{"id":6,"date":"2009-03-08T12:47:16","date_gmt":"2009-03-08T18:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehublink.com\/wdprss\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2009-07-27T08:29:47","modified_gmt":"2009-07-27T13:29:47","slug":"gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/?page_id=6","title":{"rendered":"Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/Moon-20141004-sm.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Waxing Gibbous Moon&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;This HD mosaic of the waxing gibbous moon on October 4, 2014 is comprised of 6 images, with over 3000 frames each, taken with a Canon X2i modified camera and a Meade 10&quot; OTA. Stacked with AutoStakkert 2, compiled in Photoshop CS6 and wavelets with Registax 6.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/astronomymark.com\/images\/Moon 20141004 lg.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;Larger image.&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/Moon-20141004-sm.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_Moon-20141004-sm.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"130\"\n               data-title=\"Moon\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Waxing Gibbous Moon&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;This HD mosaic of the waxing gibbous moon on October 4, 2014 is comprised of 6 images, with over 3000 frames each, taken with a Canon X2i modified camera and a Meade 10&quot; OTA. Stacked with AutoStakkert 2, compiled in Photoshop CS6 and wavelets with Registax 6.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/astronomymark.com\/images\/Moon 20141004 lg.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;Larger image.&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"moon-20141004-sm\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Moon\"\n                    alt=\"Moon\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_Moon-20141004-sm.jpg\"\n                    width=\"75\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m42_640x480.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Orion&#039;s Sword&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The sword of Orion contains the Great Orion Nebula and some bright small clusters of stars interspersed among nebulous clouds. To the naked eye they appear as three stars below the three stars that comprise Orion&#039;s belt--until the &quot;sword&quot; is viewed through binoculars or a telescope. Faintly visible in this photo to the left is the bluish &quot;Running Man&quot; nebula surrounding a small star cluster. The nebulae are huge clouds of gas and dust and are a nursery for new stars. The red color comes from the glow of hydrogen that has been ionized by the radiation of the infant hot stars within. The blue colors are from ionized oxygen. Exposures: 4x600sec, 5x300sec, 5x60sec, taken with a Canon 350D EOS DSLR modified camera through an Orion 80mm ED refractor, guided with DSI Pro II through a Meade 10&quot; LX200R Schmidt-Cassegrain, on a Losmandy G11 mount. Taken at the Wurst Observatory 12-29-2008. Processed with Nebulosity and PS CS4.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Larger images: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/M42_800x600.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;800 x 600&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/M42_1200x800.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;1200 x 800&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m42_640x480.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m42_640x480.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"32\"\n               data-title=\"Orion&#039;s Sword\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Orion&#039;s Sword&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The sword of Orion contains the Great Orion Nebula and some bright small clusters of stars interspersed among nebulous clouds. To the naked eye they appear as three stars below the three stars that comprise Orion&#039;s belt--until the &quot;sword&quot; is viewed through binoculars or a telescope. Faintly visible in this photo to the left is the bluish &quot;Running Man&quot; nebula surrounding a small star cluster. The nebulae are huge clouds of gas and dust and are a nursery for new stars. The red color comes from the glow of hydrogen that has been ionized by the radiation of the infant hot stars within. The blue colors are from ionized oxygen. Exposures: 4x600sec, 5x300sec, 5x60sec, taken with a Canon 350D EOS DSLR modified camera through an Orion 80mm ED refractor, guided with DSI Pro II through a Meade 10&quot; LX200R Schmidt-Cassegrain, on a Losmandy G11 mount. Taken at the Wurst Observatory 12-29-2008. Processed with Nebulosity and PS CS4.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Larger images: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/M42_800x600.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;800 x 600&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/M42_1200x800.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;1200 x 800&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"orions-sword-2\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Orion&#039;s Sword\"\n                    alt=\"Orion&#039;s Sword\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m42_640x480.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m42_trapezium_overlay_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Trapezium in Orion Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;M42, the Trapezium of the Great Orion Nebula, showing more detail of the Nebula&#039;s most prominent star nursery. Taken on February 26, 2007 from Vanderpool, Texas, with a 12 in. Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain. A composite of luminance (black and white), red, green, and blue frames taken with a DSI Pro II monochrome CCD camera and processed in Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m42_trapezium_overlay_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m42_trapezium_overlay_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"35\"\n               data-title=\"Trapezium in Orion Nebula\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Trapezium in Orion Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;M42, the Trapezium of the Great Orion Nebula, showing more detail of the Nebula&#039;s most prominent star nursery. Taken on February 26, 2007 from Vanderpool, Texas, with a 12 in. Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain. A composite of luminance (black and white), red, green, and blue frames taken with a DSI Pro II monochrome CCD camera and processed in Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"trapezium-in-orion-nebula-2\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Trapezium in Orion Nebula\"\n                    alt=\"Trapezium in Orion Nebula\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m42_trapezium_overlay_640x480_0.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m27_20081026_640x480.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Dumbell Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;42 minute exposure (7x360sec), 10&quot; LX200R @ F10, Canon XT DSLR, guided with Orion 80mm ED APO and DSI Pro, capture and processing with Nebulosity and GIMP, taken at the Wurst Observatory, 10-26-2008. &lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m27_20081026_640x480.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m27_20081026_640x480.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"38\"\n               data-title=\"Dumbell Nebula\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Dumbell Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;42 minute exposure (7x360sec), 10&quot; LX200R @ F10, Canon XT DSLR, guided with Orion 80mm ED APO and DSI Pro, capture and processing with Nebulosity and GIMP, taken at the Wurst Observatory, 10-26-2008. &lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"dumbell-nebula\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Dumbell Nebula\"\n                    alt=\"Dumbell Nebula\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m27_20081026_640x480.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m51_640x480_1.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Whirlpool Galaxy&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;M51 is actually two galaxies who just happen to be passing by one another. The gravitational tug of the smaller elliptical galaxy has pulled on one of the arms of the larger spiral galaxy. Taken at Fort Davis, Texas, May 30, 2008, using a 10&quot; LX200R, DSI Pro II, processed with Nebulosity and PS CS4. 76 minutes total exposure time (L:40 R:12 G:12 B:12).&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m51_640x480_1.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m51_640x480_1.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"107\"\n               data-title=\"Whirlpool Galaxy\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Whirlpool Galaxy&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;M51 is actually two galaxies who just happen to be passing by one another. The gravitational tug of the smaller elliptical galaxy has pulled on one of the arms of the larger spiral galaxy. Taken at Fort Davis, Texas, May 30, 2008, using a 10&quot; LX200R, DSI Pro II, processed with Nebulosity and PS CS4. 76 minutes total exposure time (L:40 R:12 G:12 B:12).&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"whirlpool-galaxy-2\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Whirlpool Galaxy\"\n                    alt=\"Whirlpool Galaxy\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m51_640x480_1.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/moon_070331.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Full Moon&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Nearly a full moon on March 31, 2007. Taken from my driveway in San Antonio, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/moon_070331.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_moon_070331.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"17\"\n               data-title=\"Full Moon\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Full Moon&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Nearly a full moon on March 31, 2007. Taken from my driveway in San Antonio, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"full-moon\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Full Moon\"\n                    alt=\"Full Moon\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_moon_070331.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/Moon_070226.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Moon Terminator&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Waxing gibbous moon Feburay 26, 2007. From my driveway in San Antonio, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/Moon_070226.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_Moon_070226.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"13\"\n               data-title=\"Moon Terminator\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Moon Terminator&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Waxing gibbous moon Feburay 26, 2007. From my driveway in San Antonio, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"moon-terminator\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Moon Terminator\"\n                    alt=\"Moon Terminator\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_Moon_070226.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/mars_20071204_20071220.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Two Faces of Mars&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;This composite image shows images of Mars captured on 12\/4\/07 (left) and 12\/20\/07 (right) from the Wurst Observatory. Note the northern polar ice cap on the upper left of the planet. The light area on the bottom of the image on the left is chromatic aberration from the telescope optics. 