A nebula and three galaxies

 

Paul Whitmarsh

 

 

 

(Right) 2004 February 21: M65, M66 and NGC 3628, Halton Arp group 317, Tamron 300-mm f/2.8 lens at f/4, MX916 CCD, IR-block filter, 21 x 50-s exposures. Images taken from Headcorn, Kent.

 

(Below) 2003 October 26: the California nebula, NGC 1499, 4-inch f/2 Aero lens, MX916 CCD, Hα and IR-block filters, 30 x 60-s exposures.