KLUGE RUHE ABORIGINAL ART MUSEUM

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

NGC7293_20201014 NGC 7293 / C 63 / The Helix Nebula

The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula located about 650 light years away. This beautiful object demonstrates the inescapable death of a star as it expels its atmosphere into space at the end of its life. The exposed core of the dying star can be seen in the nebula's center, ionizing the surrounding shell with powerful ultraviolet radiation. The blue-green color comes from doubly ionized oxygen and the red from ionized hydrogen. Inevitably, our Sun will suffer a similar fate in a few billion years.

I'm finally back with another deep-sky astrophoto. The data for this image has been sitting in the archives since 2020, I just never had the time and energy to focus on it until now. My image processing skills (and the tools in PixInsight) have improved dramatically over the last 4 years, so it was worth waiting!

Total integration: 22 hours 45 minutes (1365 minutes from 884 subs)
08/25/19: 106 x 60 seconds ISO800 [Bortle 6]
08/29/19: 116 x 60 seconds ISO800 [Bortle 6]
08/30/19: 111 x 60 seconds ISO800 [Bortle 6]
08/31/19: 135 x 60 seconds ISO800 [Bortle 6]
09/04/19: 87 x 60 seconds ISO800 [Bortle 6]
10/03/19: 42 x 120 seconds ISO400 [Bortle 6]
10/04/19: 110 x 120 seconds ISO400 [Bortle 6]
10/24/19: 60 x 120 seconds ISO400 [Bortle 6]
10/28/19: 79 x 120 seconds ISO400 [Bortle 6]
10/14/20: 38 x 360 seconds ISO1600 [Bortle 4]

Camera: Canon T3i (stock/unmodified)
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED80 f/6.0 Apochromatic Refractor (with ES field flattener) 
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G
Guide scope: Svbony 50mm f/4.0 Guide Scope
Guide camera: Orion StarShoot AutoGuider
Capturing software: N.I.N.A., PlateSolve2, PHD2
Processing software: PixInsight
Bortle Class 6 ~19.32 mag/arcsec^2 (Charlottesville, VA)
Bortle Class 4 ~20.89 mag/arcsec^2 (Simeon, VA)
NGC7293_20201014 Credit: horizon_productions_sfl

The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum is a specialized art museum located in Charlottesville, Virginia, dedicated to showcasing and preserving the rich cultural heritage of Aboriginal art from Australia. The museum was founded in 1997 and is the only museum in the United States that is solely dedicated to exhibiting Indigenous Australian art.

The museum features a collection of over 1,800 art pieces from both established and emerging Aboriginal artists. The collection includes a wide range of artwork, including paintings, sculptures, bark paintings, prints, and textiles. The museum's collection focuses on contemporary Aboriginal art, but it also includes some historic pieces.

The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum is situated on a picturesque 7-acre property and features a range of galleries, exhibition spaces, and outdoor sculptures. The museum also hosts a range of events, including artist talks, workshops, and cultural performances, to promote greater understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal culture.

The museum is named after its founder, John W. Kluge, who donated his extensive personal collection of Aboriginal art to the University of Virginia, where it is housed and displayed. The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum is open to the public and welcomes visitors of all ages and backgrounds to explore and learn about the rich cultural heritage of Indigenous Australian art.

KLUGE RUHE ABORIGINAL ART MUSEUM is a Art Museum in CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. US MID #8405100950

The museum is classed as ART (Art Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Contact KLUGE RUHE ABORIGINAL ART MUSEUM

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
400 WORRELL DRIVE
CHARLOTTESVILLE
VA
22911

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KLUGE RUHE ABORIGINAL ART MUSEUM Information

MID # 8405100950
Name UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Alternate Name KLUGE RUHE ABORIGINAL ART MUSEUM
Classification Art Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 546001796
NTEECC A51
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201206
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 38.0248, -78.44117
CODES FIPS State Code: 51
FIPS County Code: 003
US Census Tract: 010500
US Census Block: 3017