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M1 M1(#3) M8 M16 M16(#2) M17 M17(#2) M20 M20(#2) M27 M27(#2) M27(#3) M42 M46 M46(#2) M57 M57(#2) M76 M76(#2) M76(#3) M78 M97 M97(#2)
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Abell39 B33 B33(#2) B33(#3) B33(#4) B86 Cederblad 201 Cone Nebula Eskimo GGD27 (IR Nebula) GK Persei Helix Henize 2-47 Horsehead Horsehead(#2) Horsehead(#3) Horsehead(#4) Horsehead(#5) Hubble 5 IC63 IC410 IC443 IC1318 IC2172 IC4634 Jonckheere 900 LW Cass Nebula McNeil's Nebula Minkowski 2-9 Minkowski's Butterfly PK64+5.1 PK80-6.1 PK164+31.1 PK318+41 QX Puppis QX Puppis(#2) Running Man SH2-72 SH2-80 SH2-86 SH2-112 SH2-132 SH2-135 SH2-140 SH2-142 SH2-142(#2) SH2-188 SH2-224 SH2-231 SH2-232 SH2-235 SH2-311 Tadpoles Thor's Helmet V838 Mon V838 Mon Movie VDB142 Veil Veil(#2) Veil(#3) Veil (#4) Veil (#5)
LRGB image of planetary nebula NGC 7027 in Cygnus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.8 on 7/11/20 from Friendswood, Texas. Seven 120-second
subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL,
AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of the Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888, in Cygnus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.8 on 4/30/19 from the Texas Star Party near Fort
Davis, Texas. Fifteen 600-second subexposures were guided in
Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of the NGC 6992 region of the Veil Nebula in Cygnus,
made from images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.8 on 11/2/18 from Johnson City, Texas. Nine 600-second
subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL,
AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of planetary nebula M76 in Cassiopeia, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.8 on 11/1/18 from Johnson City, Texas. Twenty-five
600-second subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in
MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of Horsehead Nebula in Orion, made from images taken
by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C one-shot-color camera,
Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f6.8 on 11/3/18
from Johnson City, Texas. Thirteen 600-second subexposures were
guided in Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and
Photoshop. Glare from the briught star Alnitak off the field to
the left created artificial rays on the right side of the field.
The Horsehead appears to be racing!
LRGB image of emission nebula NGC 7635 (the "Bubble")
in Cassiopeia, made from images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion
Parsec 8300C one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a
Celestron CGE 1400 at f6.8 on 10/16/17 from the Eldorado Star
Party near Ozona, Texas. Nineteen 600-second subexposures were
guided in Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and
Photoshop.
LRGB image of star cluster NGC 7380 and star-formation nebula
SH2-142 in Cepheus, made from images taken by Al Kelly with an
Orion Parsec 8300C one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider,
and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f6.8 on 10/29/16 from Johnson City,
Texas. Twenty-four 600-second subexposures were guided in
Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of planetary nebula NGC 3242 ("Ghost of
Jupiter") in Hydra, made from images taken by Al Kelly with
an Orion Parsec 8300C one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider,
and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f6.8 on 5/6/16 from the Texas Star
Party near Fort Davis, Texas. Twenty-five 600-second subexposures
were guided in Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and
Photoshop.
RGB image of NGC 2261 (Hubble's Variable Nebula) in Monoceros,
made from images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.8 on 3/4/16 from Friendswood, Texas. Seven 600-second
subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL,
AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
*LRGB image of nebula IC410 in Auriga, made from images taken by
Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C one-shot-color camera,
Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f6.8 on 3/1/16
from Friendswood, Texas, composited with R and B frames from the
DSS. Four 600-second subexposures were guided in Astroart and
processed in MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop. These were then
composited with DSS plates for luminance (60% DSS) and
chrominance (35% DSS).
LRGB image of star cluster NGC 1977 embedded in the Running Man
Nebula in Orion, made from images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion
Parsec 8300C one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a
Celestron CGE 1400 at f6.8 on 2/11/16 from Johnson City, Texas.
Three 600-second subexposures were guided in Astroart and
processed in MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of planetary nebula NGC 7048 in Cygnus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.8 on 8/14/15 from Johnson City, Texas. Five 600-second
subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL,
AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of emission and reflection nebula NGC 7133 in Cepheus,
made from images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.8 on 10/24/14 from Johnson City, Texas. Twenty-one
600-second subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in
MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of planetary nebula NGC 6781 in Aquila, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.8 on 10/24/14 from Johnson City, Texas. Nine
600-second subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in
MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of emission and reflection nebula M20 (the
"Trifid") in Sagittarius, made from images taken by Al
Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C one-shot-color camera, Lodestar
autoguider, and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f6.8 on 5/28/14 from the
Texas Star Party near Fort Davis, Texas. Twelve 600-second
subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL,
AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of reflection and dust nebula NGC 7023 in Cepheus,
made from images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.8 on 5/26/14 from the Texas Star Party near Fort
Davis, Texas. Thirty-two 600-second subexposures were guided in
Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of planetary Nebula NGC 6543 in Draco, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.8 on 5/7/13 from the Texas Star Party near Fort Davis,
Texas. Thirty-six 180-second subexposures were guided in Astroart
and processed in MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
Signal-to-noise of the sky background and faint nebular areas was
improved by adding data from red and blue DSS plates.
LRGB image of dust and reflection nebula Cederblad 201 in
Cepheus, made from images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec
8300C one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron
CGE 1400 at f6.8 on 10/19/12 from Johnson City, Texas. Thirty
600-second subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in
MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of planetary nebula Abell 39 in Hercules, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.7 on 6/30/11 from Johnson City, Texas. Eight
600-second subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in
MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of emission and dust nebula Sharpless 2-112 in Cygnus,
made from images taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C
one-shot-color camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f6.7 on 6/30/11 from Johnson City, Texas. Eighteen
600-second subexposures were guided in Astroart and processed in
MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
** LRGB image of planetary nebula NGC 6751 in Aquila, processed
by Al Kelly from narrow-band filtered images (OIII and NII) taken
by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2 camera. All processing
accomplished in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
LRGB image of emission/erosion nebula Sharpless 2-86 (NGC 6820)
and open cluster NGC 6823 in Vulpecula, made from images taken by
Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C one-shot-color camera,
Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f6.7 on
10/7-9/10 from Fort McKavett, Texass. Twenty-three 600-second
subexposures were self-guided in Astroart and processed in MaxIm
DL, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop.
