Forty years ago I had a vision of what I wanted my observatory to
be. But back then the technology just didn't exist. Today my dream
is fulfilled and I am happy.


The Battersea
Observatory
My Telescope
Celestron 11in f10, Mallincam Universe Camera, Innovations Foresight
On Axis Guider,
Starlight Express Ultrastar Autoguider, Moonlite Remote Motorized
Focuser.


.
All set up for a night of taking Astro-Photos Link
to observatory on Icron USB Extender over Fiber Optic cable.
All photos 16 bit tiff images, camera gain 26 dB, contrast 0, gamma
-20. Stacked with DeepSkyStacker using 5 Dark frames. Enhanced and
cropped with Photoshop. Noise reduction with Neat Image.
Images marked FR used a 0.5 focal reducer. Images marked PX
sharpened in PixInsight.


M1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Nebula
2018-09-14 8x10 Min 2x2 PX
M2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_2
2019-07-07 5x10 Min


M3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_3
2019-04-10 10x5Min 2x2 Bin
M5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_5
2017-04-14 5x10Min


M8 2018-06-11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula
10x5Min 2x2 Bin FR
M10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_10
2019-07-02 4x10Min


M11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Duck_Cluster
2019-08-05 5x10Min FR
M12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_12
2019-06-11 4x10Min


M13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_13
2019-06-21 5x10Min
M14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_14
2019-06-23 5x10Min


M15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_15
2019-06-25 5x10Min
M16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Nebula
2018-06-15 10x5Min 2x2 Bin FR


M17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Nebula
2018-06-16 5x10Min 2x2 FR
M20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifid_Nebula
2019-06-30 5x10Min 2x2 Bin


M22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_22
2019-06-30 5x10Min
M27 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbbell_Nebula
2018-06-08 5x10Min 2x2 Bin


M29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_29
2018-10-09 5x15Min 2x2 Bin FR
M31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy
2018-11-14 5x10Min 2x2 Bin


M33 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulum_Galaxy
2019-08-25 5x15Min 2x2 Bin FR
M34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_34
2019-08-04 4x10Min 2x2 Bin FR


M39 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_39
2018-10-04 5x15Min 2x2 Bin FR
M42 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula
2017-10-20 5x2Min FR


M51 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlpool_Galaxy
2019-03-25 5x15Min 2x2 Bin PX
M52 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_52
2019-09-09 5x10Min FR


M53 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_53
2017-04-14 4x10Min
M56 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_56
2018-08-19 4x10Min


M57 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Nebula
2018-08-18 5x10Min
M58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_58
2019-03-29 5x20Min 2x2 Bin PX


M61 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_61
2019-03-26 5x20Min 2x2 Bin PX
M63 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_63
2018-05-15 5x15Min 2x2 Bin PX


M64 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Eye_Galaxy
2018-05-15 5x15Min 2x2 Bin PX
M65 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_65
2019-03-08 5x15Min 2x2 Bin PX


M66 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_66
2019-03-12 5x15Min 2x2 Bin PX
M71 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_71
2018-08-19 4x10Min


M72 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_72
2019-07-02 2x10Min
M74 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_74
5x20Min 2x2 Bin PX


M76 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Dumbbell_Nebula
2019-08-01 5x15Min 2x2 Bin
M77 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_77
2018-10-18 5x15Min 2x2 Bin


M78 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_78
2018-11-08 5x20Min 2x2 Bin
M81 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_81
2019-03-25 5x15Min 2x2


M82 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_82
2019-04-01 5x10Min 2x2 Bin
M88 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_88
2018-05-08 5x15Min 2x2 Bin PX


M90 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_90
2018-05-08 3x15Min 2x2 Bin PX
M91 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_91
2019-03-06 3x20Min 2x2 Bin PX


M92 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_92
2019-06-21 3x10Min
M94 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_94
2019-03-05 4x15Min 2x2 Bin


M95 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_95
2018-04-10 5x15min 2x2 Bin
M96 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_96
2018-04-10 2x2 Bin


M97 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl_Nebula
2018-05-13 5x15Min 2x2 Bin
M98 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_98
2018-05-13 4x15Min 2x2 Bin


M99 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_99
2019-04-10 5x20Min 2x2 Bin
M100 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_100
2019-03-08 4x20Min 2x2 Bin


M101 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_Galaxy
2018-06-11 4x20Min 2x2 Bin FR PX
M102 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_102
2019-04-01 5x10Min 2x2 Bin


M103 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_103
2019-09-02 2x10Min FR
M104 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombrero_Galaxy
2018-04-10 5x10Min 2x2 Bin


M105 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_105
2018-05-12 4x15Min 2x2 Bin
M106 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_106
2018-04-21 4x15Min 2x2 Bin


M107 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_107
2019-06-30 4x10Min
M108 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_108
2018-07-08 5x10Min 2x2 Bin PX

