View allAll Photos Tagged Deepskystacker

M45 - Pleiades star cluster - 5 and 9-Dec-2013 - William Optics GT102 102mm triplet refractor on HEQ5 mount - QHY8L CCD camera + 0.8x Flattener/Reducer (for 560mm @ f5.5), guided with QHY5-II FinderGuider and PHD, 16 frames (300sec) Total Exp:1h20m + 29 darks + 29 EL panel flats, captured with Nebulosity 3, stacked with DeepSkyStacker, post-processed with Capture NX2/Nebulosity 3

somma di 5 foto da 15 secondi mediate con deepskystacker, dark e flat

The Orion Nebula and De Mairan's Nebula, M42 and M43 respectively, as viewed under urban light using an Astronomik CLS Clip-Filter. The CLS (City Light Suppression) is an interference filter that blocks the light of the spectral lines of mercury and sodium-vapor lamps and lets the largest part of the visible light and H-alpha emissions pass. All the important emission lines, as well as the spectral region that the very well dark adapted eye can see, can pass through the filter. This was my first attempt at using the filter and stacking images using DeepSkyStacker. Camera used was a Canon EOS 70D, with an EF 24-105 mm lens, mounted on an iOptron SkyTracker. Location was Burlington, Ontario, 43°19'57" N, 79°46'38"W, ambient temperature a balmy -13°C under a waxing gibbous moon, no cloud cover and marginal to average transparency and seeing. Eight light frames and six dark frames, no flat or bias frames, all shot at ISO 400, f/4 for 30 seconds and 105 mm.

1hr 20 mins of integration with 32x150s exposures at ISO 1000 with a Nikon D600 and iOptron iEQ30 pro mount. Bortle 5. Stacked using DeepSkyStacker and stretched in Photoshop. Final edits in Lightroom.

First successful try at taking a Deep Sky Object using the Pentax O-GPS 1 unit.

 

Pentax K-5 II

smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR

Pentax O-GPS 1

10x140 seconds stacked using DeepSkyStacker

Post processing in Photoshop

Two years later

 

Designated NGC 2264, this is in the Monoceros Constellation (Unicorn), 2600 light-years away. If you angle your head 45 degrees to the right, you can see where it gets its name. The Cone Nebula by the way is that pointy finger looking thing about 2 o'clock from centre a third of the way down the image. Not greatly detailed, but I wouldn't expect it to be for such a short exposure! :)

 

Taken at the same time (shortly before actually) as the Leo Triplet I uploaded yesterday, it was beset with the same problems. I took 80 60sec subs and, because the mount was being a pig (no disrespect to pigs), I could only use 36 of them - so this is 36 minutes. I've never pointed my kit at an area of sky with so much red stuff before (that's Hydrogen Alpha, Hα for short), so I'm kinda pleased with this. Horrendous coma, but that's a "feature" of the kit, and I can't afford a coma corrector, so I have to put up with it. :)

 

Might have another go at processing later - this was a bit of a rush job to see what I had. The darks problem I had last night is now fixed - DSS being temperamental!

 

24 March 2011

200p, EQ5 unguided

Nikon D70 full spectrum prime focus

36 x 60sec, iso 1600

darks, bias and flats.

Stacked in DSS processed in CS5

 

After I have spent hours to watch the starry sky, I tried to realize a image of our nearest neighbor galaxy : Andromeda M31.

  

Wihtout using a tracking mount, I took 64 images (+ 20 darks) that I superimposed with DeepSkyStacker software.

  

In order to improve the clarity of the photograph, I used lightroom. But the focus is not perfect unfortunately...

  

Tehnical datas :

Canon T3i on tripod

50 mm lens

f/1.8

64 x 8 s = 8.5 minutes of exposure

ISO3200

  

JPEG editing

 

UK.Date: 7/7/13.

Exposure: 36min (9x240s@800), f/6.3, Guided.

