Dumbell Nebula

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My wife has been taking some pictures of the heavens with her Celestron telescope. This is a pic of the Dumbell Nebula, a remains of a supernova. If you happened to have lived on a planet in this system you had a really bad day. :D

The second one is the Orion Nebula and you guessed it, it can be found in the belt of Orion the Hunter.
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Amazing.

Nothing will make you feel smaller than looking through a good telescope. First time I did I saw saturn and the crab nebula I think. Was blown away.
 
Wow! @Downeast @smithnwesley Great pics! I've toyed with the idea of getting a big reflector over the years. I know they are more affordable now than they used to be. I have a Celestron 4" reflector. I actually use it as a spotting scope when I'm shooting 200 yards or greater. One of these days I'm going to take the plunge and get a big one.
 
Qball said:
Wow! @Downeast @smithnwesley Great pics! I've toyed with the idea of getting a big reflector over the years. I know they are more affordable now than they used to be. I have a Celestron 4" reflector. I actually use it as a spotting scope when I'm shooting 200 yards or greater. One of these days I'm going to take the plunge and get a big one.
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i started out photographing with film and hacked webcams - digital imaging makes it alot easier these days to produce some nice images.
 
Always wanted to get into that. After leaving the dark skies of my youth in pursuit of employment in my field, I spent more time shooting (both bullets and rockets)...
 
Downeast said:
My wife has been taking some pictures of the heavens with her Celestron telescope. This is a pic of the Dumbell Nebula, a remains of a supernova. If you happened to have lived on a planet in this system you had a really bad day. :D

The second one is the Orion Nebula and you guessed it, it can be found in the belt of Orion the Hunter.
:)
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Tell her, "Great job!" from us here.
 
The dumbbell nebula is 1,360 light years away....so it could have extinguished 1,000 years ago and we'd still see the light for more than 300 more years.....
 
Chuckman said:
The dumbbell nebula is 1,360 light years away....so it could have extinguished 1,000 years ago and we'd still see the light for more than 300 more years.....
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Kinda makes ya feel a bit insignificant huh?
 
For those taking the pics can you give me an example of what you're using? My piddly little telescope, is just that, piddly.
 
Thanks for all of the nice compliments. All I know is that my wife has a 8 inch Celestron but wants to go bigger one day. From what she has told me you almost need a permanent setup for the bigger scopes due to the weight. Her present scope is all she can handle by herself. When she gets home I'll ask her about the details. Still pretty cool stuff.
 
Downeast said:
Thanks for all of the nice compliments. All I know is that my wife has a 8 inch Celestron but wants to go bigger one day. From what she has told me you almost need a permanent setup for the bigger scopes due to the weight. Her present scope is all she can handle by herself. When she gets home I'll ask her about the details. Still pretty cool stuff.
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That's a big 10-4 right there. I was seriously considering a larger scope...and then realized I'd spend all my time driving to a site, setting up, taking down, and coming home - with no time for observations. And my wife would have come with me! She likes astronomy too (having a physics degree and all). With her mom's level of required care, it would be even worse now. No time for anything. I just use my binoculars now, which actually work pretty well down in rural SC when I go see about my dad.

Build her that backyard observatory!
 
it is a pain to transport everything and setup -i used to pack up the scope, mount, 2 totes, chairs and blankets and drive up two hours up to grandhog mtn. (i also use to get by on a lot less sleep than i require now)

although i was treated to the northern lights from there one night - so i didnt complain.

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Wow. And I was impressed at looking at the moon in my spotting scope in the driveway. I need to up my game.
 
Wow, gorgeous pictures! So amazing, space is incredible.
I need a telescope at some point in my life!
 
A telescope is on my list, but for now, a good 10 power binocular in a laid back chair will fill the night with wonder as well. With the wide field of view, you can actually 'see' more. With a green laser pointer you can get kids on stars and planets quickly.
 
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Mirac said:
A telescope is on my list, but for now, a good 10 power binocular in a laid back chair will fill the night with wonder as well. With the wide field of view, you can actually 'see' more. With a green laser pointer you can get kids on stars and planets quickly.
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I've had a pair of 10x50 Minoltas for 25 years.
 
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