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The Gamma Cygni Nebula is the diffuse emission nebula at the center of Cygnus's cross.
It contains many dark nebulae in addition to the emission diffuse nebulae and the small GN 20.16.3.02 Reflection Nebula
(Wikipedia)
---Photo details----
Stacks RGB: 82x2min
Darks : 100
Flats: 100
Exposure Time : 2h44min
Stack program : PixInsight
---Photo scope---
Camera : ZWO ASI2600MC PRO
CCD Temperature : -10C
Filter(s) used: Optolong L-Pro
Tube : Takahashi FSQ-106 EDX4
Field flattener / Reducer : -
Effective focal length : 530 mm
Effective aperture : F/5
---Guide scope---
Camera : ASI Mini guider
Guide exposure : 2 sec
---Mount and other stuff---
Mount : Skywatcher AZ-EQ-6 GT
---Processing details----
NINA for acquisition, controlling the following:
- ASTAP (plate solving)
- PHD2 (guiding)
- Stellarium
PixInsight : stacking, alignment, background extraction, histogram manipulation
Lightroom for final touchups
Topaz Denoise for a last processing step
Long integration capture using narrow band filters and HSO palette plus rgb stars.
My longest integration up to now (51 hours), capturing frames during the last three months.
"The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus.
The nebula lies in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, at a distance of about 2.0 kiloparsecs (6,500 ly) from Earth. It has a diameter of 3.4 parsecs (11 ly) and is expanding at a rate of about 1,500 kilometres per second or 0.5% of the speed of light."
(desc. credits: Wikipedia)
Technical card
Imaging telescopes or lenses:Altair Astro RC250-TT 10" RC Truss Tube, Teleskop Service TS Photoline 107mm f/6.5 Super-Apo
Imaging cameras:ZWO ASI183MM-Cool, ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mounts:Skywatcher EQ6R Pro, Mesu 200 Mk2
Guiding telescopes or lenses:Teleskop Service TSOAG9 Off-Axis Guider, Celestron OAG Deluxe
Guiding cameras:ZWO ASI174 Mini, ZWO ASI290 Mini
Focal reducers:Riccardi Reducer/Flattener 0.75x, Telescope-Service TS 2" Flattener
Software:Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Filters:Optolong OIII 6.5nm 36mm, Optolong SII 6.5nm 36mm, Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm, Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon S-II 36mm - 5nm, Astrodon O-III 36mm - 5nm
Accessories:ZWO EFW, MoonLite NiteCrawler WR30, MoonLite CSL 2.5" Focuser with High Res Stepper Motor
Resolution: 1979x1476
Dates:Oct. 27, 2019, Nov. 24, 2019, Nov. 30, 2019, Dec. 2, 2019, Dec. 22, 2019
Frames:
Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 60x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 60x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm: 175x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Optolong OIII 6.5nm 36mm: 63x600" (gain: 183.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 60x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Optolong SII 6.5nm 36mm: 63x600" (gain: 183.00) -15C bin 1x1
Integration: 51.7 hours
Avg. Moon age: 18.27 days
Avg. Moon phase: 14.46%
Astrometry.net job: 3149190
RA center: 83.630 degrees
DEC center: 22.014 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.007 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 90.441 degrees
Field radius: 0.345 degrees
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
Jupiter and Callisto, photographed from Long Beach, CA
Callisto is Jupiter's second largest satellite and the third largest moon in the solar system. It has a low albedo due to having an ancient surface, so I boosted its brightness a little here so it could be seen more easily.
30 s SER files were taken with a ZWO ASI120MM camera through Optolong CCD RGB filters on a Celestron Edge HD 925 telescope using FireCapture. The top 48% of frames went into 14 stacks of each color filter. These stacks were made in AutoStakkert, then sharpened in PixInsight. Stacks were combined and derotated in WinJUPOS, and the resulting R, G, and B images were combined in WinJUPOS to make a de-rotated single color image. Color balancing in Registax, then final touches in Photoshop.
CM longitudes:
System I: 136.8°
System II: 105.4°
System III: 23.7°
Las Pléyades o siete hermanas son un cúmulo estelar relativamente cercano a la Tierra (440 años luz), visible a simple vista en la constelación de Tauro
Hoy se sabe que la nebulosidad que acompaña a las estrellas no está relacionada con ellas y simplemente es una coincidencia con su situación actual.
