{"id":38,"date":"2026-07-12T04:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/gallery\/bas-gallery\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T02:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:24:18","slug":"bas-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"BAS Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/assets\/css\/bas-site.css\">\n<script src=\"\/assets\/js\/bas-theme.js\"><\/script>\n<div class=\"bas-page bas-page--wide bas-gallery-wp\">\n  <nav class=\"bas-site-nav\" aria-label=\"BAS site sections\">\n    <div class=\"bas-site-nav__inner\">\n      <a class=\"bas-site-nav__brand\" href=\"\/\">Bangalore Astronomical Society<\/a>\n      <div class=\"bas-site-nav__links\">\n        <a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/gallery\/\" aria-current=\"page\">Gallery<\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/tools\/\">Tools<\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/policy\/\">Policy<\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/historic\/\">Historic<\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/pages\/\">Pages<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <button class=\"bas-theme-toggle\" type=\"button\" data-bas-theme-toggle aria-label=\"Switch to dark mode\" title=\"Switch to dark mode\"><span class=\"bas-theme-toggle__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9790;<\/span><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/nav>\n  <main class=\"bas-page__main\">\n    <h1>BAS Gallery<\/h1>\n    <p>Astrophotography, outreach, and star-party images from Bangalore Astronomical Society members and volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n        <section class=\"bas-public-gallery bas-public-gallery--thumbnail-mode\" data-bas-public-gallery>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__toolbar\">\n                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__view-toggle\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Gallery card view\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__view-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-view=\"thumbnail\" aria-pressed=\"true\">Thumbnails<\/button>\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__view-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-view=\"details\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Details<\/button>\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__view-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-view=\"metadata\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Metadata<\/button>\n                <\/div>\n                        <details class=\"bas-public-gallery__wp-menu\" data-bas-public-gallery-wp-menu>\n            <summary aria-label=\"WordPress account and publishing actions\" aria-controls=\"bas-public-gallery-wp-menu-848b6fe5-82ba-4dfc-b8c4-d36bd7329786\">WP<\/summary>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__wp-menu-panel\" id=\"bas-public-gallery-wp-menu-848b6fe5-82ba-4dfc-b8c4-d36bd7329786\" role=\"menu\" aria-label=\"WordPress account and publishing\">\n                    <a class=\"bas-public-gallery__wp-menu-item\" role=\"menuitem\" href=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fbas.org.in%2Fgallery%2F\">Log in to WordPress<\/a>\n                            <a class=\"bas-public-gallery__wp-menu-item\" role=\"menuitem\" href=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/gallery\/gallery-access-request\/\">Request WordPress access<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__grid\">\n                                            <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"15\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prabhu_Helix-768x656.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Helix nebula in HOO palette, showing emissions from Hydrogen and Oxygen gas.\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                >\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__body\">\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__type\">Astrophotography<\/div>\n                                <h3 class=\"bas-public-gallery__title\">Helix Nebula<\/h3>\n                                    <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__summary\">Helix nebula in HOO palette, showing emissions from Hydrogen and Oxygen gas.<\/p>\n                                <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__quick\">\n                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Prabhakaran S. Kutti<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object<\/dt>\n            <dd>Helix Nebula<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Helix Nebula<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#HOO palette<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#hydrogen emission<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#nebula<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">Helix nebula in HOO palette, showing emissions from Hydrogen and Oxygen gas.<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Prabhakaran S. Kutti<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Copyright<\/dt>\n            <dd>Copyright 2020 Prabhakaran S. Kutti.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object \/ target<\/dt>\n            <dd>Helix Nebula<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Palette \/ color mapping<\/dt>\n            <dd>HOO<\/dd>\n        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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Capture details<\/dt>\n            <dd>HOO palette; hydrogen and oxygen emissions.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Categories<\/dt>\n            <dd>astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/dl>\n                                            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Helix Nebula<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#HOO palette<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#hydrogen emission<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#nebula<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prabhu_Helix.jpg<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>Helix Nebula<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>Helix nebula in HOO palette, showing emissions from Hydrogen and Oxygen gas.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"22\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coorg-star-party-768x512.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Star party at Coorg in February 2020.\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                >\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__body\">\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__type\">Star Party \/ Event<\/div>\n                                <h3 class=\"bas-public-gallery__title\">Coorg star party<\/h3>\n                                    <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__summary\">Star party at Coorg in February 2020.