Deep Space
Astrophotography by our members
Many were taken using a Starlight Xpress CCD camera on a Celestron C-14 telescope working at f/7.5. Others were taken with an SBIG ST-7XME CCD camera on a Celestron C-11, an 8-inch Celestron Schmidt camera, a Meade 16-inch telescope, or piggyback.
All the images were taken in Guernsey, unless otherwise stated.
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An emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It’s a mix of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds. Its commonly used name obviously comes from its shape. About 7 hours total capture time over a few nights. This image was used as the cover photo of Sagittarius 2026 which includes a full write up of the object and a description of the capture and equipment.
By Hugh Whitchurch.
Our nearest galactic neighbour and the largest of our local group of three large galaxies. This image was taken over three nights, totalling nearly four hours capture. See Sagittarius 2026 for a full write up of this object and a description of the capture and equipment.
By Hugh Whitchurch.
A spiral galaxy and the smallest of the three larger galaxies that make up our local group. A total exposure time of only 2 hours 20 minutes (28 x 300sec). See Sagittarius 2026 for a full write up of this object and a description of the capture and equipment.
By Hugh Whitchurch.
May 2020. 28 hours of combined Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Hydrogen, Sulphur and Oxygen data. Taken with a cooled CCD and 106mm refracting telescope.
By Jean M Dean.
Tri-colour CCD.
By Daniel Cave.
Celestron C-14 telescope, CCD.
By Daniel Cave.
Celestron C-14 telescope, CCD.
By Daniel Cave.
Celestron C-14 telescope, CCD.
By Daniel Cave.
Celestron C-14 telescope.
By Daniel Cave.
Celestron C-11 telescope, CCD.
By Daniel Cave.
Celestron C-11 telescope, CCD.
By Daniel Cave.
1997.
By Daniel Cave.
Celestron C-14 telescope, tri-colour CCD.
By Daniel Cave.
Celestron C-11 telescope, CCD.
By Daniel Cave.