Celestron 8SE OTA, Celestron Advanced Vx mount, Canon 1100d DSLR (modified) with UV/IR filter, Orion 10x50 finder, LifeCam Cinema (modified) guide camera.

Backyard EOS, PHD, DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop.

M39

4/08/2013, Diepenbeek

Light: Light 60x120 sec + RGB 3x6x120 sec. Darks 39x120 sec. Flats 36x1 sec.

Total time = 156 min

 

Equipment used:

-Skywatcher 200mm F4 Carbon

-NEQ6 mount

-Atik 314L+

-Televue Paracorr 2

-IDAS LP2 Filter + Baader RGB Filters

-DeepSkyStacker

-Astrozap Dew-shield

-Guiding: QHY5 + PHD

60*30sec (30min.)

Iso 1600

Almost full moon ;)

  

Celestron Nexstar 130Slt

Canon Eos10D

Photoshop

DeepSkyStacker

 

I was quite happy with result, but when I looked monitor from different angle, I was quite terrified.

I really have to see these photos with good monitor to see are they really so bad..

I tried calibrating system, but somehow it didn`t work like it should have.

Still this is a little bit better than my last one of this.

 

AstroTech AT8RC + CCDT67 + Atik383L(-15C) on SkyWatcher AZ-EQ6GT

Astrodon Tru-Balance E-Series Gen2 (with EFW2)

L6x600sec,R1x300sec,G1x300sec,B1x300sec (Total:75min)

Guiding: OAG9 + LodestarX2

StellaImage7, DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop CC2015

Locations: Okayama, Japan

Mar. 2015

Processed with DSS

50 frames

Taken October 19, 2024

Nikon D3100 - Nikon NIKKOR-H Auto 50mm f/2 @ f2 / f2,8 / f4

Procesado con DeepSkyStacker + Adobe Photoshop CS6

15' de exposición (4 lights).

Traveling 2400 yrs. back in time (378 B.C.): the H-Alpha view of the *Veil Nebula*, the remnant of a supernove 20 times more massive than the Sun.

 

The picture is a 171 minutes integration of the Veil Nebula using the RASA 8, AVX, ZWO 294MM PRO and the H-Alpha, O-III and S-II Baader 2" Highspeed filters.

The stars are rather poor, with coma and bloating, but I was pleased with the spiral structure of the galaxy.

9 x 4-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f/4. Manually guided off-axis. Modified EOS 600D & Revelation 12" Newtonian reflector telescope.

Registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; initial curves adjusted in Canon Photo Professional; noise reduction, colour balance and final curves adjustment via CyberLink PhotoDirector.

鏡筒: 8cm F6 (笠井 BLANCA-80EDT) + 0.6x レデューサー

カメラ: OM-D E-M5

赤道儀: スカイメモS

 

288mm, F3.6, 20s, ISO1000 を DeepSkyStacker で8枚コンポジット。LightRoom CC でトリミング、トーンカーブ調整等。

Shotdate: 26th november 2010

Location: De Cockdorp, Texel, NL

Camera: Nikon D3x

Optics: 80-400mm @ 80mm f7.1

Mount: AstroTrac TT 320

 

------------------------------------------------------

 

Stacking in DeepskyStacker 3.3.2

 

DeepSkyStacker settings:

21 frames 300 second exposure (ISO: 800) - total exposure: 1 hr 45 mn 8 s

RGB Channels Background Calibration: No

Per Channel Background Calibration: Yes

Method: Kappa-Sigma (Kappa = 2.00, Iterations = 5)

 

Offset: 120 frames exposure: 1/8000 s

Method: Kappa-Sigma (Kappa = 2.00, Iterations = 5)

 

Dark: 20 frames exposure: 5 mn 2 s

Method: Kappa-Sigma (Kappa = 2.00, Iterations = 5)

 

Flat: 42 frames exposure: 1/13 s

Method: Kappa-Sigma (Kappa = 2.00, Iterations = 5)

