A Night of Celestial Capture: An Adventure Journal

NGC 281, also known as the Pac-Man Nebula, is located in the constellation of Cassiopeia and owes its nickname to its unusual shape, reminiscent of the classic video game character. This emission nebula hosts the open cluster IC 1590 and several Bok globulins, small dark clouds where new stars are born.

During my 61-minute session, I managed to capture the central structure with its filaments of ionized gas and the contrast between the bright areas and the shadows that outline Pac-Man's "mouth." Despite the relatively short exposure, the image reveals the interaction between young stars and the surrounding gas, a testament to the stellar life cycle in action.

This object was discovered in 1883 by E.E. Barnard and remains a favorite in astrophotography for its visual and symbolic richness.

A Night of Celestial Capture: An Adventure Journal

NGC 6995 is part of the Veil Nebula complex, a supernova remnant in the constellation of Cygnus. This section, also known as the Bat Nebula, displays delicate filaments of gas expanding from the explosion of a massive star some 8,000 years ago.

With a 118-minute exposure, I was able to capture the ethereal texture of ionized gases, especially hydrogen (Ha) in reddish hues and doubly ionized oxygen (OIII) in blue. The image reveals the dynamism of interstellar matter, where supernova remnants continue to shape the galactic environment.

This object, although less well-known than other Veil objects, offers a subtle and complex beauty that rewards the astrophotographer's patience.

Observation Log for NGC 4036

Observation Log for NGC 2964

Observation Log for NGC 2300

Observation Log for NGC 2175

Observation Log for NGC 1514

The Trifid Nebula M20

Charles Messier discovered on June 5, 1764. It is combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula, a reflection nebula and a dark nebula all three in one.

This Nebula is a star-forming region in the Scutum spiral arm of the Milky Way. It is approximately 5000 ly away from Earth and It have an apparent magnitude of 6.3.

It has been a subject of an investigation by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope in 1997, using filters that isolate emission from hydrogen atoms, ionized sulfur atoms, and doubly ionized oxygen atom. The images were combined into a false-color composite picture to suggest how the nebula might look to the eye.

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Photo by: Francisco Silva
Scheduled by: SeanTO.2017
Observation date: Thursday, September 6, 2018
Observation time: 4:35 pm EDT / 1:35pm PDT / 20:35 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary One
Instrument: Canary Half Meter

Photo by: Francisco Silva
Scheduled by: SeanTO.2017
Observation date: Thursday, September 6, 2018
Observation time: 4:36 pm EDT / 1:36 pm PDT / 20:36 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary One
Instrument: Canary Half Meter

Photo by: Francisco Silva
Scheduled by: SeanTO.2017
Observation date: Thursday, September 6, 2018
Observation time: 4:38 pm EDT / 1:38 pm PDT / 20:38 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary One
Instrument: Canary Half Meter

Observation Log of M4/NGC6121

NGC 3628, the Hamburger Galaxy or the Sarah Galaxy

NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy or the Sarah Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy without a bar about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. It has a tidal tail about 300,000 light-years long. Along with M65 and M66, NGC 3628 forms the Leo Triplet, a small group of galaxies. Its most outstanding feature is the wide and obscuring dust band located along the outer edge of its spiral arms, effectively transecting the galaxy from Earth.

File Data

Photo by: Francisco Silva

Scheduled by: You

Observation date: Saturday, May 12, 2018

Observation time: 5:42pm EDT / 2:42pm PDT / 21:42 UTC

Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands

Telescope: Canary One

Instrument: Canary Half Meter

Photo by: Francisco Silva

Scheduled by: You

Observation date: Saturday, May 12, 2018

Observation time: 5:37pm EDT / 2:37pm PDT / 21:37 UTC

Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands

Telescope: Canary One

Instrument: Canary Half Meter

Photo by: Francisco Silva

Scheduled by: You

Observation date: Saturday, May 12, 2018

Observation time: 5:37pm EDT / 2:37pm PDT / 21:37 UTC

Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands

Telescope: Canary One

Instrument: Canary Half Meter

Photo by: Francisco Silva

Scheduled by: You

Observation date: Saturday, May 12, 2018

Observation time: 5:36pm EDT / 2:36pm PDT / 21:36 UTC

Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands

Telescope: Canary One

Instrument: Canary Half Meter

Dumbbell Nebula or M27

These 6 photos are of the Dumbbell Nebula, it is one of the objects of the Messier catalog being its numbering the 27, Charles Messier saw it for the first time in the year 1764, is in the constellation of Vulpecala, has an age of about 3000 to 4000 years and is about 1000 light years away, having a diameter of about 2 to 3 years, this is the largest planetary nebula known to date.

All photos are taken through the telescopes of the Canary Islands.

File Data

Photo by: Francisco Silva
Scheduled by: Francisco Silva
Observation date: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Observation time: 11:54pm EDT / 8:54pm PDT / 03:54 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary Two
Instrument: Canary Ultra-Wide-Field

Photo by: Francisco Silva
Scheduled by: Francisco Silva
Observation date: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Observation time: 11:54pm EDT / 8:54pm PDT / 03:54 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary Two
Instrument: Canary Ultra-Wide-Field

Photo by: Francisco Silva
Scheduled by: Francisco Silva
Observation date: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Observation time: 11:54pm EDT / 8:54pm PDT / 03:54 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary Two
Instrument: Canary Ultra-Wide-Field

Photo by: Francisco Silva
Scheduled by: Francisco Silva
Observation date: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Observation time: 11:54pm EDT / 8:54pm PDT / 03:54 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary Two
Instrument: Canary Wide-Field

Photo by: Francisco Silva
Scheduled by: Francisco Silva
Observation date: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Observation time: 11:54pm EDT / 8:54pm PDT / 03:54 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary Two
Instrument: Canary Wide-Field

Photo by: Francisco Silva
Scheduled by: Francisco Silva
Observation date: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Observation time: 11:54pm EDT / 8:54pm PDT / 03:54 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary Two
Instrument: Canary Wide-Field

Messier 41 or NGC 2287

The star that most caught my attention is the one near the center that is a gigantic red very striking.

It has been very easy against this object using my 25 mm eyepiece

I was able to put the whole object inside my 15mm eyepiece which allowed me to enjoy this object a lot.

I am very interested in the different types of stars that are in this object, both in the size categories and in the colors.

Observation log for M15

NGC 1545 cr49

Observation Log of NGC 7009

Observation Log of M92 of NGC 6341

NGC 2237 Rosette nebula

Observation Log for NGC 7000

Observation log for M16 or NGC 6611

Observation Log for NGC 6503