10&quot; Meade LX200R Schmidt-Cassegrain scope and Toucam Pro II imager. Captured with K3CCD Tools and processed with Registax, Nebulosity 2, and PS CS4.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/mars_20071204_20071220.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_mars_20071204_20071220.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"100\"\n               data-title=\"Two Faces of Mars\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Two Faces of Mars&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;This composite image shows images of Mars captured on 12\/4\/07 (left) and 12\/20\/07 (right) from the Wurst Observatory. Note the northern polar ice cap on the upper left of the planet. The light area on the bottom of the image on the left is chromatic aberration from the telescope optics. 10&quot; Meade LX200R Schmidt-Cassegrain scope and Toucam Pro II imager. Captured with K3CCD Tools and processed with Registax, Nebulosity 2, and PS CS4.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"two-faces-of-mars\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Two Faces of Mars\"\n                    alt=\"Two Faces of Mars\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_mars_20071204_20071220.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/jupiter_080831.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Jupiter and Io&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Jupiter and one of its moons, Io, posed nicely for this image on the evening of August 31, 2008. 12&quot; Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain scope and Toucam Pro II imager with barlow. Captured with K3CCD Tools and processed with Registax and Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/jupiter_080831.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_jupiter_080831.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"39\"\n               data-title=\"Jupiter and Io\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Jupiter and Io&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Jupiter and one of its moons, Io, posed nicely for this image on the evening of August 31, 2008. 12&quot; Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain scope and Toucam Pro II imager with barlow. Captured with K3CCD Tools and processed with Registax and Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"jupiter-and-io\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Jupiter and Io\"\n                    alt=\"Jupiter and Io\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_jupiter_080831.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-9\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/saturn.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Saturn&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Saturn with four of its moons, March 15, 2007. Taken at the Wurst Observatory in San Antonio, Texas, using a Toucam Pro II imager with barlow, 12&quot; LX90. Captured with K3CCD Tools and processed with Registax. &lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/saturn.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_saturn.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"19\"\n               data-title=\"Saturn\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Saturn&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Saturn with four of its moons, March 15, 2007. Taken at the Wurst Observatory in San Antonio, Texas, using a Toucam Pro II imager with barlow, 12&quot; LX90. Captured with K3CCD Tools and processed with Registax. &lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"saturn\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Saturn\"\n                    alt=\"Saturn\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_saturn.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-10\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/saturn_20080316_640x480.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Saturn&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Saturn on March 16, 2008. These 3 images of Saturn show the gradual progress of Saturn&#039;s changing inclination. The rings are slowly becoming more edge-on. Toucam Pro II imager with barlow, 12&quot; LX90. Captured with K3CCD Tools and processed with Registax and IRIS. &lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/saturn_20080316_640x480.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_saturn_20080316_640x480.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"31\"\n               data-title=\"Saturn\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Saturn&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Saturn on March 16, 2008. These 3 images of Saturn show the gradual progress of Saturn&#039;s changing inclination. The rings are slowly becoming more edge-on. Toucam Pro II imager with barlow, 12&quot; LX90. Captured with K3CCD Tools and processed with Registax and IRIS. &lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"saturn-3\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Saturn\"\n                    alt=\"Saturn\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_saturn_20080316_640x480.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-11\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/saturn_20090315.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Saturn&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Saturn has almost lost it&#039;s wings. The rings are becoming more and more edge-on this year and will soon be virtually invisible. Taken March 15, 2009 from the Wurst Observatory with poor seeing using a Toucam Pro II imager. Captured with K3CCD Tools and processed with Registax and GIMP. Beware the Ides of March! (Not really, the rings will be back in full view in a couple of years)&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/saturn_20090315.