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William Optics FLT 132
ZwoASI2600MC Pro
11-300 second subs
DeepSky stacker
Adobe Photoshop CC 2021
No filter
Remnant of the Tycho Supernova (SN 1572) as seen in X-ray light from the Chandra X-ray Space Observatory. The head was created using Poser and manipulated in Photoshop.
The clouds finally cleared out and my partner and I finally got the chance to take our telescope and imaging gear out for a test run. This was our first attempt at deep-sky astrophotography, and we were pretty pleased with the results
The Orion Nebula is located roughly 1400 light years from Earth. It is comprised primarily of Hydrogen II gas, and the nebulosity (glow) is the result of the HII gas becoming ionized due to the hot young stars contained in the region.
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William Optics Zenithstar 73 Apo doublet
ZwoASI2600MC Pro
Optolong L-Pro broadband filter
19-420 second subs
Deepsky stacker
Adobe Photoshop CC 2021
M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, approximately 25,000 Light Years away
(Taken by my husband, from his observatory in our back yard. He says he is too busy for flickr or other photo sharing sites. I say this is too cool not to share!)
Cradle of Cosmic Beginnings — The Embryo Nebula (NGC 1333)
In the quiet vastness of the Perseus Molecular Cloud, NGC 1333 — the Embryo Nebula — stirs with the breath of creation.
Glowing softly in hues of blue and amber, this reflection nebula shelters newborn stars wrapped in cocoons of cosmic dust. Their faint light dances through veils of interstellar mist, whispering stories of stellar infancy. Captured over five patient nights at Desert Bloom Observatory, this image gathers 88 frames of 600-second exposures — a tapestry woven from light and time. Every pixel speaks of formation, turbulence, and renewal — a glimpse into the universe’s eternal cycle of birth and becoming.
NGC 1333, located roughly 960 light-years away in the constellation Perseus, is a dense star-forming region within the Perseus Molecular Cloud Complex. It is dominated by reflection nebulosity — dust illuminated by young, hot stars — and marked by dark filaments and Herbig–Haro objects, where stellar jets collide with surrounding gas. The region teems with protostars, brown dwarfs, and protoplanetary disks, representing one of the most dynamic laboratories for studying early stellar evolution. The nebula’s distinctive structure resembles an embryo in a cosmic womb — a symbol of the universe’s relentless creativity.
Imaging Details:
Location: Desert Bloom Observatory, St. David, Arizona, USA
Telescope: Celestron Nexstar Evo 9.25" (235mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain)
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ-6R Pro Computerized Equatorial Mount S30300
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Guide Scope: ZWO 30F4 MiniScope
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI462MC Planetary Camera
Accessories: Starizona HyperStar 4 HS4-C9.25 White 10014, Starizona Telrad Reflex Sight, ZWO Electronic Automatic Focuser (EAF-5V), ZWO ASIAir Plus WiFi Controller, Optolong L-Pro 2” Multiband Pass Filter
Exposure: 88 frames × 600 sec (5 nights)
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop
Captured with: Samsung Smartphone (control and monitoring)
If only we had pupils the size of Hubble’s Telescope 94” mirror we might see the Cone Nebulae arising like this some night.
7.25 Hours on the Pleiades Star Cluster
Apertura 60EDR
Sky Watcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro Pack
Baader Mod Canon EOS 350D (Rebel XT)
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO 30mm Guide-scope
PHD2
Processing in SiriL
Photometric Color Calib
Background Extraction
Histogram Stretch
Background extraction, again
and more minor histogram stretches
87 x 5 minutes
50 Flats
15 Darks
24 Bias
The Bubble Nebula. M52 star cluster is on the right. Astro Tech AT72EDII with a ZWO ASI533MC-Pro camera. Optolong L-Enhance filter.
Processed in Astro Pixel processor and Photoshop CS3.
From my backyard near Austin Texas.
My first look at this nebula surprised me. Amazing colors. this is DSS only no other processing. The bright stars look blown out.