Montura AVX sin guiado
Skywatcher ED80BD sin aplanador
Canon 1100D modificada + filtro optolong L-Pro
Light 37 127" ISO 1600
Calibración darks y bias
Procesado PixInsight y Photoshop
The annual astro camp of Hungarian Astronomical Association is held in Gerecse Mountain near Tarján (~50km southwest from Budapest). Every year ~ 300-400 amateur astronomers come together for common sky-wathcing in a long weekend. This year I was experimenting using a deep sky photo filter together with an all-sky fish-eye lens. During the three hours of the photo session clouds were continuously running through the sky resulting a quite surreal photo.
The field is being painted to red by the observing lamp of fellow amateur astronomers -- and to white by the lightnings of a storm cell flying through the northeastern horizon.
2019.07.26-27.
Tarján, Hungary
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Sigma EF 8/4.0 + Optolong L-pro EOS Clip
59 x 180 sec, F 4.0, ISO 2500
IC 1805 es parte de un gran complejo de nebulosidad débil se encuentra en Cassiopeia.
Derivado de su forma, que es conocida como la Nebulosa del corazón.
La parte muy brillante de la nebulosa del corazón se clasifica por separado como NGC 896, y fue la primera parte de esta nebulosa de ser descubierto.
IC 1805 se encuentra a unos 7.500 años luz de distancia, en el brazo de Perseo de la Galaxia. El cúmulo abierto Melotte 15 se encuentra en el centro de IC 1805.
-Realización:
-Montura: SW EQ6R
-Tubo: APM 107/700-Reductor RIccardi 0.75x
-Auto enfoque: Focuser Myrddin V2.3
-Control Energia:RB-Focus Balinor Smart PowerBox V2.0
-Cámara principal: Zwo ASI2600MC Pro
-Filtro: OPTOLONG L-EXTREME
40 tomas light 180"
tomas de calibración darks y flats
Gascones (Madrid)
Tiempo exposición: 2Horas
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IC 1805 is part of a large complex of weak nebulosity found in Cassiopeia.
Derived from its shape, which is known as the Heart Nebula.
The very bright part of the Heart Nebula is classified separately as NGC 896, and was the first part of this nebula to be discovered.
IC 1805 is located about 7,500 light years away, in the Perseus arm of the Galaxy. The open cluster Melotte 15 is located in the center of IC 1805.
-Realization:
-Mount: SW EQ6R
-Tube: APM 107/700-RIccardi reducer 0.75x
-Auto focus: Focuser Myrddin V2.3
-Energy Control:RB-Focus Balinor Smart PowerBox V2.0
-Main camera: Zwo ASI2600MC Pro
-Filter: OPTOLONG L-EXTREME
40 light shots 180"
darks and flats calibration shots
Gascones (Madrid)
Exposure time: 2Hours
Technical Informations:
Telescope: AIRY APO 130T f/6.6
Mount: NEQ6-Pro
Camera : QHY168C -- GAIN:10 ; OFFSET:32 -- -20°C
Filter: Optolong L-Pro
Frames: RGGB 131 x 240s with
Total Integration: 8,73 Hours
Software: SGP – PHD2 – PixInsight – CS6
Location: Noventa di Piave ( Venice) 4 meter above sea level – ITALY
Environment Temperature: About -3°C ( 26,6 F ) °5°C ( 41 F )
Relative Humidity: 90%
Date: 18.11.17 - 19.11.17 - 17.01.18 - 18.01.18
NOTE: No flattener used
I often acquire from a very polluted sky ( red zone ) but I am happy of this result considering the location where I have acquired. I hope you like it!
Shot during a full moon, but not too bad.
ASI 2600 Camera one-shot color
Optolong L-eXtreme filter
Redcat scope
Data - 07/06/2022
Hora - 21:11 ~ 22:59 local (-3 UTC)
Lat - 7,13S
Log - 34,83W
Local - João Pessoa, PB - Brasil
Bortle - Class 7
Telescopio - Lente Canon 200mm F2.8L USM @F4
Montagem - EQ5
Motorização - On Step Brazil
Guider - SW 9x50 + SVbony 105
Câmera - Canon T3i modificada
Filtro L-Enhance Clip Optolong
ISO - 1600
Light - 64 x 60s (64 min)
Flat - 15 x 1/800s
Dark - 15 x 60s
Bias - 15 x 1/4000s
Temperatura do sensor ~ 27°C (Home made cooler)
Software Captura - APT/PHD2
Softwares Processamento - SiriL/PIX/PS
#astfotbr
The Orion Nebula, Messier 42 or NGC 1976, is a diffuse nebula situated just below Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae in the night sky and is visible to the naked eye. It lies around 1,350 light years distant and is the closest region of massive star formation to us.
