Dark Atmospheres Astrophotography

The Helix Nebula

Roth Ritter — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:46:05 GMT

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The Helix Nebula, also known as NGC 7293, is a large planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation of Aquarius.

The Ghost Nebula (vdB141)

Roth Ritter — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:50:12 GMT

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The Ghost Nebula (vdB141) is a very faint, gaseous region in Cepheus and home to the mysterious star BD+67 1300.

The Lagoon Nebula

Roth Ritter — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:27:16 GMT

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The Lagoon Nebula is just one of the night time gems of the summer sky and measures 110 by 50 light years.

The Hercules Cluster

Roth Ritter — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:46:20 GMT

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The Hercules Cluster. This is a revised shot of M13 that was started in July of 2010 replacing the previous image from July 2008.

M44 Beehive Cluster

Roth Ritter — Fri, 14 May 2010 03:50:34 GMT

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The Beehive Cluster, visible to the naked eye, was among the first objects that Galileo studied with his telescope.

Virgo M86 w/ Galaxy cluster

Roth Ritter — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:42:29 GMT

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Centered on M86, this is a 1 degree deep field exposure of the Virgo galaxy cluster which is comprised of possibly up to 2000 galaxies.

Cone and Fox Fur

Roth Ritter — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:41:10 GMT

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This region in the constellation Monoceros is home to most notably the Cone and Fox Fur Nebulas framed in this photo.

Trifid and M21

Roth Ritter — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:34:38 GMT

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This medium field shot of the Trifid Nebula (M20) also features open cluster M21 set on a canvas of dark gases. Acquired last July.

Globular M3

Roth Ritter — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:37:38 GMT

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The globular cluster M3 located in constellation Canes Venatici is rich in variable and "blue straggler" stars.

Edge-on 4565

Roth Ritter — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:27:20 GMT

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With the magnificant edge-on galaxy NGC 4565 spring time is officially in full swing.

Gibbous Moon

Roth Ritter — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:35:21 GMT

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This shot of the gibbous Moon was taken a year ago on April 14th and just recently processed. Added to this image was light, false hue balancing to enhance the presence of the original monochrome data.

Open cluster M46 featuring planetary NGC 2438 [APOD]

Roth Ritter — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:24:00 GMT

Open cluster M46 was taken in tandem with the previous Horse Head Nebula and features an interesting planetary, NGC 2438. This image will also be Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for 3/26/09.

Horse Head / Flame Nebulae

Roth Ritter — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:51:46 GMT

The famous Horse Head Nebula framed with the Flame Nebula will conclude this year's visit to the Orion Complex.