Recent Observations
Herewith, a database of every observation I’ve ever made, most recent first! Click for more detail, or on the page links at the bottom to review more, 12 at a time, in descending chronological order…
Sh2-129 / Flying Bat Nebula
Failed to find the squid!
Arp 278 / NGC 7253A-B
My first, consciously Arp capture is still a favorite.
IC 410 / Tadpole Nebula
Stuggled with color balance, fixed somewhat here in Affinity Photo
M57 / Ring Nebula
Lovely capture under very good conditions.
NGC 457 / Owl Cluster / C13
Charming, small, open cluster
Arp 284 / NGC 7714 / NGC 7715
Striking target with at least two interacting galaxies.
NGC 7245
Tiny, very obscure open cluster in Lacerta
IC 4954 / Roslund 4
Obscure cluster with nebulae
M76 / Little Dumbbell Nebula / NGC 650
Pretty planetary nebula in Perseus
Sh2-188 / Shrimp Nebula
An obscure and fairly challenging (but reasonably large) planetary nebula. CN Oct EAA challenge object.
Hickson Compact Group 10 / NGC 536
Hickson created a catalog of 100 compact galaxy groups, published in 1982. This is #10.
NGC 7741
Handsome barred galaxy discovered by William Herschel (who else?) in 1784