August 2nd 2008NGC7331 in Pegasus 6" Newtonian, Canon 350D, 18*120seconds Much improved compared to single image taken in July ![]() Satellite traces often show up in images, but this one is unusual in that it shows two satellites. The image was taken at 23:19:59 and the satellites are classified USA satellites (2005-04A and C). The tracks are very nearly parallel. ![]() August 22nd 2008NGC6826 in Cygnus Wispy cloud covered the sky shortly after setting up the equipment. Nevertheless, the planetary nebula was still visible as a small bright blue ball.The clouds rapidly got thicker so very few images were useable. This is a single 30 second exposure. Stacking images did not produce much improvement. ![]() Slightly enlarged. The two 'ears' are just visible. ![]() Compare with the the Hubble image... ![]() ![]() |