TJ ConnollyOct 4, 20210 minFireworks GalaxyFireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946) and Open Star Cluster (NGC 6939). 300 x 60 second images for a total of 5 hours integration. Calibrated with...
TJ ConnollyAug 7, 20211 minComet C/2020 PV6 PANSTARRSImaged on August 4, 2021, this comet will reach perihelion (point in orbit closest to the sun) on September 25, 2021 and has a 270 year...
TJ ConnollyAug 4, 20212 minPlanetary Imaging and Saturn Opposition 2021Every year when the planets reach opposition, I try to image them. Each year I learn new tricks and apply them. Saturn reached opposition...
TJ ConnollyJul 23, 20211 minSolar ActivitySome nice solar activity on the sun today, July 23, 2021 Full disk Ha - Lunt LS60PT FT Full disk CaK - Lunt LE80 CaK B1200 module Close...
TJ ConnollyJul 19, 20211 minM101 and NGC5474M101 framed with NGC5474, two spiral galaxies in Ursa Major. I still have to add Hydrogen Alpha data to it, but I wanted to process it...
TJ ConnollyJun 22, 20211 minNGC3628NGC3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy, an unbarred spiral galaxy, in the constellation Leo. This Galaxy is one of the galaxies that...
TJ ConnollyJun 18, 20211 minCygnus WallThe Cygnus Wall, a star forming region in NGC7000 And the constellation Cygnus. I took the ZWO ASI2600mc-pro OSC camera off to do some...
TJ ConnollyJun 14, 20211 minM51Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is approximately 31 million light years away from earth. OSC camera data...
TJ ConnollyJun 12, 20211 minNeedle GalaxyNeedle Galaxy, NGC4565, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is approximately 43 million light years away from earth....
TJ ConnollyJun 4, 20211 minNGC4222, NGC4216 and NGC4206From left to right, NGC4222, NGC4216, and NGC4206, spiral galaxies in the Virgo galaxy cluster. There are also many faint fuzzies...
TJ ConnollyJun 3, 20211 minEagle NebulaEagle Nebula, M16, in the constellation Serpens. An OSC camera and an Optolong L-Extreme filter. The starless image was created with...
TJ ConnollyMay 31, 20211 minPelican NebulaBelieve it or not, I didn’t use any filters in these Pelican Nebula images with the ZWO ASI2600mc-pro and the Hyperstar. I extracted each...
TJ ConnollyMay 15, 20211 minARP 1ARP1, (galaxy upper right) also known as NGC2857, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major (The Big Dipper). ARP1 is a small faint...
TJ ConnollyMay 2, 20211 minOAG and EAF SwapI swapped out the ZWO OAG with a Celestron OAG on the 9.25” EdgeHD in the SkyShed POD. What a difference it makes with the larger prism...
TJ ConnollyApr 5, 20211 minNGC4535NGC4535, a barred spiral galaxy located 54 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. Image Details: Celestron 9.25” EdgeHD...
TJ ConnollyMar 24, 20211 minLunar ImagingLunar Imaging March 22, 2021 I was imaging Needle Galaxy for the past three nights, but the moon was getting too bright in the sky and...
TJ ConnollyMar 9, 20211 minCrab Nebula M1The Crab Nebula, M1, a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. It is the remnants of a bright supernova observed by Chinese...
TJ ConnollyDec 22, 20201 minChristmas Tree ClusterThe Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula in the constellation Monoceros. Imaged from my backyard in Upstate New York with a Celestron...
TJ ConnollyDec 20, 20201 minHelix NebulaThe Helix Nebula, a planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. It is approximately 655 light years away from earth. A...
TJ ConnollyNov 13, 20201 minSolar PresentationNovember 17th, 2020, at 8:00pm EST (following their monthly meeting), I’m presenting a solar viewing and imaging the sun presentation via...