To honor Cassiopeia Observatory, here are astrophotographs of some DSOs in the constellation of Cassiopeia. Unless otherwise noted, the images were taken with a Nikon D850 DSLR on the Meade 12" LX600 telescope. Click a thumbnail to see a larger version. You can also view the older Cassiopeia astrophotography photo album with images using the 12" LX600 and a D7200 DSLR and the Cassiopeia astrophotography photo album with images using a 8" LX200-ACF and a D7000 DSLR.
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Cassiopeia constellation 30 August 2018 1 second, ISO 1600 FL 50mm (cropped) |
NGC103 Open Cluster 30 August 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NGC129 Open Cluster 30 August 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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NGC136 Open Cluster 30 August 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NGC225 Open Cluster & VdB 4 Nebula 23 December 2022 5 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus |
NGC457 Open Cluster 30 August 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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NGC559 Open Cluster 30 August 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
M103 Open Cluster 30 August 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NGC654 Open Cluster 7 September 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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NGC659 Open Cluster 8 September 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NGC663 Open Cluster 7 September 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NGC743 Open Cluster 7 September 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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M52 Open Cluster 7 September 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NGC7789 Open Cluster 8 September 2018 2 minutes, ISO 3200 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
IC10 Galaxy 9 September 2018 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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NGC147 Galaxy 9 September 2018 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NGC185 Galaxy 10 September 2018 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus |
NGC278 Galaxy 9 September 2018 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus |
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IC1747 Planetary Nebula 11 September 2018 30 seconds, ISO 2500 Prime Focus |
IC1805 Heart Nebula 11 September 2018 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
IC1848 Soul Nebula 11 September 2018 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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NGC281 Pacman Nebula 11 September 2018 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Cassiopeia rising over Cassiopeia Observatory 7 September 2018 30 seconds, ISO 3200 FL 24mm |
IC63 and IC59 Ghost of Cassiopeia 26 October 2018 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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Heart and Soul Nebulae 8 January 2019 f/4.5, 4 minutes, ISO 6400 Focal Length 70mm, SkyTracker Pro |
NGC7635 Bubble Nebula 1 October 2020 10 minutes each, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + UHC, HA, OIII filters |
NGC7293 Heart and Soul Nebulae 15 October 2020 D7200 DSLR piggyback, f/4.8, 5 minutes each, ISO 6400 FL 135mm + UHC, HA filters |
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NGC281 Pacman Nebula 10 November 2020 10 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer + UHC |
Sharpless 2-173 Phantom of the Opera Nebula 11 November 2020 15 minutes, ISO 12800 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer + HA |
IC1795 Fishhead Nebula 12 November 2020 15 minutes each, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + HA, UHC filters |
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Nova Cas 2021 20 March 2021 10 seconds, ISO 4000 FL 50mm |
Nova Cas 2021 20 March 2021 10 seconds, ISO 4000 FL 50mm (cropped) |
Nova V1405 Cas & M52 Cluster 21 March 2021 30 seconds, ISO 1600 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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Nova V1405 Cas & M52 Cluster 22 March 2021 iPhone 11 Pro Max Afocal 81X |
Nova V1405 Cas & M52 Cluster 11 May 2021 30 seconds, ISO 12800 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer + UHC filter |
IC63 Ghost of Cassipeia Nebula 1 October 2021 D850 DSLR 30 minutes (stacked), ISO 12800 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer, UHC filter |
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IC1795 Fishhead Nebula 2 December 2021 30 minutes (stacked), ISO 800 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer, UHC filter |
NGC7790 Open Cluster 25 November 2022 D850 DSLR 1 minute, ISO 3200 Prime Focus |
NGC381 Open Cluster 24 December 2022 D850 DSLR 1 minute, ISO 1600 Prime Focus |
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NGC436 Open Cluster 24 December 2022 D850 DSLR 1 minute, ISO 1600 Prime Focus |
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