 

------------------------------------------------------

 

Postprocessing in PixInsight 1.6

 

DynamicBackgroundExtraction

HistogramTransformation @ ~0,375 midtone, 9 times and save each step as 32-bit FITS-file

HDRComposition of 9 32-bit FITS frames

HistogramTransformation

ChannelExtraction: making hdr_L mask

HistogramTransformation: hdr_L

HistogramTransformation: Masking with hdr_L

Removed the mask from hdr file

ChannelExtraction: making hdr_L mask

HistogramTransformation: hdr_L

CurvesTransformation: Masking with hdr_L

HistogramTransformation

CurvesTransformation

DynamicCrop

Canon 6D

Canon 300mm f/4.0 + Canon 1.4 Teleconverter

Vixen Polarie tracking head

103 x 40sec exposures (=70min)

Stacked in DeepSkyStacker

Processed in Photoshop and Lightroom

Finally it was clear night..

Version 2.

Celestron Nexstar 130 SLT

Canon Eos 10D

27*15 sec.

DeepSkyStacker. Photoshop.

10 x 5min (ISO 1600)

Imaging: William Optics FLT 98(at f/5), Nikon D7000

Guide: Tokina 100-300mm f/4 AFII, Orion Starshoot Autoguider

cgem mount

Iso 1000

5sec

12 photos

f2

DeepSkyStacker+DX0

OTA: Canon 300mm f/4, stopped to 62mm for f/4.8

Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM

Filters: Baader CMOS-Optimized Ultra-Narrowband

Exposure: Ha 8x10min, Oiii 7x10min, synthetic green

Mount: CEM70G

Captured with SGP

Registered and stacked with DeepSkyStacker

Photographed from Round Rock TX (light pollution zone: red)

Equipment:

 

Telescope: Orion XT10i on Skywatcher EQ6 Pro

Camera: Canon 550D unmodified + Baader MPCC

Guiding: None

Software: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop

Images: 65x60sec ISO1600 Lights; 22x Darks; 8x Flats

Lens: Sigma 28mm f/1.8, stepped down to f/4

Camera: Canon 6D (unmodified)

Exposure: 3 sections, 5x8min iso800

Filter: None

Mount: Celestron CG5-ASGT

Captured with BackyardEOS

Registered and stacked with DeepSkyStacker

Photographed from X Bar Ranch, Eldorado TX

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 12m (6 x 2m) ISO 800 RGB

Filter: Orion Skyglow Imaging Filter

Flattener/Correction: MPCC

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: Yes - PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

A wider field view of Orion's belt and sword which contains the previous two uploaded pictures.

 

Nikon D7000 + Sigma 150mm f/2.8

 

36 x 2 minute ISO3200

16 x 30 second ISO1600

8 x 30 second ISO200

DeepSkyStacker Entropy Weighted method

Do you know, I sometimes wish my camera was alive, so that I could kill it, or at the very least cause it some severe pain. But it's not, so I have to make do with kicking the cat, who now runs to the end of the garden every time I set up my kit. ;)

 

This is a vast improvement on this, but is still lacking in detail because of the conditions at the time (and the kit) (and my processing skills). The eastern veil (northern in this) shows much more detail, being the brighter, and even has some elements that could be loosely described as filamentary. :). Enough of the veil already!

 

Nikon D70 modded, 55-200 Nikkor at 185mm (cropped), f5.6, 800iso, Baader Neodymium filter.

23 x 5 min subs for a total of 1 hour 55 mins, unguided EQ5

Darks, flats and bias

Stacked and processed in DSS and CS5, with a little help from Noel's tools.

  

I noticed that C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) and the Pleiades were nicely within the field of view of a 50mm lens, so I rattled off as many 10 second exposures as I could before the fog started to roll in.

Taken the other night, 7 2.5s exposures stacked with DeepSkyStacker Live, and processed in Photoshop Elements and Aperture 3.

