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January
Paul Owen - Sun in H-alpha
The Sun captured with HA scope then processed negatively and color added.
Paul Owen - The Wall in the North American Nebula.
NGC7000. Stellarvue 105mm refractor, modified Canon T3i, stacked and processed in photoshop.
Paul Owen - Orion, Sirius and Procyon
Taken with Canon T3i, Samyang 14mm f2,8 lens, I sub at 3200 ISO, 28 sec on Bulb.
François Thériault - NGC1499 - California Nebula in Perseus
Narrowband Hubble palette (SHO). Hi-rez and tech info at https://www.astrobin.com/382948/
François Thériault - M45 Pleiades in Taurus
Done in LRGB. Hi-rez and tech info at https://www.astrobin.com/382951/
François Thériault - IC 1795 - Fishhead Nebula
Fishhead Nebula and Melotte 15 in the Heart Nebula - in Cassiopeia. Hi rez and tech info at https://www.astrobin.com/383064/
Emile Cormier - M42
The Great Orion Nebula, taken in 2017
Emile Cormier - Sketch of M42
M42 Orion Nebula. Graphite on white paper. Scanned with colors reversed.
Emile Cormier - Sketch of M35
M35 Shoebuckle Cluster in Gemini. Graphite on white paper. Scanned with colors reversed.
Roger Pitre - Horsehead Nebula
H-alpha filter, 100 min, C8 @ f/6.3, SBIG mono.
Roger Pitre - Rosette Nebula
70mm f/4.8 telescope, SHO, SBIG, 2 hrs.
Roger Pitre - Crab Nebula
72 min, SHO, SBIG ST2000XM, Intes MN65
Jonathan Melanson - Star trails
Star trails at the Moncton High School Observatory. Taken by a student of RASC member James Mosher.
Robert Pelletier - Eloi Lanteigne's Telescope
Mounted on a buggy he fabricated himself with his welding experience / Monté sur un buggy qu'il a fabriqué lui-meme avec son experience dans la soudure
February
James Cleland - Nightscape featuring the Moon
James Cleland - Sun Dog
A sun dog is an optical phenomenon caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
James Cleland - Nightscape featuring the Moon
Roger Pitre - M42 - Great Orion Nebula
Mix of 3-second to 5-minute exposures, through the same 70mm telescope, using LRGB filters.
Roger Pitre - Orion Molecular Cloud
Canon 50D, through a lens, at 200mm f/4. 15X4 min exposures.
Roger Pitre - M35 & NGC2158
36 min exposure, calibrated with darks/flat. Taken with a Canon Rebel Xsi through an Intes-Micro MN65 Maksutov Newtonian.
François Thériault - IC444 Jellyfish Nebula in Gemini
13xHa, 12xOIII, 12xSII @ 300". Full res and tech details at https://www.astrobin.com/384448/
François Thériault - NGC2244 Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
14xHa, 12xOIII, 12xSII @ 300". Full res and tech details at https://www.astrobin.com/385179/
François Thériault - NGC2244 Horsehead and Flame Nebulas in Orion, from February 2016
François has a story behind this image. See story below the photo gallery.
Emile Cormier - M1 Crab Nebula
Sketch on white paper with black graphite. Inverted color scan.
Emile Cormier - M37 Open Cluster in Auriga
Sketch on white paper with black graphite. Inverted color scan.
Emile Cormier - M81 & M82 Galaxies in Ursa Major
Sketch on white paper with black graphite. Inverted color scan.
Astena Marsh - The Moon
The moon taken through a camera, by a youth member who recently joined RASC.
March
Stephen Townsend - M1 - Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula in Constellation Taurus. Narrowband SII/Ha/OIII image.
Stephen Townsend - IC434 - Horsehead Nebula
Horsehead Nebula in constellation Orion. Narrowband Ha/OIII/SII palette.
Richard Haché - M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major
Roger Pitre - M45 - Pleiades Cluster
20 minute total exposure through a Televue Genesis SDF, with a Canon 50D
Roger Pitre - Aurora
30 second exposure with a Canon 50D and a 28mm lens. March 2013.
Roger Pitre - IC410 - Tadpoles Nebula
Shot through HA, OIII, SII filters, using an SBIG CCD camera and a 70mm telescope at f/4.8.