M109 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_109
2018-07-08 5x15Min 2x2 Bin


C4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Nebula
2018-07-19 5x15Min 2x2 Bin
C9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh2-155
2018-07-19 5x20Min 2x2 Bin


C11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7635
2019-08-01 5x30Min 2x2 Bin
C12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6946
2017-05-15 10x5Min


C13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_457
2019-08-28 5x10Min FR
C19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_5146
2019-08-04 5x20Min 2x2 Bin FR


C23 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_891
2018-10-18 4x15Min 2x2 Bin PX
C27 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Nebula
2019-08-05 4x10Min 2x2 Bin FR


C30 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7331
2018-11-17 5x10Min 2x2 Bin
C31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_405
2018-10-09 4x20Min FR

C33 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_Nebula
2018-10-04 5x20Min 2x2 FR

C34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_Nebula
2018-10-14 5x20Min 2x2 Bin,
2 images combined in Image Composite Editor

Horsehead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsehead_Nebula
2017-10-19 4x30Min


NGC0289 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_129
2019-09-04 5x10Min FR
NGC0281 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_281
2018-09-16 5x20Min 2x2 Bin FR


NGC1333 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1333
2019-08-30 5x20Min 2x2 Bin FR
NGC1560 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1560
2019-01-06 1x20Min 2x2 Bin


NGC1931 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1931
2019-03-08 2x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC1973 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh2-279
2019-02-28 5x10Min 2x2 Bin


NGC2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_Nebula
2019-02-09 4x15Min 2x2 Bin
NGC2359 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2359
2019-02-05 1x20Min 2x2 Bin


NGC2371 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2371-2
2019-03-26 5x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC2392 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo_Nebula
2019-02-28 8x5Min 2x2 Bin


NGC2903 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2903
2019-03-06 5x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC3077 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3077
2019-03-25 4x15Min 2x2 Bin


NGC3184 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3184
2019-04-01 5x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC3310 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3310
2019-04-28 2x30Min 2x2 Bin


NGC3344 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3344
2019-04-04 5x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC3628 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3628
2019-03-07 5x15Min 2x2 Bin


NGC3631 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3631
2019-05-05 5x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC3718 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3718
2019-05-05 5x20Min 2x2 Bin

NGC3893 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3893
2019-05-07 5x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC3938 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3938
2019-05-07 3x20Min 2x2 Bin


NGC4051 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4051
2019-06-07 5x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC4290 https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC4290
2019-03-12 4x20Min 2x2 Bin


NGC4340/4350 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4340
2019-03-12 4x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC4565 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4565
2018-05-16 5x15Min 2x2 Bin


NGC4631 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4631
2019-04-04 5x20Min 2x2 Bin PX
NGC4656 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4656_and_NGC_4657
201904-04 5x20Min 2x2 Bin PX


NGC5907 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_5907
2019-04-10 5x20Min 2x2 Bin PX
NGC5985/5982 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_5985
2019-06-26 5x10Min 2x2 Bin


NGC6229 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6229
2019-06-23 5x10Min
NGC6366 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6366
2019-06-25 4x10Min


NGC6384 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6384
2019-06-23 5x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC6517 https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC6517
2019-07-07 5x10Min 2x2 Bin


NGC6535 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6535
2019-06-25 5x10Min
NGC6539 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6539
2019-06-25 5x10Min


NGC6712 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6712
2019-07-07 5x10Min 2x2 Bin
NGC6749 https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC6749
2019-07-08 4x10Min 2x2 Bin


NGC6760 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6760
2019-06-26 5x10Min
NGC6781 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6781
2019-08-25 5x20Min 2x2 Bin


NGC6934 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6934
2019-07-23 5x10Min
NGC7008 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7008
2019-07-03 2x20Min 2x2 Bin


NGC7129 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7129
2019-01-06 1x20Min 2x2 Bin
NGC7320 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7320
2018-11-08 5x20Min 2x2 Bin


NGC7380 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7380
2019-08-28 3x20Min 2x2 Bin FR
NGC7479 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7479
2019-10-30 3x20Min 2x2 Bin


NGC7550 https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC7550
2017-09-28 1x30Min
NGC7640 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7640
2018-09-14 5x20Min 2x2 Bin


NGC7674 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7674
2017-09-28 4x30Min
SH2-101 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh2-101
2019-08-30 4x10Min 2x2 FR


Comet 2015-V2 (Johnson) 2017-05-22 1 x 20 Minutes
Comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner-2018-08-19 1 x 5 Minutes


Moon 2017-10-01 10 Ms, Gain 7 dB, 0.5 FR, 2 frames stitched
together by
Photoshop
Moon 2019-03-12 10 Ms, Gain 7 dB Multi frames stitched together in
Image Composite Editor
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