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NEW GENERAL CATALOGUE (NGC)
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NGC 0068 - Galactic group in Andromeda
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 17th 2019 - crop
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NGC 0068 - Galactic group in Andromeda : labelled
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 17th 2019 - crop
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NGC 0147 - Dwarf galaxy in Cassiopeia
  • DS10cTEC+MFR10+UHC filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 32x15sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 145-255, DFCon, FFCon.- Downtown Ottawa under Full  Moon, October 30th 2020.
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NGC 0185 - Local dwarf galaxy in Cassiopeia in Perseus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x14 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019
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NGC 0278 - Spiral galaxy in Cassiopeia
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 17th 2019 - crop
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NGC 0281 - Pacman Cluster and Nebula in Cassiopeia
  • Sky Raider DS10c on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 : averaged live stack of 5 x 14 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , Foymount, September 8th 2018
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NGC 0281 - Pacman Cluster and Nebula in Cassiopeia
  • 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, August 14th 2020.
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NGC 0281 - Pacman Cluster and Nebula in Cassiopeia
  • Sky Raider DS287m + UHC filter, on 50mm apo refractor @ f/2-3, Live Stack of 40x10 sec frames, binned 1x1, dark applied - Downtown Ottawa, Oct 8th 2020
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NGC 0281 - Pacman Cluster and 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.
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NGC 0281 - Pacman Cluster and Nebula in Cassiopeia
  • 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.
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NGC 0281 - Pacman Cluster and Nebula in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 42x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 165-225, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 15th 2020.
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​NGC 0457 - open cluster in Cassiopeia
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x6 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, December 7th 2019
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NGC 0663 - Open cluster and neighbours in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 24x10sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 120-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa  under Full Moon, October 30th, 2020.
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​NGC 0654 - open cluster in Cassiopeia
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x6 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, December 7th 2019
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​NGC 0659 - open cluster in Cassiopeia
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x6 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, December 7th 2019
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​NGC 0663 - open cluster in Cassiopeia
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x6 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, December 7th 2019
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NGC 0708 - Fath galactic group in Andromeda
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019
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NGC 0708 - Fath galactic group in Andromeda : labelled
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019
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NGC 0736 - Galactic group in Triangulum
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019
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NGC 0736 - Galactic group in Triangulum : labelled
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019
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NGC 0772 - irregular spiral galaxy in Ares
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 39x2 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, November 2011
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NGC 0869 - Double Cluster in Perseus
  • Sky Raider DS10c on 120mm EON refractor @ f/3.5-4 : 16 stacks of 5 live-stack averaged 10 second sub-exposures, binned 2x2, August 16th 2018
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NGC 0869 - Double Cluster in Perseus
  • 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.
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NGC 0891 - edge-on spiral galaxy in Andromeda
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 13x5 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, November 2010
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NGC 0891 - edge-on spiral galaxy in Andromeda
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 201
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NGC 0891 - edge-on spiral galaxy in Andromeda
  • 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.
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NGC 0906 - Galactic group in Andromeda
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019
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 NGC 1023 - elliptical galaxy in Perseus
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 16x3 minute averaged exposures, binned 2x2, November 2010
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NGC 1275 - Galactic group in Perseus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019
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NGC 1275 - Galactic group in Perseus : labelled
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019
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NGC 1491- Fossil Footprint Nebula in Perseus
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 31x2 minute sigma-clipped exposures, binned 2x2, January 2012
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NGC 1491- Fossil Footprint Nebula in Perseus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x10 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, December 7th 201
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NGC 1491- Fossil Footprint Nebula in Perseus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + L-eNhance filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 48x14 sec frames captured in sets of 16 frames with WP decreased step-wise from 235 to 160, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Processed with Astroflat Pro - Downtown Ottawa, December 19th 2019.
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NGC 1499 - California Nebula in Perseus
  • 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 235 to 160, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Processed with Astroflat Pro - Downtown Ottawa, December 19th 2019.
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NGC 1499 - California Nebula in Perseus
  • DS10cTEC+MFR10+UHC filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 80x15sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 20, Gamma 1, histogram 165-255, DFCon, FFCon.- Downtown Ottawa under Full  Moon, October 30th 2020.
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NGC 1499 - California Nebula in Perseus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 55x8sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 225-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa  under Full Moon, October 30th, 2020.
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NGC 1499 - California Nebula in Perseus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 40x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 170-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020.
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NGC 1499 - California Nebula in Perseus
  • 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.
NGC 1499 - California Nebula in Perseus
  • 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.
