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Other Name(s) Type of Object Thumbnail Image Comments
Hamburger Galaxy NGC3628 Galaxy NGC3628 Member of Leo Triplet of M65, M66, and NGC3628
Headphones Nebula PLN 164+31.1 Planetary Nebula Headphones Nebula  
Heart Nebula IC1805 and environs Complex mixture of emission nebulae and stars IC1805 Labeled image
Heart Nebula and Cluster and Soul Nebula IC1805 and environs; IC1848 and environs Complex mixture of stars, emission, and reflection nebulosity Heart and Soul Nebulae

Heart and Soul Nebulae, labeled image

 

 

 

 

 

Labeled image

Heart Nebula and Heart Cluster IC1805 and environs Complex mixture of emission nebulae and stars IC1805, Heart Nebula  
Helix Nebula; Caldwell 63 NGC7293 Planetary Nebula Helix.jpg (27034 bytes)
AP7 image



Dream Machine image

Meade LX75 image

Helix Nebula

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image

Helix Nebula (NGC 7293; Caldwell 63) on the evening of Wednesday October 10, 2018

PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope image

 
Herring Galaxy; Whale Galaxy NGC4631; Arp281; Caldwell 32 Galaxy Arp281  
Hind's Variable Nebula NGC1555, T Tauri Nebula Complex Nebulosity NGC1555, labeled image Labeled image
Hole in a Cluster NGC6811 Open Cluster NGC6811  
Horsehead Nebula IC434; Barnard 33 Mixture of emission, reflection, and dark nebulae Horsehead Nebula

Horsehead Nebula, cropped and enlarged image

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cropped and enlarged image

Horsehead Nebula IC434; Barnard 33 Nebula HorseheadColor.jpg (64297 bytes)
Dream Machine Image
This image consists of six 60-second Red (R) exposures, six 60-second Green (V) exposures, and nine 60-second Blue (B) exposures added together.
Horsehead Nebula IC434; Barnard 33 Nebula Horsehead Nebula Canon 20Da image on Takahashi Epsilon 180 telescope.
Horsehead Nebula IC434; Barnard 33 Nebula QSI 532 CCD camera combined with  Meade 8-in f/4 LXD75 telescope.
Horsehead Nebula IC434: Barnard 33 Nebula Horsehead Nebula QSI 532 CCD camera combined with Takahashi Epsilon 180 telescope.
Horsehead Nebula IC434; Barnard 33 Nebula Horsehead Nebula QSI 532 CCD camera combined with Takahashi Epsilon 180 telescope. Objects labeled.
Horsehead Nebula IC434; Barnard 33 Nebula QSI 532 CCD camera combined with Takahashi Epsilon 180 telescope, hydrogen alpha exposure.
Horsehead Nebula IC434; Barnard 33 Combination of Dark and Emission Nebulae Horsehead Nebula Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 telescope with ZWO ASI071 single shot color camera
Horsehead Nebula IC434; Barnard 33 Nebula Horsehead Nebula

Horsehead Nebula labeled image

Horsehead Nebula CDK24 image

ASA 20-inch f/3.5 telescope image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PlaneWave CDK 24-inch f/6.5 telescope image

Horseshoe Nebula M17; Checkmark Nebula; Omega Nebula; Swan Nebula; NGC6618 Emission Nebula M17  
Hubble's Variable Nebula; Caldwell 46 NGC2261 Nebula hubble.jpg (36350 bytes)
AP7 image

NGC2261

Dream Machine image

 
Hyades Mel 25; Caldwell 41 Open Cluster The Hyades
Nikon D100 image


The Hyades
Canon 20Da image

The Nikon image is a 60-second exposure at ISO 1600 with a 135 mm f/3.5 lens.

 

The Canon 20Da image is a three minute exposure at ISO 800 with a 200 mm f/4.5 lens.

