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NGC 247, 38 hours of light
NGC 247, 38 hours of light
14/01/2018 In Galaxies News No Comment

This image is combination of LRGB and Ha light frames totaling 38 hours of exposures. Unfortunately the frame is quite tight because I had only one guide star to go with. There is a odd almost starless area at the […]

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M 20
M 20
11/12/2017 In News No Comment

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Today’s APOD
Today’s APOD
28/05/2015 In APOD Galaxies News No Comment

My image of NGC 4945 was selected as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of The Day. Here is the link to APOD-page: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150528.html Here you can see my other astronomy images: http://gallery.kehusmaa-astro.com

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Chile 20″ CDK ‘LRGB First Light’, NGC 4945
Chile 20″ CDK ‘LRGB First Light’, NGC 4945
09/03/2015 In News No Comment

I have started to operate a 20″ PlaneWave CDK telescope in San Pedro de Atacama. It’s mainly used for scientific surveys but every now and then I have opportunity to take some pretty pictures. Conditions are excellent down there. Average […]

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IC 434 a.k.a Horsehead Nebula First Light in Chile
IC 434 a.k.a Horsehead Nebula First Light in Chile
22/10/2014 In Nebulae News No Comment

This is my first light using using 20″ PlaneWave CDK telescope in Atacama Chile. I was using only photometric filters to acquire colors for this magnificent nebula. Total exposure is 84 minutes.

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NGC 6888
NGC 6888
27/07/2014 In Nebulae News No Comment

I had a chance to shoot one moonless night in the middle of the monsoon at New Mexico. I picked up this target because I already had some data for it from previous sessions. This is total of 291 minutes […]

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M63 Galaxy
M63 Galaxy
29/05/2014 In News No Comment

Another image from NM couple nights ago. This galaxy is also called the Sunflower galaxy. Total exposure of 120 minutes.

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M14 Globular Cluster
22/05/2014 In News Star Clusters No Comment

Finally back in business. Two months since I was able to operate our remote observatory in New Mexico due broken motor to open up the roof. Now it’s fixed. First test image of the RC1. This is total of 80 […]

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Second 16″ RC Operational in New Mexico
12/11/2013 In News No Comment

After long wait and a lot of work and configuration I’m happy to announce that we have our second operational RC telescope in Rancho Hidalgo. Thank you Mark Hanson for your valuable help.

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M78
03/11/2013 In News No Comment

This is M78 image where data is combined from last year and this year. LRGB = 40:40:30:40 minutes. Framing was a bit challenging due to lack of guiding stars.

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