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_saturn_20090315.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"25\"\n               data-title=\"Saturn\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Saturn&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Saturn has almost lost it&#039;s wings. The rings are becoming more and more edge-on this year and will soon be virtually invisible. Taken March 15, 2009 from the Wurst Observatory with poor seeing using a Toucam Pro II imager. Captured with K3CCD Tools and processed with Registax and GIMP. Beware the Ides of March! (Not really, the rings will be back in full view in a couple of years)&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"saturn-2\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Saturn\"\n                    alt=\"Saturn\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_saturn_20090315.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-12\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/saturn_20100425_lrgb.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Saturn&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Saturn is still hiding its glorious ring system from us mere mortals. It has been over a year since the last image of Saturn showed that the rings were nearly edge on. We are now past that point and are progressing through the cycle of seeing the rings open up again, slowly, over the next few years. I can&#039;t wait! Taken April 25, 2010 from the Wurst Observatory with a DMK21AU04 camera through a 10&quot; LX200R telescope with a 2.5x GSO barlow using luminance, red, green and blue filters and processed with Registax and Photoshop CS4.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/saturn_20100425_lrgb.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_saturn_20100425_lrgb.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"116\"\n               data-title=\"Saturn\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Saturn&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Saturn is still hiding its glorious ring system from us mere mortals. It has been over a year since the last image of Saturn showed that the rings were nearly edge on. We are now past that point and are progressing through the cycle of seeing the rings open up again, slowly, over the next few years. I can&#039;t wait! Taken April 25, 2010 from the Wurst Observatory with a DMK21AU04 camera through a 10&quot; LX200R telescope with a 2.5x GSO barlow using luminance, red, green and blue filters and processed with Registax and Photoshop CS4.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"saturn-4\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Saturn\"\n                    alt=\"Saturn\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_saturn_20100425_lrgb.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-13\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/holmes.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Comet Holmes&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Comet 17P\/Holmes within a few days of its sudden and unexpected brightening. The tail is obscured by the fact that the comet is traveling away from us as it makes its way back to the outer solar system. Taken from my driveway on October 27, 2007 with a DSI Pro II monochrome camera through a 12&quot; Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain. &lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/holmes.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_holmes.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"22\"\n               data-title=\"Comet Holmes\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Comet Holmes&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Comet 17P\/Holmes within a few days of its sudden and unexpected brightening. The tail is obscured by the fact that the comet is traveling away from us as it makes its way back to the outer solar system. Taken from my driveway on October 27, 2007 with a DSI Pro II monochrome camera through a 12&quot; Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain. &lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"comet-holmes\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Comet Holmes\"\n                    alt=\"Comet Holmes\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_holmes.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-14\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m17_640x480.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Swan Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Also known as the Omega Nebula, the Horseshoe Nebula, and the Lobster Nebula, this is a star-forming region where glowing hot hydrogen gas and dust coalesce into new stars. What do you see? Don&#039;t confuse the starburst patters for new stars, they are just particularly bright ones. It&#039;s big and far away. The brightest region is about 15 lights years across (~90,000,000,000,000 miles) and 5000 light years away (~30,000,000,000,000,000 miles). Amazingly, it can be seen with a simple pair of binoculars in the constellation Sagittarius--in the southern sky--under a clear, dark sky. Taken March 28, 2009 at a ranch outside of Junction, Texas. 10&quot; LX200R OTA, Losmandy G11 mount, modified Canon 350D, 10x5min exposures, captured and processed in Nebulosity 2.0, further processing in Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m17_640x480.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m17_640x480.