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The Eight-Burst Nebula
The Eight-Burst Nebula


Globular Star Cluster M3
Globular Star Cluster M3


Jupiter
Jupiter


The Black Eye Galaxy - A large, dark lane of dust gives this spiral galaxy its black eye. All SLOOH images are oriented to be north-up, otherwise, the black smudge would be seen in proper orientation, under the eye of the nucleus.Taken on May 2nd, 2005. Dome one high mag scope of SLOOH observatory on Mt. Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands.
The Black Eye Galaxy - A large, dark lane of dust gives this spiral galaxy its black eye. All SLOOH images are oriented to be north-up, otherwise, the black smudge would be seen in proper orientation, under the eye of the nucleus.Taken on May 2nd, 2005. Dome one high mag scope of SLOOH observatory on Mt. Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands.


The Swan Nebula
The Swan Nebula
 
Recent Pictures
Northern Jewel Box (IC 4628) - South of Antares, in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628. Nearby hot, massive stars, millions of years young, radiate the nebula with invisible ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from atoms. The electrons eventually recombine with the atoms to produce the visible nebular glow.Taken 28 Jun 09 04:24:28 UTC, Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 1.5
Northern Jewel Box (IC 4628) - South of Antares, in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628. Nearby hot, massive stars, millions of years young, radiate the nebula with invisible ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from atoms. The electrons eventually recombine with the atoms to produce the visible nebular glow.Taken 28 Jun 09 04:24:28 UTC, Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 1.5
NGC 3190 - Bad sky conditions lead to a not great shot of NGC 3190. On top of which you can
NGC 3190 - Bad sky conditions lead to a not great shot of NGC 3190. On top of which you can
TYC 6782 01219 1 - I
TYC 6782 01219 1 - I
Butterfly Nebula (IC 1318) - The nebula is about 2,000 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Monoceros. It represents the spectacular "last gasp" of a binary star system at the nebula
Butterfly Nebula (IC 1318) - The nebula is about 2,000 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Monoceros. It represents the spectacular "last gasp" of a binary star system at the nebula
Sombrero Galaxy (M104) - an Unbarred Spiral GalaxyTaken 19 Jun 09, Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 3
Sombrero Galaxy (M104) - an Unbarred Spiral GalaxyTaken 19 Jun 09, Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 3
Spiral Galaxy Black-Eye Galaxy (M64) - The dust feature is well visible even in smaller telescopes. M64 was recently shown to have two counterrotating systems of stars and gas in its disk: The inner part of about 3,000 light years radius is rubbing along the inner edge of the outer disk, which rotates opposite and extends up to at least 40,000 light years, at about 300 km/sec. This rubbing process is probably the reason for the observed vigorous star formation process, which is currently under way, and can be observed as the blue knots imbedded in the peculiar dust lane on one side of the nucleus. It is speculated that this peculiar disk and dust lane may be caused by material from a former companion which has been accreted but has yet to settle into the mean orbital plane of the disk. Taken 19 Jun 09, Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 3.5
Spiral Galaxy Black-Eye Galaxy (M64) - The dust feature is well visible even in smaller telescopes. M64 was recently shown to have two counterrotating systems of stars and gas in its disk: The inner part of about 3,000 light years radius is rubbing along the inner edge of the outer disk, which rotates opposite and extends up to at least 40,000 light years, at about 300 km/sec. This rubbing process is probably the reason for the observed vigorous star formation process, which is currently under way, and can be observed as the blue knots imbedded in the peculiar dust lane on one side of the nucleus. It is speculated that this peculiar disk and dust lane may be caused by material from a former companion which has been accreted but has yet to settle into the mean orbital plane of the disk. Taken 19 Jun 09, Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 3.5
Spiral Galaxy Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) - M51 is seen interacting with an Irregular Galaxy NGC 5195 which is at a MaNATUDE 9.6 AND IT’S Gravitional pull has created a luminous bridge from M 51. This Shuffeling of insteller material has also triggered an increase in star formations in some areas of M 51. This picture was taken after the colors were adjusted.Taken 14 Jun 09, Teide2 MM,14-inch f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain, SBIG ST-10XME CCD Camera. Sky Rating: 3.9
Spiral Galaxy Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) - M51 is seen interacting with an Irregular Galaxy NGC 5195 which is at a MaNATUDE 9.6 AND IT’S Gravitional pull has created a luminous bridge from M 51. This Shuffeling of insteller material has also triggered an increase in star formations in some areas of M 51. This picture was taken after the colors were adjusted.Taken 14 Jun 09, Teide2 MM,14-inch f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain, SBIG ST-10XME CCD Camera. Sky Rating: 3.9
Exploding Galaxy M82 - Eliptical GalaxyTaken, Teide2 HM, 14-inch f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain, SBIG ST-10XME CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 3.9
Exploding Galaxy M82 - Eliptical GalaxyTaken, Teide2 HM, 14-inch f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain, SBIG ST-10XME CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 3.9
Spiral Galaxy NGC 4535 Tao Galaxy 2 - NGC 4535 in Virgo is part of the Virgo Cluster is a fantastic face-on spiral with clearly defined arms. Note how the young bright blue stars define the arms- along with pink knots of emission nebulae in the galaxy. NGC 4535 is estimated to be 52 +/- 3 million light years away. Also note the handful of background galaxies in the image. Pretty incredible! Taken Jun 09,Right Ascension: 12h 34.3m Declination: +08* 12
Spiral Galaxy NGC 4535 Tao Galaxy 2 - NGC 4535 in Virgo is part of the Virgo Cluster is a fantastic face-on spiral with clearly defined arms. Note how the young bright blue stars define the arms- along with pink knots of emission nebulae in the galaxy. NGC 4535 is estimated to be 52 +/- 3 million light years away. Also note the handful of background galaxies in the image. Pretty incredible! Taken Jun 09,Right Ascension: 12h 34.3m Declination: +08* 12
Spiral Galaxy Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) - M51 is seen interacting with an Irregulag Galaxy NGC5195 which is at a Magnatude 9.6 and its Gravitional pull has created a luminous bridge from M51. This Shuffeling of intersteller material has also triggered an increase in star formations in some areas of M51. Picter taken befor fully resolved.Taken 7 Jun 09 02:34:47 UTC, Teide2 HM, 14-inch f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain, SBIG ST-10XME CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 4
Spiral Galaxy Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) - M51 is seen interacting with an Irregulag Galaxy NGC5195 which is at a Magnatude 9.6 and its Gravitional pull has created a luminous bridge from M51. This Shuffeling of intersteller material has also triggered an increase in star formations in some areas of M51. Picter taken befor fully resolved.Taken 7 Jun 09 02:34:47 UTC, Teide2 HM, 14-inch f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain, SBIG ST-10XME CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 4
Spiral Galaxy M66 - Messier 66 exhibits a remarkable central bulge. This galaxy shows several anomalies, deviations from "perfect" spiral structure, which can be observed in many galaxies, notably a crack in one of its spiral arms at the lower end of the bright central region and a wave-away of the spiral arm visible rightest in this image. This is very probably a result of its gravitational interactions with its neighbors M65 and NGC 3628. Much dust is visible here, as well as a few pink nebulae, signs of star formation, near the end of one of the armsTaken 5 Jun 09, Teide2 HM, 14-inch f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain, SBIG ST-10XME CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 3 35,000,000 ly away
Spiral Galaxy M66 - Messier 66 exhibits a remarkable central bulge. This galaxy shows several anomalies, deviations from "perfect" spiral structure, which can be observed in many galaxies, notably a crack in one of its spiral arms at the lower end of the bright central region and a wave-away of the spiral arm visible rightest in this image. This is very probably a result of its gravitational interactions with its neighbors M65 and NGC 3628. Much dust is visible here, as well as a few pink nebulae, signs of star formation, near the end of one of the armsTaken 5 Jun 09, Teide2 HM, 14-inch f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain, SBIG ST-10XME CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 3 35,000,000 ly away
Dumbbell Nebula (M27) Planatery Nebula - This is what M27 looks like thru a small scope and probley what Charles Messier seen when he first viewed itTaken 19 Jun 09, Right Ascension 19h 59.6m Declination +22* 43m 12,700ly away Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 3.5
Dumbbell Nebula (M27) Planatery Nebula - This is what M27 looks like thru a small scope and probley what Charles Messier seen when he first viewed itTaken 19 Jun 09, Right Ascension 19h 59.6m Declination +22* 43m 12,700ly away Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera, Sky Rating: 3.5
 
