Imaging Date: March 5, 2024
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 1175x10 sec
Notes:Emission nebula in constellation Canis Major. Central star is the Wolf-Rayet star WR7. Nebula has an overall bubble shape, but with complex filamentary structures, due, it is believed, to interactions with a nearby large molecular cloud.
Imaging Date: January 28, 2024
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 185x10 sec
Notes: Diffuse nebula (known as the middle "star" in the sword of Orion, found south of Orion's Belt)
Imaging Date: January 9, 2024
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 725x10 sec
Notes: An emission nebula with an open star cluster at its center
Imaging Date: December 17, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 602x10 sec
Notes: Emission nebula in constellation Cassiopeia. Is often imaged together with the nearby Heart Nebula, the pair being known as the Heart and Soul.
Imaging Date: December 10, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 508x10 sec
Notes: An emission nebula. Gets its name from the classic video game character it resembles.
Imaging Date: December 6, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 724x10 sec
Notes: An emission nebula. Name comes from its resemblance to the shape of the US State of California.
Imaging Date: December 5, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, Texas, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 407x10 sec
Notes: The Bubble Nebula is an emission nebula. The bubble is created by the stellar wind coming from a massive, hot, central star.
Imaging Date: November 18, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time:
Notes: Emission nebula
Imaging Date: November 15, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Light Polution
Integration Time: 1031x10 sec
Notes: An open star cluster. Also known as the Seven Sisters. In Greek culture, the seven sisters were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. There are three references to the Pleiades in the Bible: once in the book of Amos (5:8), and twice in the book of Job (9:9 and 38:31).
Imaging Date: November 2, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 726x10 sec
Notes: Emission nebula. Named because its shape resembles North American continent.
Imaging Date: October 16, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 612x10 sec
Notes: Planetary Nebula, also known as Eye of God Nebula.
Imaging Date: October 14, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - 3401 N 3rd St.
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Solar
Notes: The beginning of the eclipse was at 10:23 AM, its maximum was at 11:53 AM, and it finished at 1:31 PM. Eclipse was already in process when imaging began.
Imaging Date: September 26, 2023
Observation Site: Fredericksburg, TX
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 323x10 sec
Notes: The Crescent Nebula is a planetary nebula, a cosmic bubble blown by a star in the constellation Cygnus. Clouds moved in before we finished imaging, so we were not able to get adequate integration time.
Imaging Date: September 19, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: 324x10 sec
Notes: Also known as the Western Veil Nebula, the Witch's Broom is a supernova remnant. The bright star, 52 Cygni, appears to ride the nebula.
Imaging Date: September 8, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Light Polution
Integration Time: 634x10 sec
Notes:Barred spiral galaxy. It is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.
Imaging Date: August 7, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time:200x10 sec
Notes: Planetary nebula
Imaging Date: July 20, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: Vaonis Vespera
Filter: Vespera Dual Band
Integration Time: M8 199x10 sec; M8 and M20 344x10 sec
Notes:Top image is Lagoon Nebula; bottom image is Trifid Nebula (on left) and Lagoon Nebula (on right)
Imaging Date: January 13, 2023
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: RedCat 51
Camera: ASI183MC Pro
Filter: Optolong L-eNhance
Integration Time: 30x180 sec
Notes: In this image, three nebulae are featured: The horsehead shape is formed by the dark nebula, Barnard 33. B33 lies in front of a bright red emission nebula, IC434. To the left and below is the emission nebula NGC2024, known as the Flame Nebula.
Imaging Date: September 25, 2020
Observation Site: Temple, TX, USA - Backyard
Telescope: RedCat 51
Camera: ASI183MC Pro
Filter: Optolong CLS
Integration Time: 30x180 sec
Notes: Spiral galaxy
