Kevin Hearn
Flaming Star Nebula comes to light 17th-23rd Jan 2022
With the new Stella Mira ED90 all ready to go the first clear spell and I set everything up to capture the Flaming Star Nebula in...
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Kevin Hearn
- Apr 3
- 2 min
New Stella Mira ED90 Scope
December 2021 I decided to purchase a new scope. My two other scopes are both excellent scopes, the Skywatcher ED80 a very good Astronomy...
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Kevin Hearn
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
JUPITER. The Giant of the Sky
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass more than two and a half...
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Kevin Hearn
- Aug 22, 2021
- 1 min
Back to the Planets
I thought I would have another look at taking a few images of the Planets. To do this requires the use of a different scope and camera as...
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Kevin Hearn
- Feb 13, 2021
- 1 min
Cone Nebula - Narrowband Image
The Cone Nebula is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 26, 1785, at which...
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Kevin Hearn
- Jan 24, 2021
- 2 min
IC443 Jelly Fishing Again
The Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) is a supernova remnant located in the constellation Gemini. It lies at an approximate distance of 5,000...
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Kevin Hearn
- Nov 15, 2020
- 1 min
M33 The Triangulum Galaxy revisited.
I was not happy with last posted image of the Triangulum Galaxy and have now captured more data . This image now comprises over 8 hours...
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Kevin Hearn
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
M33 The Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy (also known as M33) is about 3 million light-years away from Earth. With a diameter of about 60,000 light-years,...
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Kevin Hearn
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
IC1848 Soul Nebula
The Soul Nebula is about 100 light years across and has an estimated age of 1 million years. It contains several small open stars...
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Kevin Hearn
- Sep 20, 2020
- 1 min
M2 Star Cluster "Its full of Stars"
Messier 2 or M2 (also designated NGC 7089) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius, five degrees north of the star Beta...
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Kevin Hearn
- Sep 12, 2020
- 2 min
The Eastern Veil Nebula NGC6995/5
The nebula was discovered on 5 September 1784 by William Hershel. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova...
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Kevin Hearn
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
Bodes Galaxy M81 and Cigar Galaxy M82
Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away, with a diameter...
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Kevin Hearn
- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min
IC417 Spider and the Fly Nebula in Narrowband
IC 417 is a small emission nebula in the constellation of Auriga. It lies near the much more observed nebulae IC 410 (the Tadpoles) and...
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Kevin Hearn
- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min
NGC7000 North America Nebula Mosaic
The North America Nebula is large, covering an area of more than four times the size of the full moon; but its surface brightness is low,...
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Kevin Hearn
- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min
The Horse Head Nebula in Narrowband
The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 1400 light years from Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of its resemblance...
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Kevin Hearn
- Sep 21, 2019
- 1 min
NGC7000 North America Nebula
The North America Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb. The remarkable shape of the nebula resembles...
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Kevin Hearn
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
The Iris Nebula NGC 7023 in RGB
This Image was taken Saturday 31st August and Sunday 1st September 2019, comprises of 50 Images using a Luminance Filter and 22 images...
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Kevin Hearn
- Aug 31, 2019
- 1 min
Dumbbell Nebula
This is an LRGB Image of the Dumbbell Nebula M27. First imaging in a few months as only few hours of Astronomy dark during summer months....
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Kevin Hearn
- May 27, 2019
- 1 min
Horse Head (also known as Barnard 33) and Flame Nebula NGC 2024 in RGB.
The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 1400 light years from Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of its resemblance...
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Kevin Hearn
- Feb 24, 2019
- 1 min
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula in all its Glory. The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) is a large spherical H II region (circular in appearance) located...
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