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M001 - Crab Nebula in Taurus
- ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 32x2 minute sigma-clipped exposures, binned 2x2, January 2012
M001 - Crab Nebula in Taurus
- MC XT2-428 on 10" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 30 second frame, Feb 25th 2018
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M001 - Crab Nebula in Taurus
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 + UHC filter : averaged live stack of 16 x 7 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied, February 9th 2019.
M001 - Crab Nebula in Taurus
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 + UHC filter : averaged live stack of 16 x 5 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied, February 18th 2019 - cropped.
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M013 - globular cluster in Hercules : enlargement
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 19x2 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, June 18th 2011 - for Michèle (1951-2011)
M013 - globular cluster in Hercules
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, HDR averaged Live Stack of 48x14 sec frames captured in sets of 8 frames with Gain incremented from 10 to 110 by 20 per frame set, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Camera saturation = 50 - Downtown Ottawa, June 6th 2019
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M017 - Swan / Omega bright nebula in Sagittarius : enlargement
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 5 x 10 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , Foymount, September 8th 2018
M020 - Trifid bright nebula in Sagittarius : enlargement
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 5 x 10 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , Foymount, September 8th 2018
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M027 - Dumbell Nebula in Vulpecula : enlargement
- ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 24x5 minute median combined exposures binned 2x2, July 2013
M027 - Dumbell Nebula in Vulpecula
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC+UV/IR cut filters, on 8 inch SCT @ f/<5, HDR averaged Live Stack of 56x14 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, August 19th 2019
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M031 - Andromeda Galaxy in Andromeda
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Single 5 minute exposure, binned 2x2, November 2010
M031 / 032 / 110 - Andromeda Galaxy in Andromeda : enlargement
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 120mm apo refractor @ f/3-4, HDR averaged Live Stack of 56x15 sec frames captured in sets of 8 frames with Gain incremented from 20 to 160 by 20 per frame set, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Camera saturation = 75 - Video Star Party 2019, July 31st 2019.
M031 - Andromeda Galaxy in Andromeda
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC+UV/IR cut filters, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, HDR averaged Live Stack of 48x14 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, July 6th 2019
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M033 - Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum : enlargement
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 13x5 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, December 2017
M033 - Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum : enlargement
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 5 x 15 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , Foymount, September 8th 2018. Processed to accentuate the faint spiral arms.
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M033 - Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 16 x 10 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , December 29th 2018
M036 - Open cluster in Auriga
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 16 x 5 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied, February 11th 2019
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M037 - Open cluster in Auriga
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 16 x 5 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied, February 11th 2019
M038 - Open cluster in Auriga
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 16 x 5 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied, February 11th 2019
M042 - Great Nebula in Orion : enlargement
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 93x30 seconds median combined exposures, binned 2x2, December 2010
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M044 - Beehive Cluster in Cancer
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 + UHC filter : averaged live stack of 16 x 1.55 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied, February 18th 2019.
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M045 - Pleiades Cluster in Taurus : enlargements
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 5 x 18 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , Foymount, September 8th 2018 ... clockwise Maia, Electra, Merope and Alcyone
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M051 - Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici
- MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, May 17th 2014
M051 - Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici : enlargement
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 22x5 minute mean kappa sigma clip exposures, binned 2x2, March 2018. Note faint galaxies IC 4278 (Mag 15.4) to left and IC 4277 (Mag 16.5) to upper left.
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M051 - Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici + crop : enlargements
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 5 x 10 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , Foymount, September 8th 2018
M051 - Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici + crop : enlargements
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, HDR averaged Live Stack of 32x15 sec frames captured in sets of 8 frames with Gain incremented from 60 to 100 by 20 per frame set, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Camera saturation = 50 - Downtown Ottawa, June 6th 2019
M056 - globular cluster in Vega
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 27x5 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, July 2017
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M057 - Ring Nebula in Lyra
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 24x5 minute mean kappa sigma clip exposures, binned 2x2, July 2018
M057 - Ring Nebula in Lyra
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, HDR averaged Live Stack of 64x12 sec frames captured in sets of 8 frames with Gain incremented from 10 to 80 by 10 per frame set, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Camera saturation = 50 - Downtown Ottawa, June 6th 2019
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M061 - anticlockwise spiraL galaxy and "apparent" neighbours in Virgo
- MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, May 10th 2013 ... cf M-051 (mirrored) !!!