Image constructed using broadband and narrowband subs. Imaged over 3 nights, 7th, 9th and 15th January 2025.
NEQ6 PRO
Vixen R200SS with Vixen PH reducer/corrector @f/3.9
QHY294C broadband (Gain16OO) and narrowband (Gain2900)
QHY294M narrowband (Gain2900)
Optolong luminance filter:
65x 20sec
40 x 60sec
15 x 120sec subs
Antlia 4.5nm Ha filter:
70 x 10sec
50 x 20sec
30 x 60sec
20 x 120sec
15 x 300sec subs
Optolong L-eNhance filter:
60 x 10sec
60 x 20sec
30 x 60sec
20 x 120sec
15 x 180sec subs
Processed using Pixinsight and Photoshop 6.
Sharpless 274, also known as Abell 21 or Medusa Nebula, is a large planetary nebula in the constellation of Gemin. It was discovered in 1955 by UCLA astronomer George O. Abell. The braided serpentine filaments of glowing gas suggests the serpent hair of Medusa found in ancient Greek mythology.
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filters: 31mm unmounted Optolong
Optic: RC GSO 8" - Astro Physics telecompressor 0.67X
Mount: Ioptron CEM60 HP
Autoguider: Magzero QHY 5L II, OAG 9mm TS, Phd guiding
Frames: Ha 7nm 15X600 sec - RGB: 5X600 sec each Bin1 -30°
Processing: Pixinsight, PS
Whirlpool galaxy M51 represents a collision between two galaxies. The gravitational interaction between M51 and its companion will result in formation of one large galaxy. Whirlpool galaxy is a spiral galaxy and it is 76,000 light years across which is smaller than our milkyway galaxy. It lies at a distance of 31 light years from us and located in constellation of Canes Venatici. Gear setup: ES 102 CF APO @ 710mm Zero x F/F, Optolong L-Pro, ZWO 2600MC @0, iOptron GEM 45, ZWO mini guide scope+ZWO 120MM-S. Captured by APT, PHD2, Sharpcap Pro. Light subs 130 x 180sec, Darks 20, Flats 20, Bias 50 total exposure of 6.5 hours over two nights. Processed by PI.
Iris Nebula in Cepheus
This is a rather unique nebula with both reflection with a lot of obscuring dust. The Iris Nebula, also known as NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4.
Special thanks to @GalacticHunter for their video on mirror cleaning and their tip on fixing triangular stars!
Technical Info:
Optics: SGO 6" f/4 Imaging Newtonian @ 610mm FL
Explore Scientific 2" HR Coma Corrector
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Filter: 2" Optolong L-Pro
Mount: Losmandy GM8
Guiding: QHY Mini Guide Scope + PHD 2
Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro
Exposure: Light (Gain 100) - Best 85% of 116 subs @ 2 Minutes
Calibration: 30 Bias, 50 Darks, 0 Flats
Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Adobe Photoshop
#astrophotography #astroeverywhere #astrobackyard #losmandy #losmandygm8 #zwo #asi533mcpro #irisnebula #sequencegeneratorpro #ngc7023
Telescopio: Takahashi Mewlon 210 mm
Lunghezza focale: 2415 mm
Camera di ripresa: ZWO ASI 174 Color Cooled
Filtro: Optolong Green CCD 50,8 mm
Montatura: iOptron CEM60
Focuser Primalucelab Esatto 2"
Data: 25 Settembre 2021 Ore: 00:18 Tempo Locale
Pose: 270 sommate su 1.000 riprese a 163 fotogrammi al secondo
Seeing: 3 Antoniadi Trasparenza del cielo: 6
NGC 281, Sh2-184 or The Pacman Nebula, is a bright emission nebula located in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It lies at a distance of around 9,500 light years.
A chance to try out the Optolong L-eNhance filter.