LRGB image of planetary nebular M27 in Cygnus, made from images
taken by Al Kelly with an Orion Parsec 8300C one-shot-color
camera, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f6.7 on
9/28/10 from Friendswood, Texass. Eight 600-second subexposures
were self-guided in Astroart and processed in MaxIm DL, AIP4WIN,
and Photoshop.
** LRGB image of planetary nebula NGC 6369 in Ophiuchus,
processed by Al Kelly from narrow-band filtered images (OIII, Ha,
and NII) taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2 camera. All
processing accomplished in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
** LRGB image of planetary nebula NGC 5315 in Circinus, processed
by Al Kelly from narrow-band filtered images (OIII, Ha, NII, and
SII) taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2 camera. All
processing accomplished in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
** RGB image of planetary nebula Minkowski 2-9 in Ophiuchus,
processed by Al Kelly from narrow-band filtered images (OI, OIII,
Ha, Hb, NII, and SII) taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2
camera. All processing accomplished in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
** RGB image of planetary nebula IC 4634 in Ophiuchus, processed
by Al Kelly from narrow-band filtered images (OIII, Ha, amd NII)
taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2 camera. All
processing accomplished in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
** RGB image of planetary nebula Henize 2-47 in Sagittarius,
processed by Al Kelly from narrow-band filtered images (OIII, Ha,
amd NII) taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2 camera. All
processing accomplished in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
** RGB image of planetary nebula Hubble 5 in Sagittarius,
processed by Al Kelly from narrow-band filtered images (OI, OIII,
Ha, NII, and SII) taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2
camera. All processing accomplished in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
** RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 5882 in Lupus, processed by
Al Kelly from narrow-band filtered images (OIII, Ha, and NII)
taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2 camera. All
processing accomplished in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
** RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 3918 in southern Centaurus,
processed by Al Kelly from narrow-band filtered images (OIII, Ha,
and NII) taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2 camera in
2008. All processing accomplished in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of Supernova remnant M1 (the Crab Nebula) in Taurus,
made from images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express
MX916, Lodestar autoguider with SX AO unit, and a Celestron CGE
1400 at f5.5 on 2/15/10 from Johnson City, Texas, using Orion
CRGB filters. Six 600-second clear-filtered subexposures, five
420-second subexposures in red, three 620-second subexposures in
green, and four 420-second subexposures in blue were self-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 6826, the "Blinking
Nebula," in Cygnus, made from images taken by Al Kelly with
a Starlight Express MX916, Lodestar autoguider with SX AO unit,
and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.6 on 11/5/09 from Friendswood,
Texas, using Astrodon CRGB filters. Sixty 60-second
clear-filtered subexposures, nineteen 120-second subexposures in
red, twelve 120-second subexposures in green, and sixteen
120-second subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and
processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 40 in Cepheus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916, Lodestar
autoguider with SX AO unit, and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.6 on
10/23/09 from Friendswood, Texas, using Astrodon CRGB filters.
Twenty-three 240-second clear-filtered subexposures, five
480-second subexposures in red, three 480-second subexposures in
green, and five 480-second subexposures in blue were self-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of eroded molecular cloud IC 63 near Gamma
Cassiopeia, made from images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight
Express MX916, Lodestar autoguider with SX AO unit, and a
Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 10/22/08 from Fort McKavett, Texas,
using Astrodon CRGB filters. Twelve 600-second clear-filtered
subexposures, five 450-second subexposures in red, three
480-second subexposures in green, and four 450-second
subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of nebula M16 in Serpens, made from images taken by
Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916, Lodestar autoguider with
SX AO unit, and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 8/26/08 from Jack
Petersen's observatory near Johnson City, Texas, using Astrodon
CRGB filters. Eight 60-second clear-filtered subexposures, five
60-second subexposures in red, three 60-second subexposures in
green, and four 60-second subexposures in blue were self-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of open cluster NGC 6520 and dark nebula B86 in
Sagittarius, made from images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight
Express MX916, Lodestar autoguider, and a Celestron CGE 1400 at
f5.5 on 6/6/08 from the Texas Star Party near Fort Davis, Texas,
using Astrodon CRGB filters. Three 600-second clear-filtered
subexposures, five 240-second subexposures in red, three
240-second subexposures in green, and four 240-second
subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of reflection nebulae NGC 6914 and 6914A, surrounded
by emission nebulae and dust in Cygnus, made from images taken by
Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916, Lodestar autoguider, and
a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 6/5/08 from the Texas Star Party
near Fort Davis, Texas, using Astrodon CRGB filters. Eight
600-second clear-filtered subexposures, five 420-second
subexposures in red, three 420-second subexposures in green, and
four 420-second subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart
and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula PK318+41.1 in Virgo, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916, Lodestar
autoguider, and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 6/5/08 from the
Texas Star Party near Fort Davis, Texas, using Astrodon CRGB
filters. Nine 600-second clear-filtered subexposures, five
300-second subexposures in red, three 300-second subexposures in
green, and four 300-second subexposures in blue were self-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of star cluster M46 with planetary nebula NGC 2438 in
Puppis, made from images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight
Express MX916 and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 04/04/08 from
Fort McKavett, Texas, using Astrodon CRGB filters. Five
600-second subexposures in red, three 600-second subexposures in
green, and four 600-second subexposures in blue were auto-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of nebulous star cluster IC 2172 in Monoceros, made
from images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and
a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 02/09/08 from Jack Petersen's
observatory near Johnson City, Texas, using Astrodon CRGB
filters. Nine 600-second clear-filtered subexposures, ten
240-second subexposures in red, six 240-second subexposures in
green, and seven 240-second subexposures in blue were auto-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of the "Butterfly" planetary nebula NGC
2346 in Monoceros, made from images taken by Al Kelly with a
Starlight Express MX916 and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on
02/09/08 from Jack Petersen's observatory near Johnson City,
Texas, using Astrodon CRGB filters. Ten 300-second clear-filtered
subexposures, five 300-second subexposures in red, three
300-second subexposures in green, and four 300-second
subexposures in blue were auto-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
* LR/RGB image of supernova remnant IC443 in Gemini, made from
red, blue, amd green (visual) DSS plates. Processed in AIP4WIN
and Photoshop. See LARGE for a higher resolution image.