M063 - Sunflower Galaxy, flocculent spiral in Canes Venatici : enlargement
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 24x5 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, April 2018
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M064 - Blackeye Galaxy in Coma Berenices : enlargement
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 16x2 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, early June 2011
M064 - Blackeye spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 8 x 10 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied , March 23rd 2019
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M065 - spiral galaxy in Leo
- MC XT2-428 on 10" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, March 2018
M066- spiral galaxy in Leo : enlargement
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 9x2 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, March 2011
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M066 - spiral galaxy in Leo
- MC XT2-428 on 10" SCT @ f/6.3 : Single 60 second frame, March 2018
M065 + 066 - Spiral galaxies in Leo
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : HDR averaged live stack of 64 x 12 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied , March 26th 2019
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M074 - clockwise spiral galaxy in Pisces : enlargement
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 20x5 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, December 2017
M074 - clockwise spiral galaxy in Pisces
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 10 x 20 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , Foymount, September 8th 2018
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M076 - planetary nebula in Perseus
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 21x2 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, December 2011
M076 - planetary nebula in Perseus
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @f/5 : averaged live stack of 16 x 10 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , November 2018 = crop
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M081 - grand design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, March 31st 2014
M082 - spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, March 31st 2014
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M083 - barred grand design spiral galaxy in Hydra
- MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, May 28th 2014
M085 + NGC 4394 - Galaxies in Coma Berenices
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 16 x 10 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied , March 23rd 2019
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M094 - Crocodiles Eye spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, May 28th 2014
MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, May 28th 2014
M095 - barred spiral galaxy in Leo
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, HDR averaged Live Stack of 56x10 sec frames captured in sets of 8 frames with Gain incremented from 40 to 160 by 20 per frame set, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - April 4th 2019
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M096 - spiral galaxy in Leo
- MC XT2-428 on 10" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, March 2018
M097 - Owl Nebula in Ursa Major
- MC XT2-428 on 10" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, Feb 26th 2018
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M098 - anticlockwise spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices : enlargement
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 36x5 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, April 2015
M098 - anticlockwise spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged HDR live stack of 56 x 12 and 20 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied , April 4th 2019
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M099 - clockwise spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices : enlargement
- ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 18x5 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, May 2015
M099 - clockwise spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
- Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, HDR averaged Live Stack of 72x12-15 sec frames captured in sets of 8 frames with Gain incremented from 40 to 160 by 20 per frame set, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, April 4th 2019
M100 - Anticlockwise spiral galaxy and neighbours in Coma Berenices
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged HDR live stack of 84 x 12 and 20 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied , April 4th 2019
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M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major
- MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, May 3rd 2013
M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major : enlargement
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 5 x 10 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , Foymount, September 8th 2018
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M104 - Sombrero Galaxy in Corvus
- MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 30 second frame, April 30th 2014
M105 - elliptical galaxy and spiral galaxiesNGC 3384 + 3389 in Leo
- MC XT2-428 on 10" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, March 2018
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M105 - elliptical galaxy and spiral galaxies NGC 3384 + 3389 in Leo
- Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 16 x 12 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied , March 23rd 2019
M106 - spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, March 31st 2014
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M106 - spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- MC XT2-428 on 10" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, Feb 26th 2018
M108 - spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, March 31st 2014
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M108 - spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- MC XT2-418 on 10" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, Feb 26th 2018
M109 - spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, March 31st 2014 ... note PGC 4011292 (mag 18.6) right of centre