GREAT ASTRONOMY PHOTO IMAGING PROJECT

 

1) Choose one of the objects from the table below (You should preview the object by clicking on the "Files" to see if that's an image you want to work with)

2) Save each file to your hard drive

3) Create an account for yourself on PIXLR (be sure and choose the Advanced version)

4) Make a final export of your image in png format and place it on our project sumittal form HERE.

Here's how you export your picture:

File

Export

Quick Export Image as Png

 

Follow my ScreenCastify help HERE to upload your images and change settings

OBJECT
FILES TO PROCESS
NEBULAE
Antennae Galaxies (colliding)
blue   green    H-alpha    red
Bug Nebula
unavailable
Carina
EC82 - Serpens Nebula (in IR so you are free to choose your own colors)
eta carinae (xray - choose your own colors!)
File 1     File 2     File 3
Horsehead Nebula - This is a challenge since you'll have to manipulate only 1 image multiple times
unavailable
Orion Nebula - Another challenging image, but these are BIG files so lots of opportunity
unavailable
M8: The Lagoon Nebula (Note the "N" in the name... hint hint!)

m8_160N

m8_502N

m8_547N

m8_656N

m8_658N

 

 

M16: Pillars of Creation
unavailable
Southern Crab Nebula (Note the "N" in the name... hint hint!)

sc_502N

sc_656N

sc_658N

sc_673N

Veil Nebula
V838 Monocerotis
Red1    Red2      Blue1     Blue2     Green1   Green2
GALAXIES
M31: Andromeda Galaxy (Choose your own colors)
File 1   File 2    File 3
NGC-1512 Spiral Galaxy (VERY colorful)
NCC-4302 (Galaxy) (You'll probably want to replace the white background with black on this one)

NCC-4302 475w

NCC-4302 555w

NCC-4302 625w

NGC-5189 (Spiral Planetary Nebula)

Check THIS out

OIII   H-alpha   SII
NGC-6881 (Planetary Nebula). Research the wavelengths; you'll probably want to do choose your own color for the last one...why is that?

NGC6881_502N

NGC6881_656N

NGC6881_658N

OTHER SUCH STUFF
psr B1509-58 (Pulsar)

psr B1509-58_B

psr B1509-58_G

psr B1509-58_R

   

NOTE: BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR WORK EARLY AND OFTEN IN YOUR STUDENT FOLDER. WORK SAVED ON THE LIBRARY MACs IS DELETED FREQUENTLY. IF YOU SAVE YOUR WORK TO THE LOCAL COMPUTER IT WON'T SURVIVE AND YOU'LL BE MIGHTY UPSET