1st November 2009
M27 Dumbbell Nebula
10" Newtonian, Canon 350D, 60*30 seconds
The first attempt with the ten inch scope. No autoguiding for this scope yet so frames were restricted to 30 seconds. Compare with image from July 2008
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30th November 2009A recent Nova in EridanusK. Itagaki in Japan has discovered a possible nova in Eridanus. The object was magnitude 8.1 on 25 November. This animation shows how much brighter the star has become compared to surrounding stars.  |