INDEX (IC) + ABELL + BARNARD + CALDWELL CATALOGUES + OTHER
Abell 21 - Medusa Nebula in Gemini
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 22x2 minute sigma-clipped exposures, binned 2x2, January 2012
Abell 21 - Medusa Nebula in Gemini
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + L-eNhance filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5,  E-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 32x15 to 25 sec frames captured in sets of 16 or 8 frames with Exposure increased step-wise, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats and Astroflat Pro applied - Downtown Ottawa, February 21st 2020.
Abell 21 - Medusa Nebula in Gemini
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 175-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020.
Abell 21 - Medusa Nebula in Gemini
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC filter+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 16x20sec frames, Gain 12.5, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 215-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, January 8th 2021.
Abell 39 - planetary nebula in Hercules
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 40x20 sec frames captured in four sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24) to100 (40), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, June 16th 2020.
​Abell 71 -HII nebulosity in Cygnus ... not a planetary nebula after all !
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 26x5 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, August 2017
Abell 84 - Planetary nebula in Cassiopeia : very faint !
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 24x20 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, August 14th 2020.
Barnard 092 - Dark nebulae in Sagittarius
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + L-eNhance filter, on 120mm refractor @ f/3.5-4, Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 8x20 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Foymount, Ontario, July 18th 2020.

Barnard 142+3 - Barnard's "E" dark nebula in Aquila
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + L-eNhance filter, on 120mm refractor @ f/3.5-4, Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 8x20 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Foymount, Ontario, July 18th 2020
Barnard 171 - Dark nebula in Cepheus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 8x10 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, Sept 16th 2019
​Caldwell C009 - "Cave" dark nebula in Cepheus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + 7µm H-Alpha filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 8x40 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, Sept 17th 2019
​Caldwell C009 - "Cave" dark nebula in Cepheus
  • DS10cTEC+MFR10+LeNhance filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 42x20sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 150-255, DFCon, FFCon.- Downtown Ottawa, October 21st 2020.
​Caldwell C009 - "Cave" dark nebula in Cepheus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 175-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020.
Cassiopeia A - Supernova remanent + x-ray source in Cepheus (!)
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 32x10 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, Sept 16th 2019
DWB 111 - Propeller Nebula in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 24x20 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, August 14th 2020.
DWB 111 - Propeller Nebula in Cygnus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 48x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 190-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa, October 21st 2020.
IC 10 - Local dwarf galaxy in Cassiopeia
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 8x10 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, Sept 16th 2019
IC 63 - Ghost Nebula in Cassiopeia
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + L-eNhance filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 8x14 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, Sept 21st 2019

IC 63 - Ghost Nebula in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 64x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 205-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa, November 6th 2020.

IC 63 - Ghost Nebula in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 155-200, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 21st 2020.
IC 0348 - Open cluster and nebulosity in Perseus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x15 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 30th 2019
IC 0361 - Open cluster in Camelopardalis
  • DS10cTEC+MFR10+UHC filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 16x15sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 20, Gamma 1, histogram 105-255, dark field and flat field correction.- Downtown Ottawa, January 23rd 2021
IC 0405 -Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x20 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 30th 2019
IC 0405 -Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + L-eNhance filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 64x15 sec frames captured in sets of 16 frames with WP decreased step-wise from 255 to 150, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Processed with Astroflat Pro - Downtown Ottawa, December 19th 2019.​