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"40\"\n               data-title=\"Swan Nebula\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Swan Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Also known as the Omega Nebula, the Horseshoe Nebula, and the Lobster Nebula, this is a star-forming region where glowing hot hydrogen gas and dust coalesce into new stars. What do you see? Don&#039;t confuse the starburst patters for new stars, they are just particularly bright ones. It&#039;s big and far away. The brightest region is about 15 lights years across (~90,000,000,000,000 miles) and 5000 light years away (~30,000,000,000,000,000 miles). Amazingly, it can be seen with a simple pair of binoculars in the constellation Sagittarius--in the southern sky--under a clear, dark sky. Taken March 28, 2009 at a ranch outside of Junction, Texas. 10&quot; LX200R OTA, Losmandy G11 mount, modified Canon 350D, 10x5min exposures, captured and processed in Nebulosity 2.0, further processing in Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"swan-nebula\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Swan Nebula\"\n                    alt=\"Swan Nebula\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m17_640x480.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-15\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m1_crab_nebula_640x480_20080115_ps.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Crab Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;When Arnie Rosner, the founder and owner of Global Rent-a-Scope gave me 100 minutes to use with his robotic observatories, I immediately logged in. It is not every day that I get a $50,000 scope to myself! The Takahashi MEWLON 300 - 12&quot; sits atop a Paramount ME mount in Arnie&#039;s observatory in Mayhill, New Mexico. I took advantage of the SBIG ST8E - NABG camera with it&#039;s narrowband filters to produce a false color composite image (Red=hydrogen alpha, Blue=triply ionized oxygen, and green=doubly ionized sulphur).&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m1_crab_nebula_640x480_20080115_ps.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m1_crab_nebula_640x480_20080115_ps.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"41\"\n               data-title=\"Crab Nebula\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Crab Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;When Arnie Rosner, the founder and owner of Global Rent-a-Scope gave me 100 minutes to use with his robotic observatories, I immediately logged in. It is not every day that I get a $50,000 scope to myself! The Takahashi MEWLON 300 - 12&quot; sits atop a Paramount ME mount in Arnie&#039;s observatory in Mayhill, New Mexico. I took advantage of the SBIG ST8E - NABG camera with it&#039;s narrowband filters to produce a false color composite image (Red=hydrogen alpha, Blue=triply ionized oxygen, and green=doubly ionized sulphur).&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"crab-nebula\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Crab Nebula\"\n                    alt=\"Crab Nebula\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m1_crab_nebula_640x480_20080115_ps.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-16\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m65m66_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Galactic Pair M65\/66&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;This pair of galaxies lie in the constellation Leo, and along with a third (out of the field of view) form the Leo Triplet--approximately 35 million light years away. Charles Messier cataloged these two galaxies in 1780, but apparently was unable to see the third. M65, on the left, is a spiral galaxy seen at a steep angle to our line of sight. It is about 100,000 light years across and sports enormous dust lanes. M66, on the right, is also a spiral galaxy, but inclined a little less, so we are able to see more of its spiral structure. It is about 95,000 light years in size and contains numerous huge clusters of relatively young stars, giving it a slightly blue color. Both of these galaxies show some distortion in their structures, indicating that they have been gravitationally affected by the other. The image quality is somewhat compromised by light polluted skies and the glare of Saturn, which was hovering just out of the field of view. But, even so, it is amazing to think that this image was created by photons of light striking the sensor of my camera after traveling through space for 35 millions years! April 13, 2009, Wurst Observatory, 10&quot; LX200R @ f8, modified Canon 350D, 10x300s exposures, captured and processed with Nebulosity 2.0, finalized with Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m65m66_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m65m66_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"42\"\n               data-title=\"Galactic Pair M65\/66\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Galactic Pair M65\/66&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;This pair of galaxies lie in the constellation Leo, and along with a third (out of the field of view) form the Leo Triplet--approximately 35 million light years away. Charles Messier cataloged these two galaxies in 1780, but apparently was unable to see the third. M65, on the left, is a spiral galaxy seen at a steep angle to our line of sight. It is about 100,000 light years across and sports enormous dust lanes. M66, on the right, is also a spiral galaxy, but inclined a little less, so we are able to see more of its spiral structure. It is about 95,000 light years in size and contains numerous huge clusters of relatively young stars, giving it a slightly blue color. Both of these galaxies show some distortion in their structures, indicating that they have been gravitationally affected by the other. The image quality is somewhat compromised by light polluted skies and the glare of Saturn, which was hovering just out of the field of view. But, even so, it is amazing to think that this image was created by photons of light striking the sensor of my camera after traveling through space for 35 millions years! April 13, 2009, Wurst Observatory, 10&quot; LX200R @ f8, modified Canon 350D, 10x300s exposures, captured and processed with Nebulosity 2.0, finalized with Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"galactic-pair-m6566\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Galactic Pair M65\/66\"\n                    alt=\"Galactic Pair M65\/66\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m65m66_640x480_0.