<\/p>\n                                <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__quick\">\n                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Subhankar Saha<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Event<\/dt>\n            <dd>Coorg star party<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020-02, Coorg<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#BAS events<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Coorg<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#night sky<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#star party<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">Star party at Coorg in February 2020.<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Star Party \/ Event<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Subhankar Saha<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Copyright<\/dt>\n            <dd>Copyright 2020 Subhankar Saha.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Event<\/dt>\n            <dd>Coorg star party<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020-02<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location<\/dt>\n            <dd>Coorg<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          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class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#night sky<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#star party<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coorg-star-party.jpg<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>Coorg star party<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>Star party at Coorg in February 2020.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"21\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/milky-way-from-talakaveri-768x512.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"The winter Milky Way, shot from Talakaveri, Coorg.\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                >\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__body\">\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__type\">Astrophotography<\/div>\n                                <h3 class=\"bas-public-gallery__title\">Milky Way from Talakaveri<\/h3>\n                                    <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__summary\">The winter Milky Way, shot from Talakaveri, Coorg.<\/p>\n                                <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__quick\">\n                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Udayan Pandharipande<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object<\/dt>\n            <dd>Winter Milky Way<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020, Talakaveri, Coorg<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Coorg<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Milky Way<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#night sky<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Talakaveri<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">The winter Milky Way, shot from Talakaveri, Coorg.<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Udayan Pandharipande<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Copyright<\/dt>\n            <dd>Copyright 2020 Udayan Pandharipande.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object \/ target<\/dt>\n            <dd>Winter Milky Way<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location<\/dt>\n            <dd>Talakaveri, Coorg<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div>\n            <dt>Categories<\/dt>\n            <dd>astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/dl>\n                                            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Coorg<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Milky Way<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#night sky<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Talakaveri<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/milky-way-from-talakaveri.jpg<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>Milky Way from Talakaveri<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>The winter Milky Way, shot from Talakaveri, Coorg.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"20\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rondhi-star-trail-768x576.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Rondhi trail of a SkyWatcher 8 inch mirror.\"\n           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<dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020, Rondhi<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#equipment<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#mirror<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Rondhi<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#SkyWatcher<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#telescope<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">Rondhi trail of a SkyWatcher 8 inch mirror.<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Equipment \/ Making<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Keerthi Kiran<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Copyright<\/dt>\n            <dd>Copyright 2020 Keerthi Kiran.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object \/ target<\/dt>\n            <dd>SkyWatcher 8 inch mirror<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location<\/dt>\n            <dd>Rondhi<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Imaging optic \/ OTA \/ lens<\/dt>\n            <dd>SkyWatcher 8 inch mirror<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Equipment notes<\/dt>\n            <dd>SkyWatcher 8 inch mirror<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Capture details<\/dt>\n            <dd>Equipment\/project image.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Categories<\/dt>\n            <dd>Equipment \/ Making<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/dl>\n                                            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#equipment<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#mirror<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Rondhi<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#SkyWatcher<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#telescope<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rondhi-star-trail.jpg<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>Rondhi star trail<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>Rondhi trail of a SkyWatcher 8 inch mirror.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"19\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/seagull-nebula-768x544.png\"\n                    alt=\"Glowing hydrogen gas in the Seagull Nebula, shot from Bangalore.\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                >\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__body\">\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__type\">Astrophotography<\/div>\n                                <h3 class=\"bas-public-gallery__title\">Seagull Nebula<\/h3>\n                                    <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__summary\">Glowing hydrogen gas in the Seagull Nebula, shot from Bangalore.