Messier 76
A Telescope with Bullet Holes
The 107″ telescope at McDonald observatory in Texas has been around since 1968 and has is still in operation to this day, despite bullet holes in its primary mirror!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_J._Smith_Telescope

IC4996, NGC6883, M29
NGC7479, 7332, M15
M27, NGC7331
M33
NGC884 in Perseus
Oct 13 2020
Bortle 7 sky. I have been using the Optolong L-Pro lately but I wanted to see results with an unfiltered optic train. No filter tonight. 10″ Schmidt-Netwonian. I am finding out the hard way that I need to start using flat frames to prevent vignette.
Sadr: The Heart of The Swan
A few good pics
NGC7635 Bubble Nebula: second image
First image of NGC7635 – Bubble Nebula
M1 from 2010
I have been digging out old images and re-editing them. This image was captured via Observing with NASA – a public education site in which one can send schedules to robotic telescopes in Arizona and obtain selected images via email. This is a project in collaboration with Harvard University and is part of the MicroObservatory Robotic Observatory Network. This is used in primary education. I have used it in the past.
Here is an old image of the Crab Nebula from ten years ago that I have edited in GIMP.
In the control room
NGC6866: Open Cluster in Cygnus
NGC 6866 is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel on 23 July 1783. (Wiki).
120sec x20 @ISO200. sn-10 OTA, DSLR.
M13: Globular star cluster in Hercules
Messier 13 or M13, also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules. (Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_13)
120sec x20 @ISO800, AND 30sec x20 @ISO1600. Optolong L-Pro. DSLR. sn-10 OTA.
M57: Ring Nebula
M57 – The Ring Nebula. 30sec x20 @ISO800. Optolong L-Pro. DSLR. sn-10 OTA.
Getting better at using the dark light levels in GIMP.
The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 or NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra.[4] Such objects are formed when a shell of ionized gas is expelled into the surrounding interstellar medium by a star in the last stages of its evolution before becoming a white dwarf. (Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Nebula)
M27
M27 – The Dumbbell Nebula. 30sec x20 @ISO800. Optolong L-Pro. DSLR. sn-10 OTA
The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, M 27, or NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1227 light-years.[1] This object was the first planetary nebula to be discovered; by Charles Messier in 1764. At its brightness of visual magnitude 7.5 and its diameter of about 8 arcminutes, it is easily visible in binoculars,[5] and a popular observing target in amateur telescopes. (Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbbell_Nebula).
Tonight’s targets
Mirfak
ngc1245
ngc6946
ic4996
ngc7261
sadr
m29
ic342
ngc6951
23Cephei
…Processing images.
Next targets:
*IC342 spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis
*NGC 869 double cluster in Perseus
*IC 348 star-forming region in the constellation Perseus
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_348)
http://annesastronomynews.com/burst-of-light-discovered-in-a-suspected-binary-protostar/ic-348/
10″ Schmidt-Newtonian telescope with Canon T7 DSLR w/ Optolong L-Pro.