Amboy Crater, 01 Oct 2016. Warm clear night, no company in the parking area.
1 M 103, a small bright open cluster in Cassiopeia. Often noted for its "Christmas tree" shape by amateur astronomers. 30 minutes total exposure, 10-minute subexposures, Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm f/6, SBIG ST-4000XCM one-shot color camera.
2 IC 1805 is catalogued as an open cluster, but it's surrounded by a large H-II region of nebulosity commonly known as the Heart Nebula. The brightest component is NGC 896 just out of frame to the upper right. Notice the small distant cluster at 2 o'clock. 30 minutes total exposure, 10-minute subexposures, Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm f/6, SBIG ST-4000XCM one-shot color camera.
3 NGC 896 is the brightest region of the Heart Nebula, a large H-II region in Cassiopeia. 30 minutes total exposure, 10-minute subexposures, Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm f/6, SBIG ST-4000XCM one-shot color camera.
4 NGC 281 a large diffuse nebula also called the Pacman Nebula. 30 minutes total exposure, 10-minute subexposures, Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm f/6, SBIG ST-4000XCM one-shot color camera.
5 Bright open cluster in Auriga, M38, with an NGC cluster just to the south. 10 minute exposure, Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm f/6, SBIG ST-4000XCM one-shot color camera.
6 I love this shot Jane took of me setting up in the sunset light at Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark visitor parking area.
7 One-minute tripod mount shot facing west, my mount and telescope in silhouette, and a little ghost of my head.
8 Sunset timelapse of set up at Amboy Crater. I set up on the south side of the parking area, facing away from the crater itself. One frame every 4 seconds. We were visited by a couple traveling historic Route 66 from Alabama.