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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy Most folks don't realize how large the Andromeda Galaxy is. It requires a wide-field setup - in my case a camera lens on my dSLR, piggybacked on my telescope to track the stars. Visible also in this shot are M..(more)"This is an amazing view of our.." "I cropped only about 10% off t.." "The word amazing does not do t.." "Just awesome! I don't know wh.." "Epic photography...I would lov.." "Our galaxy and Andromeda are g.." "I am not a photographer but I .." "Another pfabulous pshot (sorry.." "The images you produce are not.." "Beautiful capture!.."
feedback? | The Veil Nebula Complex - Remnants of an ancient supernova in our galaxy, the glowing hydrogen (red) and oxygen (teal) gas of this nebula complex forms a roughly spherical shape.
This is a collaborative image by myself and Greg Parker. He capture..(more)"as always, amazing :).." "I'm always amazed by your pict.." "Amazing work Noel. Some great .." "Oh my. Another fantastic imag.." "Breathtaking, Noel! :D
Exqui.." "Magnificent, simply a magnific.." "The coloring is very intriguin.." "There's a little information a.." "Stunning image! Excellent capt.." "Yes, it was exposed over many .."
| The Great Orion Nebula - I've posted images of this massive dust and gas cloud in the Winter constellation of Orion before, but none this deeply exposed. Astronomers now believe we're seeing into a cosmic bubble that's been cleared by ..(more)"Astounding. I am literally blo.." "Incredibly clear and sharp. I.." "You and Dr. Parker deserve a r.." "Always very nice work. That yo.." "Stellar image..." "another amazing image Noel.." "Awesome! Do you take requests.." "Thanks everyone. :)
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| M45 - The Pleiades or "Seven Sisters", the historical name for the 7 bright stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night, are host to a vast reflection and emission nebula, visible in a suitably deep exposure. The magenta areas towar..(more)"I've always thought this nebul.." "Flawless as always. I admire h.." "AMAZING!!! Just look at those .." "It was worth the time you put .." "Totally Amazing. Thank you.
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In the d.." "I hate to sound as if I am mak.." "Have you ever considered getti.." "That's some pretty amazing stu.." "Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
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Horsehead and Flame Nebula Area in Orion - One of the most photographed areas of the Winter sky, we've exposed to a depth not often seen to reveal the details of the faint outer regions of the nebulosity."When energetic starlight hits .." "Beyond amazing! Outstanding wo.." "Profound.....mind blowing......." "You just blew my mind!!!!!!!!!.." "I don't know what to say other.." "Beautiful.." "I'm stunned almost beyond word.." "spectacular!! i got a 3'' ref.." "What everyone has said and a t.." "Wow! Very beautiful!.."
feedback? | Galaxies M101 and Friends - Through the multicolored stars of our Milky way, beyond the limits of our own galaxy, and through the tens of millions of light years of truly empty space, we can see other galaxies. Messier object 101, the "Pinwheel Gala..(more)"This is a collaborative image .." "Mere words cannot describe the.." "You have no idea how your astr.." "Your images are like the next .." "I feel like I'm in a spaceship.." "I always look forward to what .." "Another amazing image.
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| High Resolution! - My most detailed moon shot yet (view full please for full effect). This was taken on 10/12/2005 with a Canon EOS 20D through 2x Televue Powermate on Meade LX200 GPS UHTC 10" SCT, 15 x 8.2 MP exposures of 1/5 second @..(more)"Woooahhhh!Doesn't get any bett.." "That's fricking beautiful man!.." "I normally don't look at anyth.." "...
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| Saturn and Satellites - Seeing conditions (stability and clarity of the atmosphere) were really great through my telescope eyepiece on Monday night, and so I figured I'd better break out my Lunar/Planetary Imager and take some shots. N..(more)"Now THIS is truely amazing! Ou.." "Mind Blowing..." "I am speechless. I was wonder.." "Words fail me..." "Can I breath now. That took m.." "I noticed she was up there and.." "FanFigginTastic.." " said by Me.." "Wicked Good !!.." "it's ok I guess, needs croppin.."
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NGC 6914 - Reflection Nebulae amidst Emission Nebulae - Some beautiful blue and red colors can be found in the constellation Cygnus, in the plane of our Milky Way galaxy."When you shoot photos into the.." "Man this makes you think.
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feedback? | Crescent Nebula - Also known as NGC 6888, this nebula is a rapidly expanding shell of gas 3 light-years across surrounding a dying star, named WR 136."As the dying Wolf-Rayet star b.." "You never cease to amaze me, u.." "Hamster head? Well. Yes. I .." "amazing work, the deep red col.." "Out of this world - your skill.." "I must not have a scientific m.." "I love the astronomy lesson th.." "Thanks, all. Yes, these are g.." " I'm speechless..."
| Comet Holmes - There is a new comet coming in toward the sun. It's already as bright as the brighter stars in the sky, and promises to be quite spectacular as the tail becomes more and more visible. At this time the comet is so far out still that w..(more)"Wow man! That's such a unique .." "Sweeeeeettttttt.." "Thank You.." "Gorgeous shot and another educ.." "Looks like it is heading strai.." "This is insane! I LOVE IT!.." "Beautiful!!! :D :D :D
I lov.." "I just read on the NASA page...." "Just incredible! Again..." "Thanks, all.
