The Elephant Trunk Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. This is a bit of a closeup but the entire nebula is roughly spherical and is energized by the bright star a little above the “trunk” in this picture.
This was shot with my 11″ SCT at f/1.9 with an L-Extreme F2 filter and an ASI2600MC Pro for a total of 137 minutes from the River Ridge Observatory.
The Lobster Nebula is a diffuse Hydrogen Alpha (red light) nebula in the constellation of Scorpius. This was shot with my 11″ SCT at f/1.9 with an L-Extreme F2 filter and an ASI2600MC Pro. It was the last item on my list for the night and as such I only got 45 minutes of total exposure from the River Ridge Observatory. Even so, there’s enough to see how it got it’s nick name.
Here is M51, aka the Whirlpool Galaxy, in the constellation of Canes Venatici the Hunting Dogs although Ursa Major likes to claim it. Shot on Saturday the 21st with my 11″ SCT at f/6.3 and an ASI2600MC Pro with an Antlia Triband Ultra RGB filter. Sixty two-minute exposures.
