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CCD Project - Images of planetary, emission, and reflection nebulae

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	M20, the Trifid Nebula. 6 stacked 60 second exposures taken 2002 June 15 from Crockett.
	M97, the Owl Nebula. 16 stacked 60 second exposures taken 2002 February 7 from Savage.
	The Network Nebula. 10 stacked 60 second exposures taken 2001 November 17 from Savage.
	M27, the Dumbbell Nebula in Sagitta. 10 stacked 60 second exposures taken 2001 November 17 from Savage.
	The Horsehead Nebula. 8 stacked 1 minute exposures taken 2001 November 11 from Savage.
	NGC 2024, the Flame, or Train Track, Nebula. 16 stacked 1 minute exposures taken 2001 November 11 from Savage.
	M76, the "Little Dumbbell" nebula. 20 stacked 60 second exposures taken 2001 October 20 from Savage.
	The Helix Nebula, a planetary nebula. 60 second exposure taken 2000 October 28 at Savage.
	M16, the Eagle nebula in Sagittarius. 60 second exposure taken 2000 June 23 from Savage, and processed by Peter Gruber. We would have liked to go longer, but the bright stars were saturating the chip. Click on the image at left for the full size 147kb .jpg file, which shows more luscious detail in the "Pillars of Creation" at the center, made famous by the beautiful Hubble image.
	M8, the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius. 30 second exposure taken 2000 June 23 from Savage, and processed by Peter Gruber.
	Peter Gruber's version of M17, the Omega or Swan Nebula in Sagittarius. 60 second exposure taken 2000 June 23 from Savage.
	M17, the Omega or Swan nebula in Sagittarius. 4 minute exposure taken 1999 August 7 from Crockett.
	M57, the Ring Nebula, a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra, by Alex Lim. A bit of structure is seen within the ring. Taken 1999 August 7 from Crockett.
	M1, the remnant of the 1054 C.E. supernova in the constellation Taurus. 20 minute auto-guided exposure through clear but light-polluted skies of Cheverly, Maryland. Taken 29 November 1998 with the 1st quarter moon low in the west.
	The Eskimo Nebula, a planetary nebula in Gemini.
	The Blinking Eye Nebula in Cygnus. Seen visually at 100-150x, the nebulosity disappears when you stare at the central star. 4 minute exposure taken 1999 August 16 from Cheverly, Md.