Here's the image I captured at Stellafane. It's about 5 hours exposure, 37 8-minute subs. All but one of the subs were from Thursday night. I had several hours of subs from from Friday night, but they were all unusable due to the haze, though I did keep a single sub from about 3:30 am Saturday AM.
NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in the constellation Cepheus. It's actually between Cepheus and Cassiopeia, placing it right in the muck North of Stellafane (did someone say there is a prison in that direction?). Probably not the best choice of targets in retrospect, but I did what I could with the data and this is what I came up with
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Image from Stellafane - NGC 7822
Re: Image from Stellafane - NGC 7822
That's beautiful Andy, your focus is always perfect!
Unbelievable detail
Unbelievable detail
Bruce D
Re: Image from Stellafane - NGC 7822
Very nice Andy! Thanks for bringing another off-the-beaten-path object to our attention.
Mike
Mike
"The purpose of life is the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens." - Anaxagoras
Re: Image from Stellafane - NGC 7822
Another special and beautiful image. Very well done.
Don
Don
"When I was 18, my father was the dumbest man I ever knew.
When I was 21, I could not believe how much he had learned in 3 years." --- Mark Twain
Orion 120mm F/5 Refractor
Celestron 8
Explore Scientific 80 Triplet
Explore Scientific 102 Triplet
Orion 8" Astrograph
When I was 21, I could not believe how much he had learned in 3 years." --- Mark Twain
Orion 120mm F/5 Refractor
Celestron 8
Explore Scientific 80 Triplet
Explore Scientific 102 Triplet
Orion 8" Astrograph
Re: Image from Stellafane - NGC 7822
I'm quite pleased that I was able to provide you with the moral support, stimulating conversation, and background music necessary for the execution of this celestial delight.
Yanni
Yanni
Tom H
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"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur