Amateur Astrophotography by Don McCrady

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December 12, 2009: My opportunities to do more astrophotography have been greatly limited this year by a combination of the weather, my increasingly busy work schedule, and some equipment issues. Nonetheless, I did make it to this year's AIC, and I did spend some money on a brand new set of narrowband filters, the 3nm width Astrodons. Finally I've managed to cobble together a tri-colour (SII/Ha/OIII) image of IC410 and IC405.

Recent Images

IC 405 & IC 410		The Flaming Star Nebula in the same field as nearby IC 410.
Orion Nebula		The Great Orion Nebula is probably the most spectactular showepiece object in the winter sky. It is easily seen as the middle star in Orion's sword, and is a grand sight in telescopes of all sizes. Also visible are M43, and the Running Man Nebula.
Summer Triangle		The nothern Milky Way flows through and around the three stars of the Summer Triangle.
M12		M12 is a small globular cluster lying about 23000 light years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
M14		M14 is a small globular cluster lying about 26000 light years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus.