Mount Laguna 40-inch Telescope / CCD 2001 Gallery

All images were taken in evening or morning twilight during Summer 2004 and 2005.


M27, planetary nebula in Vulpecula
M27, planetary nebula in Vulpecula
,
full-color (L made from R 3 x 90s, H alpha 5 x 90s, V 3 x 90s, and B 5 x 90; R 3 x 90s + H alpha 5 x 90s, V 3 x 90s, B 5 x 90s) image by F. Ringwald and Dan Chase, processed by Michelle Meyers.

NGC 891, edge-on spiral galaxy in
Cassiopeia
NGC 891, edge-on spiral galaxy in Cassiopeia
,
full-color (R 9 x 10s, V 5 x 10s, B 9 x 10s) image by
F. Ringwald, processed by Aaron Hawthaway, and post-processed with Neat Image.

M51, the Whirlpool galaxy
M51, the Whirlpool galaxy in Canes Venatici
, full-color (L made from R 90s, H alpha 5 x 90s, V 90s, and B 3 x 90; R 90s + H alpha 5 x 90s, V 90s, B 3 x 90s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by Michelle Meyers, and post-processed with Neat Image.
M57, the Ring Nebula in Lyra
M57, the Ring Nebula in Lyra
, full-color (L made from R 90s, H alpha 7 x 90s, V 90s, B 3 x 90s, R 90s, V 90s, B 3 x 90s) image by
F. Ringwald, processed by Michelle Meyers.

M82, the prototype starburst galaxy in Ursa
Major
M82, the prototype starburst galaxy
in Ursa Major, full-color (L made from R 5 x 10 s, H alpha 11 x 90 s, V 5 x 10s, B 7 x 10s, R 5 x 10 s + H alpha 11 x 90s, V 5 x 10s, B 7 x 10s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by
Michelle Meyers.
NGC 7318-20, 
Stefan's Quintet galaxy group in Pegasus
NGC 7318-20, Stefan's Quintet galaxy group in Pegasus
, full-color (R 5 x 30s, V 5 x 30s, B 9 x 30s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by
Sarah Lin and Shawn Walters.
NGC 7293, the Helix 
Nebula in Aquarius
NGC 7293. the Helix Nebula in Aquarius
, full-color (L made from 9 x 30s H alpha, R 5 x 30s, V 5 x 30s, B 9 x 30s) image by
F. Ringwald, processed by Aaron Hathaway.

NGC 6960, part of
the Veil Nebula supernova remnant in Cygnus
NGC 6960, part of the Veil Nebula supernova remnant in Cygnus
, 9 x 90s H alpha image by F. Ringwald, processed by Sarah Lin and Shawn Walters.
NGC 6027, Seyfert's 
Sextet galaxy group in Serpens
NGC 6027, Seyfert's Sextet galaxy group in Serpens
, full-color (R 5 x 90s, V 5 x 90s, B 9 x 90s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by
Sarah Lin and Shawn Walters.
M97, the Owl Nebula in Ursa Major
M97, the Owl Nebula in Ursa Major
,
full-color (R 5 x 90s, V 5 x 90s, B 7 x 90s) image by F. Ringwald and Dan Chase, processed by Dan Chase.

NGC 6946, nuclear starburst 
galaxy in Cepheus
NGC 6946, nuclear starburst galaxy in Cepheus
,
full-color (L made by digital development from R 5 x 90s, V 5 x 90s, and B 9 x 90s; R 5 x 90s + H alpha 9 x 90s, V 5 x 90s, B 9 x 90s) image by F. Ringwald.
NGC 6946, nuclear 
starburst galaxy in Cepheus
NGC 6946, nuclear starburst galaxy in Cepheus
,
false-color gradient map (made from the full-color image at left by F. Ringwald) by Aaron Hathaway.
NGC 253, the Silver Coin Galaxy in 
Sculptor
NGC 253, the Silver Coin Galaxy in Sculptor
, full-color (R 11 x 10s, V 7 x 10s, B 11 x 10s) mosaic by F. Ringwald, processed by
Aaron Hathaway.

M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major
M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major
, full-color (L made from R 5 x 10s + H alpha 9 x 10s, V 5 x 10s, B 9 x 10s; R 5 x 10s + H alpha 9 x 10s, V 5 x 10s, B 9 x 10s) image by F. Ringwald.
M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major
M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major
, H alpha 9 x 10s image by F. Ringwald.
Arp 104/NGC 5216,
Arp 104/NGC 5216, "Keenan's System," 14th-magnitude interacting galaxies in Ursa Major
, full-color (R 9 x 30s, V 5 x 30s, B 9 x 30s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by
Sarah Lin and Shawn Walters.