EQ6-R-PRO
150mm Esprit with corrector
QHY294C Gain 2900
Optolong L-eNhance filter
16 x 900sec subs
Processed using Straton Star Removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Technical Information:
Telescope: AIRY APO 130T PrimaLuceLab
Mount: NEQ6 Pro - SkyWatcher
Camera: QHYCCD QHY9
Filter: Optolong H-a 7nm, OIII 6.5nm
Frames: H-a: 40x900s -- OIII: 40x900s
Total Integration: 20 Hours
Software: SGP – PHD2 – DSS – PixInsight – CS6
Location: AstroAtlas Observatory - Noventa di Piave (Venice) 4 meter above sea level – ITALY
Environment Temperature: About 5°C
Relative Humidity: 75%
Date: 16.11.20 - 17.11.20 - 21.11.20 - 24.11.20
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! :)
Here is my latest Bi-Color version of NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula taken from the AstroAtlas Observatory situated in Noventa di Piave (ITALY);
I have never done it before and I am very happy of this result.
Unfortunately the seeing was not so good, and this is the reason why the stars are not so much point-like.
I hope you like it and clear skies!
AstroBin: astrob.in/7pbv2n/0/
NOTE: The image was acquired from a polluted sky with 75% of humidity - Bortle 5.
#astrophotography #astronomy #astroatlas
The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) in the constellation Cygnus. This is a reflection/emission nebula, note the dark trail behind it, this is a dark nebula called Barnard 168 and it forms the appearance of a trail behind the Cocoon.
Tech Specs: William Optics REDCAT 51 Telescope, ZWO ASI071MC camera running at 0F and Optolong L-eXtreme 2” Filter, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ZWO EAF (ProAstroGear Black-CAT) and ASIAir Pro, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 mini, processed in PixInsight. Image Date: August 1, 2025. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Telescopio Tecnosky 110 mm f 7
Lunghezza focale: 770 mm
Camera di ripresa: ZWO ASI 174 mono Cool
iOptron CEM60 Filtro LUNT Calcium-K module B 600 and Optolong IR-CUT 50,8 mm
Data: 13 Marzo 2022 Ore: 12:30 Local Time
Pose: 416 sommate su 1600 riprese a 129 fotogrammi al secondo
Seeing: 2 Trasparenza del cielo: 7, vento
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) lies about 7,500 light years away from Earth in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. The brightest part of the nebula (a knot at its western edge) is separately classified as NGC 896, because it was the first part of the nebula to be discovered. The nebula's intense red output and its morphology are driven by the radiation emanating from a small group of stars near the nebula's center. This open cluster of stars, known as Melotte 15, contains a few bright stars nearly 50 times the mass of our Sun, and many more dim stars that are only a fraction of our Sun's mass. The Heart Nebula is located adjacent to the Soul Nebula forming a view referred to as the Heart and Soul Nebula.
Tech Specs: William Optics REDCAT 51 Telescope, ZWO ASI071MC camera running at 0F, 180-minutes using 5-minute exposures, Optolong l-eXtreme 2” filter, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ZWO EAF (ProAstroGear Black-CAT) and ASIAir Pro, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 mini, processed in PixInsight. Image Date: July 28 and August 25, 2024. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
The Flying Bat and Squid Nebula,
A very difficult target to image and requires many hours of exposure to revolve the blue-green emission which due to doubly ionized oxygen atoms. This collection of images was a total exposure time of over 21 hours through a tri-narrowband filter. Enjoy 🌌 ✨ 🔭
Camera: ASI2600MC
Telescope: ASKAR 500
Mount: CEM70EC
Frames: 254X300sec
Filter: Optolong LeNhance
Went out 2 nights, IC1396, NGC6888, NGC2244, NGC7293, IC1805 and IC434
Orion 80mm ED refractor, Zwo 183MC Pro cooled color camera
Optolong L eNhance filter
#SharpCap Pro, PoleMaster
Ioptron i45 Pro EQ mount, PHD2 guiding
Orion 60mm guidescope SSAG
220 Gain offset 20 0c cooling,
IC1396 was 90 minutes, 1 minute exposure each
IC434 was 60 minutes, 1 minute exposure each
NGC2244 was 15 minutes, 1 minute exposure each
IC1805 was 60 minutes total, 1 minute exposure each
NGC7293 was 60 minutes total 1 minute exposure each
NGC6888 was 90 minutes total 1 minute exposure each
Weather was good all night for me, Getting colder too with some dew forming
50 darks 50 flats and 50 bias frames
Astro Pixel Processor and PS
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 800 with 0.7 reducer
Camera: ZWO ASI 071MC Pro
Exposure: 31 x 5min @ unity gain -10°C
Filters: Optolong L-Extreme
Mount: iOptron CEM60
Location: Beveren-Waas Belgium
Date: 2025/03/06
This is first look at a coloured nebula this side of Town As these two are so close this is a two shot Panorama in this case sitting vertically. This shot went straight together in PTGui even though it was only stars as the join. This is a part of the Carina Nebula the Hand cluster is to the left and carina to Right.
