Imaging Projects

In this blog, I will share the results of all of my imaging projects. The newest will be at the top and the oldest will be further down the stack. Going back in time here is interesting - some of my early stuff was pretty rough - but I did not see it that way at the time - I was thrilled to get anything back that looked like an image! Hopefully, you will see how my work has progressed with time!

Sh2-54 - The Serpent Nebula - 8.9 Hours of SHO
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Sh2-54 - The Serpent Nebula - 8.9 Hours of SHO

Sh2-54 is an interesting HII region with some dark dust located in the constellation Sperpens Cause (The Tail). Also seen is the open cluster NGC 6604. This image is a result of 8.9 hours of SHO Data.

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The NGC 5364 Group in Virgo - 6.3 Hours of LRGB
Patrick A. Cosgrove Patrick A. Cosgrove

The NGC 5364 Group in Virgo - 6.3 Hours of LRGB

The NGC 5364 Group is part of the vast Virgo Cluster of Galaxies and showcase a mix of galay morphologies in one frame.

This shot was the very first from my AP130 platform after it had been installed in my new observatory.

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