 

Pretty happy with the result for a first off the cuff try.

 

Taken with Canon EOS 7D + 70-200mm F4L lens

Stack of 26 exposure Iso 1600 and 3200, 15, 20, and 30 seconds.

You really can't miss Jupiter at the moment. It will be in opposition tomorrow and reach it's brightest for the year. And it is very bright in the southern sky at the moment. Even if you can't see the Milky Way from the city you can see Jupiter.

Date: 3rd August 2008

Location: Cambridge, UK

OTA: C11 @ f/10

Guiding: SW ED80 + DSI-C + PHD

Imaging: QHY8 + MaximDL, 30 x 300s, IDAS

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Post Process: ImagesPlus + PSCS2

Canon 6D

Canon 300mm f/4.0 + Canon 1.4 Teleconverter @ f/5.6

Vixen Polarie tracking head

51 x 30sec @ISO3200

22 x 30sec @ISO12800

Stacked in DeepSkyStacker

Processed in Lightroom

Equipment:

 

Canon EOS 600D, Skywatcher Evostar 120

 

9 x 240 s, ISO 800

 

Mount: EQ5

Guiding: MGen

 

Software:

 

Deepskystacker

Lightroom

M45

 

Canon 60d + Batterie grip + 70 - 200 lens

 

Triton ball head rotule ( Load capacity: 10 kg )

AstroTrac TT320X-AG ( Load capacity:15 kg )

AstroTrac Polar Scope

Tele-Optic Mount 320 TT

Berlebach Tripod ( Load capacity: 20 kg )

 

DeepSkyStacker :

 

1 photo

0 Dark

0 Offset

300 sec

320 ISO

F = 200 mm

 

I have no clue what I'm doing. Stacked 10 Light frames of f/1.8, 5 sec., ISO-400, 0 step, 28 mm in DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2, converted to 8 bit RGB Photoshop file, edited in Lr5.

Les nébuleuses de l'Âme (IC1805) et du Cœur (IC1848) sont deux nébuleuses en émission de la constellation de Cassiopée, toutes deux situées à environs 7500 années-lumière.

 

1h40 (50x2min) de pose, Canon EOS 40D défiltré "Baader", ISO800, avec un Canon EF 70-200/2.8 à 200mm f2.8, filtre Astronomik EOSClip CLS, sur une monture Astrotrac. Prétraitements avec DeepSkyStacker (21 flats, 21 offsets, 21 darks), traitement avec Photoshop.

 

Free for non-commercial use, please notify me of every use !

Libre pour une utilisation non commerciale, merci de me notifier de son utilisation

OTA: Celestron C10N, 10" newtonian reflector

Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM

Exposure: H-alpha 13x10 minutes

Mount: CEM70G

Captured with SGP

Registered and stacked with DeepSkyStacker

Photographed from Round Rock TX (light pollution zone: red)

EXIF - 135X120" (4h30'), Gain 120

Calibration: Flats - 30, Darks - 30

Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro (cooled to -10°C)

Filter: Astronomik L-2 - UV IR Blockfilter 1,25"

Main optics: Sky-Watcher Explorer 200P

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Guiding: Artesky UltraGuide 70 + ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Controller: ZWO ASIair Pro

Software: DeepSkyStacker + Pixinsight + Photoshop

Location: Bilice, Sibenik

Newton SkyWatcher 200/1000 and ASI1600MM-Cool. 47 minutes of integration (Lum 50x10s, RGB 15x10s each - Bin1x1 - Gain 300 - Offset 50 - No Darks, Flats o Bias). Capture with Sequence Generator Pro. Elaboration with DeepSkyStacker + Photoshop.

Another test on M13 using a Celestron CPC800 unguided and in alt-az mode this time with my new Sony A7r.

 

I wanted to see how the 33 megapixel sensor did at astrophotograhpy. Later in the year when M42 is around, I'll see how it does with nebulosity.

