2024 Observations Image Gallery

RASC Ottawa Observation Images 2024

These are the observation images reported to our monthly meetings from November 2023 to November 2024. They are the candidates from which a number of our annual awards are assigned.

NGC281-Pacman-RichardTaylor-2024-10

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-ATLAS-20241024-01-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Aurora-20241010-03-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Aurora_20240812-02-Paul-Klauninger-2024-10

SolarProminence-anim-JimSophia-2024-11

NGC7789-CaroliesRosett-RichardTaylor-2024-10

NGC457-Owl-RichardTaylor-2024-10

NGC7380-Wizard-20240821-JimSofia-2024-10

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-ATLAS-20241014-01-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

C2023-A3-20241013-Ottawa-RichardTaylor-2024-11

Aurora-20241010-04-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

NGC1499-FossilFootprint-RichardTaylor-2024-11

C2023-A3-20241017-Ottawa-RichardTaylor-2024-11

Sh2-115-C9-Cave-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-ATLAS-20241012-02-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Auroras@Westmeath-01-TarasRabarskyi-2024-11

Aurora-20241010-06-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-Atlas-20241024-coma-TarasRabarskyi-2024-11

Aurora-20241010-03-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

RhoOphiuciMolecularCloud-OscarEcheverri-2024-11.jpg

NGC7293-Helix-Sharpstar 94mm CROP DS10c-TEC 0.5FR IDAS NBX SC PH2 TS2 Exp 30min Ottawa-20241024 enlarge-JimSophia-2024-11 — NGC7293-Helix-enlarge-JimSophia-2024-11

Neptune+Triton-motion-RichardTaylor-2024-10

RhoOphiuciMolecularCloud-close-OscarEcheverri-2024-11

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-ATLAS-20241014-02-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-ATLAS-20241005-IR-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Comet-C2023-A3-Tsushinchan-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10 — Comet-C2023-A3- Tsushinchan-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

Comet-12P-Pons-Brooks-wide-nearHawkesbury-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

Comet-12P-Pons-Brooks-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-ATLAS-20241014-03-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Iris+Ghost-nostars-OscarEcheverri-2024-11

RhoOphiuciMolecularCloud-close-nostars-OscarEcheverri-2024-11

NGC7365-BobOlson-2024-10

Comet-12P-Pons-Brooks+Andromeda-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

DoubleCluster-RichardTaylor-2024-11

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-Atlas-TarasRabarskyi-2024-11 — Comet-2003-A3-Tsushnchan-Atlas-TarasRabarskyi-2024-11

Aurora_20240812-01-Paul-Klauninger-2024-10

Aurora-20241010-99-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-ATLAS-20241012-01-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Neptune+Triton-motion-RichardTaylor-2024-11

IC10-starburst-RichardTaylor-2024-10

Aurora-20241010-01-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Aurora-20241010-07-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Comet-12P-Pons-Brooks-core-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

NGC654-FuzzyButterfly-RichardTaylor-2024-10

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushanchin-ATLAS@Wendover-TarasRabarskyi-2024-11

Sun-Ha-20240519-JimThompson-2024-06

M8-Lagoon- Sharpstar 94mm DS10c-TEC MCS G 30 25x20sec IDAS NBX TS2 AP2 Brockville Aug 10 2024-JimSofia-2024-10 — M8-Lagoon- 20240810-JimSofia-2024-10

Aurora-20241010-01-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Sunspots-01-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Aurora-20241010-08-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-ATLAS-20241024-TarasRabarskyi-2024-11

Aurora-20241010-06-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Comet-12P-Pons-Brooks-zoom-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

M33-Triangulum-BobOlson-2024-11

M1-CrabNebula-BobOlson-2024-10 — M1-Crab-BobOlson-2024-10

IC5146-Coccoon-BobOlson-2024-10

NGC457-BobOlson-2024-10

CassiopeiaRegion-anno-RichardTaylor-2024-10

FullMoonAlignment-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Sh2-103-CygnusLoop-WO 61mm f4.7 DS10c-TEC SC IDAS NBX TS2 AP2 Ottawa Sept 2 2024-JimSofia-2024-10 — Sh2-103-CygnusLoo-JimSofia-2024-10

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-ATLAS-20241012-03-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

M31-Andromeda-20241005-FLO-RichardTaylor-2024-11

Aurora-20241010-02-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Comet-C2023-A3-Tsushinchan-02-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10 — Comet-C2023-A3-Tsushinchan-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

Aurora-20241010-02-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Sunspots-02-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Aurora_20240917 at FLOPaul-Klauninger-2024-10

Aurora-20241010-04-AndreaGirones-2024-11

NGC7380 Wizard-BobOlson-2024-11

Aurora-20241010-05-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Comet-2003-A3-Tsushinchan-ATLAS-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Auroras@Westmeath-02-TarasRabarskyi-2024-11

Comet-C2023-A3-Tsiuschinchan-ATLAS-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Comet-C2023-A3- Tsushinchan_20240928-Paul-Klauninger-2024-10