* LR/RGB image of emission nebulae SH2-231, SG2-232, and SH2-135
in Auriga, made from red, blue, amd green (visual) DSS plates.
Processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop. See LARGE for a higher resolution image.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula M76 in Perseus, made from images
taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a Celestron
CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 12/30/07 from Friendswood, Texas, using
Astrodon CRGB filters. Nine 600-second clear-filtered
subexposures, eight 240-second subexposures in red, six
240-second subexposures in green, and six 240-second subexposures
in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and
Photoshop.
L/RGB image of emission nebula NGC 1491 in Perseus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a
Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 12/05/07 from Friendswood, Texas,
using Astrodon CRGB filters. Nine 600-second clear-filtered
subexposures, ten 240-second subexposures in red, six 240-second
subexposures in green, and seven 240-second subexposures in blue
were self-guided in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and
Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 7139 in Cepheus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a
Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 11/09/07 from Jack Petersen's
observatory near Johnson City, Texas, using Astrodon CRGB
filters. Nine 300-second clear-filtered subexposures, eight
180-second subexposures in red, five 180-second subexposures in
green, and six 180-second subexposures in blue were auto-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of emission nebula SH2-140 in Cepheus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a
Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 11/08/07 from Jack Petersen's
observatory near Johnson City, Texas, using Astrodon CRGB
filters. Six 600-second clear-filtered subexposures, ten
240-second subexposures in red, six 240-second subexposures in
green, and seven 240-second subexposures in blue were auto-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of emission nebula SH2-235 in Auriga, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a
Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.5 on 11/08/07 from Jack Petersen's
observatory near Johnson City, Texas, using Astrodon CRGB
filters. Six 600-second clear-filtered subexposures, ten
240-second subexposures in red, six 240-second subexposures in
green, and seven 240-second subexposures in blue were auto-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 7662 in Andromeda, known as
the "Blue Snowball", made from images taken by Al Kelly
with a Starlight Express MX916 and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.4
on 10/20/07 from Friendswood, Texas, using Schuler RGcBc filters.
Seven 600-second clear-filtered subexposures, four 480-second
subexposures in red, three 480-second subexposures in green, and
five 480-second subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart
and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
* LR/RGB image of a beautiful region of the Milky Way in Aquila.
This region includes emission nebula SH2-72, globular cluster NGC
6749, planetary nebula SH2-71, dust nebula B-329, and countless
galactic stars. Made from red, blue, and green (visual) DSS
images. Processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop. This image comprises
an area about 1.9 degrees square.
* LR/RGB image of the Supernova Remnant Veil Nebula in Cygnus,
made from red, blue, and green (visual) DSS images. Processed in
AIP4WIN and Photoshop. This image comprises an area about 2.75
degrees square.
* LR/RGB image of emission nebula SH2-132 in Cepheus, made from
red, blue, and green (visual) DSS images. Processed in AIP4WIN
and Photoshop.
* LR/RGB image of open cluster NGC 6823 imbedded in emission
nebula NGC 6820 in Vulpecula, made from red, blue, and green
(visual) DSS images. Processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of emission nebula Sharpless 2-311 with imbedded star
cluster NGC 2467 in Puppis, made from images taken by Al Kelly
with a Starlight Express MX916 and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.4
on 2/15/07 from Jack Petersen's observatory near Johnson City,
Texas, using Schuler RGcBc filters. Three 600-second
clear-filtered subexposures, four 240-second subexposures in red,
three 240-second subexposures in green, and five 240-second
subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of "Thor's Helmet", NGC 2359, in Canis
Major, made from images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight
Express MX916 and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.4 on 2/17/07 from
Jack Petersen's observatory near Johnson City, Texas, using
Schuler RGcBc filters. Eleven 600-second clear-filtered
subexposures, four 480-second subexposures in red, three
480-second subexposures in green, and five 480-second
subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
LR/RGB image of planetary nebula remnant SH2-188 in Cassiopeia,
made from red DSS images and LRGB images taken by Al Kelly with a
Starlight Express MX916 and a Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.4 on
10/19/06 from Fort McKavett, Texas, using Schuler RGcBc filters.
Eight 600-second clear-filtered subexposures, four 300-second
subexposures in red, three 300-second subexposures in green, and
five 300-second subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart
and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 6905 in Delphinus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a
Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.4 on 9/26/06 from Jack Petersen's
observatory near Johnson City, Texas, using Schuler RGcBc
filters. Four 600-second clear-filtered subexposures, four
300-second subexposures in red, three 300-second subexposures in
green, and five 300-second subexposures in blue were self-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 6781 in Aquila, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a
Celestron CGE 1400 at f5.4 on 9/20/06 from Friendswood, Texas,
using Schuler RGcBc filters. Five 600-second clear-filtered
subexposures, four 300-second subexposures in red, three
300-second subexposures in green, and five 300-second
subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of exploding Wolf-Rayet star Sh 2-80 (Minkowski's
1-67, AKA Minkowski's Butterfly) in Sagitta, made from images
taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a Celestron
CGE 1400 at f5.4 on 9/19/06 from Friendswood, Texas, using
Schuler RGcBc filters. Five 600-second clear-filtered
subexposures, four 300-second subexposures in red, three
300-second subexposures in green, and five 300-second
subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 3242 (known as the
"Ghost of Jupiter") in Hydra, made from images taken by
Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a 17.5" f4.5
Newtonian on 2/26/06 from Friendswood, Texas, using Schuler RGcBc
filters. Ten 120-second unfiltered subexposures, four 120-second
subexposures in red, three 120-second subexposures in green, and
five 120-second subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart
and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop. The filtered exposures
were binned 2x2.