 

10 x 10 sec exposures for a total of 1m40s using an unmodifed A7r @ ISO 1600, focus eyeballed using the camera LCD screen. Registered and stacked with DeepSkyStacker.

The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex (also often referred to as simply the Orion Complex) refers to a large group of bright nebula, dark clouds, and young stars located in the constellation of Orion. The cloud itself is between 1,500 and 1,600 light-years away and is hundreds of light-years across. Several parts of the nebula can be observed through binoculars and small telescopes, with some parts (such as the Orion Nebula) being visible to the naked eye.

 

The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 in emission nebula IC 434) is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of the star Alnitak, which is farthest east on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 1500 light years from Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of the shape of its swirling cloud of dark dust and gases, which is similar to that of a horse's head when viewed from Earth.

 

Date: 11-25-2011

Scope: Stellarvue SV105-3SV

Mount: Celestron CGEM

Finder: Stellarvue F50M3

Focal Reducer: Stellarvue SFF7-3SV

Filter: Baader Planetarium Moon & Skyglow Filter

Camera: Canon T2i/550D unmodified

Autoguide: Orion Starshoot + PHD

Image Capture: Nebulosity 2

Exposures: 10 x 5min @ 800 iso

Stacking: DeepSkyStacker

Image Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3.5 64bit

OS: Windows 7 64bit

procesado usando los RAW

 

/

 

processed feeding the raw file to deepsky, instead of using TIF converted by LR4

After I have spent hours to watch the starry sky, I tried to realize a image of our nearest neighbor galaxy : Andromeda M31.

  

Wihtout using a tracking mount, I took 64 images (+ 20 darks) that I superimposed with DeepSkyStacker software.

  

In order to improve the clarity of the photograph, I used lightroom. But the focus is not perfect unfortunately...

  

Tehnical datas :

Canon T3i on tripod

50 mm lens

f/1.8

64 x 8 s = 8.5 minutes of exposure

ISO3200

  

JPEG editing

 

Stack of 23x 1 minute exposures of M51 to show the Supernova that recently erupted. (tagged, Approximate magnitude 14.5)

 

The supernova just looks like a small faint star, no brighter than most of the other faint stars in this image ... but keep in mind that it's in Galaxy M51, 31 Million light years away from us. The other faint stars are probably only thousands of light years away, and are within our own galaxy. The supernova could be 5000x further away!

 

Skywatcher Maksutov Newtonian telescope 190mm F5.3. LXD75 Mount. Canon T1i DSLR ISO800.

 

I took about 50 exposures mostly 1 minute each. Most of them are streaked too much to use even with my low standards, but I'm happy I was able to get some ok 1 minute shots, usually i can only do 30 seconds. I was setup on a cement patio tonight instead of in the grass which may have helped.

 

I stacked this using DeepSky Stacker, with a set of dark, bias, and flat field frames. I had stacked it in Pixinsight 1.7 but had some difficulties. after stacking I did some processing in Pixinsight and Gimp to make the galaxy and it's neighbours more visible.

Attempt to capture the Milky Way in the Summer Triangle with my shiny new DSLR. Stack of 9 twenty-second exposures with the kit lens at f/3.5, 18mm, ISO 1600.

 

I took this near Utah Lake (same place as my Andromeda photo). It was pretty hazy and I had difficulty separating the Milky Way from the sky glow.

Canon 6D

Canon 300mm f/4.0 + Canon 1.4 Teleconverter @ f/5.6

Vixen Polarie tracking head

51 x 30sec @ISO3200

22 x 30sec @ISO12800

Stacked in DeepSkyStacker

Processed in Lightroom

Lovejoy 112913 CanonT3i, 60X50" SVR90, AP900, DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop levels and curves, guided with Orion SSAG ST80

1 2 ••• 52 53 55 57 58 ••• 79 80