This is two nights per panel or 105 shots each as the nights get longer.
QHY183C -10c 105 shot 10 min over two nights each.
Prima Luce Essato Focus, Focus on the hour ,
Optolong LeNhance filter,
Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA Rotated 76 degrees
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro
Guided PHD2, SGP
Pixinsight, Ps.
Equipo Principal: ZWO ASI 1600 mm-pro + SW Explorer 250pds + SW Coma Corrector 0.9x + EQ6-R-Pro + ZWO EAF + ZWO 7x2" EFW
Equipo guía: starguider 60/240 mm, ZWO ASI 120mm mini
*Gain 139, -25 º C, Ha 7nm 2" Optolong, 71x180"
*Gain 139, -25 º C, Oiii-CCD 6.5 nm 2" Optolong, 70x180"
*Gain 139, -25 º C, Sii-CCD 6.5 nm 2" Optolong, 70x180"
100 Darks
50 Flats por filtro
Polar Align: SharpCap 3.2
Adquisición: SGP 3.1
Procesado: Pixinsight 1.8.8, PS
Dedicated to the Love of my Life in her 37th Birthday!!!!
Cropped image of the Lobster Nebula
Equipment used
EQ6R Pro mount
William Optics GT81V and .8 reducer
Asi 2600MC cooled to -10c
Optolong L Extreme Filter
ASIAIR Pro
120mm guide scope and mini camera
Zwo EAF
Processed in Pixinsight
6 hours of 600 second exposures
ccd: Moravian G3-16200 with EFW + OAG
filters: Optolong LRGB and Astrodon 5-nm Ha/O3
telescope: TEC 140 f/7
mount: 10Micron GM2000 QCI
guider: Lodestar X2
exposure: L 18x20min + RGB 8x12min + Ha 14x30min (all 1x1)
location: Les Granges, 900 m (Hautes Alpes, France)
software: TheSkyX Pro, CCD Commander, Pixinsight, PS CS5
date: 20 Mar - 1 May 2019
The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) in the constellation Cygnus. This is a reflection/emission nebula, note the dark trail behind it, a dark nebula called Barnard 168, it forms the appearance of a trail behind the Cocoon.
Image taken with a 98% illuminated moon.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED, ZWO ASI071mc-Pro running at -10C, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, 48 x 300 second exposures (calibrated with darks from the library), 2" Optolong L-eNhance filter, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini, controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Pro running v1.5 Beta software, processed in PixInsight. Image date: November 28, 2020. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA.
This is an example of a collision between two galaxies, the whirlpool galaxy M51 and it’s companion. In the image, Whirlpool galaxy is tearing apart the other smaller galaxy by gravitational forces. This collision is encouraging star formation in Whirlpool galaxy and birth of young stars. The galaxy is 15 million light years away. The image is taken by two telescopes. Gear setup: Celestron Edge HD 8 @ f/7, Guided by Celestron OAG with ZWO 174 MM, ZWO 2600MC @ 0, Antlia Ultra Narrowband filter, Lights 40 x 180 sec. Explore Scientific 102 @ f/6, ZWO 2600 MC @ 0, ZWO Mini guide scope & ZWO 120MM-S, Optolong L-Pro 2”, Lights 120 x 180 sec, Darks 20, Flats 20, Bias 50. Total exposure 8 hours. Stacked in APP & processed in PI & PS.
Gear used...