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NGC 1501 - Oyster planetary nebula in Camelopardalis
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019 - crop
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NGC 1514 - Crystal Ball (planetary) Nebula in Taurus
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 80% of 13x5 minute kappa-sigma clipped exposures, binned 2x2, December 2017
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NGC 1514 - Crystal Ball (planetary) Nebula in Taurus
  • 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​​​​
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NGC 1528 - Open cluster in Perseus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x10 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, December 7th 2019
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NGC 1907 - compact open cluster in Auriga
  • ​ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 25x2 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, January 2012
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NGC 1931 - Bright emission/reflection Fly Nebula in Auriga
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 16x5 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied, February 11th 2019.
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NGC 1931 - Bright emission/reflection Fly 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 140, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Processed with Astroflat Pro - Downtown Ottawa, December 19th 2019.​
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NGC 2158 + M035 - Open clusters in Gemini
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 30th 2019
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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula in Orion
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x18 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 30th 2019
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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula in Orion
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + L-eNhance filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5,  WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 32x15 sec frames captured in sets of 16 or 8 frames with White Point decreased from 255 to 160, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats and Astroflat Pro applied - Downtown Ottawa, February 21st 2020
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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula in Orion
  • 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.
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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula in Orion
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 140-205, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 21st 2020.
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NGC 2192 - Open cluster in Auriga
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 16x5 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied, February 11th 2019
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NGC 2236 - Bright nebula in Monoceros
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x7 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, December 7th 2019
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NGC 2244- Rosette Nebula (core) in Monoceros
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 8x2 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, March 2011
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NGC 2244- Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
  • 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
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NGC 2244- Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
  • 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, greyscale capture, February 1st 2019
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NGC 2244- Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
  • 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, February 1st 2019
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NGC 2244 - Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 64x9 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, December 7th 2019
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NGC 2244 - Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 62x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 178-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020.
NGC 2244 - Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 62x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 178-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020.
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NGC 2244 - Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
  • 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, November 21st 2020.
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NGC 2244 - Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 64x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 170-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 15th 2020.
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NGC 2261- Hubble's Nebula in Monoceros
  • ​ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 80% of 20x5 minute kappa-sigma clipped exposures, binned 2x2, January 2018
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NGC 2261- Hubble's Nebula in Monoceros
  • MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, March 23rd 2014
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NGC 2261 - Hubble's Fan Nebula in Monoceros
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x8 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, December 7th 2019
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NGC 2264- Cone Nebula in Monoceros
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 25x5 minute averaged exposures, binned 2x2, February 4th, 2013
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NGC 2264- Cone Nebula in Monoceros
  • 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
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NGC 2264- Cone Nebula in Monoceros
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + L-eNhance filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5,  WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 24x40 sec frames captured in sets of 8 frames with WP decreased step-wise from 255 to 185, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats and Astroflat Pro applied - Downtown Ottawa, December 28th 2019.
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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster + Cone Nebula in Monoceros
  • 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.
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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster + Cone Nebula in Monoceros
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 165-225, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 15th 2020.
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NGC 2266- Open cluster in Gemini
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + 7µm H-Alpha filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 16x5 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied, February 11th 2019
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NGC 2371 - Peanut planetary nebula in Gemini
  • MC XT2-428 on 10" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, March 2018​
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NGC 2371 - Peanut planetary nebula in Gemini
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @f/5 + UHC filter : averaged live stack of 16 x 10 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , December 29th 2018​​​ 
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NGC 2392 - Eskimo Nebula in Gemini
  • MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 10 second frame, March 23rd 2014 ... plus camera zoom x2
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NGC 2392 - Eskimo Nebula in Gemini
  • MC-X2 on 10" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 7 second frame, March 2018 ... plus camera zoom x2
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NGC 2392 - Eskimo Nebula in Gemini
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 + UHC filter : averaged live stack of 32 x 2 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied, February 26th 2019. Compare colour and B&W conversion using PS adjustment tool.
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NGC 2419 - Wanderer globular cluster in Lynx
  • ​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
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NGC 2420 - Open cluster in Gemini
  • ​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
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NGC 2537 - Bear Paw Galaxy in Lynx
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @f/5 + UHC filter : averaged live stack of 16 x 10 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , December 29th 2018​​​ 
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NGC 2683- spiral galaxy in Lynx
  • MC XT2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, April 30th 2014
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NGC 2683- spiral galaxy in Lynx
  • ​​​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.​​​ 
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NGC 2841- spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
  • ​​​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.​​​ 
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NGC 2903- anticlockwise spiral galaxy in Leo
  • MC XT2-428 on 10" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 sec frame, March 2018
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NGC 2903- anticlockwise spiral galaxy in Leo
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 100x12 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (32) to 150 (64) to 100 (100), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats and Astroflat Pro applied - Downtown Ottawa, March 22nd 2020.