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| The Andromeda Galaxy with and without intervening stars from our own Milky Way. Ever wonder what it would be like to see a galaxy from truly empty intergalactic space?"Looking over the original imag.." "That's sweet. I wonder if the.." "Wow, looks pretty crazy almost.." "Absolutely fascinating images..." "Once again: Wonderful image !.." "spectacular image Noel.." "Incredible................." "Noel, you would simply kill as.." "This is so cool, thank you for.." "How is that even possible to r.."
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The Cocoon Nebula - So named because it appears to be wrapped in a dark cocoon of interstellar material, and that's accurate. This is a stellar nursery, with new stars forming from dust and gas brought together by gravity."Inside the Cocoon is a newly d.." "Gawd!!! I just can't wait unti.." "It's mind boggling just how ma.." "Astounding! I didn't even kno.." "Noel your photos are truely am.." "I am without words, Noel. Firs.." "I've run out of superlatives t.." "Beyond my wildest expectations.." "They need to add an upload scr.." "Im guessing you see Aliens pre.."
feedback? | Trapezium Region - The brightest central portion of the Great Orion Nebula (M42), this is a stellar nursery, with stars forming from interstellar gas and dust. What you see here is a highly magnified view of the center part of the swor..(more)"Stellar!.." "Wow! "Amazing" just doesn't se.." "stunning!.." "The setup and exposures took s.." "Love the image! The Trapezium.." "Holy smokes!!!!!.." "This is mesmerizing stuff.." "This is SOO amazing!.." "*insert superlative here*
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| M81 - Spiral Galaxy In the constellation Ursa Major, Messier object 81 was first discovered in 1774 by German astronomer Johann Elert Bode, who described it as "a nebulous patch"; and so M81 was originally dubbed "Bode's Nebula". We ca..(more)"How far is a long way? Light t.." "Of legendary proportions..." "Maaan Insane work!! If i only .." "Fabulous!.." "Phenomenal!.." "What makes a true photographer.." "Sir, your passion is inspirati.." "Aw inspiring..."
| Mars - The red planet is getting pretty close to the Earth, yielding decent telescopic views. While not as large as the circulating eMail would have you believe, it is close enough to see the subtle detail on the surface in a good tele..(more)"This image was stacked from 12.." "Very cool Noel. Thanks again .." "Wow!!!.." ""MARSvelous"!!!!!
I'll be try.." "Wow. Just wow..." "Jaw dropping !!.." "Another incredible image and t.." "Yet one more over the top winn.."
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Mars! Now receding from Earth from the closest approach at the end of October, it's still quite large and always presents a challenging subject to image.
When I got my LX200 telescope almost a year ago, included in the package was..(more) "Incredible..." "Very cool..." "Spectacular!.." "Looks like you can see the pol.." "If I didn't know better, I wou.." "Awesome!.." "Neato!!! I'm still stuck with .." "Extremely cool shot!.."
feedback? | The Big Dipper - Those of you familiar with the night sky will no doubt recognize this familiar asterism, which is only part of the Ursa Major ("Great Bear") constellation. What you may not know is that most of the stars in the ..(more)"Once again you raised the bar .." "Nothing less than astounding..." "you almost swallowed alcor or .." "Thanks everyone. :)
You're r.." "Excellent, as always! I see a.." "You're not imagining things....."
| Max Magnification - Eyepiece projection with 9mm eyepiece - my current maximum power of 278x or roughly what you'd see with a 14,000mm lens."wow... er I mean.. er.. wow...." "Wonder who (what) made the lit.." "Hey I see Apollo 13!Just kiddi.." "Jeepers Creepers. Amazing..." "That's a very nice setup, Noel.." "That moon seriously need to vi.." "What would be the scale on tha.." "Anyone have some ham to go wit.." "OMG .....Freakin' Amazing......." "On the wide dimension you're s.."
| Lunar Landscape - The collection of craters called "the snowman" and the straight wall, which is a huge tension release fault in the center of a crater, seen casting a miles-long shadow as the sun comes up. Taken with a Canon EOS-20D d..(more)"Very nice. I love these close.." "Wow, the wall is amazing. How .." "Oh, good heavens. I feel almo.." "I hate you uid://868867, I rea.." "just GORGEOUS!!!.." "I think I'm doing something wr.." " sai.." "Thanks, everyone!
"Fascinating. Thanks for the a.." "My God..."
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Albireo - What appears to be a single star visible to the naked eye in the constellation Cygnus resolves into a beautiful golden and blue star pair in a reasonably low power telescope. These two stars may be orbiting one another with a..(more)"Amazing. that word reminds me .." "AaaaH!!! The head of the swan..." "Noel, could you please post ex.." "Absolutely fantastic Noel. You.." "Thanks! :)
Yes, this image w.." "This reminds of me of one of i.."
feedback? | Center of the Cygnus Cross The bright star Sadr, near the center of this deep exposure, is at the center of the cross-shaped constellation Cygnus. Also visible in this image are IC1318 (the butterfly-shaped red nebula), Messier 29 (the..(more)"Called the "Gamma Cygni Region.." "A profound thank you sir. This.." "NoelC owns my desktop. Fantas.." "new desktop! new desktop!.." "As always, Noel, A masterpiece.." "This is simply stunning. Ther.." "Unprecendented. Most superior .." "Just wanted to thank you NoelC.." "I'm so pleasantly surprised wh.." "Beauty once again!.."
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