Askar PHQ65 with Reducer
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
iOptron CEM26
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO 30mm guide scope
Optolong L-Extreme filter
23 / 600 second exposures
10 Dark
Processed with Pixinsight and Lightroom Classic
Telescope: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L II
Lens @ 200mm
Mount: Losmandy GM811G
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro
Filter: Optolong L-Extreme
Site: Elk Grove, California, USA
Calibration Files: None
No of Frames: 149
Sub Exposure Time: 30sec
Integration Time: 1h 13m
Bortle Zone: Class 6
Date Taken: June 10, 2022
Da tanti anni avrei voluto fotografare questo target e finalmente è arrivata l'occasione giusta, Si tratta della "nebulosa Pacman", indicata in diversi cataloghi con le sigle NGC281, Sh2-184, o LBN616.
E' una nebulosa ad emissione molto carina immersa nella Via Lattea che mostra al suo interno l'ammasso aperto IC1590 e una caratteristica nube oscura frastagliata che la rende molto particolare.
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For many years I wanted to photograph this target and finally the right opportunity has arrived. It is the "Pacman nebula", indicated in various catalogs with the acronyms NGC281, Sh2-184, or LBN616.
It is a very nice emission nebula immersed in the Milky Way that shows inside it the open cluster IC1590 and a characteristic jagged dark cloud that makes it very particular.
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Optic: Rifrattore APO Scopos TL805 80mm/f7 + WO 0.8X
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC-Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5 Synscan
Seeing: 4 (scala Antoniadi inversa)
Narrowband filter Optolong L-eNhance 2"
BS 91x300s 121gain / 18 dark /21 flat / 18 darkflat /100 bias sensor -5°C
Date: 30/09/2024 + 01/10/2024
Integration: 7h 35min
Temperature: 19°C (media)
location for : Biancavilla -Catania-(Italy) 515m slm
Acquisition: NINA, PHDGuiding
Processing: DSS, GraXpert, SIRIL, PS.
Telescopio: Celestron C8 Edge HD
Barlow APO 1.5X aplanatica
Filtri: Optolong Blue CCD 50,8 mm
Lunghezza focale: 3048 mm
Camere di ripresa: ZWO ASI 174 mono Cool
Montatura: iOptron CEM60
Data: 24 Febbraio 2021 Ore: 19:10 Tempo Locale
Pose: 543 sommate su 2.010 riprese a 75 fotogrammi al secondo
Seeing: 3 Antoniadi Trasparenza del cielo 7
IC 1318 or the Gamma Cygni Nebula, is the diffuse emission nebula surrounding the star Sadr (γCygni). It lies around 4,000 light years distant.
HEQ5 PRO
RedCat51 WIFD
QHY183C Gain 21 -20C
Optolong L-eNhance filter 200 minutes
Processed using Pixinsight and Photoshop 6
ccd: Moravian G3-16200 with EFW + OAG
filters: Optolong LRGB and Astrodon 5-nm Ha/O3
telescope: FSQ 106N f/5
mount: 10Micron GM2000 QCI
guider: Lodestar X2
exposure: L 30x10min + RGB 20x5min + Ha 22x30min (all 1x1)
location: Les Granges, 900 m (Hautes Alpes, France)
software: TheSkyX Pro, CCD Commander, Pixinsight, PS CC
date: 29 Dec 2019 - 5 Jan 2020
Efix: SW Esprit 100 + Neq6 pro Rowan Mod + ASI1600MM pro + optolong LRGB filters - 89 x 2min L - 23 x 2 min R - 28 x 2 min G - 31 x 2 min B + 20s x 40 RGB (core) - Guide: 60mm guidescope + QHY5L-II - 120 darks. Edit: PIX and PS
3 Cameras, 3 Telescopes
Took these images over the last 2 years and grabbed a few more last month....
Setup#1(for FOV)
Camera: QHY163M
Telescope: 11" Celestron Edge HD w/V4 Hyperstar
Mount: Orion HDX-110
Optolong LUM filter: 50x30sec
Setup#2(for star color)
Camera:QHY128C
Telescope: Astrotech AT65EDQ
Mount: Piggybacked on Setup#1
8x600sec LUM filter
Setup#3(for core area)
Camera:QHY23M
Telescope:Meade 8" LX-50 SCT
Mount:Orion HDX-110
36mm LUM:13x60sec
Original image: flic.kr/p/2jeiJdi
Images processed in PixInsight, combined and tweeked in PS2020. Qhy 128 OSC data cropped and combined with QHY163M Luminance data, QHY23M LUM added for core area
The Lagoon Nebula is 8 in Charles Messier's "not a comet" list, 25 in the Sharpless catalog and 6523 in the New General Calalog.(NGC) It is a cloud of ionized hydrogen estimated to be 4000-6000 light years from earth. It can be seen with the naked eye as a gray/green patch in the constellation of Sagittarius..Almost in the center of the photo can be seen NGC 6530, an open cluster of young stars formed from material within the nebula. The entire nebula is roughly 110 x 50 light-years wide.
