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Lagoon, Trifid, ngc6559 
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Sagittarius Star Clouds 
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Snake Nebula Region 
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Available for downloading are Unprocessed FITS Image Files
for a number of sets of images taken with the 32" Ritchey-Chretien telescope. There is no
charge for use of this data, though it will only be of use to those who are familiar
with the processing of astronomical image data.
This page also has links to image comparison pages
which display different versions of several of the images as processed by separate imagers.
There are also a number of image sets available which were taken with Steve Mazlin's 4" Takahashi FSQ106N from my Arizona observatory in 2006. These are listed at the bottom of the FITS file download page. |
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There are three image processing examples using the data available here. The tutorials start with FITS files available here, and proceed through all of the steps necessary to prepare a final image. |
m8 - the Lagoon Nebula m13 - Globular Cluster m63 - the Sunflower Galaxy |
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I have enjoyed amateur astronomy as an interesting and educational hobby for over 50 years. I have owned many telescopes over the years, beginning with a low-end Sears 3" Refractor in about 1960. I built a 6" Newtownian, including mirror grinding/polishing, while in high school. Soon after college I built telescopes using 12 1/2" and 17 1/2" inch mirrors from Coulter Optical, and owned a Criterion Dynamax 8. |
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