Aurora-20241010-07-PaulKlauninger-2024-11

Aurora-20241010-05-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Iris+Ghost-OscarEcheverri-2024-11

M39-BobOlson-2024-10

Sun+prominance- Lunt 60Ha ASI 174m 2xpowermate best 10% of 2000 frames ImPPG invert AP2 crop Ottawa Sept 19 2024-JimSofia-2024-10 — Sun+prominence–20240919-JimSofia-2024-10

NGC6888-Crescent-OscarEcheverri-2024-09

Sh2-103-CygnusLoop-WO 61mm f4.7 DS10c-TEC SC IDAS NBX TS2 AP2 Ottawa Sept 2 2024-JimSofia-2024-10 — Sh2-103-CygnusLoo-JimSofia-2024-10

Saturn-RichardTaylor-2024-09

NGC 6240

Comet-12P-Pons-Brooks-zoom-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

Neptune+Triton-motion-RichardTaylor-2024-10

Aurora-20241010-02-AndreaGirones-2024-11

NGC4565-Needle-OscarEcheverri-2024-09

M99+M100-FLO-20240506-anno-TonyJarrett-2024-06

NGC 7662

M27-Dumbbell-RichardTaylor-2024-07

NGC281-Pacman-RichardTaylor-2024-10

MilkyWay-01-AndreaGirones-2024-09

M81+M82-Bodes+Cigar-OscarEcheverri-2024-09

Comet-12P-Pons-Brooks-wide-nearHawkesbury-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

MilkyWay-zoom-anno-RichardTaylor-2024-08

NGC 7662

CassiopeiaRegion-anno-RichardTaylor-2024-10

Apr84-OscarEcheverri-2024-09

NGC6826-BlinkingPlanetary-BobOlson-2024-0

Aurora-May2024-03-DougLuoma-2024-07

Comet-C2023-A3- Tsushinchan_20240928-Paul-Klauninger-2024-10

AquariusRegion-RichardTaylor-2024-09

Aurora-May2024-04-DougLuoma-2024-07

M11-WildDucksMilkyWay-zoom-RichardTaylor-2024-08

Moon-5thDay-Menelaus+JuliusCaeser-RichardTaylor-2024-08

NGC6871-BobOlson-2024-0

Sun-AR3697-Ha-20240601-JimThompson-2024-06

Aurora-20241010-01-AndreaGirones-2024-11

NGC6603+B92+B93-RichardTaylor-2024-08

Sun-sunspots-03-AndreaGirones-2024-09

IC5146-Coccoon-BobOlson-2024-10

Sun-Ca-II-20240519-JimThompson-2024-06

NGC6992-EasternVeil-02-enhanced-JohnThompson-2024-08

MilkyWay-zoom-RichardTaylor-2024-08

Aurora-20241010-06-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Sun-AR3697-Gband-20240601-JimThompson-2024-06

NGC457-BobOlson-2024-10

NGC7789-CaroliesRosett-RichardTaylor-2024-10

SaturnsMoons-RichardTaylor-2024-09

NGC7380-Wizard-20240821-JimSofia-2024-10

M13-JohnThompson-2024-08

NGC457-Owl-RichardTaylor-2024-10

RhoOphiucusRegion-AndreaGirones-2024-09

NGC 6240

M39-BobOlson-2024-10

SummerTriangle-RichardTaylor-2024-07

NGC7365-BobOlson-2024-10

Sun+prominance- Lunt 60Ha ASI 174m 2xpowermate best 10% of 2000 frames ImPPG invert AP2 crop Ottawa Sept 19 2024-JimSofia-2024-10 — Sun+prominence–20240919-JimSofia-2024-10

Aurora-May2024-01-DougLuoma-2024-07

NGC6960-WesternVeil-02-enhanced-JohnThompson-2024-08

NGC 4388

NGC7009-Saturn-RichardTaylor-2024-09

M27 Dumbbell Nebula

NGC6992-EasternVeil-02-raw-JohnThompson-2024-08

C63-HelixNebula-JohnThompson-2024-0

CometC2023-A3RichardTaylor-2024-07

NGC6826-BlinkingPlanetary-zoom-BobOlson-2024-09

M11-WildDucks-NGC6704-RichardTaylor-2024-08

NGC6992-Veil-BobOlson-2024-09

Aurora-20241010-03-AndreaGirones-2024-11

M99+M100-FLO-20240506-TonyJarrett-2024-06

Sun-prominences-01-AndreaGirones-2024-09

Comet-12P-Pons-Brooks+Andromeda-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

Markarian'sChain-JohnThompson-2024-06

M27-JohnThompson-2024-08

Sun-sunspots+plages+filaments-AndreaGirones-2024-09

NGC 4388

IC10-starburst-RichardTaylor-2024-10

NGC4298+NGC4302-TonyJarrett-2024-06

NGC 6946

Sun-prominences-02-AndreaGirones-2024-09

Aurora-20241010-04-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Comet-12P-Pons-Brooks-core-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

Sunspots-02-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Aurora_20240812-02-Paul-Klauninger-2024-10

Sun-prominences-03-AndreaGirones-2024-09

M99-sketch-20240506-TonyJarrett-2024-06

Milky Way From FLO-RichardTaylor-2024-08 — Milky Way From FLO-Richard Taylor-2024-08

NGC654-FuzzyButterfly-RichardTaylor-2024-10

Sun-Promenance-AndreaGirones-2024-09

NGC6888-AndreaGirones-2024-09

Sagitta+Coathanger-RichardTaylor-2024-07

Comet-C2023-A3-Tsushinchan-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10 — Comet-C2023-A3- Tsushinchan-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

Sun-Ha-20240519-JimThompson-2024-06.

