Best of Jimmy Walker’s space photos this year

 

Since it is now after a Thanksgiving here is a look at the Christmas Tree Cluster taken with the RCOS 16" from sierra remote. I hope you all enjoy this beautiful area of the sky!!!!

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on Nov 25, 2016 at 11:29am PST

 

The Pacman Nebula from #sierraremoteobservatories with the RCOS 16" Lots and lots of time on this one. Over 30hrs of data to bring out the dark dust and detail. This is shot in Hubble colors for maximum detail and contrast. Enjoy!!!

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on Oct 4, 2016 at 6:29am PDT

 

M8 The Lagoon Nebula in the heart of the Galactic Center. Shot with the 16" RCOS from #sierraremoteobservatories 2 panels for the Mosaic. I hope you all enjoy!

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on Aug 28, 2016 at 3:57pm PDT

 

Happy 4th all!!!! America is the greatest!!!! Here is the Eagle Nebula for ya to feast your minds with! Be safe....keep all your fingers!

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on Jul 4, 2016 at 2:53pm PDT

 

The Iris Nebula new from Sierra Remote in California. This thing is amazing. I hope you all enjoy. Taken with the RCOS 16".

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on Jul 18, 2016 at 9:40am PDT

 

NHC 7635 The Bubble Nebula from SRO in Cali. Super Deep look into this. Hope you all enjoy. This is my latest.

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on Jun 25, 2016 at 7:05pm PDT

 

M82 Galaxy with the Hydrogen Jets blowing out of the core. Don't ask me what it is!!! Go look it up!! Taken with the RCOS 16". Hope you all enjoy!

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on Apr 30, 2016 at 6:05pm PDT

 

The Iris Nebula and lots of dust! This was taken with the @celestron_telescopes RASA at 600mmfl. This gives you a nice wide view to see the scope of this area and the dust that sits out there. More to come from the RASA!!

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on Jul 10, 2016 at 6:45am PDT

 

NGC6888 The Crescent Nebula from Sierra Remote in California. This image is a bicolor image of Hydrogen Alpha and 03 with the RCOS 16". This contains over 20hrs of data. I hope you all enjoy!

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on Jun 1, 2016 at 4:46am PDT

 

M81 the companion to M82 I just posted. Taken with RCOS this year from California. You can almost see right down to the core on this one. Enjoy!

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on May 1, 2016 at 1:21pm PDT

 

Sword of Orion from Darkskywalker Observatory!!! I hope you all enjoy. This is pretty cool to do from home!! Planewave17"

A photo posted by Jimmy Walker (@jimmywalkerpga) on Dec 16, 2015 at 3:51pm PST