IC 0405 - Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + 7µm H-Alpha filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 16x40 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats, but no darks, captured in greyscale, February 1st 2019
IC 405 - N part of the Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 31x2 minute sigma-clipped exposures, binned 2x2, January 2012
IC 405 - S part of the Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 31x2 minute sigma-clipped exposures, binned 2x2, January 2012
IC 405 - Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 40x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 168-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020.
IC 405 - Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 155-200, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 21st 2020.
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IC 410 - Tadpoles Nebula in Auriga
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 40x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 168-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020.
IC 410 - Tadpoles Nebula in Auriga
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 155-200, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 21st 2020.
IC 417 -Spider Nebula in Auriga
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + L-eNhance filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 48x15 sec frames captured in sets of 16 frames with WP decreased step-wise from 255 to 150, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Processed with Astroflat Pro - Downtown Ottawa, December 19th 2019.
IC 417 - Spider + Fly Nebulae in Auriga
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 48x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 165-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020
IC 417 - Spider + Fly Nebulae in Auriga ...  you can see the spider's web filling the image !
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 150-200, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 21st 2020.
IC 434 - Horsehead Nebula in Orion : B33
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 18x2 minute sigma-clipped exposures, binned 2x2, January 2012
IC 434 - Horsehead Nebula in Orion : B33 
  • Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 5 x 20 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , Foymount, September 8th 2018
IC 434 - Horsehead Nebula in Orion : B33 
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x12sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 205-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 29th 2020. Adjacent to full Moon !!
IC 443 - Winter Veil ("Jellyfish") supernova remnant in Gemini
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 10x2 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, March 2011
IC 443 - Winter Veil ("Jellyfish") supernova remnant in Gemini
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 + UHC filter : averaged live stack of 32 x 8 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied, February 26th 2019.
IC 443 - Winter Veil ("Jellyfish") supernova remnant in Gemini
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 165-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020
IC 443 - Winter Veil ("Jellyfish") supernova remnant in Gemini
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 16x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 145-190, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 21st 2020.
IC 1318 - Butterfly Nebula in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, HDR averaged Live Stack of 48x15 sec frames captured in sets of 8 frames with Gain incremented from 60 to 160 by 20 per frame set, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied, Downtown Ottawa, July 7th 2019. 
IC 1318 - Butterfly Nebula in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, HDR averaged Live Stack of 48x15 sec frames captured in sets of 8 frames with Gain incremented from 60 to 160 by 20 per frame set, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied, Downtown Ottawa, July 7th 2019. 
IC 1318 - Butterfly Nebula in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 24x20 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, August 6th 2020.
IC 1318 - Butterfly Nebula in Cygnus
  • ​DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x10sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 160-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, October 11th 2020.
IC 1318 - Butterfly Nebula in Cygnus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 64x10sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 205-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa, November 6th 2020.
IC 1396 - Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 120mm apo refractor @ f/3-4, averaged Live Stack of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Video Star Party 2019, July 31st 2019.
IC 1396 - Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + Hydrogen Alpha filter, on120mm apo refractor @ f/3-4, averaged Live Stack of 4x40 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks applied - Video Star Party 2019, Aug 1st 2019.
IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
  • DS10cTEC+MFR10+LeNhance filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 24x20sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 155-255, DFCon, FFCon.- Downtown Ottawa, October 21st 2020.
IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 175-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020
IC 1470 - Small HII emission nebula in Cepheus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 24x20 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, August 14th 2020.
IC 1795 - Open cluster and nebulosity in Cassiopeia 
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + 7µm H-Alpha filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 16x40 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats, but no darks, January 21st 2019
IC 1795 - Open cluster and nebulosity in Cassiopeia
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 120mm apo refractor @ f/3-4, averaged Live Stack of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Camera saturation = 75 - Video Star Party 2019, July 31st 2019.
IC 1795 - Open cluster and nebulosity in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 172-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020.
IC 1795 - Open cluster and nebulosity in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 160-225, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 15th 2020.
IC 1805 - "Heart" open cluster and nebulosity in Cassiopeia
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 120mm apo refractor @ f/3-4, averaged Live Stack of 16x14 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Camera saturation = 75 - Video Star Party 2019, July 31st 2019.​
IC 1805 - "Heart" open cluster and nebulosity in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 160-225, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 15th 2020.
IC 1805 - "Heart" open cluster and nebulosity in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 160-225, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 15th 2020.
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IC 1848 - "Soul" open cluster and nebulosity in Cassiopeia  ... I never noticed the "baby" before !
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 50x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 160-225, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 15th 2020.
IC 2162 - Bright nebula and companions in Orion
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 16x7 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied, February 9th 2019.
IC 2162 - Bright nebula and companions in Orion
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC filter+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 12.5, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 215-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, January 8th 2021.
IC 2233 - spiral galaxy in Lynx
  • DS10cTEC+MFR10+UHC filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 32x15sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 0, Gamma minimum, histogram 200-255, dark field and flat field correction.- Downtown Ottawa, March 7th 2021.
IC 5067 - Pelican Nebula in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 24x20 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, August 6th 2020.
IC 5067 - Pelican Nebula in Cygnus
  • DS10cTEC+MFR10+LeNhance filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 24x20sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 155-255, DFCon, FFCon.- Downtown Ottawa, October 21st 2020.
IC 5070 - Pelican Nebula in Cygnus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 175-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020.
IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 28x5 minute averaged exposures, binned 2x2, August 2017
IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 120mm apo refractor @ f/3-4, averaged Live Stack of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Video Star Party 2019, July 31st 2019
IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 170-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020
Perseus star cluster - in Perseus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 16x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 185-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa, October 17th 2020.
Sh2-101 - Tulip Nebula : bright nebula in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 24x20 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, August 6th 2020.
Sh2-132 - Lion Nebula in Cepheus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 190-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa, October 21st 2020.
Sh2157 - Lobster Claw Nebula in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 160-220, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 18th 2020.
Sh2-132 - Lion Nebula in Cepheus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 165-210, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 15th 2020.
Sh2-170 - Little Rosette Nebula in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 16x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 160-225, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 15th 2020.
UGC 10214 - distorted spiral Tadpole Galaxy in Draco (Arp 188)  + 2 faint spiral galaxies : overprocessed to highlight the very faint tail to the East of the galaxy.
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 32x20 sec frames captured in four sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24) to 105 (32), then forced to a further 16x25 sec exposures, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, June 7th 2020.
UGC 10214 - distorted spiral Tadpole Galaxy in Draco (Arp 188) : note very faint tail to East of the galaxy - crop @ 100% ... overprocessed to highlight the very faint tail to the East of the galaxy.
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 32x20 sec frames captured in four sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24) to 105 (32), then forced to a further 16x25 sec exposures, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, June 7th 2020.