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NGC 3079 - Barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
  • ​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. Note very small PGCs too !
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NGC 3184 - Clockwise spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @f/5 + UHC filter : averaged live stack of 16 x 12 second frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied , February 9th 2019.
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NGC 3344 - spiral galaxy in Leo
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 100x12 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (16) to 150 (64) to 100 (100), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats and Astroflat Pro applied - Downtown Ottawa, March 22nd 2020.

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NGC 3628 - Flared spiral galaxy in Leo.
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, HDR averaged Live Stack of 40x16 sec frames captured in sets of 8 frames with Gain incremented  by 20 per frame set, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, March 26th 2019. Conversion to BW with Photoshop Adjustment Tool
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NGC 3190 - Hickson 044, galaxy cluster in Leo.
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC on 8 inch SCT @ f/5 + UHC filter : 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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NGC 4038 - Antennae : colliding spiral galaxies in Corvus
  • MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, April 30th 2014
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NGC 4216 - barred grand design spiral galaxy in Virgo
  • MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : ​edge-on spiral galaxy + optical "neighbours" in Virgo ... note NGC 4206 at lower right
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NGC 4216 - barred grand design spiral galaxy in Virgo + NGC 4206/22 and other small distant galaxies
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 48x15 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (16) to 200 (32) to 150 (48), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, May 13th 2020.​​
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NGC 4217 - spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici + NGC 4226
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 48x20 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (16) to 200 (32) to 150 (48), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, May 13th 2020
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NGC 4302 - spiral galaxies in Coma Berenices
  • Sky Raider DS10c + UHC filter 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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NGC 4302 - spiral galaxies in Coma Berenices
  • MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 40 second frame, April 29th 2014 ... optically paired with NGC 4298
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NGC 4302/98 - spiral galaxies in Coma Berenices + PGC 165108
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 64x15 sec frames captured in four sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (16) to 200 (32) to 150 (48) to 100 (64), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, May 13th 2020
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NGC 4395 - Local Seyfert spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) 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, May 20th 2020.
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NGC 4414 - anticlockwise spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) 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, May 21st 2020.
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NGC 4535 - spiral galaxy in Virgo
  • MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, May 10th 2013
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NGC 4559 - anticlockwise open spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) 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, May 21st 2020.
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NGC 4565 - classic edge-on spiral galaxy + optical "neighbour"  in Coma Berenices
  • MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, May 11th 2013
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NGC 4565 - classic edge-on spiral galaxy + NGC 4562  in Coma Berenices
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) 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, May 19th 2020.
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NGC 4567 - Siamese Twins : colliding spiral galaxies in Virgo
  • MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, May 11th 2013
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NGC 4618 - distorted barred and ring spiral galaxies in Canes Venatici
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) 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, May 21st 2020.
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NGC 4631+27 - Whale & Pup spiral galaxies in Canes Venatici
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) 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, May 20th 2020.
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NGC 4656 - Hockey Stick Galaxy in Canes Venatici + PGC off the northern end
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) 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, May 20th 2020.
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NGC 4676 - The Mice : interfering galaxies in Coma Berenices
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) 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, May 20th 2020.
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NGC 4725 - Barred ring galaxy in Coma Berenices
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 32x20 sec frames captured in four sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24) to 100 (32), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, May 19th 2020.
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NGC 4762 - edge-on spiral galaxy + "neighbour" in Virgo
  • MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, May 10th 2013
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NGC 4874 - elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices Galactic Cluster + elliptical NGC 4884 : most objects are distant galaxies
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 32x20 sec frames captured in four sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24) to 100 (32), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, May 19th 2020.
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NGC 5005 - spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 32x20 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, May 19th 2020.
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NGC 5023 - edge-on spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) 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, May 21st 2020.
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NGC 5033- open anticlockwise spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 32x20 sec frames captured in four sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24) to 100 (32), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, May 19th 2020.
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NGC 5248 - clockwise spiral galaxy in Bootes
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) 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, May 21st 2020.
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NGC 5371 - Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 64x20 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (16) to 200 (32) to 150(64), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, April 22nd 2020.
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NGC 5371 - Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici = crop at 100%
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 64x20 sec frames captured in three sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (16) to 200 (32) to 150(64), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, April 22nd 2020.