L/RGB image of dust and reflection nebula NGC 1999 in Orion, made
from images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and
a 17.5" f4.5 Newtonian on 1/2/06 from Friendswood, Texas,
using Schuler RGcBc filters. Seven 120-second unfiltered
exposures, four 120-second subexposures in red, three 120-second
subexposures in green, and five 120-second subexposures in blue
were self-guided in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and
Photoshop.
L/RGB image of multi-lobed planetary NGC 2371 in Gemini, made
from images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and
a 32" f4 Newtonian on 12/28/05 from Danciger, Texas, using
Schuler RGcBc filters. Five 300-second unfiltered exposures, four
180-second subexposures in red, three 180-second subexposures in
green, and five 180-second subexposures in blue were self-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 246 in Pisces, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and an
8" SCT on 11/3/05 from the Eldorado Star Party near Sonora,
Texas, using Schuler RGcBc filters. Fourteen 300-second
unfiltered subexposures, seven 300-second subexposures in red,
six 300-second subexposures in green, and eight 300-second
subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 7009 in Aquarius, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and an
17.5" Newtonian on 10/8/05 from Friendswood, Texas, using
Schuler RGcBc filters. Ten 120-second unfiltered exposures, four
120-second subexposures in red, three 120-second subexposures in
green, and five 120-second subexposures in blue were self-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of the Dumbbell Nebula (M27) in Cygnus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and an
8" SCT on 8/30/05 from near La Grange, Texas, using Schuler
RGcBc filters. Six 600-second unfiltered exposures, five
300-second subexposures in red, four 300-second subexposures in
green, and six 300-second subexposures in blue were self-guided
in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
L/RGB image of the Omega Nebula (M17), made from images taken by
Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and an 8" SCT on
8/6/05 from Friendswood, Texas, using Schuler RGcBc filters. Four
600-second unfiltered exposures, two 600-second subexposures in
red, two 600-second subexposures in green, and three 600-second
subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
* L/RGB color composite of emission nebula Sharpless2-142
(Cepheus). Made by Al Kelly from images digitized from red, blue,
and green-sensitive photographic plates provided to the public by
the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). Processed in AIP4WIN
and Photoshop.
* L/RGB color composite of reflection nebulae NGC 6914a/b/c
(Cygnus). Made by Al Kelly from images digitized from red, blue,
and green-sensitive photographic plates provided to the public by
the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). Processed in AIP4WIN
and Photoshop.
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* L/RGB color composite of planetary nebula NGC 1514 (Taurus).
Made by Al Kelly from images digitized from red, blue, and
green-sensitive photographic plates provided to the public by the
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). Processed in AIP4WIN and
Photoshop.
L/RGB image of planetary Nebula NGC 7008 in Cygnus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a
17.5" Newtonian on 10/15/04 from Friendswood, Texas, using
Schuler RGcBc filters. Seven 120-second unfiltered subexposures,
five 120-second subexposures in red, four 120-second subexposures
in green, and five 120-second subexposures in blue were
self-guided in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN and Photoshop.
NEW
* L/RGB color composite of planetary nebula NGC 7139 (Cepheus).
Made by Al Kelly from images digitized from red, blue, and
green-sensitive photographic plates provided to the public by the
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). Processed in AIP4WIN and
Photoshop.
NEW
* L/RGB color composite of reflection nebula NGC 7133 (Cepheus).
Made by Al Kelly from images digitized from red, blue, and
green-sensitive photographic plates provided to the public by the
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). Processed in AIP4WIN and
Photoshop.
NEW
* L/RGB color composite of M1, the Crab Nebula. Made by Al Kelly
from images digitized from red, blue, and green-sensitive
photographic plates provided to the public by the Palomar
Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). Processed in AIP4WIN and
Photoshop.
NEW
* L/RGB color composite of NGC 7635, the Bubble nebula. Made by
Al Kelly from images digitized from red, blue, and
green-sensitive photographic plates provided to the public by the
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). Processed in AIP4WIN and
Photoshop.
NEW
* L/RGB color composite of nebulosity at the center of IC1318.
Made by Al Kelly from images digitized from red, blue, green, and
infrared-sensitive photographic plates provided to the public by
the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). Processed in AIP4WIN
and Photoshop.
L/RGB color composite of McNeil's Nebula, the newly born
reflection nebula recently discovered bu Jay McNeil near M78.
Made by Al Kelly from images taken on 2/26/04 by Arne Henden of
the US Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Arne made numerous CCD
images through the 1.55-meter USNO scope using BVI filters. All
images were summed to create the luminance layer, while red=I,
green=V, and blue=B.
L/RGB color composite of planetary nebula PK 164 +31.1 in Lynx.
Made from images taken by Al Kelly on 1/24/04 with a 12"
Takahashi Richey and SBIG ST8E CCD camera. The scope is an
automated, remotely operable instrument located near Cloudcroft
NM. It is owned by Arnie Rosner, who lets users operate it
through his Rent-A-Scope business (see http://www.arnierosner.com/are/index.htm ). Eighteen 300-second clear-filtered
subexposures, eight 300-second subexposures in red, seven
300-second subexposures in green, and eleven 300-second
subexposures in blue were processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB color composite of the expanding stellar debris from GK
Persei, well known for Nova Persei 1901. Made by Al Kelly from
images taken on 12/29/03 by Arne Henden of the US Naval
Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Arne made numerous CCD images
through the 1.55-meter USNO scope using BVR filters. All images
were summed to create the luminance layer, while red=I, green=V,
and blue=B.
