Deep Space Objects

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Open Clusters in Auriga

The following image of Open Clusters in Auriga was captured and processed in Weymouth by John Gifford.

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Horsehead Nebula/Orion's Belt

The following image of the Horsehead Nebula/Orion's Belt was captured and processed in Weymouth by John Gifford.

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California Nebula (NGC 1499)

The following image of the California Nebula (NGC 1499) was captured and processed in Weymouth by John Gifford.

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Rosette Nebula (NGC2244)

The following image of NGC2244 was captured and processed in Weymouth by John Gifford.

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Sky at Night Magazine - August 2008 Image of the Month

Congratulations to WAC member Rob Hodgkinson who has won the 'Sky at Night' magazine's picture of the Month for August after submitting his image of NGC 4565. NGC 4565 is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

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The following images were captured and processed by John Gifford using a modified Canon 350D on a 250mm schmidt newtonian with a baader UHC filter

NGC 2024 Flame Nebula	M42 The Great Orion Nebula	Barnard 33 Horse Head Nebula	NGC 1499 California Nebula

Images courtesy of John Gifford