<\/p>\n                                <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__quick\">\n                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Vishwanath S K<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object<\/dt>\n            <dd>Seagull Nebula<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020, Bangalore<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Bangalore<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#hydrogen emission<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#nebula<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Seagull Nebula<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">Glowing hydrogen gas in the Seagull Nebula, shot from Bangalore.<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Vishwanath S K<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Copyright<\/dt>\n            <dd>Copyright 2020 Vishwanath S K.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object \/ target<\/dt>\n            <dd>Seagull Nebula<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location<\/dt>\n            <dd>Bangalore<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Capture details<\/dt>\n            <dd>Hydrogen emission nebula.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Categories<\/dt>\n            <dd>astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/dl>\n                                            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Bangalore<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#hydrogen emission<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#nebula<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Seagull Nebula<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/seagull-nebula.png<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>Seagull Nebula<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>Glowing hydrogen gas in the Seagull Nebula, shot from Bangalore.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"18\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/venus-transit-public-viewing-768x512.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Public viewing of the Venus Transit of 2012.\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                >\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__body\">\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__type\">Outreach<\/div>\n                                <h3 class=\"bas-public-gallery__title\">Venus transit public viewing<\/h3>\n                                    <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__summary\">Public viewing of the Venus Transit of 2012.<\/p>\n                                <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__quick\">\n                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Keerthi Kiran<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Event<\/dt>\n            <dd>Venus Transit public viewing<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2012<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#outreach<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#public viewing<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#solar system<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Venus transit<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">Public viewing of the Venus Transit of 2012.<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Outreach<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Keerthi Kiran<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Copyright<\/dt>\n            <dd>Copyright 2012 Keerthi Kiran.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Event<\/dt>\n            <dd>Venus Transit public viewing<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2012<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Capture details<\/dt>\n            <dd>Public observing session.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Categories<\/dt>\n            <dd>Outreach<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/dl>\n                                            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#outreach<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#public viewing<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#solar system<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Venus transit<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/venus-transit-public-viewing.jpg<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>Venus transit public viewing<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>Public viewing of the Venus Transit of 2012.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"8\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/M78_Barnards_Loop_Final1500-768x517.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Reflection nebula M78, and Barnard&#039;s Loop emission nebula. Shot from Koratagere and Coorg.\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                >\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__body\">\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__type\">Astrophotography<\/div>\n                                <h3 class=\"bas-public-gallery__title\">M78 and Barnard\u2019s Loop<\/h3>\n                                    <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__summary\">Reflection nebula M78, and Barnard&#039;s Loop emission nebula. Shot from Koratagere and Coorg.<\/p>\n                                <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__quick\">\n                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Subhankar Saha<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object<\/dt>\n            <dd>M78 and Barnard&#039;s Loop<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2014, Koratagere and Coorg<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Barnard&#039;s Loop<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Coorg<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#M78<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#nebula<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">Reflection nebula M78, and Barnard&#039;s Loop emission nebula. Shot from Koratagere and Coorg.<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Subhankar Saha<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Copyright<\/dt>\n            <dd>Copyright 2014 Subhankar Saha.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object \/ target<\/dt>\n            <dd>M78 and Barnard&#039;s Loop<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2014<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location<\/dt>\n            <dd>Koratagere and Coorg<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div>\n            <dt>Categories<\/dt>\n            <dd>astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/dl>\n                                            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Barnard&#039;s Loop<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Coorg<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#M78<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#nebula<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/M78_Barnards_Loop_Final1500.jpg<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>M78 and Barnard\u2019s Loop<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>Reflection nebula M78, and Barnard&#039;s Loop emission nebula. Shot from Koratagere and Coorg.