Update 01/08/2022
First light for my ASI294MC Pro
(now) 6.5 hours total integration time (195x120s, gain 230 + 20 darks, 20 flats and 30 bias frames, taken on three nights)
Optolong L-eNhance
William Optics RedCat 51
ASIAir Pro
ASI120MM mini guide camera
iOptron Sky Guider Pro
Saturn, taken with a ZWO ASI120MM camera and Optolong CCD RGB filters and a Celestron Edge HD 925 telescope from my backyard in Long Beach, CA.
The best 75% of frames from 45 s SER videos with each of the filters were stacked in AutoStakkert. This created 5 images in each of the three color filters. Those images were sharpened in PixInsight. All images with the same color filter were derotated and combined in WinJUPOS, then the R, G, and B stacks were derotated and combined to create the color image. I used Registax to get the color balance right, that did some small final touches in Photoshop.
CM longitudes:
System I: 80.0°
System II: 115.4°
System III: 187.9°
camera: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro with EFW 7x2"
filters: Optolong LRGB and Chroma 3-nm Ha/O3
telescope: TEC 140 f/7
mount: 10Micron GM2000 QCI
guider: ZWO ASI120 mini on 50-mm f/4 guidescope
exposure: L 20x10min (1x1) + RGB 15x5min (2x2) + Ha/O3 20x20min (2x2)
location: Les Granges, 900 m (Hautes Alpes, France)
software: TheSkyX Pro, CCD Commander, Pixinsight, PS CC
date: 30 Jul - 20 Sep 2021
The Man On the Vespa. A target I have never found a name for so I gave it one. Any one who has been to Italy and seen all the Vespa riders will know the sitting position. A few have heard me speak of this target but never really seen it quite like this. The Scope is in perfect focus why there is so much detail.
Narrow band and RGB stars in the Hubble pallet. I have paid homage to the Hubble pallet by not completely removing all the green. Add to the list of shot that make this up I even tried Sky flats so its a real long stack list.
At the very top of this shot is the outer Rim of the Tarantula Nebula one every one knows.
Enjoy the man like I have never seen before......and all the wispy details in the Background.
QHY183M -10c 100 Odd shots 5 min each filter over five nights .. one night 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.
QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser
Optolong LeNhance filter,
Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
SVbony 50MM Guide scope
QHY5L-II-M Guide camera
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps
This is part of my targets for astro fest. We where asked to sort out some targets we would like to take. my first of the night is below 47 Tucanae above is the second. 29/10/2022
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QHY183C -10c 100 shot 10 min
MeLE Mini PC
Prima Luce Essato Focus
Optolong LeNhance filter,
Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro
SVbony 50MM Guide scope
QHY QHY5L-II-M Guide camera
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps.
This is one of the first objects I got a somewhat decent shot of back in May 2011. Here's that image: flic.kr/p/9SWw5P
I wanted a comparison to see what I've learned over the past 10 years.
The first one had no calibration frames - no darks, no flats, no bias. It was also done with a one-shot color camera (Atik 314L+), but from significantly darker skies. The current one is with a mono camera (Atik 414-EX) and Optolong RGB deep sky filters, but from my very light polluted backyard. Both are with a Celestron Edge HD 925 with 0.63x focal reducer. The first one was processed with Nebulosity and GIMP. The current one with Nebulosity for preprocessing; PixInsight for stacking, channel combination, and processing, with final touches in Photoshop. Guiding was done with a Celestron Nexstar 80mm refractor using Celestron's planetary imaging camera for the earlier one, and with a ZWO ASI120MM for the current one. The current version also uses the multi-star guiding option in PHD.
I will be getting an H-alpha filter for the filter wheel soon, so we'll see another version of this with more pop for the emission nebulae soon.