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-17\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m3_20090412_640x480_gimp.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Red Giants and Blue Stragglers&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;M3 (#3 in the Messier catalog) comprises 500,000 stars and is approximately 34,000 light years away. Over 150 globular clusters have been found to date--orbiting the core of our galaxy--perhaps left over from smaller galaxies that combined with ours, or perhaps they formed on their own in the early period of our galaxy&#039;s formation. This one is composed of very old red giant stars and younger\/hotter blue stars. It is somewhat of a mystery how the blue stars formed since they are relatively new stars in an area where no new star formation is considered possible, which is one reason why they are referred to a &quot;blue stragglers.&quot; They may have formed from the mergers of older stars, since the density of stars in these clusters is so high. April 12, 2009, Wurst Observatory, 10&quot; LX200R @ f8, modified Canon 350D, 5x180s exposures, captured and processed with Nebulosity 2.0, finalized with GIMP.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m3_20090412_640x480_gimp.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m3_20090412_640x480_gimp.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"30\"\n               data-title=\"Red Giants and Blue Stragglers\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Red Giants and Blue Stragglers&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;M3 (#3 in the Messier catalog) comprises 500,000 stars and is approximately 34,000 light years away. Over 150 globular clusters have been found to date--orbiting the core of our galaxy--perhaps left over from smaller galaxies that combined with ours, or perhaps they formed on their own in the early period of our galaxy&#039;s formation. This one is composed of very old red giant stars and younger\/hotter blue stars. It is somewhat of a mystery how the blue stars formed since they are relatively new stars in an area where no new star formation is considered possible, which is one reason why they are referred to a &quot;blue stragglers.&quot; They may have formed from the mergers of older stars, since the density of stars in these clusters is so high. April 12, 2009, Wurst Observatory, 10&quot; LX200R @ f8, modified Canon 350D, 5x180s exposures, captured and processed with Nebulosity 2.0, finalized with GIMP.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"red-giants-and-blue-stragglers\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Red Giants and Blue Stragglers\"\n                    alt=\"Red Giants and Blue Stragglers\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m3_20090412_640x480_gimp.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-18\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m101_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Pinwheel Galaxy&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;M101 is a spiral Galaxy near the handle of the Big Dipper. This image is a combination of 6 10min and 6 5min exposures, taken from a remote site near Junction, Texas on March 28, 2009,  using 10&quot; LX200R @ f8, modified Canon 350D, frames captured and processed with Nebulosity 2.0, finalized with Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/m101_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m101_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"45\"\n               data-title=\"Pinwheel Galaxy\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Pinwheel Galaxy&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;M101 is a spiral Galaxy near the handle of the Big Dipper. This image is a combination of 6 10min and 6 5min exposures, taken from a remote site near Junction, Texas on March 28, 2009,  using 10&quot; LX200R @ f8, modified Canon 350D, frames captured and processed with Nebulosity 2.0, finalized with Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"pinwheel-galaxy\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Pinwheel Galaxy\"\n                    alt=\"Pinwheel Galaxy\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_m101_640x480_0.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-19\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/final_ps_cropped_snr_vib_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;North America and Pelican Nebulae&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The North America (NGC7000) and Pelican (IC5070) nebulae in Cygnus are part of an extensive area of nebulosity in the northern band of the Milky Milky as seen from a location outside of Junction, Texas. 5x600sec frames in natural color taken with a modified Canon 350D camera and a Skywatcher 80mm ED refractor, processed in Nebulosity 2 and Photoshop. June 20, 2009.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Larger images: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/na_pel_800x600.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;800 x 600&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/na_pel_1280x960.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;1280 x 960&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/final_ps_cropped_snr_vib_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_final_ps_cropped_snr_vib_640x480_0.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"48\"\n               data-title=\"North America and Pelican Nebulae\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;North America and Pelican Nebulae&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The North America (NGC7000) and Pelican (IC5070) nebulae in Cygnus are part of an extensive area of nebulosity in the northern band of the Milky Milky as seen from a location outside of Junction, Texas. 