Thank you to Tony Hallas for capturing this amazing image of Messier 82! Also known as M82, this starburst galaxy is located in the constellation Ursa Major, and is about 12 million light years away. This photo was taken with Chroma Technology’s LRGB and H-alpha astronomy filters. Chroma Technology manufactures the highest quality astronomy filters with durable, … Continue reading
Thank you to Tony Hallas for sharing with us another astrophotography piece! This time it is the star cloud NGC 206, located in the Andromeda Galaxy. This photo was taken using Chroma H-alpha and RGB astronomy filters. To see more of Tony’s work, you can visit his website: Astrophoto.com. Chroma Technology manufactures the highest quality astronomy filters with durable, … Continue reading
Thanks again to Terry Hancock for sharing his capture of “Markarian’s Chain of Galaxies” in the constellation Virgo. This image was taken over two nights with a total acquisition time of 14 hours using Chroma Technology‘s LRGB filters at Grand Mesa Observatory in Purdy Mesa, CO, USA. Chroma manufactures the highest quality astronomy filters with durable, sputtered hard coatings … Continue reading
Terry Hancock shared a photograph of the “Clouds of Camelopardalis,” which was taken at Grand Mesa Observatory in Purdy Mesa, Colorado in the United States, using Chroma Technology‘s LRGB filters. This photo was taken over 2 days, with a total acquisition time of 5 hours. Chroma manufactures the highest quality astronomy filters with durable, sputtered … Continue reading