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NGC 5529 - Spiral galaxy in Bootes + NGC 5527 + numerous PGCs indicated.
  • 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, June 7th 2020.
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NGC 5897 - large globular cluster in Libra
  • MC-X2 on 6" SCT @ f/3.3 : Single 60 second frame, May 28th 2014
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NGC 5907 - edge-on spiral galaxy in Draco
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS) of 64x20 sec frames captured in two sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (16) to 200 (32) to 150 (64), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, April 22nd 2020.
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NGC 5981/2/5 - Group of spiral galaxies in Draco + NGC 5976 + PGCs indicated
  • 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, June 7th 2020.
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NGC 6027 - Seyfert Sextet galaxy cluster 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 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, June 16th 2020.
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NGC 6047 - Hercules Galaxy Cluster 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 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, note G(ain), Cntr(ast), Gamma, and H(istogram) BP and WP, (S)harpening and camera (Sat)uration settings - Downtown Ottawa, June 16th 2020.
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NGC 6058 - planetary nebula in Hercules crop @ 100%)
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 8x20 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, June 7th 2020.
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NGC 6027 - spiral galaxy in Hercules + M 13 + IC 4617 (edge-on galaxy)
  • 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, June 7th 2020.
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NGC 6543 - Cat's Eye planetary nebula in Draco
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 32x30 sec frames captured in four sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24) to 105 (32), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, June 16th 2020.
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NGC 6781 - Planetary nebula in Aquila
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 4x8 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, August 31st 2019

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NGC 6791 - condensed open cluster (many dim stars) in Lyra​
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 16x5 minute medium combined exposures, no binning, July 2018
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NGC 6802 - Open cluster in Vulpecula
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 4x7 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, August 31st 2019 : image and crop
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NGC 6802 - Open cluster in Vulpecula
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 4x7 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, August 31st 2019 : image and crop
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NGC 6842 - Planetary nebula in Vulpecula
  • 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, June 18th 2020.
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NGC 6855 - Open cluster in Vulpecula
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 8x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, October 4th 2019
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NGC 6857 - planetary nebula in Cygnus
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 18x5 minute medium combined exposures, binned 2x2, July 2017
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NGC 6866 - open cluster in Cygnus
  • 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, July 7th 2019
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NGC 6888 - Crescent Nebula in Cygnus
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : 32x5 minutes in H-Alpha + 36x5 minutes in OIII, both binned 2x2, October 12th, 2013
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NGC 6888 - Crescent 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 24x25 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, June 18th 2020
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NGC 6888 - Crescent Nebula in Cygnus 
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + L-eNhance filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, WP-HDR averaged Live Stack (LS : N[umber]b[ox] = 5) of 24x25 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, July 6th 2020
NGC 6888 - Crescent 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.
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NGC 6888 - Crescent 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 215-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa, November 6th 2020.
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NGC 6888 - Crescent 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.
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NGC 6891 - Foxhead open cluster in Cygnus​
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 7x5 minute averaged exposures, unbinned, July 2017
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NGC 6891 - Foxhead open cluster in Cygnus​
  • 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 - Camera saturation = 50 - Downtown Ottawa, June 8th 2019
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NGC 6894 - "Engagement Ring" planetary in Cygnus
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 5x5 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, November 2010 - minor blooming
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NGC 6894 - "Engagement Ring" planetary 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, June 18th 2020
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NGC 6905 - Blue Flash planetary nebula in Delphinus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 4x9 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, August 31st 2019 : image and crop
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NGC 6939 - Open cluster in Cepheus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 8x7 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, Sept 12th 2019

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NGC 6946 - Fireworks spiral galaxy in Cepheus
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 51x2 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, July 2011
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NGC 6946 - Fireworks spiral galaxy 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 32x30 sec frames captured in four sets of frames with White Point decreased from 255 (8) to 200 (16) to 150 (24) to 100 (32), binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks, flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, June 16th 2020
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NGC 6992 - Veil Nebula (east) in Cygnus
  • Mallincam Exterminator (X2-428m) + UHC+UV/IR cut filters, on 6 inch SCT @ f/5, single 40 sec frame, no flats or darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, August 26th 2019
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NGC 6992 - Veil Nebula (east) in Cygnus
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT ​@f/6.3 : Stack of 24x5 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, July 2017
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NGC 6992 - Veil Nebula (east) 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, June 18th 2020.