NGC6781-SnowGlobe-zoom-BobOlson-2024-09

NGC6960-WesternVeil-part-JohnThompson-2024-08

NGC 4388

NGC6781-GhostOfTheMoonRichardTaylor-2024-07

DeerLick-and-StefansQuintette-JohnThompson-2024-08

Comet-C2023-A3-Tsushinchan-02-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10 — Comet-C2023-A3-Tsushinchan-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

Sun-Zoom-Sunspots-JohnThompson-2024-08

IC5146-Cocoon-BobOlson-2024-10 — IC5146-Coccoon-BobOlson-2024-10

MilkyWay-02-AndreaGirones-2024-09

Sun-sunspots-02-AndreaGirones-2024-09

NGC 4388

AquariusRegion-anno-RichardTaylor-2024-09

NGC 4388

NGC6960-WesternVeil-01-raw-JohnThompson-2024-08

Comet-12P-Pons-Brooks-TarasRabarskyi-2024-10

Aurora_20240917 at FLOPaul-Klauninger-2024-10

Aurora-20241010-05-AndreaGirones-2024-11

NGC7293-C63-Helix-RichardTaylor-2024-09

Aurora-20241010-07-AndreaGirones-2024-11

Aurora-May2024-02-DougLuoma-2024-07

NGC6781-SnowGlobe-BobOlson-2024-09

Sun-sunspots-01-AndreaGirones-2024-09

Sun-Full-Sunspots-JohnThompson-2024-0

M8-Lagoon- Sharpstar 94mm DS10c-TEC MCS G 30 25x20sec IDAS NBX TS2 AP2 Brockville Aug 10 2024-JimSofia-2024-10 — M8-Lagoon- 20240810-JimSofia-2024-10

Aurora_20240812-01-Paul-Klauninger-2024-10

M1-CrabNebula-BobOlson-2024-10 — M1-Crab-BobOlson-2024-10

CoronaBorealis+TCorBor-RickWagner-2024-07

Markarian'sChain-annotated-JohnThompson-2024-06

M100+NGC4312-sketch-20240506-TonyJarrett-2024-06

IC443-Jellyfish-BobOlson-2024-04

Comet12P-PonsBrooks-20240331-PaulKlauninger-2024-04

M82-SCT8 0.5FR DS10c-TEC G35 Exp 17x20 SharpCap Quad B Ottawa 20240225 -JimSofia-2024-03

Sun4-20240224-JimThompson-2024-03

C39-20240303 -RichardTaylor-2024-04

Jellyfish-TonyJarrett-2024-04

IC63-GhostOfCassiopeia-SCT8 0.5FR DS10c-TEC DSStacker TS2Siril Affinity Photo 2IDAS NBX Ottawa 20230217-JimSofia-2024-03 — Crop (x=26, y=14, w=1811, h=1320) Background extraction (Correction: Subtraction) Deconv. (iter=28, sig=1.374) Histogram Transf. (mid=0.136, lo=0.070, hi=1.000) Histogram Transf. (mid=0.419, lo=0.000, hi=1.000)

Jupiter-20231219-RichardTaylor-2024-01

Seagull-20240205-JimThompson-2024-03

Sun1-20240219-JimThompson-2024-03

IC443

NGC2346-Butterfly-BobOlson-2024-03

M35-20240304-RichardTaylor-2024-04

Sun3-20240224-JimThompson-2024-03

GeminiFromCASM-labelled-RichardTaylor-2024-04

M82 Cigar Galaxy

M63-Sunflower-BobOlson-2024-03

M77-Crop-RichardTaylor-2024-03

M102 Spindle Galaxy

Jupiter-20231213-RichardTaylor-2024-01

Sun2-20240219-JimThompson-2024-03

M1-Crab-RichardTaylor-2024-01

Jellyfish-20240331-RichardTaylor-2024-04

M42-20240104-SHO-RichardTaylor-2024-01

M42-20240205-JimThompson-2024-03

M42-20231219-RichardTaylor-2024-01

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NGC7635-Bubble- SCT8 0.5FR DS10c-TEC G35 Exp 17x10 Quad B TS2 20240225-JimSofia-2024-03

M77-Full-RichardTaylor-2024-03

Sunspots-20240324-RichardTaylor-2024-04

M64 Blackeye Galaxy

NGC2346-Butterfly-crop-BobOlson-2024-03