L/RGB color composite of NGC 281("Pacman Nebula") in
Cassiopeia. Made from images taken by Al Kelly on 12/21/03 with a
12" Takahashi Mewlon and FLI DM CCD camera. The scope is an
automated, remotely operable instrument located near Cloudcroft
NM. It is owned by Arnie Rosner, who lets users operate it
through his Rent-A-Scope business (see http://www.arnierosner.com/are/index.htm ). Six 300-second subexposures in red,
five 300-second subexposures in green, and six 300-second
subexposures in blue were processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB color composite of the expanding light echo from nova v838
Monocerotis. Made by Al Kelly from images taken on 10/21/03 by
Arne Henden of the US Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Arne
made numerous images using BVRI filters. All images were summed
to create the luminance layer, while red=I, green=V, and blue=B.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula M27 (The Dumbbell) in Cygnus,
made from images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916
and a 17.5" f4.5 Newtonian on 8/2/03 from Friendswood,
Texas, using Schuler RGcBc filters. Five 240-second unfiltered
subexposures, three 240-second subexposures in red, two
240-second subexposures in green, and three 240-second
subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 6772 in Aquila, superimposed
onto a grayscale image of the surrounding starfield, made from
unfiltered luminance images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight
Express MX916 and a 32" f4 Newtonian on 7/18/03 from
Danciger, Texas, and RGB frames made on 9/7/01. Theluminance
image was processed froma stack of five 240-second exposures. All
processing in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 4361 in Corvus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a
32" f4 Newtonian on 5/30/03 from Danciger, Texas, using
Schuler RGcBc filters. Four 240-second unfiltered subexposures,
two 240-second subexposures in red, two 240-second subexposures
in green, and two 240-second subexposures in blue were
self-guided in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB composite of the Cone Nebula (near NGC 2264 in Monoceros)
made by Al Kelly from BVRI-filtered images taken by Arne Henden
of the US Naval Observatory. All images were summed to create
luminance. Chrominance assignments were Red = R+I, Green = V, and
Blue = B.
L/RGB false-color composite of the "Rotten Egg Nebula",
a bipolar expulsion nebula surrounding the Mira variable star QX
Puppis, made by Al Kelly from filtered images taken by Arne
Henden of the US Naval Observatory, using the 1.55-meter Richey
telescope and an IR detector array. Arne made images using J, H,
and K-band IR filters (J = 1.2 microns, H = 1.6 microns, and K =
2.2 microns). All images were averaged to create luminance.
Chrominance assignments were J:H:K=B:G:R.
L/RGB image of the Orion Nebula (M42), made from images taken by
Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a C8 @ f5 on 12/27/02
from Friendswood, Texas, using Schuler RGcBc and Hutech LPS
filters. Twenty 30-second unfiltered (LPS only) subexposures,
five 120-second subexposures in red, five 120-second subexposures
in green, and five 120-second subexposures in blue were
self-guided in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC1514 in Taurus, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a C8
@ f5 on 12/28/02 from Friendswood, Texas, using Schuler RGcBc and
Hutech LPS filters. Twelve 240-second unfiltered (LPS only)
subexposures, seven 240-second subexposures in red, four
240-second subexposures in green, and four 240-second
subexposures in blue were self-guided in Astroart and processed
in AIP4WIN.
This is a movie (an animated GIF) showing the expanding light
echo of nova V838 Monocerotis, discovered by an amateur in
January 2002. Made by Al Kelly from images taken by Arne Henden
of the US Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Arne made UVBRI
image sets in January, May, September, and November. The GIF
comprises a sequence of L/RGB color composites made from these
image sets.,
L/RGB image of the "Blinking Planetary" (NGC6826) in
Cygnus, made from images taken by Al Kelly on 11/22-23/02 with a
Starlight Express MX916 and a 17.5" f4.5 Newtonian from
Friendswood, Texas. Thirty-six 120-second self-guided unfiltered
subexposures, six 180-second subexposures in red, seven
180-second subexposures in green, and seven 180-second
subexposures in blue were acquired in Astroart and processed in
AIP4WIN.
L/RGB color composite of the expanding light echo from nova v838
Monocerotis. Made by Al Kelly from images taken on 11/21/02 by
Arne Henden of the US Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Arne
made numerous images using BVR filters. All images were summed to
create the luminance layer, while red=R, green=V, and blue=B.
Arne says: "V838 Mon is a peculiar nova that was discovered in outburst in January by N. Brown, an Australian amateur. It was considered unusual because the outflow velocities were low (not exceeding 500km/sec), it has a cool supergiant spectrum, and has a complex light curve, with wide variations between wavelengths. However, what really made V838 Mon different from other novae was the appearance of the light-echo, first seen in mid-February in the U bandpass. There is still some controversy as to whether the material illuminated by the outburst light is in front of the object or is mass ejected during prior evolution. The nice thing is that V838 Mon itself has faded dramatically in the past couple of weeks, making the relatively faint light echo an easy target for just about any amateur telescope."
V838 Mon can be seen at RA 07:04:04.81 DEC -03:50:50.9 (J2000).
L/RGB image of the Helix nebula (NGC 7293) in Aquarius, made from
images taken by Al Kelly with a Starlight Express MX916 and a C8
@ f5 on 10/3/02 and 10/6/02 from Johnson City, Texas. Nine
600-second unfiltered subexposures, two 600-second subexposures
in red, two 600-second subexposures in green, and two 600-second
subexposures in blue were acquired in Astroart and processed in
AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of the Lagoon Nebula (M8) in Sagittarius, made from
images taken by Al Kelly on 8/10/02 with a Starlight Express
MX916 and a C8 @ f5 from Friendswood, Texas. Four 240-second
unfiltered subexposures, two 240-second subexposures in red, one
240-second subexposure in green, and two 240-second subexposures
in blue were acquired in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 6543 in Draco, made from
images taken by Al Kelly on 8/3/02 with a Starlight Express MX916
and a 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. Twenty-one
60-second unfiltered subexposures, ten 60-second subexposures in
red, ten 60-second subexposures in green, and ten 60-second
subexposures in blue were acquired in Astroart and processed in
AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 6781 in Aquila, made from
images taken by Al Kelly on 8/3/02 with a Starlight Express MX916
and a 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. Five 240-second
unfiltered subexposures, two 240-second subexposures in red, two
240-second subexposures in green, and two 240-second subexposures
in blue were acquired in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of "Campbell's Hydrogen Star", planetary
nebula PK64+5.1 in Cygnus, made from images taken by Al Kelly on
8/3/02 with a Starlight Express MX916 and a 32" f4 Newtonian
from Danciger, Texas. One 60-second exposure in red, one
60-second exposure in green, and one 60-second exposure in blue
were acquired in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC 6563 in Sagittarius, made
from images taken by Al Kelly on 6/16/02 with a Starlight Express
MX916 and a 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. The new
RGcBc filter set from Chet Schuler was used. Four 240-second
unfiltered subexposures, two 240-second subexposures in red, two
240-second subexposures in green, and two 240-second subexposures
in blue were acquired in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB false color composite of Infrared star formation nebula
GGD27 in Sagittarius. Made by Al Kelly from images taken by Arne
Henden of the US Naval Observatory. Arne made numerous images
using J, H, & K filters (1.2, 1.6, and 2.2 microns,
respectively). All images were summed to create the luminance
layer, while red=J, green=H, and blue=K. See a 2MASS (Two Micron
All-Sky Survey) image of this object here.
GGD (Gyulbudaghian, Glushkov, & Denisyuk) 27 can be seen (barely, at visual wavelengths) at RA 18:19:12.1 DEC -20:47:31.0 (J2000).
L/RGB image of planetary nebula M57 (the Ring Nebula in Lyra),
made from luminance (unfiltered) images taken by Al Kelly on
5/29/98 with a CB245 and chrominance (RGB-filtered) images taken
on 5/19 /02 with a Starlight Express MX916, both using a 32"
f4 Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. The new RGcBc filter set from
Chet Schuler was used. Two 60-second low-res subexposures in red,
two 60-second low-res subexposures in green, and two 60-second
low-res subexposures in blue were acquired in Astroart and
processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of emission/reflection nebula NGC 1931 in Auriga,
made from images taken by Al Kelly on 10/19/01 with a Starlight
Express MX916 and a 17.5" f4.5 Newtonian from Johnson City,
Texas. Nine 120-second high-res unfiltered subexposures, five
60-second low-res subexposures in red, five 60-second low-res
subexposures in green, and five 60-second low-res subexposures in
blue were acquired in Astroart and processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of a portion of the NGC 6992 section of the Veil
Nebula in Cygnus, made from images taken by Al Kelly on 10/18/01
with a Starlight Express MX916 and a 17.5" f4.5 Newtonian
from Johnson City, Texas. Seven 240-second high-res unfiltered
subexposures, two 240-second low-res subexposures in red, two
240-second low-res subexposures in green, and two 240-second
low-res subexposures in blue were acquired in Astroart and
processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB image of planetary nebula NGC6772 in Aquila, made from
images taken by Al Kelly and Danny Siner on 9/7/01 with a
Starlight Express MX916 and 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger,
Texas. Six 120-second unfiltered subexposures, two 120-second
subexposures in red, two 120-second subexposures in green, and
two 120-second subexposures in blue were processed in AIP4WIN.
L/RGB color composite of planetary nebula NGC6826. Made by Al
Kelly from images taken by Arne Henden of the US Naval
Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Arne made numerous images using B,
V, R, and Ha filters. All images were summed to create the
luminance layer, while red=R, green=V, and blue=B.
L/RGB color composite of Van Den Berg 142 (embedded in IC1396 in
Cepheus). Made by Al Kelly from images taken by Arne Henden of
the US Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Arne made numerous
images, both unfiltered and using B, V, R, and Ha filters. This
image retains true color while emphasizing the Ha nebular
component. The unfiltered and Ha images were summed to create the
luminance layer, red=R+Ha, green=V, and blue=B.
L/RGB image of the Bug Nebula (NGC6302), a planetary nebula in
Scorpius, made from images taken by Al Kelly and Ed Grafton on
7/20/01 with an SBIG ST-9E and 32" f4 Newtonian from
Danciger, Texas. Eight 60-second subexposures and one 240-second
subexposure in white (unfiltered except for an IR blocker), two
120-second subexposures in red, two 120-second subexposures in
green, and two 120-second subexposures in blue were processed in
AIP4WIN.
WCMY image of planetary nebula M76, made from images taken by Al
Kelly on 8/25/00 with CB245 and 32" f4 Newtonian from
Danciger, Texas. Eleven 60-second subexposures in cyan, nine
60-second subexposures in magenta, and seven 60-second
subexposures in yellow were combined with sixteen 60-second
subexposures in white (unfiltered). All subexposures were
autoguided with a Quickcam
autoguider built
by Al Kelly, based on guidance provided by Marty Niemi and Chuck
Shaw. See Marty;s QC guider page at http://www.ameritech.net/users/mniemi000/auto.html and Chuck's page at http://www.ghg.net/cshaw/quickcam.htm for more information on this excellent
little system.
L/RGB color composite of the bipolar expulsion nebula surrounding
the Mira variable star QX Puppis, made by Al Kelly from filtered
images taken by Arne Henden of the US Naval Observatory in
Flagstaff, AZ, using the 1.0-meter Richey telescope and a 1Kx1K
CCD array. Arne made six images using BVRI filters (B/V/R/I =
1/1/1/3). The I images were summed to create the luminance layer,
red=R, green=V, and blue=B. Smaller image is cropped and zoomed
on the nebula.
L/RGB color composite of dark nebula B33 (The Horsehead), made by
Al Kelly from filtered images taken by Arne Henden of the US
Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Arne made 5 images using BVR
filters and three images unfiltered for luminance, totaling 85
minutes of exposure time. Arne used the 1.0-meter USNO telescope
and a 1024x1024 SITe-chip CCD camera.
L/CMY image of planetary nebula NGC 1535 in the constellation
Eridanus, made from images taken by Al Kelly on 11/25/00 with
CB245 and 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. Six
15-second subexposures in cyan, five 15-second subexposures in
magenta, and five 15-second subexposures in yellow were combined
with six 15-second subexposures in white (unfiltered).