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"17\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hampi-star-party-768x576.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Sightseeing after a star party in Hampi.\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                >\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__body\">\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__type\">Star Party \/ Event<\/div>\n                                <h3 class=\"bas-public-gallery__title\">Hampi star party<\/h3>\n                                    <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__summary\">Sightseeing after a star party in Hampi.<\/p>\n                                <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__quick\">\n                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Naveen Nanjundappa<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Event<\/dt>\n            <dd>Hampi star party<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2008, Hampi, Karnataka<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#BAS events<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Hampi<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Karnataka<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#star party<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">Sightseeing after a star party in Hampi.<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Star Party \/ Event<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Naveen Nanjundappa<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Copyright<\/dt>\n            <dd>Copyright 2008 Naveen Nanjundappa.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Event<\/dt>\n            <dd>Hampi star party<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2008<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location<\/dt>\n            <dd>Hampi, Karnataka<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Capture details<\/dt>\n            <dd>Member star-party travel and sightseeing.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Categories<\/dt>\n            <dd>Star Party \/ Event<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/dl>\n                                            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#BAS events<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Hampi<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Karnataka<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#star party<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hampi-star-party.jpg<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>Hampi star party<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>Sightseeing after a star party in Hampi.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"16\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/star-trails-near-pumori-768x511.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Star trails around the north pole as seen behind Pumori mountain (7161m) from Gorakshep, Nepal (5164m).\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                >\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__body\">\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__type\">Astrophotography<\/div>\n                                <h3 class=\"bas-public-gallery__title\">Star trails near Pumori<\/h3>\n                                    <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__summary\">Star trails around the north pole as seen behind Pumori mountain (7161m) from Gorakshep, Nepal (5164m).<\/p>\n                                <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__quick\">\n                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Keerthi Kiran<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object<\/dt>\n            <dd>North celestial pole star trails near Pumori<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020, Gorakshep, Nepal<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Nepal<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#night sky<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Pumori<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#star trails<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">Star trails around the north pole as seen behind Pumori mountain (7161m) from Gorakshep, Nepal (5164m).<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>bas-archive<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Photographer<\/dt>\n            <dd>Keerthi Kiran<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Copyright<\/dt>\n            <dd>Copyright 2020 Keerthi Kiran.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Object \/ target<\/dt>\n            <dd>North celestial pole star trails near Pumori<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2020<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location<\/dt>\n            <dd>Gorakshep, Nepal<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Capture details<\/dt>\n            <dd>Long-exposure star trail image.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Categories<\/dt>\n            <dd>astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/dl>\n                                            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Nepal<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#night sky<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#Pumori<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#star trails<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/star-trails-near-pumori.jpg<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>Star trails near Pumori<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>Star trails around the north pole as seen behind Pumori mountain (7161m) from Gorakshep, Nepal (5164m).<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"57\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rosette-nebula-bxt-nxt-2026-768x505.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237, processed astrophotography image by Sankaranarayanan Viswanathan.\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                >\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__body\">\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__type\">Astrophotography<\/div>\n                                <h3 class=\"bas-public-gallery__title\">Rosette Nebula \u2013 NGC 2237<\/h3>\n                                    <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__summary\">Rosette Nebula - NGC 2237, imaged from Keemale Estate, Coorg in March 2014 and reprocessed in PixInsight in May 2026.