5x600sec frames in natural color taken with a modified Canon 350D camera and a Skywatcher 80mm ED refractor, processed in Nebulosity 2 and Photoshop. June 20, 2009.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Larger images: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/na_pel_800x600.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;800 x 600&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/na_pel_1280x960.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;1280 x 960&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"north-america-and-pelican-nebulae\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"North America and Pelican Nebulae\"\n                    alt=\"North America and Pelican Nebulae\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_final_ps_cropped_snr_vib_640x480_0.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-20\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/veil.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Veil Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The Veil Nebula is actually a complex of nebulosity revealing the very faint remnants of a star that exploded some 5,000 years ago. Pictured here, from right to left, are the Western Veil with the star 52 Cygnus, Pickering&#039;s Triangular Wisp, and a small patch designated NGC 6974\/79. The Eastern Veil is not shown and would be located far off the left edge of the frame. This photo comprises a mosaic of two images captured using a modified Canon 350D and Skywatcher 80mm ED refractor from outside of Fredericksburg, Texas, on June 22, 2009. The two images required 5x300sec exposures each and were captured and processed with Nebulosity 2, with further processing with Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Larger images: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/veil_800x600.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;800 x 600&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/veil_1280x960.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;1280 x 960&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/veil.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_veil.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"56\"\n               data-title=\"Veil Nebula\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Veil Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The Veil Nebula is actually a complex of nebulosity revealing the very faint remnants of a star that exploded some 5,000 years ago. Pictured here, from right to left, are the Western Veil with the star 52 Cygnus, Pickering&#039;s Triangular Wisp, and a small patch designated NGC 6974\/79. The Eastern Veil is not shown and would be located far off the left edge of the frame. This photo comprises a mosaic of two images captured using a modified Canon 350D and Skywatcher 80mm ED refractor from outside of Fredericksburg, Texas, on June 22, 2009. The two images required 5x300sec exposures each and were captured and processed with Nebulosity 2, with further processing with Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Larger images: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/veil_800x600.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;800 x 600&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/veil_1280x960.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;1280 x 960&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"veil-nebula\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Veil Nebula\"\n                    alt=\"Veil Nebula\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_veil.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-21\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/lagoon.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Star Factory&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8,  NGC 6523) is an intense area of new star formation, located in the constellation Sagittarius, and spanning 140 light years. It contains a number of dark globules of collapsing gas, which are forming protostars. The nebula&#039;s material has already formed several new stars, many of which comprise the open cluster NGC 6530, which can be seen just to the right of the nebula&#039;s bright central region. 5x120sec exposures with a modified Canon 3005D through a Skywatcher 80mm ED refractor from outside of Fredericksburg, Texas, June 22, 2009. Captured and processed with Nebulosity 2, with further processing with Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Larger images: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/lagoon_800x600.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;800 x 600&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/lagoon_1280x960.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;1280 x 960&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/lagoon.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_lagoon.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"52\"\n               data-title=\"Star Factory\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Star Factory&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8,  NGC 6523) is an intense area of new star formation, located in the constellation Sagittarius, and spanning 140 light years. It contains a number of dark globules of collapsing gas, which are forming protostars. The nebula&#039;s material has already formed several new stars, many of which comprise the open cluster NGC 6530, which can be seen just to the right of the nebula&#039;s bright central region. 5x120sec exposures with a modified Canon 3005D through a Skywatcher 80mm ED refractor from outside of Fredericksburg, Texas, June 22, 2009. Captured and processed with Nebulosity 2, with further processing with Photoshop.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;Larger images: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/lagoon_800x600.