The Peter Vasey Gallery

 

 

 

"Or let my lamp at midnight hour be seen in some high lonely tower.

Where I may oft outwatch the Bear with thrice Great Hermes, or unsphere

the spirit of Plato to unfold what worlds, or what vast regions hold the immortal mind."

 

John Milton

 

Peter Vasey is a very talented, well published Astro-imager living in Hexham, Northumberland. His work has featured in Astronomy Now, Sky at Night, Practical Astronomer and SPA magazine.  To find out more about Peter and his work visit his website.  All images on this page are Copyright © Peter Vasey

 

 

 

 Plover Hill Observatory

 

 

Visit Peter's website to see the building of Plover Hill

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nebulae

 

 

 

The Great Orion nebula, Messier 42 and adjacent area including the 'Fishes' Mouth' M43 and 'Running Man' NGC 1977. 2nd February 2010. Main image 9 x 10 minutes, central Trapezium region patched from 6 x 2 minutes. A bit 'noisy' in the fainter outer regions - if I get the opportunity I'll take a set of longer subs, perhaps 20 minutes each to improve those areas.

ST4000XCM with AO-8 and William Optics 0.8 reducer on Meade series 5000 127 mm refractor.

 

 

Messier 1 - the Crab nebula in Taurus. 29th November and 18th December 2008. ST-10XME on 12" LX200R with AO8. Luminance 20 x 5 minutes, RGB each 6 x 2.5 minutes binned 2x2.

This image was published in the February 2010 Astronomy Now magazine.

 

  

vdB 141 nebula in Cepheus. This bright nebula with associated dust cloud is popularly known as The Ghost Nebula for obvious reasons! 20th and 28th September and 5th October 2008.

LX200ACF OTA at f7, SBIG ST10-XME with Astrodon filters and AO-8. Luminance 29 x 10 minutes, RGB each 12 x 4 minutes binned 2x2.

This image appeared in the November 2008 'Practical Astronomer'

 

 

NGC 7023, the Iris Nebula in Cepheus. 14th and 15th. July 2006.

Artemis and Mirage at f6.3. The cluster just to the right of centre is Collinder 427. Luminance 10 x 4 minutes, RGB each 4 x 4 minutes.

 

 

 

 

"In the spacious band serenely bright, From little stars, which there their beams unite, And make one solid and continued light?" - Manilius

 

 

 

 

 
Galaxies 

 

 

Messier 51 spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici. 4th and 6th April 2006

Art285, Mirage at f 6.3, Luminance 9 frames x 5 minutes, RGB each 3 frames x 3 minutes binned 2x2, plus Hydrogen Alpha 6 x 5 minutes binned 2x2

 

 

NGC 7479 barred spiral galaxy in Pegasus. 24th and 28th October 2008.

SBIG ST10XME with AO-8, Astrodon filters, 12" LX200ACF OTA at f10, Luminance 8 + 8 x 10 minute subs, RGB each 8 x 3 minutes binned 2x2

 

 

NGC 5128, Centaurus A galaxy. La Palma, June 10th 2007. Artemis 285 and Meade 10" LXD55 Schmidt-Newtonian telescope (f4). Luminance 7 x 3 minutes, RGB each 5 x 90 secs binned 2x2.
 

Hickson 44 (Arp316) Group of galaxies NGCs 3193, 3187 (barred), 3190 and near the bottom, 3185, in Leo. 13th. December 2005. Art 285 and Mirage 8 at f6.3 Luminance 9 x 4 minutes, RGB each 3 x 2 minutes binned 2x2

 

 

NGC7331 and the 'Deer Lick' group of galaxies in Pegasus. 26 August 2004. MX716, Mirage 8 at f6, L 7 x 5 min, RGB 1 x 5 min each.

 

NGC4565 edge on galaxy in Coma Berenices. 10th. May 2005. Artemis 285 and Mirage 8 at f6.3

This image was published in the September 2005 issue of Astronomy Now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Solar System

 

 

 

 

Jupiter, 24th September 2009 from Les Granges with 10" LX200 OTA and Toucam. The moon shadow is from Ganymede.

 

  

Total Solar Eclipse, March 29th 2006, Side,Turkey. Canon 350D on Stellarvue AT1010.

 

 

Saturn, 18 December 2002. Vesta Pro Webcam, LX90 + 3x Barlow

 

 

 

 

 

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