<\/p>\n                                <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__quick\">\n                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>kvsankar<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Object<\/dt>\n            <dd>Rosette Nebula \/ NGC 2237, with open cluster NGC 2244<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2014\/03, Keemale Estate, Coorg, Karnataka, India<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#monoceros<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#nebula<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#ngc2237<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#pixinsight<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#rosette<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">A vast emission nebula in Monoceros, about 5,000 light-years away, with the young open cluster NGC 2244 at its centre. The cluster&#039;s hot stars ionize the surrounding hydrogen gas, sculpting the rosette shape.<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>kvsankar<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Object \/ target<\/dt>\n            <dd>Rosette Nebula \/ NGC 2237, with open cluster NGC 2244<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2014\/03<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location<\/dt>\n            <dd>Keemale Estate, Coorg, Karnataka, India<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Imaging optic \/ OTA \/ lens<\/dt>\n            <dd>Explore Scientific ED80 refractor<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Camera<\/dt>\n            <dd>Canon EOS 60D DSLR (unmodified)<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Mount \/ tracker<\/dt>\n            <dd>Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Total integration<\/dt>\n            <dd>2 h 4 min<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Sub-exposure summary<\/dt>\n            <dd>31 x 240 s<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Processing software<\/dt>\n            <dd>PixInsight<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Guide method<\/dt>\n            <dd>PHD2 guiding<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Guide scope \/ OAG<\/dt>\n            <dd>Orion Short Tube 80 guide scope<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Guide camera<\/dt>\n            <dd>Orion StarShoot AutoGuider.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition software<\/dt>\n            <dd>BackyardEOS<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Light frames \/ subs<\/dt>\n            <dd>31<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Exposure duration per sub<\/dt>\n            <dd>240 s<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gain \/ ISO<\/dt>\n            <dd>ISO 1600<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div>\n            <dt>Darks count<\/dt>\n            <dd>9<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Equipment notes<\/dt>\n            <dd>Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro; Explore Scientific ED80 refractor; Canon EOS 60D DSLR (unmodified); Orion Short Tube 80 guide scope; Orion StarShoot AutoGuider.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Capture details<\/dt>\n            <dd>31 x 240 s light frames at ISO 1600, about 2 h 4 min total integration; 9 dark frames; guided with PHD2; captured with BackyardEOS; EQMOD mount control.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Processing notes<\/dt>\n            <dd>PixInsight WBPP\/DBE\/SPCC visual branch, BXT\/NXT, StarXTerminator separation, and sparse real-star recombination over the red\/depth nebula treatment.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Technical notes<\/dt>\n            <dd>Imported astrophotography metadata; image dimensions 1713 x 1127.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Categories<\/dt>\n            <dd>astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/dl>\n                                            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#astrophotography<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#monoceros<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#nebula<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#ngc2237<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#pixinsight<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#rosette<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rosette-nebula-bxt-nxt-2026.jpg<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>Rosette Nebula \u2013 NGC 2237<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237, processed astrophotography image by Sankaranarayanan Viswanathan.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"bas-public-gallery__card\" data-bas-public-gallery-card data-bas-gallery-attachment-id=\"60\">\n            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__image-button\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    class=\"bas-public-gallery__image\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/m81-m82-768x576.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Bode&#039;s and Cigar Galaxies \u2014 M81 \/ M82\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                >\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__body\">\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__type\">Astrophotography<\/div>\n                                <h3 class=\"bas-public-gallery__title\">Bode\u2019s and Cigar Galaxies \u2014 M81 \/ M82<\/h3>\n                                    <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__summary\">Bode&#039;s and Cigar Galaxies \u2014 M81 \/ M82<\/p>\n                                <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__quick\">\n                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>kvsankar<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Object<\/dt>\n            <dd>M81 M82<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Location \/ date<\/dt>\n            <dd>2014\/03, Keemale Estate, Coorg, Karnataka, India<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n                                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#bode<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#cigar<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#m81<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#m82<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#SN2014J<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#supernova<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__card-actions\">\n                    <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__open\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-open>View details<\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <template data-bas-public-gallery-detail>\n                                            <p class=\"bas-public-gallery__description\">Two galaxies in Ursa Major caught in the same frame: M81 (Bode&#039;s Galaxy, NGC 3031), a textbook grand-design spiral, and M82 (Cigar Galaxy, NGC 3034), an edge-on irregular starburst whose core was stirred up by a close gravitational pass with M81 some hundreds of millions of years ago. Both lie about 12 million light-years away. Also visible in M82 here is SN 2014J \u2014 a Type Ia supernova discovered on 21 January 2014 by Steve Fossey at the University of London Observatory; this image was taken about six weeks after peak brightness, with the supernova still around magnitude 11.