Telescope Controller. Most images were just 1 minute and processing of the images was done using Bev's own software called SX. Click on them to get larger views and in a few cases a further click to get more information/image.
The Antennae Galaxies |
Messier 104, the Sombrero Galaxy in Corvus |
Messier 4 - a great Globular cluster
in Scorpius |
Omega Centaurii - so big and bright it
was given a Greek letter by mistake! Another wonderful Globular Cluster that
can't be seen from the UK :-( |