My Astrophotography
Nebulas

According to me Nebulas are the most beautiful astronomical objects. They cover a big viewing angle and you only need camera lenses for the bigger and closer ones. They are huge gas clouds in our own galaxy. But they are weak and a dark places is needed.

More to read about nebulas at Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Nebula

Nebulas
Messier catalogue
M1 Crab Nebula	M42 Orion Nebula
New Generation Catalogue
NGC 281 Pacman nebula	NGC 896 Heart Nebula	NGC 1499 California nebula
NGC 2023 & Barnard 33 Horsehead nebula
NGC 7000	NGC 7023 Iris Nebula	NGC 7822
Index Catalogue
IC 341	IC 353	IC 354
IC 360	IC341, IC353, IC354, IC360 M35
IC 417
IC 1396		IC 1848 Soul Nebula

Comments:

If I had taken those photographs today (2025) I would use the following of my equipment.

Camera	Lens / Telescope	Reducer / Barlow	Mount	Comment
Nikon D800	TS130, 910 mm	x1	SkyWatcher EQ6	Details of M42
Nikon D800	Pentax 300 mm	x1	SkyWatcher HEQ5	Wide field
Canon 6D	Canon 50 mm	x1	SkyWatcher Star Adventurer	Very wide field

Nebulas are very beautiful, to get best results you need a camera that can catch the H-Alpha radiation. Either a modified DSLR camera with filter removed or a mono chrome with a narrow band H-Alpha filer. Very long exposures and a dark sky. When I need a dark sky I must use my light weight SkyWatcher HEQ5 mount (sold 2025) and do a travel to a dark place. Light weight in this case is 24 kg.

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My Astrophotography Nebulas

Nebulas

Messier catalogue

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My Astrophotography
Nebulas