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David McCashion - Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS
Captured on the night June 15th.
David McCashion - Southeastern Sky
Featuring the Milky Way, Jupiter, and Saturn
Sophie Melanson - Nightscape from the beach at Century Farm Family Campground in St Martins
Featuring the Milky Way with Jupiter and Saturn reflecting in the water. Canon 70D, Tokina 11-16mm lens @ 11mm, ISO 6400, f/2.8, 30 sec. Processed in Lightroom.
Francis Casey - Venus-Moon occultation at around 5:08AM on June 19, from the Lorneville wharf in Saint John.
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Stephen Townsend - M106
Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici. Celestron EdgeHD 11. ZWO ASI1600MM.
Stephen Townsend - M63
Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici. Celestron EdgeHD 11. ZWO ASI1600MM.
Moon-Mercury-Venus from Spruce Lake, on May24th
Canon T5i, Sigma 70-300 lens at 70mm.
Sophie Melanson - May 22 Mercury/Venus conjunction.
From Murray Beach. Above is Elnath, double star in Taurus.
Sophie Melanson - Moon-Mercury-Venus
From Murray Beach on May 24
Emile Cormier - Moon-Mercury-Venus
From May 24. Canon T5i. Canon 50mm lens @ f/2.0, ISO100, 1/4sec. Cropped.
Paul Owen - Cygnus Wall in NGC7000
150 minutes, Stellarvue 105mm refractor @f/5.6, duo narrow band filter, Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop
Paul Owen - M82 - The Cigar Galaxy
150 minutes, 8” Edge HD @ f/7, Deep Sky Stacker, Pixinsight, Photoshop
Mike Powell - M101
The Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major. Second picture taken with my new ASI294 camera.
Lenard Velensky - M13 - Hercules globular cluster
Stellarvue SVX102T, iOptron IEQ45, ZWO ASI 1600 MM, 9 hrs Lum, 9hrs RGB
Lenard Velensky - NGC4631 and NGC4656
The Whale and Crowbar galaxies. Stellarvue SVX102T, iOptron IEQ45, ZWO ASI 1600 MM. 11hrs Ha/L/RGB.
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Kyle Ingersoll - M63 - Sunflower Galaxy
8.3hrs lum, 12hrs Ha, 11.4hrs RGB. WO FLT 132 @ f/7, Avalon Linear FR mount, Atik One 9.0, OAG & GP guide cam
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Stephen Townsend - M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy
EdgeHD11@f/10, ASI1600MM, TheSkyX, Pixinsight. 5.3hrs luminance, 2hrs RGB. Featured as Astrobin's Top Pick.
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David McCashion - Zodiacal Light
Zodiacal light on the night of February 17. Canon T3, 13sec, ISO6400, 20mm lens.
David McCashion - Moon/Mars Conjunction
Moon/Mars conjunction of the morning of February 18, 7:49 AM. Canon T3, 8" Meade SCT, 1/125s, ISO 100
Stephen Townsend - Abell 21
The Medusa Nebula in constellation Gemini. ASI1600, EdgeHD11. Narrowband SHO palette.
Alan Legere - M13 Hercules Cluster taken on June 2019
Alan's first astro image. Taken with Canon T3i on 8" Celestron SE.
Alan Legere - M42 - Orion Nebula
Canon T3i and 8" Celestron SE
MIke Powell - NGC869 and NGC884
The Double Cluster in constellation Perseus
Paul Owen - NGC6960 - West Veil Nebula
70 x 3min, Stellarvue f/7 105mm, ASI294MC pro, Pixinsight, Photoshop.
Paul Owen - Jellyfish and other nebulae of the IC443 complex
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David McCashion - Comet C/2017 T2 Panstarrs - 2020-01-23
Near the Double Cluster in constellation Perseus
David McCashion - Comet C/2020 A2 Iwamoto - 2020-01-27
Single 45 sec shot of the recently discovered mag 12 comet. Canon Rebel, 80mm ED Apo, ISO6400, Photoshop.
Lenard Velensky - IC1871 - Soul Nebula
18 hrs Ha/OIII/SII, CFHT palette. Stellarvue SV80, iOptron IEQ45, ZWO ASI 1600 MM
Paul Owen - B33 & NGC2024
Horsehead and Flame nebulas in constellation Orion.
Paul Owen - IC443
Jellyfish Nebula in constellation Gemini
Paul Owen - NGC2264
Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in constellation Monoceros
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David McCashion - Comet C/2017 T2 Panstarrs
Single shot
David McCashion - Comet C/2017 T2 Panstarrs
Stacked image showing comet movement
David McCashion - NGC1528
Open cluster NGC1528 in constellation Perseus
James Cleland - Mercury Transit
Transit of Nov 11, 2019 taken through an ETX127 telescope.
James Cleland - Moon Mosaic
115 panel mosaic taken through ETX127 with 2x teleconvertor. Canon 6D at ISO800.
Mike Powell - M42
The Great Orion Nebula
Paul Owen - Barnard 33 & NGC2024
The Horsehead and Flame nebulas.
Paul Owen - Venus-Moon Conjunction
Venus-Moon Conjunction of Dec 2019, revealing the earthshine phenomenon.
Trevor Johnson - M42- The Great Orion Nebula
20 x 30s, DSLR, Explore Scientific 127mm refractor, AstroPixelProcessor, GIMP.
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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.
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