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;800 x 600&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/images\/lagoon_1280x960.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;u&gt;1280 x 960&lt;\/u&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"star-factory\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Star Factory\"\n                    alt=\"Star Factory\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_lagoon.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-22\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/trifid_lg_0.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Trifid Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The Trifid Nebula contains an emission nebula (red glowing ionized hydrogen), reflection nebula (blue doubly ionized oxygen), and dark nebulae (dark dust lanes). The open star cluster M20 sits to the upper left. The Trifid Nebula can be seen adjacent to the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius. 5x120sec frames with a modified Canon 350D and Skywatcher 80mm ED refractor, captured and processed with Nebulosity 2 and further processed with Photoshop. June 22, 2009 from a location outside of Fredericksburg, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/trifid_lg_0.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_trifid_lg_0.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"55\"\n               data-title=\"Trifid Nebula\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Trifid Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The Trifid Nebula contains an emission nebula (red glowing ionized hydrogen), reflection nebula (blue doubly ionized oxygen), and dark nebulae (dark dust lanes). The open star cluster M20 sits to the upper left. The Trifid Nebula can be seen adjacent to the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius. 5x120sec frames with a modified Canon 350D and Skywatcher 80mm ED refractor, captured and processed with Nebulosity 2 and further processed with Photoshop. June 22, 2009 from a location outside of Fredericksburg, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"trifid-nebula\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Trifid Nebula\"\n                    alt=\"Trifid Nebula\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_trifid_lg_0.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-23\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/gammacyg1.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Gamma Cygnus Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The Gamma Cygnus Nebula (IC 1318) is a system of glowing hydrogen clouds, thought to have originated from a super nova explosion. The prominent bright star in the image is Sadr, classified as Gamma Cygni, a designation which indicates that it is the third brightest star in the constellation Cygnus the Swan. Sadr is a supergiant star, though the size of the blob in the image is not indicative of the star&#039;s diameter, but rather the result of over-exposing the star in order to image the faint nebula in the background. The nebula is not ionized by Sadr, since the star lies half way between the nebula and us. Also visible above Sadr is the open star cluser NGC 6910. The portion of IC 1318 in the left half of the image is known as the Butterfly Nebula, which is a bright area of hydrogen intersected by a dark dust lane. 4x10min and 10x5min exposures, Canon 350D modified DSLR at 1600 ISO, Skywatcher 80mm ED refractor, Losmandy G11 mount, captured and processed in Nebulosity 2, with further processing in PS CS4. Captured 8\/22\/09 near Junction, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/gammacyg1.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_gammacyg1.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"97\"\n               data-title=\"Gamma Cygnus Nebula\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;Gamma Cygnus Nebula&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;desc&quot;&gt;The Gamma Cygnus Nebula (IC 1318) is a system of glowing hydrogen clouds, thought to have originated from a super nova explosion. The prominent bright star in the image is Sadr, classified as Gamma Cygni, a designation which indicates that it is the third brightest star in the constellation Cygnus the Swan. Sadr is a supergiant star, though the size of the blob in the image is not indicative of the star&#039;s diameter, but rather the result of over-exposing the star in order to image the faint nebula in the background. The nebula is not ionized by Sadr, since the star lies half way between the nebula and us. Also visible above Sadr is the open star cluser NGC 6910. The portion of IC 1318 in the left half of the image is known as the Butterfly Nebula, which is a bright area of hydrogen intersected by a dark dust lane. 4x10min and 10x5min exposures, Canon 350D modified DSLR at 1600 ISO, Skywatcher 80mm ED refractor, Losmandy G11 mount, captured and processed in Nebulosity 2, with further processing in PS CS4. Captured 8\/22\/09 near Junction, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"gamma-cygnus-nebula\"\n               class=\"shutterset_9d58171db2d991fff13fef517a04700a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Gamma Cygnus Nebula\"\n                    alt=\"Gamma Cygnus Nebula\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/astrophotography\/thumbs\/thumbs_gammacyg1.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-navigation'><span class='current'>1<\/span>\n<a class='page-numbers' data-pageid='2' href='https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/index.php\/nggallery\/page\/2?page_id=6'>2<\/a>\n<a class='prev' href='https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/index.php\/nggallery\/page\/2?page_id=6' data-pageid=2>&#9658;<\/a><\/div>\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astronomymark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}