And following the theme...
All single shots, exposures up to 30 s.
The next one is particularly interesting, a double star only about 11 light years from Sol. It is close enough to show parallax and is moving fast enough that in 6 years, the pair will have moved 'one pair width' against the background. So , in six months I shall see if I can image it and measure the parallax!
This is a very short exposure, since any longer ones overexposed the two stars and the double could not be seen.
Not terribly exciting, but the blob in the middle is not a star but is the very compact 'Blinking Nebula' It gets the name since it is best seen using averted vision, when you look at it directly in a telecope it tends to 'disappear'.
NGC 6939 and NGC 6946 in Cepheus |
61 Cygni |
Albireo |
Dumbbell Nebula Vulpecula |
Gamma Delphini |
M17 Swan Nebula |
M56 Globular Cluster in Lyra |
M71 Globular Cluster in Sagitta |
NGC 7063 Open Cluster in Cygnus |
Not terribly exciting, but the blob in the middle is not a star but is the very compact 'Blinking Nebula' It gets the name since it is best seen using averted vision, when you look at it directly in a telecope it tends to 'disappear'.
The Blinking Nebula NGC 6826 in Cygnus |