Friday, November 26, 2010

NGC246 The Skull Nebula

Here's a "scary one!"

30 each 90 second images.


From Wikipedia:
NGC 246 (sometimes called the Skull Nebula[2]) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cetus.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

M74

M74 galaxy, 30 images @ 2 minutes each guided.


From Wikipedia:

Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628) is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy contains two clearly-defined spiral arms and is therefore used as an archetypal example of a Grand Design Spiral Galaxy.[4] The galaxy's low surface brightness makes it the most difficult Messier object for amateur astronomers to observe.[5][6] However, the relatively large angular size of the galaxy and the galaxy's face-on orientation make it an ideal object for professional astronomers who want to study spiral arm structure and spiral density waves.

M74 was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780. Méchain then communicated his discovery to Charles Messier, who listed the galaxy in his catalog.[6]