Ink Spot Nebula Barnard 86 + NGC6520 Dark Nebula Baade's Window on the evening of Friday September 7, 2018  
Iris Nebula NGC7023; Caldwell 4 Reflection nebula NGC7023 (Caldwell 4; Iris Nebula)  
Jellyfish Nebula IC443 Emission Nebulosity and Supernova Remnant IC443 and IC444 and environs, labeled image  
Jewel Bug Nebula NGC7027 Planetary Nebula NGC 7027, cropped and enlarged image  
Keenan's System Arp104; NGC5218+5216 Irregular galaxies Arp 104 (NGC5218 and NGC5216)  
Keid 40-Omicron Eridani Triple star system Keid  
Lagoon Nebula (bottom) and Trifid Nebula (top) M8 and M20 Diffuse Nebulae M8 and M20  
LDN673   Dark Nebula LDN673

LDN673, labeled image

LDN673, cropped and enlarged image

 

 

 

 

 

Labeled image

 

 

 

Cropped and enlarged image

Leo I UGC5470 Dwarf elliptical galaxy; member of the Local Group of Galaxies Leo 1  
Leo I UGC5470 Dwarf elliptical galaxy; member of the Local Group of Galaxies Leo 1 Regulus nearly overpowers Leo I.  This image is a sigma plus combination of thirteen 300-second exposures with a Canon EOS Ra at ISO 1600 on a Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 astrograph.
Leo II UGC6253 Dwarf elliptical galaxy; member of the Local Group Leo 2

 

ASA20 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph image
Leo (Galaxy) Cluster Abell 1367 Galaxy Cluster Abell 1367, labeled image  
Leo Triplet NGC3623 (M65); NGC3627 (M66); Members of Leo Triplet of M65, M66, and NGC3628 Galaxies Wide angle image of M65, M66, and NGC3628 ASA 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph image
Little Dumbell Nebula M76; NGC650 Planetary Nebula M76; Little Dumbell Nebula  
Little Gem NGC6445 Planetary Nebula NGC6545  
Lower's Nebula SH2-261 Emission Nebulosity Lower's Nebula (SH2-261)  
Lupus Dark Cloud Barnard 228; The Dark Wolf Nebual in Lupus Dark Nebula Barnard 228  
Markarian Galaxy Chain M84 and M86 A curving "chain" of galaxies closely grouped. They may have no physical connection with each other. Markarian Galaxy chain

Markarian Galaxy chain

The more prominent galaxies are labeled in this image.

Markarian's Chain is in the central region of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster centered around M84 and M86. Only a portion of the chain is shown here on this Meade 8-in f/4 LXD75 image with a Canon 20Da camera. 
Markarian Galaxy Chain... continued M84 and M86 A curving "chain" of galaxies closely grouped. They may have no physical connection with each other. Markarian Galaxy Chain

 

Markarian Galaxy Chain labeled image

The more prominent galaxies are labeled in this image.

Markarian's Chain is in the central region of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster centered around M84 and M86. Only a portion of the chain is shown here on this Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with a Canon 60Da camera. 
Markarian Galaxy Chain...continued M84 and M86 A curving "chain" of galaxies closely grouped. They may have no physical connection with each other. M86 and M84 PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope image of M86, M84, NGC4402 (top), and other galaxies.
Markarian Galaxy Chain...continued NGC4438/4435; the Eyes; Arp 120 These galaxies are near the center of the "chain." Arp 120 (NGC4438/4435) on the morning of April 8, 2018 PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope image.
Medusa Nebula Abell 21; PLN205+14.1 Planetary Nebula Abell 21

Abell 21

 
The Milky Way    

Both the Winter and the Summer Milky Way are gorgeous at the Grasslands Observatory on clear nights.  These 60-second exposures with the Canon 20Da digital camera and a 15 mm lens show varying aspects of the Milky Way and the observatory.
Mirach's Ghost NGC404 Small elliptical galaxy near the bright star Mirach Mirach's Ghost  
Monkey Head Nebula NGC2174, NGC2175, SH2-252 Open clusters with nebulosity Monkey Head Nebula  
Monkey Head Nebula NGC2174, NGC2175, SH2-252 Open clusters with nebulosity Monkey Head Nebula  
Needle Galaxy NGC4565; Calwell 38 Galaxy NGC4565, cropped and enlarged image  
North American Nebula NGC7000; Caldwell 20 Nebula North America Nebula

Takahashi Epsilon 130 image.

 

North America Nebula

 

 

 

 

 

Canon 300 mm f/3.8 lens, four 10-minute exposures median combined, Canon 20Da camera.

North American Nebula NGC7000; Caldwell 20 Nebula North American Nebula  
North American and Pelican Nebulae NGC7000; Caldwell 20 Complex region of emission and dark nebulosity North American Nebula  

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