The North America Nebula (IC 7000)
An image (one of my first) of the beautiful North America Nebula, 2600 light years away. This nebula gets its name from the large mass of hydrogen being shaped like the continent of North America.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, SVBONY Dual Band Ha/OIII filter, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
72x300s exposures
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805)
The Heart Nebula, its name self-explanatory. Also pictured in this image is the Fish Head Nebula. The Heart Nebula is a vast cloud of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur gas 7,500 light years away.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, SVBONY Dual Band Ha/OIII filter, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
72x300s exposures
The Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
The Western Veil Nebula is the name of the western half of the Cygnus Loop. It is a vast, filamentary cloud of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur gas.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, SVBONY Dual Band Ha/OIII filter, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
60x300s exposures
Andromeda (M31)
Andromeda is one of our closest galactic neighbors, on a collision course with our home, the milky way. Its satellite galaxies are also visible in the image, M110 and M37 respectively.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, SVBONY broadband filter, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
79x300s exposures
Iris Nebula (NGC 7023)
The Iris Nebula is a dark, dusty reflection nebula illuminated by its central star It is approximately 1,300 light years away.
William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI533MC Pro, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
60x300s exposures