William Optics GT 102 with Field flattener
Canon Eos 60 prime focus unmodified
Celestron AVX
Optolong LP filter
ZW0 120mm guide
ASI air Pro (the easiest way to do remote)
80 minutes 120s subs
DSS with good quality calibration
Settings i used were found here:
sites.google.com/site/cloudybluesphere/astronomy/gallery/...
Camera Settings for SDC-435
Typical settings for Diffuse Nebula and Galaxies.
Lens Manual
Exposure Brightness = 1 (adjust upwards to see possible improvement)
Shutter = Manual (x256 or x512) Start at 64 and slowly increase. Changing AGC setting will require
re-adjustment.
AGC = Low to start. High to see if more can be obtained, but will need to wait awhile for the noise to
settle out, but ampglow
can be excessive with AGC on High.
Sense-up = OFF
White Balance Manual (R=410, B=500)
SSDR ON
Backlight OFF
SSNR3 ON (Maximum)
Day/Night Color
Special Image Adjust V-Rev (Off normally)
H-Rev (Off, normally)
D-Zoom (Off, normally)
Font Color (White)
Sharpness (On set to minimum, normally)
Monitor LCD or User (can change the gamma, PED level, and color gain in the sub menus.)
Typical settings for Planetary Nebula and Globular Clusters.
Lens Manual
Exposure Brightness = 1 (adjust upwards to see possible improvement)
Shutter = Manual (256 or 512) Start at 64 and slowly increase. Changing AGC setting will require
adjustment.
AGC = Low to start. High to see if more can be obtained, but will need to wait awhile for the
noise to settle out, and ampglow can be excessive with AGC on High.
Sense-up = OFF
White Balance Manual (R=410, B=500)
SSDR ON
Backlight OFF
SSNR3 ON (Maximum)
Day/Night Color
Special Image Adjust V-Rev (Off normally)
H-Rev (Off, normally)
D-Zoom (Off, normally)
Font Color (White)
Sharpness (On set to minimum, normally)
Monitor LCD or User (can change the gamma, PED level, and color gain in the sub menus.)
Typical settings for Moon and Planets.
Lens Manual
Exposure Brightness = 1 (adjust upwards to see possible improvement)
Shutter = Manual (1/250) Start here and adjust downward (using filter, eg. moon or contrast
boost filters will affect the setting).
AGC = OFF
Sense-up = OFF
White Balance Manual (R=410, B=500)
SSDR ON
Backlight OFF
SSNR3 ON (Maximum)
Day/Night Color (B/W for the Moon)
Special Image Adjust V-Rev (Off normally)
H-Rev (Off, normally)
D-Zoom (Off, normally, but can use zoom if not using barlow or
powermate)
Font Color (White)
Sharpness (On set to minimum, normally, but adjust upward as needed)
Monitor LCD or User (can change the gamma, PED level, and color gain in the sub menus.)
These are starting settings I've been using. I have used the sense-up function (Auto shutter) on bright objects like Globs
and it
seems to work ok on those objects, but typically I use Manual Shutter.
All other camera settings are default.
I use DeepSkyImaging as a capture program, but there other free software programs available.
Radian Raptor 61 F/4.5 Apo triplet refractor
ZwoASI2600MC Pro cooled, one shot color CMOS camera
Optolong L-Pro broadband light pollution filter
Orion Astroview equatorial mount
32 - 135 second subs
Stacked in DeepSky Stacker
Edited in Adobe Photoshop CC 2021
This an unguided
The composite photo of the Milky Way Galaxy center is based of a few different NASA’s Space Telescopes photos. The photo of the woman is a royalty free photo purchased from a stock photo website and credit given to Julio35 at Dreamstime.com
Another image of the Bubble Nebula.
Astro Tech RC6 with a ZWO ASI533mc-Pro camera and an Astro Physics focal reducer.
Optolong L-Enhance filter.
From my backyard on an Orion EQ-G Atlas mount ,guided.
Part of the huge Veil complex in the constellation Cygnus, merged from six images compiled over separate nights from my back garden in Colchester UK. Hundreds of 20" exposures at Gain 300 on an ASI 585MC; Sky-Watcher Explorer 150P on EQ-5 Pro mount, unguided, with coma corrector and UV/IR cut filter. Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, merged in Photoshop and adjusted in Lightroom.