Chamäleon- Onjala und Rooisand Observatory
Wolfgang Paech + Franz Hofmann


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On this page we show an overview of our DeepSky imaging, which we have taken at above named observatories in Namibia. Most of the images was taken between the years 2013 and 2016. A small number of images was taken at Rooisand Observatory between the years 2004 and 2011. These images are marked with a little red square

All imgaes will be open in a seperate browser window, just click the thumbnail to load a higher resolution image. Also image data can be seen.

The following telescopes was used for image acquisition:
 
  • TEC 110mm - f/5.6
  • Pentax SDP 105mm - f/6.3
  • Zeiss APQ 130mm - f/7.7
  • Astro Physics EDFS 130mm - f/6
  • Zeiss APQ 150mm - f/8
  • PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph - f/6.8
  • PlaneWave 17" Astrograph - f/6.8
  • Celestron 11 Hyperstar - f/2
  • Celestron C 14 - f/11
Partly we was using focal reducers and/or lenses for field flattening. For image acquisition we was using several Canon EOS DSLR cameras (normal and astro modified/cooled) and CCD modules from SBIG and QHY. The images above show from left to right: Onjala,- Chamäleon- und Rooisand Observatory.
Images are sorted by the following classes
 
Open- and Globular Clusters Emissions and Reflection Nebulae Dark Nebulae Planetary Nebulae Galaxies Cometary Globules
Comets, Widedield Images and
special stars		          
 
  Open Cluster
NGC 4755
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 4755
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph		 Zeta Scorpei + NGC 6231
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 6383 and Tr 28
Zeiss APQ 150mm
NGC 6025
Celestron 11 Hyperstar - f/2		 NGC 3293
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 3532
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Messier 46 + NGC 2438
Zeiss APQ 150mm
Messier 6
150mm Zeiss APQ		 Mosaic - Messier 6, NGC 6383, Tr 28
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Messier 7
Zeiss APQ 130mm		 Mosaic - M 7 till NGC 6444
Zeiss APQ 150mm
Messier M 47
AP 130mm EDF-S		 Messier M 46
AP 130mm EDF-S		 Messier 41
AP 130mm EDF-S		 Mosaic M 46 + NGC 2438 and M 47,
AP 130mm EDF-S
IC 2602
AP 130mm EDF-S		 NGC 2516
AP 130mm EDF-S		 NGC 6530
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph		 NGC 6520 + Barnard 86
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph
Messier 44
AP 130mm EDF-S		 NGC 6193
12.5" PlaneWave Astrograph		 Messier 6
AP 130mm EDF-S		 IC 2714
AP 130mm EDF-S
NGC 3114
AP 130mm EDF-S		 NGC 3766
AP 130mm EDF-S		 Messier 48
AP 130mm EDF-S		 Messier 50
AP 130mm EDF-S
Messier 93
AP 130mm EDF-S		 Messier 16 + Trumpler 32
Pentax SDP 105mm		 Messier 45 - die Plejaden
Widefield - 200mm Tele bei f/4		 Messier 67
AP 130mm EDF-S
Collinder 70 and the belt stars of Orion
Widefield - 200mm Tele bei f/4		 M47 and NGC 2423 + NGC 2425
Pentax SDP 105mm		 NGC 2477
Widefield - 200mm Tele bei f/4		 NGC 2451 A + B
Pentax SDP 105mm
Mosaic - NGC 2477 + NGC 2451
Pentax SDP 105mm		 NGC 2516
Pentax SDP 105mm		 NGC 3532 and GN 11.01.1
Pentax SDP 105mm		 top of page
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  Globular Cluster
NGC 104 - 47 Tuc
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph		 NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph		 NGC 288
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph
Messier 11
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 6441
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph		 Messier 69
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph		 Messier 55
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph
NGC 6352
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph		 NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph		 Messier 75
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph		 NGC 6397
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph
Messier 80 im Sternbild Skorpion
Astro Physics EDFS - f = 850mm		 NGC 3201
Pentax SDP 105		 top of page
 