François Thériault - M42
The Great Orion Nebula
François Thériault - IC443
Jellyfish Nebula in Gemini
François Thériault - M101
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major
James Cleland - Moon Ring
James Cleland - Moon Ring
James Cleland - Nightscape
Nightscape featuring the constellations Canis Major, Orion, and Taurus
Emile Cormier - Melotte 20 - Alpha Persei Cluster
Single 4-minute exposure through 80mm f/6 refractor
Emile Cormier - M97 - Owl Nebula
Graphite sketch of the Owl Nebula in Ursa Major. Scanned in reverse color.
Emile Cormier - Leo Triplet
Graphite sketch of M65, M66, and NGC 3628 galaxies in constellation Leo. Scanned in reverse color.
April
James Cleland - Northern Lights
Northern lights panorama taken near Riviere Verte, NB in November 2017
James Cleland - Milky Way
Milky Way panorama taken in New Mexico
James Cleland - The Moon
Richard Haché - M67
M67, the King Cobra cluster in constellation Cancer
Richard Haché - NGC2903
Spiral galaxy NGC2903 in constellation Leo
Richard Haché - Leo Triplet
Galaxies M65, M66, and NGC3628 in constellation Leo
François Thérault - 12-panel mosaic of the Moon
Taken around 3/4 moon phase with a Canon 40d and C11. Best 12 shots out of 167 assembled in Photoshop.
James Stewart - Nightscape
Nightscape taken from front porch, featuring Orion and Taurus
James Stewart - Nightscape
Nightscape taken from front porch
Paul Owen - The Sun in H-alpha
Prominences are visible along the periphery of the Sun
Paul Owen - M81 & M82
Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy in constellation Ursa Major
Roger Pitre - Aurora
35mm ASA 800 using a 50mm lens. 15 second exposure. Circa March 2002.
Emile Cormier - M44 Sketch
Beehive Cluster in Cancer. Graphite on white paper, reversed during scan.
Emile Cormier - M45 Sketch
Pleiades Cluster in Taurus. Graphite on white paper, reversed during scan.
Emile Cormier - Markarian's Chain
Markarian's Chain in Virgo. Graphite on white paper, reversed during scan.
May
François Thériault - M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Taken with ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro & Meade 127ED. 57min lum 1x1, 90min RGB 4x4
François Thériault - NGC4631 Whale Galaxy
Taken with C11 @ f/6.3 and ASI1600MM-Pro. 44min lum 1x1, 66min RGB 1x1
François Thériault - M42 Great Orion Nebula
Taken with ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro & Astrotech AT72ED. 44min lum 1x1, 66min RGB 1x1
Sophie Melanson - Lunar Corona
Moncton, NB April 9, 2019
Sophie Melanson - Solar Corona
Moncton NB January 21, 2016
Sophie Melanson - Northern Lights & Meteor
Grand Barachois, NB, May 6, 2018. Two consecutive photos merged to show the full meteor trail.
Emile Cormier - M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Captured 2017/09, processed 2019/04. 80mm refractor & ASI1600MM-Cool. 45min lum, 2hrs RGB.
Emile Cormier - M17 Swan Nebula
Captured 2017/07, processed 2019/04. 6" ES Mak-Newt, ASI1600MM-Cool. ~2hrs Ha/Oiii/Sii. Hubble-ish palette.
Emile Cormier - Sketch of M13 - The Hercules Cluster
Graphite on white paper with colors reversed during scan. Recently received Honorable Mention in RASC's Imagining the Skies contest.
Richard Haché - Markarian's Chain
Single exposure. Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster.
June
Paul Owen - Leo Triplet
Edge HD 8” SCT w/ Hyperstar. ASI294MC-Pro Camera. 39 x 120sec.
Paul Owen - M82 - Cigar Galaxy
Edge HD 8” SCT at f/7. ASI294MC-Pro Camera. 18 x 120sec.
Paul Own - M57 - Ring Nebula
Edge HD 8” SCT at f/7. ASI294MC-Pro Camera. 61 x 120sec.
James Cleland - M42 - Orion Nebula
Stacked image with about 30 minutes of data taken in 2017
James Cleland - Crescent Moon
Crescent moon setting over the Centre Maillet in Edmundston
James Cleland - Jupiter
Jupiter with its four Galilean moons.
Emile Cormier - M51 - Whirpool Galaxy
Was chosen as the Sky News Magazine's online Photo of the Week, on May 24, 2019.
Emile Cormier - M51 Sketch
Sketch of M51 made in 2016. Spirals perceived with "averted imagination" seem to line-up well with their counterparts in the previous photo.