L/CMY image of large, diffuse planetary nebula NGC 246, made from
images taken by Al Kelly on 9/29/00 with CB245 and 32" f4
Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. Eighteen 30-second subexposures
in cyan, eighteen 30-second subexposures in magenta, and thirteen
30-second subexposures in yellow were combined with nineteen
30-second subexposures in white (unfiltered) using AIP for Windows, Richard Berry and Jim
Burnell's terrific new image processing program. See http://www.willbell.com/new/index.htm for more information.
Luminance-layered image of the Omega Nebula (M17), made from
images taken with an Apogee AP7P camera and CMY filters on 5/6/00
by Al Kelly at TSP 2000 (the Texas Star Party) in the Davis
Mountains of West Texas with a 17.5" f4.5 Newtonian.
Thirty-second subexposures were autoguided. Total stacked
exposure durations were 7 minutes C, 6 minutes M, and 5 minutes
Y.
Luminance-layered image of the Owl Nebula (M97), made from images
taken with an Apogee AP7P camera and CMY filters on 4/8/00 by Al
Kelly and Danny Siner with a 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger,
Texas. Thirty-second subexposures were autoguided. Total stacked
exposure durations were 10 minutes unfiltered and 5 minutes
through each of the CMY filters.
RGB color composite of nebula near the variable star LW
Cassiopeia, made by Al Kelly from filtered images taken by Arne
Henden of the US Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ with the USNO
1.0- meter telescope. Arne made 6 images using UBVRIH filters. Al
composited U+B=blue, V=green, and R+I+H=red.
WCMY image of planetary nebula NGC2440, made from images taken by
Al Kelly on 2/26/00 with CB245 and 32" f4 Newtonian from
Danciger, Texas. Eighteen 15-second subexposures in cyan,
eighteen 15-second subexposures in magenta, and fourteen
15-second subexposures in yellow were combined with thirty-three
15-second subexposures in white (unfiltered).
RGB color composite of supernova remnant SH2-224 made by Al Kelly
from filtered images taken by Arne Henden of the US Naval
Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ with the USNO 1.0- meter telescope.
Arne used BVH filters (B=blue, V=green, and H=Hydrogen
alpha=red). Sh2-224 is located about 3.5 degrees SE of Capella.
WCMY image of the Flame Nebula (NGC2024), made by Al Kelly on
12/26/99 with CB245 and C-8 @ f5.6 from Friendswood, Texas.
Twenty 20-second subexposures in cyan, twenty 20-second
subexposures in magenta, and twenty 20-second subexposures in
yellow were combined with thirty 20-second subexposures in white
(IR-filtered only).
WCMY mosaic of the Veil Nebula (NGC6960), made by Al Kelly on
10/9/99 with CB245 and 17.5" f4.5 Newtonian from Ft.
McKavett, Texas. Three frames were pieced together in PhotoShop.
For each frame, eight 30-second subexposures in cyan, eight
30-second subexposures in magenta, and eight 30-second
subexposures in yellow were combined with ten 30-second
subexposures in white (IR-filtered only).
Luminance-layered image of the Horsehead Nebula, with the
luminance layer made from unfiltered images taken on 3/4/00 by Al
Kelly with a C-8 at f5.6 from Ft. McKavett, Texas. The
chrominance was taken from a beautiful LRGB image made by Rob
Gendler. Rob's original image can be seen on his website (see
links at the bottom of this page)
WCMY image of planetary nebula PK80-6.1 (CRL2688, the Egg
Nebula), taken by Al Kelly on 5/21/99 with CB245 and 32" f4
Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. Zoomed image is to the right.
This object was made famous by the 1997 HST images showing
incredible detail at the core. For my rather poor image (in
comparison), eleven 20-second subexposures in cyan, nine
20-second subexposures in magenta, and nine 20-second
subexposures in yellow were combined with eighteen 20-second
subexposures in white (IR-filtered only).
WCMY image of the Eagle Nebula (M16) made by Al Kelly on 4/17/99
from Ft. McKavett, Texas using a CB245 and a C-8 telecompressed
to f5.6. Eighteen 30- second subexposures in cyan, sixteen
30-second subexposures in magenta, and fifteen 30-second
subexposures in yellow were combined with twenty 30-second
subexposures in white (IR-filtered only).
WCMY image of the Trifid Nebula (M20) made by Al Kelly on 4/16/99
from Ft. McKavett, Texas using a CB245 and a C-8 telecompressed
to f5.6. Forty-eight 15-second subexposures in cyan, forty
15-second subexposures in magenta, and thirty-two 15-second
subexposures in yellow were combined with fifty-seven 15- second
subexposures in white (IR-filtered only).
New filter process (WYR) image of the "Ghost of
Jupiter" planetary nebula, NGC3242, taken by Al Kelly on
2/13/99 with CB245 and 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger,
Texas. Ten 10-second subexposures in white (using Schott longpass
filter GG385), seven 10-second subexposures in yellow (using
Schott longpass filter GG495), and five 10-second subexposures in
red (using Schott longpass filter OG590) were combined.
New filter process (WYR) image of reflection nebula M78, taken by
Al Kelly on 2/12/99 with CB245 and C-8 @ f5.6 from Friendswood,
Texas.
WCMY image of the Horsehead Nebula, taken by Al Kelly on 1/9/99
with CB245 and 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger, Texas.
Twenty-two 15-second subexposures in cyan, eighteen 15-second
subexposures in magenta, and sixteen 15-second subexposures in
yellow were combined with twenty-four 15-second subexposures in
white (IR-filtered only).
WCMY image of planetary nebula NGC1501, taken by Al Kelly and Ed
Grafton on 12/19/98 with CB245 and 32" f4 Newtonian from
Danciger, Texas. Twenty 15- second subexposures in cyan, sixteen
15-second subexposures in magenta, and twelve 15-second
subexposures in yellow were combined with twenty-two 15- second
subexposures in white (IR-filtered only).
WCMY color CCD image of planetary nebula NGC7008 taken on 9/26/98
by Al Kelly with a 32" Newtonian at f4 from Danciger, Texas.
