NGC 1935 and other emission nebulae in the LMC
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NGC 1935 is an emission nebula in the LMC in the constellation Dorado. But that is only part of what is visible in this picture. The picture is taken through the Chili two telescope pointing to NGC 1935. The small bright white patch to the right of the dark center is NGC 1935; above it and a bit to the right is another white patch with the designation NGC 1934 and below it is a larger white patch called NGC 1936. These three emission nebulae are on the right hand side of the large nebulosity. At the top of the large nebulosity are two 'ears'; the right one contains NGC 1929 and the left one contains NGC 1937.
Below the large nebulosity and somewhat to the left is another nebulosity with the designation IC 2118.
So you get a lot of extras when pointing to NGC 1935.
I scheduled 25 missions to this object with a total exposure time of close to 46 minutes. The 100 images are combined and processed in PixInsight.
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Eta Carinae nebula - NGC 3372
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The Eta Carinae Nebula (NGC 3372) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years from Earth.
The nebula is one of the largest diffuse nebulae in our skies. Although it is four times as large as and even brighter than the famous Orion Nebula, the Carina Nebula is much less well known due to its location in the southern sky.
This nebula has a special importance to me because we named our astronomy club after Eta Carinae; also, when I purchased my large Obsession dobsonian (18" mirror), the designer of this telescope, Dave Kriege, came to my island, Curaçao, to look at this nebula through the telescope that I had purchased from him. From his home location in the US this nebula is not visible.
This picture is the result of 35 missions through the Chili Two telescope. The exposure is almost 65 minutes in total.
Processing is done in PixInsight.
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M 42 - Orion nebula with Running man nebula
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Messier 42 (M42), the famous Orion Nebula, is an emission-reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. With an apparent magnitude of 4.0, the Orion Nebula is one of the brightest nebulae in the sky and is visible to the naked eye. It lies at a distance of approximately 1,350 light years from Earth and is the nearest stellar nursery to Earth. The nebula has the designation NGC 1976 in the New General Catalogue.
According to NASA, the majestic nebula can even be seen with the naked eye as it has an apparent magnitude of +4. The faintest object the human eye can see under the best conditions is +6 on the astronomical magnitude scale. It's, therefore, no surprise that the Orion Nebula has captivated civilizations around the world. For example, the ancient Maya of Mesoamerica interpreted the nebula as the cosmic fire of creation, according to NASA.
My last dive - the Superior Producer wreck
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After more than 33 years of diving I reached the point where I decided to do my last dive. Not because of health reasons but just because after all these years I didn't like diving as much as I did in the past so I dove less and less frequently.
In 1991 during a vacation in Aruba I decided to start diving. I contacted a dive organisation to get my Padi Open Water certification. I liked diving so much that I decided to continue with the Padi Advanced Open water certification. That was all during a three week vacation in Aruba.
Bicento - plantation house and well
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On August 18, 2016 the Archaeology sleuths went to Bicento. Bicento is a so called kunuku (smaller area than a plantation, used for agriculture) and can be found along the road from the Weg naar Soto to Ascencion. At the corner of this road there is a bistro called Laternu. We got permission from the owner of this restaurant to park our cars in his parking lot. We met at 7.45 AM at this parking lot. The group consisted this time of Hetty, François, Fred, Carel, Eddy and me. Around 8 AM we started our hike along this road to the kunuku Bicento. In front of the kunuku we found a sign that announces that this 'plantation' (according to the sign) is for sale. There we entered the area.
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