Rosette Nebula

This was my third and last target last Saturday evening. This was also the first time we encountered heavy dewing at Buso. I had to quit at around 2am because my scope was not registering at all due to severe dew on the objective lens. Nevertheless, here is my second-time image of the beautiful Rosette.

Witchhead Nebula

This object in Eridanus has captivated my imagination ever since I saw it from an astro magazine. The eerie faint nebula looking at the bright Rigel is an irony of sorts. In fact, the object was my primary target last Saturday night just fulfill my yearning to capture that "witch." There's no hint of the witch in single frame, only the "J" asterism near her nose was my guide. As it turned out, the nebula was huge, almost filling up the entire field of my scope.

Helix Nebula

It was a good feeling to come back again to Buso-buso to do stargazing with a group. Early evening was cloudy but slowly cleared up as the night went on. My first image was the Helix Nebula. It was suggested by Irving because the best time to obeserve it was usually rainy season. I started taking 3 minute shots until it was swallowed by skyglow in the west.