Cretney Images

The images below were taken using the WAS Cretney observatory by Matt Balkham. These images have been reduced in size to conserve disk space. You can see these images and more, full size, on Matt’s AstroBin page at https://www.astrobin.com/users/mbalkham/

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Vela Supernova Ruminant.

NGC 6726 and NGC 6727 reflection nebular

NGC 346, NGC 371 & NGC 385

NGC 104 Globular Cluster also known as 47 Tucanae

Faint SNR (supernova remnant) next to M8

IC 434 is a bright emission nebula

CG 4 Sandqvist 103 Hand of God

IC 2944 Running Chicken Nebula. Open cluster with an associated emission nebula

SH2-308 Dolphin Head Nebula

All these images were made using the following equipment at the WAS Cretney observatory.

Telescope: Officina Stellare RiFast 400
Camera: QHYCCD QHY600 Pro M
Mount: 10Micron GM3000 HPS

The Cretney observatory is located at StarField near Martinborough, in the Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve. It is completely remote and operated via the internet.

The observatory is available for use by all Wellington Astronomy Society members. There is a learning curve. We are currently putting together a training course for interested members to learn how to use it.