The IR-filtered, cyan, magenta, and yellow exposures were stacked
totals of 9, 7, 6, and 5 minutes respectively.
WCMY color CCD image of tiny (10 arcsecond) planetary nebula
Jonckheere 900taken on 9/26/98 by Al Kelly with a 32"
Newtonian at f4 from Danciger, Texas. The IR-filtered, cyan,
magenta, and yellow exposures were stacked totals of 2.75, 2.25,
1.75, and 1.25 minutes respectively.
WCMY color CCD image of planetary nebula NGC6445 made from images
taken on 6/20/98 by Al Kelly with a 32" Newtonian at f4 from
Danciger, Texas. The IR- filtered, cyan, magenta, and yellow
exposures were stacked totals of 3.75, 4.75, 3.5, and 2.5 minutes
respectively.
WCMY color CCD image of the Ring Nebula (M57) made from images
taken on 5/29/98 by Al Kelly with a 32" Newtonian at f4 from
Danciger, Texas. Made with the new color imaging method recently
developed by Richard Berry, Chuck Shaw, Ed Grafton, and Al Kelly.
The IR-filtered, cyan, magenta, and yellow exposures were stacked
totals of 7.25, 4, 3, and 2 minutes respectively.
WCMY color CCD image of rabbit-eared planetary NGC6369 made from
images taken on 6/20/98 by Al Kelly with a 32" Newtonian at
f4 from Danciger, Texas. The IR-filtered, cyan, magenta, and
yellow exposures were stacked totals of 4, 4.5, 3.25, and 2.5
minutes respectively.
WCMY color CCD image of the Owl Nebula (M97) made from images
taken on 3/21/98 by Al Kelly with a 32" Newtonian at f4 from
Danciger, Texas. Made with the new color imaging method recently
developed by Richard Berry, Chuck Shaw, Ed Grafton, and Al Kelly.
The IR-filtered, cyan, magenta, and yellow expsoures were stacked
totals of 5, 5, 4, and 3 minutes respectively.
WRGB composite of NGC 2392 (The Eskimo Nebula) made from images
taken by Al Kelly and Ed Grafton on 1/17/98 with CB245 and
32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. The unfiltered image
was a stacked total of 5 minutes. The red, green and blue
exposures were stacked totals of 4.5 minutes, 6.5 minutes, and
8.25 minutes, respectively.
WRGB composite of NGC7635 (the Bubble Nebula) made from images
taken by Al Kelly on 11/23/97 with CB245 and 17.5" f4.5
Newtonian from Friendswood, Texas. The unfiltered image was a
stacked total of 10 minutes. The red, green and blue exposures
were stacked totals of 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and 13 minutes,
respectively.
Tricolor of planetary nebula NGC7048 taken by Al Kelly on 9/27/97
with CB245 and 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. The
red, green and blue exposures were stacked totals of 4.5 minutes,
9.5 minutes, and 11 minutes, respectively.
Tricolor of planetary nebula NGC40 taken by Al Kelly on 9/27/97
with CB245 and 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. The
red, green and blue exposures were stacked totals of 3 minutes,
7.5 minutes, and 9.5 minutes, respectively.
MRGB of the Bug Nebula (NGC6302) taken by Al Kelly on 8/30/97
with CB245 and 17.5" f4.5 Newtonian from Ft. McKavett,
Texas. The red, green, and blue exposures were 2.5 minutes, 3.5
minutes, and 4 minutes, respectively.
MRGB of planetary nebula NGC2438 within open cluster M46 from
exposures taken on 12/07/96 by Al Kelly with 32" f4
Newtonian and CB245 from Danciger, Texas.
The majestic Horsehead Nebula imaged on 11/10/96 by Ed Grafton
with his C-8 (at f5.6) and ST-6 CCD camera from Danciger, Texas.
MRGB of the Veil Nebula (portion of NGC 6960) imaged on 10/12/96
by Al Kelly with 32" f4 Newtonian and CB245 CCD camera from
Danciger, Texas. 4.25 minutes in red, 6.5 minutes in green, and
5.75 minutes in blue.
MRGB of NGC 7009, the Saturn Nebula, by Al Kelly, taken on
9/14/96 with CB245 and 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger,
Texas. 60 seconds of red, 75 seconds of green, and 90 seconds of
blue were composited.
MRGB image of M57 (the Ring Nebula) by Al Kelly, taken on 9/14/96 with CB245 and 32" f4 Newtonian from Danciger, Texas. The red, green, and blue exposures were 90 seconds, 105 seconds, and 90 seconds, respectively.
Image of the Eagle Nebula (M16) by Ed Grafton; a 20-minute exposure taken on 7/8/96 with his ST-6 and C-14 from Clear Lake City, Texas.
Tricolor image of planetary nebula NGC3132 (the "Eight-Burst" nebula) taken on 12/07/96 by Al Kelly with 32" f4 Newtonian and CB245 from Danciger, Texas.
Image of M20 (The Trifid Nebula) taken by Chuck Shaw with his CB245 and 14" Newtonian from Danciger, Texas on 6/9/96.
Tricolor image of M27 (Dumbbell Nebula) by Al Kelly, taken on 9/6/96 with CB245 and C-8 (at f10) from Friendswood, Texas. This was done using a new filter wheel designed by Andy Saulietis....thanks, Andy, for another great piece of work! This has near-human-vision color balance, since an SBIG infrared blocking filter was also used. The red, green, and blue exposures were 3.5 minutes, 5.5 minutes, and 11 minutes, respectively.
Image of planetary nebula NGC6781 by Ed Grafton, taken on 8/16/96 with his ST-6 and C-14 from Clear Lake City, Texas.
Image of M17 (Omega Nebula) by Ed Grafton, taken on 7/13/96 with his ST-6 and C-8 from Danciger, Texas.
Image of The Veil Nebula by Al Kelly with 32" Newtonian and CB245 -- 2 minutes in 9/95
Image of The Horsehead Nebula by Al Kelly with 32" Newtonian and CB245 -- 3.75 minutes in 9/95
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