Emile Cormier - M104 Sketch
Sombrero Galaxy. Sketched in graphite on white paper, colors reversed during scanning.
July
Paul Owen - M81 - Bode's Galaxy
84 x 120s with Celestron Edge HD 8 @ f/7. ZWO ASI294MC-Pro camera.
Paul Owen - M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy
50 x 120s with Celestron Edge HD 8 @ f/7. ZWO ASI294MC-Pro camera.
Mounted on Skywatcher EQ6
Paul Owen - Cygnus
Canon T3i (modified) with wide angle camera lens and CLS CCD filter, using a Star Adventurer mount. Taken at the Kouchibouguac Spring Star Fest.
Emile Cormier - M64 galaxy sketch
M64 Black Eye Galaxy in Coma Berenices. Sketched in graphite on white paper with colors reversed during scan.
Emile Cormier - M5 globular cluster sketch
Sketched in graphite on white paper with colors reversed during scan.
Emile Cormier - M6 Sketch
The Butterfly cluster in Scorpius. Sketched in graphite on white paper with colors reversed during scan.
Richard Haché - NGC4631 & NGC4656
The Whale and Hockey Stick (aka Crowbar) galaxies.
Richard Haché - M104 Sombrero Galaxy
90 x 60s, ASI1600MM-Cool camera.
August
Stephen Townsend - M92 globular cluster
EdgeHD 11 on MyT mount, ASI1600MM-Cool camera, 2hrs total exposure.
Stephen Townsend - M3 globular cluster
EdgeHD 11 on MyT mount, ASI1600MM-Cool camera, 2hrs total
Stephen Townsend - M13 Globular Cluster
M13 globular cluster in constellation Hercules
Paul Owen - IC1318 - Sadr Region
Stellarvue SV105t @ f/5.6. ASI294MC-Pro camera. 62 x 2min.
Paul Owen - NGC6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula
Stellarvue SV105t @ f/7. ASI294MC-Pro camera. 26 x 3min.
Paul Owen - IC1396 - Elephant's Trunk Nebula
James Cleland - Jupiter
Stack of best 2000 frames. ETX127 and Canon 6D with 2x teleconverter.
James Cleland - Saturn
Stack of best 2000 frames. ETX127 and Canon 6D with 2x teleconverter.
James Cleland - McMoon
M is for Moon. Edmundston, July 15. Sigma 150 to 600 mm Zoom at 324 mm. F14, 1/160s, ISO 6400.
Emile Cormier - NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula
False color Ha/OIII/SII palette. 6″ Mak-Newt. ASI1600MM-Cool camera. ~3hrs total. Captured in 2017.
Emile Cormier - Sketch of M20
Trifid Nebula. Graphite on white paper with colors inverted during scan.
Emile Cormier - Sketch of M8
Lagoon Nebula. Graphite on white paper with colors inverted during scan.
Sophie Melanson - Five Islands Nightscape
Milky Way core with Venus/Jupiter and a meteor. Five Islands, NS. July 2019.
September
Paul Owen - NGC6888 Crescent Nebula
~1hr with duo narrowband filter on 105mm refractor.
Paul Owen - IC1318
The Butterfly Nebula in Cygnus. >4hrs integration.
Paul Owen - M17
The Omega (Swan) Nebula in Sagittarius. 2 hrs.
Mike Powell - 2019 Fundy Stargaze
Mike Powell - 2019 Fundy Stargaze
Mike Powell - 2019 Fundy Stargaze
Group photo taken just before the Saturday BBQ
Sophie Melanson - Panoramic nightscape
Taken at the Mt Carleton Star Party
Sophie Melanson - Mt Carleton Nightscape
Featuring the Double Cluster and Andromeda Galaxy
Sophie Melanson - Iridium Flare vs GLP
Taken at Mt Carleton. Iridium flare appears behind the trees. Another astronomer pointed it out without knowing this photo was being taken.
Emile Cormier - NGC6960 Sketch
The Western Veil Nebula sketched at the 2019 Mt Carleton Star Party.
Emile Cormier - NGC457 Sketch
The Owl Cluster (aka ET Cluster) sketched at the 2019 Fundy Stargaze
Emile Cormier - M16 Sketch
The Eagle Nebula sketched circa 2016
James Cleland - Aurora Panorama
Taken near Rivière Verte on August 31st, 2019
James Cleland - 12-panel Milky Way Panorama
Taken at the same location while waiting for the aurora to ramp up
October
Sophie Melanson - Milky Way
Milky Way overlooking the Fundy Park Stargaze event. Herring Cove, Sept 1, 2019, 2AM.