Arp 199/NGC 5544, interacting 
galaxies in Bootes
Arp 199/NGC 5544, interacting galaxies in Bootes
, full-color (R 9 x 30s, V 5 x 30s, B 9 x 30s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by Sarah Lin and Shawn Walters.
Arp 295, interacting
galaxies in Aquarius
Arp 295, interacting galaxies in Aquarius
, full-color (R 9 x 30s, G 5 x 30s, B 9 x 30s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by Sarah Lin and Shawn Walters.
M3, globular cluster in Canes Venatici
M3, globular cluster in Canes Venatici
,
full-color (R 5 x 10s, V 5 x 10s, B 5 x 10s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by
Michelle Meyers.

M5, globular cluster in Serpens
M5, globular cluster in Serpens
,
full-color (R 5 x 10s, V 5 x 10s, B 7 x 10s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by Michelle Meyers.

M13, the Great Globular Cluster in 
Hercules
M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
, full-color (R 5 x 10s, V 5 x 10s, B 7 x 10s) image by F. Ringwald and Dan Chase, processed by Dan Chase.
M15, globular cluster in
Pegasus
M15, core-collapsed globular cluster in Pegasus
, full-color (R 5 x 10s, V 5 x 10s, B 9 x 10s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by Sarah Lin and Shawn Walters.

M53, globular cluster in Coma Berenices
M53, globular cluster in Coma Berenices
,
full-color (R 5 x 10s, V 5 x 10s, B 7 x 10s) image by F. Ringwald and Dan Chase, processed by Dan Chase.
M92, globular cluster in Hercules
M92, globular cluster in Hercules
,
full-color (R 5 x 10s, V 5 x 10s, B 7 x 10s) image by F. Ringwald and Dan Chase, processed by Dan Chase.
M20, the Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
M20, the Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
,
full-color (L made from H alpha 9 x 90s, R 5 x 90s, V 5 x 90s, B 9 x 90s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by Dan Chase.

M16, the Eagle Nebula in Serpens
M16, the Eagle Nebula in Serpens
, full-color (L made from R 5 x 10s + H alpha 11 x 90s, V 5 x 10s, B 9 x 10s; R 11 x 10s, V 11 x 10s, B 50 x 3s) image by F. Ringwald.
M16, the Eagle Nebula in Serpens
M16, the Eagle Nebula in Serpens
,
H alpha 11 x 90s image by F. Ringwald, processed by Aaron Hathaway.

M20, the Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
M20, the Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
, full-color (R 5 x 90s, V 5 x 90s, B 9 x 90s, repeated in 2 fields) mosaic by F. Ringwald.

NGC 6522 and NGC 6528, globular 
clusters in the Sagittarius star cloud
NGC 6522 and NGC 6528, globular clusters in the Sagittarius star cloud
, full-color (R 5 x 10s, V 5 x 10s, B 9 x 10s, repeated in 3 fields) mosaic by F. Ringwald.
Planetary nebula Abell 41
Planetary nebula Abell 41 and its central star MT Serpentis, in a rich Milky Way field
, full-color (L made from R 13 x 90 s + H alpha 11 x 180s; R 7 x 90s, V 7 x 90s, B 13 x 90s) image by F. Ringwald.

<M109, barred spiral galaxy in Ursa 
Major
M109, barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
,
full-color (R 7 x 30s, V 7 x 30s, B 13 x 30s) image by F. Ringwald.

M104, the Sombrero Galaxy 
in Virgo
M104, the Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo
, full-color (L made from R 7 x 10s; R 7 x 10s, V 7 x 10s, B 13 x 10s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by Nader Inan.
M81, grand-design spiral galaxy in 
Ursa Major
M81, grand-design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
, full-color (L made from R 5 x 30s; R 5 x 30s + H alpha 9 x 90s, V 5 x 30s, B 9 x 30s) image by F. Ringwald.

M83, the Southern Pinwheel 
Galaxy in Hydra
M83, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy in Hydra
, full-color (L made from R 7 x 30 s; R 7 x 30 s + H alpha 7 x 90s, V 7 x 30s, B 13 x 30s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by Nader Inan.
NGC 5128, 
active galaxy in Centaurus
NGC 5128, active galaxy in Centaurus
, full-color (L made from R 7 x 10s; R 7 x 10s, V 7 x 10s, B 13 x 10s) image by F. Ringwald, processed by Nader Inan.
M63, the Sunflower Galaxy in CVn
M63, the Sunflower Galaxy in Canum Venaticorum (the Hunting Dogs)
, full-color (R 13 x 30s + H alpha 7 x 90s, V 7 x 30s, B 13 x 30s) image by F. Ringwald.

IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus
IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus
, full-color (L made from R 11 x 30 s, V 6 x 30s, B 13 x 30s; R 11 x 30 s + H alpha 7 x 90s, V 7 x 30s, B 13 x 30s) image by F. Ringwald.
M60 and NGC 4647 in Virgo
Elliptical galaxy M60 (left) and spiral galaxy NGC 4647 (right) in the Virgo cluster
, full-color (L made from Ha 7 x 90s, R 13 x 30s, V 7 x 30s, B 13 x 30s) image by F. Ringwald, processed and post-processed with Neat Image by Randy Clark.

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