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NGC 6992 - Veil Nebula (east) in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS287m + UHC filter, on 50mm apo refractor @ f/2-3, Live Stack of 40x10 sec frames, binned 1x1, dark applied - Downtown Ottawa, Oct 8th 2020.​​
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NGC 6995 - Veil Nebula (south) in Cygnus
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 24x5 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, August 2017
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NGC 6995 - Veil Nebula (south) 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, June 18th 2020.
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NGC 6960 - Veil Nebula (west) in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10c on 120mm EON refractor @ f/3.5-4 : 16 Registax6 combined live stacks (averaged) of 2 x 5 second sub-exposures, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , August 19th 2018
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NGC 6960 - Veil Nebula (west) 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, June 18th 2020.
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NGC 6960 - Veil Nebula (west) in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10c on 120mm EON refractor @ f/3.5-4 : 16 Registax6 combined live stacks (averaged) of 2 x 5 second sub-exposures, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , August 19th 2018
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NGC 6960 - Western Veil + Pickering's Triangle supernova remnants in Cygnus 
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x10sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 165-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, October 11th 2020.
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NGC 6960 - Western Veil + Pickering's Triangle supernova remnants in Cygnus 
  • DS10cTEC+x0.5FR+LeNhance filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 16x20sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 170-255, DFCon, FFCon.- Downtown Ottawa, October 11th 2020.

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NGC 6962/5 - Veil Nebula (south and east) in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10c on 120mm EON refractor @ f/3.5-4 : 16 Registax6 combined live stacks (added) of 2 x 5 second sub-exposures, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , August 19th 2018
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NGC 6962/5 - Veil Nebula (south and east) in Cygnus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x10sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 165-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, October 11th 2020.

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NGC 7000 - part of North American Nebula in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + Hydrogen Alpha filter, on 120mm apo refractor @ f/3-4, averaged Live Stack of 4x40 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks applied - Camera saturation = 75 - Video Star Party 2019, Aug 1st 2019.
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NGC 7000 - North American Nebula in Cygnus)
  • Sky Raider DS10c on 80mm refractor @ f/3.5-4 : averaged live stack of 10 x 15 second  frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, no darks or flats , September 13th 2018
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NGC 7000 - part of North American 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.
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NGC 7000 - North American Nebula in Cygnus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 24x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 190-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa, October 21st 2020.
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NGC 7000 - North American 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.
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NGC 7000 - North American Nebula in Cygnus
  • 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.
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NGC 7000 - North American 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.
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 NGC 7008 - Foetus planetary nebula in Cygnus
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 33x5 minute averaged exposures, binned 2x2, September 2013
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 NGC 7008 - Foetus planetary 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.
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NGC 7044 - Open cluster in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 8x7 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, Sept 12th 2019
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NGC 7048 - planetary nebula in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 4x10 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, August 31st 2019 : image and crop
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NGC 7086 - Open cluster in Cygnus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 8x7 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, Sept 12th 2019
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NGC 7094 - Planetary nebula in Pegasus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 4x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, August 31st 2019 : image and crop
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NGC 7139 - Planetary 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
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NGC 7142 + 7129 - Open clusters (top one with minor nebulosity) 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
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NGC 7217 - Ring Galaxy in Pegasus
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 29x5 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, September 2017
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NGC 7217 - Ring galaxy in Pegasus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x10 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019
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NGC 7235 - Open cluster 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
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NGC 7320 - Stephan's Quintet in Pegasus
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 23x5 minute median combined exposures, binned 2x2, September 2017
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NGC 7320 - Stephan's Quintet in Pegasus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks but no flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019 - crop
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NGC 7331 - Deer Lick Group : spiral galaxies in Pegasus
  • ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 23x5 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, September 2017
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NGC 7331 - Deer Lick Group : spiral galaxies in Pegasus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 10 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack of 32x18 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks but no flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, October 20th 2019
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NGC 7331 - Deer Lick Group : spiral galaxies in Pegasus
  • DS10cTEC+MFR10+UHC filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 32x15sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 215-255, DFCon, FFCon.- Downtown Ottawa under Full  Moon, October 30th 2020.
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NGC 7332+9 - Spiral galaxies in Pegasus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x18 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, October 4th 2019
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NGC 7380 - ​"Wizard" star-forming nebula and open cluster in Cepheus
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 80% of 23x5 minute kappa-sigma clipped exposures, binned 2x2, August 2017
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NGC 7380 - ​"Wizard" star-forming nebula and open cluster 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 - Camera saturation = 75 - Video Star Party 2019, July 31st 2019
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NGC 7380 - ​"Wizard" star-forming nebula and open cluster in Cepheus
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC + Hydrogen Alpha filter, on 120mm 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.
