pangalanopoulo
Sh2-129
Many things have been said and writen about those two nebulas. Many astrophotographers have taken the challenge the last years to capture the faint squid nebula that is hidden in the flying bat nebula and was ignored until 2011, when another amateur astrophotographer Nicolas Outters proved once and for all its existence. I spent many days on this target. I started in June and finished in October, trying to capture as many photos as I could to really make the details from the squid nebula visible. 18 nights I turned my telescope towards the constellation Cepheus and gathered precious photons for this project. The processing was also very challenging and I went throught a very difficult learning process, trying to improve my processing skills and master the difficulties this target provided. A very big thanks to fellow astrophotographer Yannick Akar for the inspiration to capture this target, but also for his precious guidance throught the processing. I hope you enjoy it!
Telescope: Celestron RASA 8"
Camera: QHYCCD QHY268PH M
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters: Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 2" · Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 2" · Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2" · Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2" · Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 2"
Accessories: Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox 2
Software: Adobe Photoshop · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Frames:
Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 2": 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 2": 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2": 198×300″(16h 30′) (gain: 56.00) f/2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2": 297×300″(24h 45′) (gain: 56.00) f/2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 2": 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2 -10°C bin 1×1
Integration: 44h 15′
All photos captured from my backyard in Quedlinburg, Germany.
Sh2-129
Many things have been said and writen about those two nebulas. Many astrophotographers have taken the challenge the last years to capture the faint squid nebula that is hidden in the flying bat nebula and was ignored until 2011, when another amateur astrophotographer Nicolas Outters proved once and for all its existence. I spent many days on this target. I started in June and finished in October, trying to capture as many photos as I could to really make the details from the squid nebula visible. 18 nights I turned my telescope towards the constellation Cepheus and gathered precious photons for this project. The processing was also very challenging and I went throught a very difficult learning process, trying to improve my processing skills and master the difficulties this target provided. A very big thanks to fellow astrophotographer Yannick Akar for the inspiration to capture this target, but also for his precious guidance throught the processing. I hope you enjoy it!
Telescope: Celestron RASA 8"
Camera: QHYCCD QHY268PH M
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters: Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 2" · Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 2" · Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2" · Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2" · Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 2"
Accessories: Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox 2
Software: Adobe Photoshop · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Frames:
Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 2": 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 2": 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2": 198×300″(16h 30′) (gain: 56.00) f/2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2": 297×300″(24h 45′) (gain: 56.00) f/2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 2": 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2 -10°C bin 1×1
Integration: 44h 15′
All photos captured from my backyard in Quedlinburg, Germany.