Sophie Melanson - Bennett Lake Nightscape
Bennet Lake reflecting the Big Dipper, featuring very faint auroras. Fundy National Park, Sept 1, 2019, around 11pm.
Sophie Melanson - Auroras at the Kouchibouguac Fall Star Fest
Sept 28, 2019, just after midnight
Paul Owen - Day Old Moon
Canon 6D MKII, Sigma 150-600mm zoom lens, single exposure.
Paul Owen - NGC7635 - Bubble Nebula
75 x 3min, Stellarvue 105mm, ASI294MC-Pro CMOS camera.
Paul Owen - NGC7380 - Wizard Nebula
62 x 3min, Stellarvue 105mm refractor, ASI294MC-Pro CMOS OSC.
David McCashion - Comet C/2018 W2 Africano
Single exposure.
David McCashion - Comet C/2018 W2 Africano
Stacked Image
David McCashion - Southern Sky
Emile Cormier - Sketch of M17
Swan Nebula. Graphite on white paper. Reverse-color scan. Circa 2016.
Emile Cormier - Sketch of M11
Wild Duck Cluster. Graphite on white paper. Reverse-color scan. Circa 2016.
Emile Cormier - Sketch of NGC253
Sculptor Galaxy (aka Silver Dollar Galaxy). Sketched at the 2019 Kouchibouguac Fall Star Fest.
Mike Powell - 2019 Fundy Stargaze
Mike Powell - 2019 Fundy Stargaze
November
Paul Owen - NGC281
The Pacman Nebula in constellation Cassiopeia
Paul Owen - IC1795
The Fish Head Nebula in Cassiopeia. Stellarvue 105mm refractor. 4 hrs acquisition.
Rosanna Armstrong - Clouds backlit by the Moon
Taken with a phone camera.
Lenard Velensky - NGC7380 Wizard Nebula
Stellarvue 80mm, ZWO ASI1600 mono camera, ~8hrs Ha/OIII/SII, 3hrs RGB
Stephen Townsend - NGC281
Close-up of the Pacman Nebula in constellation Cassiopeia
Stephen Townsend - NGC7380
Close-up of the Wizard Nebula in constellation Cepheus
Emile Cormier's Newly-Built Observatory
8x12 roll-off roof observatory
Emile Cormier - M27 Sketch
Sketch of the Dumbbell Nebula. Graphite on white paper with colors reversed during scan.
Emile Cormier - M57 Sketch
Sketch of the Ring Nebula. Graphite on white paper with colors reversed during scan.
December
Paul Owen - 2019 Mercury Transit
Single exposure using Canon T3i and Celestron C6 SCT on a cold and cloudy Remembrance Day
Paul Owen - Melotte 15 - Star Cluster within the Heart Nebula
The heart of the heart. 83x180 sec. Stellarvue 105t, ASI294MC-Pro, double narrowband filter.
Paul Owen - M33 - Triangulum Galaxy
140x3min, Stellarvue 105mm, ASI294MC-Pro, EQ6. Pixinsight, DSS, Photoshop.
Stephen Townsend - M33 - Triangulum Galaxy
Edge11 HD, ASI1600-MM, Paramount MyT.
Stephen Townsend - NGC1514 - Crystal Ball Nebula
HOO narrowband. Edge11 HD, ASI1600-MM, Paramount MyT.
Lenard Velensky - M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
Stellarvue SV80, ZWO ASI 1600MM, LRGB + Ha filters
David McCashion - Algol
David McCashion - Jupiter/Venus Conjunction
Jupiter/Venus Conjunction of November 23, 2019
David McCashion - Jupiter/Venus Conjunction
Jupiter/Venus Conjunction of November 23, 2019
François Thériault - IC1848 - Soul Nebula (detail)
8" f/4 Newtonian. 130 min Ha, 60 mins OIII & SII.
François Thériault - M33 Triangulum Galaxy
8" f/4 Newtonian. 45 x 60sec LRGB.
Emile Cormier - Observatory Interior
Interior view of Emile's newly-built observatory. CEM60 mount on permanent concrete pier.
Emile Cormier - M31 Sketch
Sketch of the Andromeda Galaxy, circa 2015
Emile Cormier - M33 Sketch
Sketch of the Triangulum Galaxy, circa 2015
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