Nearly 1000 years ago, in 1054, a new bright star was visible to Chinese astronomers during the daytime. While they were not able to see the nebulosity evident in this photo, the dying star that had gone supernova provided the remnants we are now able to see. Curiously, sightings in Europe were probably censored as the Catholic Church took it as a bad omen.
Messier 1 - Photo Details
January 17, 2016
Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount
SBIG STF-8300C Camera
Baader MPC Mark III Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
Skyglow filter
57 subframes at 3 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 2 hours 51 Minutes
Image Acquisition in CCDOps
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
Assisted by Presleigh Jones - future Mars explorer
Image Acquisition in CCDOps
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
Assisted by Presleigh Jones - future Mars explorer