  Emission- and Reflection Nebulae
NGC 3372
TEC 110mm		 NGC 3372, southern part
 Mosaic, Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 3372, northern part
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Eta Carina, Tr 14, Tr 16, Collinder 232
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph
Eta Carina, Tr 16
 Celestron C 14		 NGC 3372, NGC 3324, NGC 3293
 Mosaic, Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 3324, NGC 3293
 Mosaic, Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 3324, NGC 3293
TEC 110mm
NGC 3324, NGC 3293
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 3324
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph		 Messier 17
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Messier 16
150mm Zeiss APQ
NGC 6334
AP 130mm EDFS		 IC 2948, IC 2944
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 IC 2944
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph		 NGC 1977
150mm Zeiss APQ
Messier 42, Messier 43
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Messier 43, central region
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph		 Messier 8
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Messier 8
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph
Messier, Hourglass Nebula
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Messier 20, Messier 21
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Messier 20
Zeiss APQ 130mm		 NGC 6723, 6726, 2727
Celestron 11 Hyperstar - f/2
NGC 6723, 6726, 2727
Zeiss APQ 130mm		 IC 2118
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 6559, IC 4685, IC 4687
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 6193, NGC 6188
 150mm Zeiss APQ
NGC 6193, NGC 6188, NGC 6164/65
 Mosaic, Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 2070
TEC 110mm		 NGC 2070
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 2070, 30 Doradus
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph
NGC 2070
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 395, NGC 346, SMC
Celestron 11 Hyperstar - f/2		 NGC 395, NGC 346, SMC
AP 130mm EDFS		 NGC 6726, NGC 6727
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph
IC 2944
AP 130mm EDFS		 NGC 3603 + NGC 3576
AP 130mm EDFS		 NGC 3603 + NGC 3576
Celestron 11 Hyperstar - f/2		 M 20 Trifidnebel
17" PlaneWave Astrograph
IC 2944/2948
Celestron 11 Hyperstar - f/2		 M 8 Lagoo nebula
12.5" PlaneWave Astrograph		 NGC 6188 and NGC 6193
12.5" PlaneWave Astrograph		 NGC 3603 + NGC 3576
6" Zeiss APQ - Narrowband
IC 2944/2948
4" Pentax Refraktor - Narrowband		 NGC 6188 and NGC 6193
4" Pentax Refraktor - Narrowband		 NGC 2359 - Thors Helm
Pentax SDP 105		 NGC 2070, LMC
Pentax SDP 105mm
NGC 6357
Pentax SDP 105mm - Schmalband		 NGC 6334
Pentax SDP 105mm - Schmalband		 NGC 3372
Pentax SDP 105mm - Schmalband		 IC 4628
Pentax SDP 105mm - Schmalband
NGC 6188/6164-65
Pentax SDP 105mm - Schmalband		 Messier 17
Pentax SDP 105mm - Schmalband		 Messier 8 und NGC 6544
Pentax SDP 105mm - Widefield		 Messier 78 und NGC 2112
Widefield - 200mm Tele bei f/4
Messier 17
Pentax SDP 105mm - Widefield		 NGC 6188 - Mosaic
Pentax SDP 105mm - Widefield		 NGC 2244 - and the Rosette nebula
f = 200 mm		 NGC 2264 - the chrismastree cluster
f = 200 mm
NGC 2244 and NGC 2264 - Mosaic, Widefield
f = 200 mm		 IC 2177, the Seagull nebula
f = 200 mm		 Sharpless 279 and
NGC 1977, 1973, 1975 and 1981
AP 130mm EDF-S		 Messier 78
Pentax SDP 105

 

Mosaic of NGC 3532 and GN 11.01.1

Messier 42/43 and the large
Orion OB 1 molecular cloud
Widefield - 200mm Tele bei f/4

RCW 57, NGC 3603 and NGC 3576
Pentax SDP 105
NGC 3372, NGC 3324, NGC 3293
Pentax SDP 105		 top of page
IC 2177, the head of the seagull
Pentax SDP 105		 IC 2944/2948 + RCW 60
Pentax SDP 105
 
  Dark Nebulae
NGC 6723, 6726, 2727
Celestron 11 Hyperstar - f/2		 Barnard 86 + NGC 6520
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph		 Barnard 228
100mm telephoto lens		 Corona Borealis complex of dark clouds
DCld359.9-17.9
Sandqvist 19, NGC 6231
Pentax SDP 105mm		 LDN 1681, 1689 und 1691
Pentax SDP 105mm		 Barnard 33 - the horse head nebula
Pentax SDP 105mm		 top of page
 
  Planetary Nebulae
NGC 7293
Celestron 11 Hyperstar - f/2		 NGC 246
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph		 NGC 6164, NGC 6165
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 6164, NGC 6165
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph
NGC 6302
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Messier 46 + NGC 2438
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Messier 27
 Zeiss APQ 150mm		 NGC 2438
AP 130mm EDF-S
M 27 - the Dumbell Nebula
12.5" PlaneWave Astrograph		 NGC 6781
12.5"+17" PlaneWave Astrograph		 NGC 7009 - the Saturn nebula
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph		 NGC 6302 - the Bug nebula
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph
NGC 6369 - the little ghost
12.5" PlaneWave Astrograph		 top of page
 
  Galaxies
ESO 56-115 Large Magellanic Cloud
f = 100mm		 NGC 253
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph		 NGC 6822
PlaneWave 17" Astrograph		 Messier 83
AP EDFS 130mm
The Large Magellanic Cloud
f = 200mm		 NGC 292 - SMC
f = 200mm - Widefield		 NGC 5128 - Centaurus A
AP EDFS 130mm		 top of page
 
  Cometary Globules
Kometare Globule CG 4
Celestron 11 Hyperstar - f/2		 Kometare Globule kometare Globule
DCld 343.0+2.8 (the dark tower)
Celestron 11 Hyperstar - f/2
  Comets + Widedield Images
Comet Siding Spring (C/2013A1) passing Mars
Zeiss APQ 150mm		 Comet Panstarrs C/2014Q1
TEC 110mm		 Constellation Big Dipper
f = 33mm		 Nova Carinae 2018
PlaneWave 12.5" Astrograph
Large and small Magellanic Cloud
f = 33mm		 Lambda Centauri till Eta Carinae
f = 100mm		 The Antares Region
f = 100mm		 Constellation Orion
f = 100mm
Center of our Milky Way
f = 13mm		 Milky Way, Mosaic
f = 13mm		 Milky Way withAirglow
f = 24mm		 Eta Carinae Homunkulus nebulae
f = 4.000mm
Special stars - Theta Orionis 1
f = 2.500mm		 Special stars - Nova Carinae 2019
f = 850mm		 Center of the milky way withJupiter and Saturn
f = 35mm		 Small Magellanic Cloud
f = 50mm
The constellation Grus
f = 50mm		 The center of our Milky Way
f = 50mm		 M8, M20, Saturn and Vesta
f = 200mm		 Camel thorn tree with zodiacal light
f = 13mm
Camel thorn tree with Milky Way
f = 24mm		 The Antares Region
f = 50mm		 The "Gegenschein"
f = 50mm		 Special Stars - Antares
f = 200mm
The Carinanebulae
f = 200 mm		 IC 2177, the Seagull
f = 200 mm		 IC 2144 and IC 2948
f = 200 mm		 NGC 2264 - the Chrismastree Cluster
f = 200 mm
Acrux and surrounding area
f = 200 mm		 top of page
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