Recent Animations
PLUTO - Gimp animation of the ? Pluto. Taken over an 9 day period...Dome1, HM, b&w.
PLUTO - Gimp animation of the ? Pluto. Taken over an 9 day period...Dome1, HM, b&w.
U Scorpii early observations
U Scorpii early observations
Peitho
Peitho
Comet C/2009 E1 (Itagaki) - 2h 30m 01s +16° 33
Comet C/2009 E1 (Itagaki) - 2h 30m 01s +16° 33
NEO 2009 DO111 - 8h 40m 19s +77° 22
NEO 2009 DO111 - 8h 40m 19s +77° 22
Vala & Fellini - Asteroids Vala (mag 13.0) and (5150) Fellini (mag 15.6)against M65Teide2 WF 2 images at 3/16/2009 20:41 - 22:51 UT
Vala & Fellini - Asteroids Vala (mag 13.0) and (5150) Fellini (mag 15.6)against M65Teide2 WF 2 images at 3/16/2009 20:41 - 22:51 UT
Asteroid 131 Vala - 16 Mar 09 20:41/21:26 /22:51 UTC Teide2 WF 11 17 40.24 +13 34 33.8 Magnitude: 13.0 Distance: 1.3565auAnimation by GIMP
Asteroid 131 Vala - 16 Mar 09 20:41/21:26 /22:51 UTC Teide2 WF 11 17 40.24 +13 34 33.8 Magnitude: 13.0 Distance: 1.3565auAnimation by GIMP
Lunar Eclipse - 16 AUG 08, 21:02:11 through 22:32:29 Canary Islands Teide 1 Wide Field, 35mm f/4 camera lens, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera
Lunar Eclipse - 16 AUG 08, 21:02:11 through 22:32:29 Canary Islands Teide 1 Wide Field, 35mm f/4 camera lens, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera
M33/Comet Tuttle 8P Animation - Teide 2 - wide field 12/30/2007 19:20 UTC to 23:32 UTC
M33/Comet Tuttle 8P Animation - Teide 2 - wide field 12/30/2007 19:20 UTC to 23:32 UTC
Lulin Animation - Animation using luminance data only as provide by SLOOH. February 23. DavidM.070831Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera
Lulin Animation - Animation using luminance data only as provide by SLOOH. February 23. DavidM.070831Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera
Another Lulin Animation - Six frame animationTaken 24 Feb 09 04:34:19 through 02:04:27 UTC, Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera
Another Lulin Animation - Six frame animationTaken 24 Feb 09 04:34:19 through 02:04:27 UTC, Teide2 WF, 85mm f/5.6 Apochromatic Refractor, SBIG ST-2000XM CCD Camera
C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - 23 February 2009 22:03 - 23:22 UTTeide 2 Wide Field
C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - 23 February 2009 22:03 - 23:22 UTTeide 2 Wide Field