<\/p>\n                                        <dl class=\"bas-public-gallery__meta\">\n                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Contributor ID<\/dt>\n            <dd>kvsankar<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Gallery type<\/dt>\n            <dd>Astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Object \/ target<\/dt>\n            <dd>M81 M82<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition date \/ range<\/dt>\n            <dd>2014\/03<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Location<\/dt>\n            <dd>Keemale Estate, Coorg, Karnataka, India<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Imaging optic \/ OTA \/ lens<\/dt>\n            <dd>Explore Scientific ED80 air-spaced doublet refractor, plate solved near 386 mm<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Camera<\/dt>\n            <dd>Canon EOS 60D DSLR (unmodified)<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Mount \/ tracker<\/dt>\n            <dd>Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Total integration<\/dt>\n            <dd>~93 min<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Processing software<\/dt>\n            <dd>PixInsight<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Focal length<\/dt>\n            <dd>386 mm<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Guide method<\/dt>\n            <dd>PHD2 guiding<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Guide scope \/ OAG<\/dt>\n            <dd>Orion Short Tube 80<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Guide camera<\/dt>\n            <dd>Orion StarShoot AutoGuider (SSAG)<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Acquisition software<\/dt>\n            <dd>BackyardEOS<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div>\n            <dt>Gain \/ ISO<\/dt>\n            <dd>ISO 1600<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <div>\n            <dt>Equipment notes<\/dt>\n            <dd>Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro | Explore Scientific ED80 air-spaced doublet refractor, plate solved near 386 mm | Orion Short Tube 80 | Orion StarShoot AutoGuider (SSAG) | Canon EOS 60D DSLR (unmodified)<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Capture details<\/dt>\n            <dd>33 \u00d7 180 s selected at ISO 1600 | PHD2 for guiding, BackyardEOS for capture, and EQMOD for mount control.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div>\n            <dt>Processing notes<\/dt>\n            <dd>31 out of 33 subs integrated after WBPP rejection (~93 min total integration) | PixInsight cool-light\/cool-dark WBPP branch, ABE, plate solving, SPCC, SCNR, stock linear noise reduction, and an SN-preserving nonlinear v2 branch without BXT\/NXT or HDR\/LHE. Final v1 uses a 20% tighter presentation crop from the accepted branch.<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div>\n            <dt>Categories<\/dt>\n            <dd>astrophotography<\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/dl>\n                                            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__tags\" aria-label=\"Tags\">\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#bode<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#cigar<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#m81<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#m82<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#SN2014J<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"bas-public-gallery__tag\">#supernova<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/template>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-full-image hidden>https:\/\/bas.org.in\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/m81-m82.jpg<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-title hidden>Bode\u2019s and Cigar Galaxies \u2014 M81 \/ M82<\/span>\n                <span data-bas-public-gallery-alt hidden>Bode&#039;s and Cigar Galaxies \u2014 M81 \/ M82<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__modal\" data-bas-public-gallery-modal hidden>\n                <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-label=\"Gallery image details\">\n                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__modal-image-wrap\">\n                        <img class=\"bas-public-gallery__modal-image\" data-bas-public-gallery-modal-image alt=\"\">\n                        <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__icon-button bas-public-gallery__close\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-close aria-label=\"Close image viewer\"><svg class=\"bas-public-gallery__control-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 7l10 10\"><\/path><path d=\"M17 7L7 17\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n                        <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__icon-button bas-public-gallery__info\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-info aria-label=\"Show image information\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg class=\"bas-public-gallery__control-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 11v6\"><\/path><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7.5\" r=\"1.2\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"none\"><\/circle><\/svg><\/button>\n                        <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__nav bas-public-gallery__nav--prev\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-prev aria-label=\"Previous image\"><svg class=\"bas-public-gallery__control-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M15 6l-6 6 6 6\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n                        <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__nav bas-public-gallery__nav--next\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-next aria-label=\"Next image\"><svg class=\"bas-public-gallery__control-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__detail\" data-bas-public-gallery-detail-panel>\n                        <div class=\"bas-public-gallery__detail-header\">\n                            <h2 data-bas-public-gallery-modal-title><\/h2>\n                            <button class=\"bas-public-gallery__detail-close\" type=\"button\" data-bas-public-gallery-detail-close aria-label=\"Hide image information\"><svg class=\"bas-public-gallery__control-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 7l10 10\"><\/path><path d=\"M17 7L7 17\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div data-bas-public-gallery-modal-body><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        \n\n\n\n    <footer class=\"bas-gallery-admin-footer\" aria-label=\"Gallery administration\">\n      <a href=\"\/gallery\/wp-login.php\">Editor Login<\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n  <\/main>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangalore Astronomical Society Home Gallery Tools Policy Historic Pages &#9790; BAS Gallery Astrophotography, outreach, and star-party images from Bangalore Astronomical Society members and volunteers. 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