Pelican Nebula in Hydrogen Alpha

SH2-98 - A Ring-type Nebula

Hi all.  This object may be the faintest thing I have ever imaged.  It is a ring nebula in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan).  This image is 220 minutes of hydrogen alpha light, in 20 minute subs.  It isn't great, but I have never seen an image of it before so I guess it will have to do for now.

Eagle Nebula in Hydrogen Alpha

This image is first light for my new Finger Lakes Microline 3200ME camera.  The camera worked perfectly last night, holding the temperature steady at -30 degrees C despite the warm summer night.  Noise level are pretty low even with the big stretch applied to the image.  This version is 12 frames of 10 minutes each in hydrogen alpha wavelength.  I think the camera is going to be a winner for narrowband imaging given the incredibly high quantum efficiency of the KAF3200ME chip.  I am pretty excited about the camera.
Scope:  Astro Systeme Austria N8 astrograph
Mount:  Losmandy G-11/Gemini
Camera:  FLI Microline 3200ME
Filter:  Optec 8nm Ha in a Finger Lakes CFW-2-7 filter wheel
MaxIm DL and Photoshop

IC5068 in Hydrogen-Alpha

This image shows a portion of IC5068, which is a relatively dim emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus, near its more often-photographed neighbors the North American and Pelican Nebulae.  This area of the sky is particularly interesting due to the nearly straight lines of dark dust that give it a geometric appearance that resembles a woven fabric.

Scope:  Astro-Physics AP130 Starfire EDFS F/6
Mount:  Losmandy G-11/Gemini
Camera:  Finger Lakes Instrumentation FLI 3200ME with CFW-2-7 Filter Wheel
Filter:  Optec Ha 8nm
160 minutes Ha - 8 x 20 minutes
MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop

Horsehead and Flame in Hydrogen Alpha

IC443 Supernova Remnant

  NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula

NGC7822 in Hydrogen-Alpha

M42 in Hydrogen Alpha

NGC6960

IC 5070 - The Pelican Nebula in Cygnus

IC 1396 - The Elephants Trunk

IC 443 Emission Nebula

NGC 7000 - The North America Nebula