CCAS Astrophotography
Here are photographs taken by our members. If you have original photographs that you would like posted on our site, please contact us!

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NGC6992, The Veil Nebula by Pete LaFrance This image of NGC6992 was acquired with a new telescope (an Orion 120mm F5), using a SBIG ST-8XME CCD camera. The exposure time was about an hour and a half, using RGB and HA filters. The raw images were processed into this final image using Maxim/DL and Astronomy Action tools.

M8, The Lagoon Nebula by Pete LaFrance This image was acquired with a new telescope (120mm Orion F5). Image was taken with a 45 minute exposure.

The Pelican Nebula by Pete LaFrance The Pelican nebula was taken for 25 minutes using an HA (Hydrogen Alpha) filter. This image was also taken with the Orion 120mm telescope.

IC 1805 by Pete LaFrance Another photo of IC 1805. This emission nebula is a mix of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds only about 7,500 light-years away! Taken with a 120mm f/5 telescope with SBIG ST8-XME CCD imager, then processed with Maxim/DL and Photoshop Action tools. Exposure: through an HA filter, 55 min. total exposure.

The Lagoon Nebula by Pete LaFrance M8, or the Lagoon Nebula, is a diffused nebula located in Sagittarius. This photo was taken with an ST8-xme CCD camera.

The Orion Nebula by Pete LaFrance M42, the Orion Nebula, also known as NGC 1976, is a diffused nebula situated south of Orion's belt. This photograph was taken with 120mm f/5 telescope with SBIG ST8-XME CCD imager, processed with Maxim/DL and Photoshop Action tools. Exposures: Blue 3 x 5min. Red 3 x5min. Grn 3 x 5min.