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NGC 7380 - ​"Wizard" star-forming nebula and open cluster 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
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NGC 7380 - ​"Wizard" star-forming nebula and open cluster 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 24x18 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.
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NGC 7380 - ​"Wizard" star-forming nebula and open cluster in Cepheus
  • DS10cTEC+x0.5FR+LeNhance filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 16x20sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 170-255, DFCon, FFCon.- Downtown Ottawa, October 11th 2020.
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NGC 7380 - ​"Wizard" star-forming nebula and open cluster in Cepheus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 37x10sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 205-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa, November 6th 2020.
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NGC 7380 - ​"Wizard" star-forming nebula and open cluster in Cepheus
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 40x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 175-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 14th 2020.
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NGC 7380 - ​"Wizard" star-forming nebula and open cluster 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.
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NGC 7419 - Open cluster 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
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NGC 7479 - clockwise spiral galaxy in Pegasus
  • ​ST8-XME on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 14x5 minute averaged exposures, binned 2x2, November 2013
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NGC 7479 - clockwise spiral galaxy in Pegasus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x15 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, flats and darks applied - Downtown Ottawa, October 4th 2019
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NGC 7510 - open cluster 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
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NGC 7538 - Bug 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
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NGC 7538 - Bug 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 13th 2020.
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NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula in Cassiopea
  • ST8-XME w/7nm H-Alpha filter on 10" SCT @f/6.3 : Stack of 19x5 minute added exposures, binned 2x2, September 2017
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NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula in Cassiopea
  • 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
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NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula in Cassiopea
  • 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.
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NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula in Cassiopea
  • 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
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NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula in Cassiopea
  • 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
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NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula + M52 + Bug Nebula + NGC 7510 in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+LeNhance filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x10sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 165-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, October 11th 2020.
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NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula + M52 + Bug Nebula + NGC 7510 in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+UHC+IR Cut filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x12sec frames, Gain 25, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 215-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa, November 4th 2020.
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NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula + M52 + Bug Nebula + NGC 7510 in Cassiopeia
  • DS287m+front cell MFR5+H-alpha filter on EVOGuide50 refractor, Live Stack of 32x20sec frames, Gain 50, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 160-255, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, December 15th 2020.
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NGC 7640 - Spiral galaxy in Andromeda
  • 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 but no flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 20th 2019
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NGC 7662 - Snowball planetary nebula in Andromeda
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 1x1 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 17th 2019
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NGC 7678 - clockwise spiral galaxy in Pegasus 
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 10 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x18 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks but no flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, October 20th 2019
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NGC 7678 - clockwise spiral galaxy in Pegasus 
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x10 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 17th 2019
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NGC 7741 - anti-clockwise barred spiral galaxy in Pegasus 
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 10 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 8x18 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks but no flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, October 20th 2019
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NGC 7741 - anti-clockwise barred spiral galaxy in Pegasus 
  • ​Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 17th 2019
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NGC 7752 + 3 - spiral galaxies in Pegasus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied, note G(ain), Cntr(ast), Gamma, and H(istogram) BP and WP, (S)harpening and camera (Sat)uration settings - Downtown Ottawa, November 17th 2019 - crop
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NGC 7771 - spiral galaxy in Pegasus (plus NGC 7770 &  7769) 
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x12 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 17th 2019
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NGC 7789 - Open cluster 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
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NGC 7790 + 7788 - Open clusters in Cepheus ... a mini "Double Cluster" !
  • 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
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NGC 7814 - spiral galaxy in Pegasus
  • Sky Raider DS10cTEC + UHC filter, on 8 inch SCT @ f/5, averaged Live Stack (LS) of 16x10 sec frames, binned 2x2, high conversion gain, darks and flats applied - Downtown Ottawa, November 17th 2019
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NGC 7822 - Nebula in Cepheus
  • DS10cTEC+MFR10+UHC filter on 8 inch SCT, Live Stack of 32x15sec frames, Gain 40, Contrast 20, Gamma minimum, histogram 0?-255, DFCon, FFCon.- Downtown Ottawa under Full  Moon, October 30th 2020.
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​NGC 7822 - bright 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 215-255, dark frame correction, no flat correction - Downtown Ottawa, November 4th 2020.
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NGC 7822 - 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.
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NGC 7822 - 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 155-200, dark frame correction, no flat.- Downtown Ottawa, November 21st 2020.
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