Happy 10 years of diving into this effort, spending money on equipment and software, and many hours of time learning how to use them! I hope to keep this up for many years to come.
Technical Information:
Telescope: AIRY APO 130T PrimaLuceLab
Mount: Paramount MyT - Software Bisque
Camera: QHYCCD QHY9
Filter: Optolong H-a 7nm, L-Pro, R, G, B
Frames: H-a:20x900s -- L-Pro:120x240s -- R:45x240s -- G:45x240s -- B:45x240s
Total Integration: 22 Hours
Software: SGP – TheSkyX – PHD2 – DSS – PixInsight – CS6
Location: AstroAtlas Observatory - Noventa di Piave (Venice) 4 meter above sea level – ITALY
Environment Temperature: About 12°C
Relative Humidity: 83%
Date: 07.10.20 - 12.10.20 - 13.10.20 - 18.10.20
This is my last picture taken from the AstroAtlas Observatory situated in Noventa di Piave (ITALY).
This is M33 in H-aLRGB. I have been trying to photograph many times... It seems to be easy but, in my opinion, it is challenging to process.
I am impressed from the hydrogen present in this region.
I hope you like it and clear skies!
AstroBin: astrob.in/bdvurw/0/
NOTE: The image was acquired from a polluted sky with high humidity- Bortle 5.
#astrophotography #astronomy #astroatlas
The Rosette is an immense rose-shaped nebula, some three times larger than the Orion Nebula and three times farther away. It's a beautiful blossom of glowing gas and dust where new stars are forming. It's some 5200 light-years away from Earth and can be found in the constellation Monoceros, the unicorn.
Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 81 Refractor
Mount: Losmandy GM811G
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro
Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme Dual-band Filter
Site: Elk Grove, California, USA Bortle 6
Processing: DSS, siriL, Photoshop 2020, DXO PhotoLab 4
Calibration Files: None
Guiding: None
A part of the Large Magellanic cloud . This is a huge step in learning and improvement. Here is 10 hours each narrow band filter S Ha O and and 30 shot each RGB. Throw stars from narrowband use the stars from RGB as they are more natural looking and consistent. Remember this is all coming from a Mono camera and a filters.
Its a longer take and a lot longer edit to get the final result but its way better than trying to clean the Narrow band stars, in total 6 nights work. This in the Hubble pallet of S Ha O. In this format of RGB Red is Sulphur Green is Ha and Blue is O.
QHY183M -10c 60 shots 5 min each filter over five nights .. one night 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.
QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser
Optolong LeNhance filter,
Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
SVbony 50MM Guide scope
QHY5L-II-M Guide camera
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps
My latest projects from the backyard includes nearly 5 hours of exposure time.
Also in this frame are the Fox Fur Nebula, and Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264).
58 x 5-minutes
ZWO ASI2400MC Pro
Optolong L-eXtreme Filter
Sky-Watcher Esprit 150
NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11.
Integration time 54 x 300s
ZWO ASI 533 MC Pro
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm
Optolong L-Enchance filter
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro mount
120mm guide scope
Edited in Pixinsight & Adobe Photoshop
Imaged in Hailuoto, Finland. Bortle 3-4 sky.
2025-01-25
Winter Star Party, Scout Key FL
This nebula lies in the Constellation Carina. It is the home of the star Eta Carinae which is 100 times more massive than the Sun and is 4 million times brighter.
I took this image with Eta Carina only 4 degrees above the ocean's horizon.
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC
Guide Camera: QHY5III462
Telescope: Vixen ED80 SF F/7.5
Mount: Losmandy G11
Integration: 11 x 900s = 165m (2,75 h)
Filter: Optolong Ultimate Dual
Capture: NINA
Processing: Pixinsight, Affinity
The Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, looks like a gigantic cosmic soap bubble. It's a beautiful emission nebula discovered by William Herschel in 1787. The object is 8,000 light-years from Earth, is in fact a cloud of gas and dust illuminated by the brilliant star within it. It can be found in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 81 Refractor
Mount: Fornax Lightrack II
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro
Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme Dual-band Filter
Site: Elk Grove, California, USA Bortle 6
Processing: DSS, siriL, Photoshop 2020, DXO PhotoLab 4
Calibration Files: None
Guiding: None