| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Nebulae :: Galactic Dark Horse | |
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| Object | Galactic Dark Horse Nebula |
| Comment |
Can you see the Galactic Dark Horse? Located close to the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, the Galactic Dark Horse is composed of many dark nebula. One such nebula is commonly known as the Pipe Nebula - LDN 1773 (Lynd's Catalogue of Dark Nebulae). The Galactic Dark Horse is visually spectacular when viewed from dark skies. |
| Optics | Pentax 35mm lens - F/4 |
| Camera | Pentax K1000 - Piggy backed on C11 |
| Mount | Losmandy Titan |
| Exposure | 10 minutes using Fujichrome 800 (non hypered) |
| Date | 15/06/2006 |