2025-08-25

This image was taken at the 2025 Almost Heaven Star Party at Spruce Knob, WV. It was cloudy most nights. The last night I was able to capture 102 minutes before clouds rolled in. It includes the Heart Nebula and the Fish Head Nebula.

Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC

Guide Camera: QHY5III462

Telescope: Tele Vue NP101is f/5.4

Mount: Losmandy G11

Integration: 9 x 680s = 102m

Filter: Optolong Ultima 3nm dual HaOiii

Capture: NINA

Processing: Pixinsight, Affinity 2

March 19th 2022 from 22:45

Edinburgh Bortle 7/8 zone

Celestron RASA 8"

ZWO 183mc pro

ZWO EAF

Optolong l-Pro filter

ZWO air pro

Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro

150*30s lights with flats, darks and bias

Gain 122 at -10C

Processed in APP , Pixinsight and Photoshop

This is IC 2177, the Seagull Nebula. I shot it from my back yard in Bend, OR.

I used a 90mm f/6 triplet refractor equipped with a field flattener and mounted on an Orion Sirius EQ-G mount. The camera was a modified Canon 6D. I also used an Optolong L-Enhance dual-band filter to block out light pollution. Polar alignment, telescope focus, object acquisition, autoguiding, and exposure capture were all done from my iPhone using the ZWO ASIAir Pro.

I combined 30 300s exposures at f/6, ISO 2000, for a total of 2.5 hours of exposure time. Images and calibration frames were stacked in Astro Pixel Processor and finished in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Another trip into space, this time to Orion that, at present in the UK, rises above the horizon late in the evening in the east and is visible higher up in the sky from midnight onwards. The Horsehead Nebula is an iconic dark nebula in the Orion constellation. Along with the nearby Flame Nebula (to the left in the image) they are part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. Compared to some nebulae, this one is very easy to find - it is located near the most eastern star in Orion's Belt, Alnitak and is 1500 light years from Earth.

My second attempt at this target

William Optics GT81

William Optics Flat 6AIII

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

Optolong L-eXtreme filter

ASI Air Pro

Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro

125 x 180s lights at -10C and gain 100

40 darks, 50 flats and 50 dark flats

Stacked in DSS, processed in PS with final touches in LR

33x30s Nikon D800 full spectrum Optolong LPro filter Nikkor AIS ED IF 300mm f/2,8 @f/4 ISO 1600 DSS, PSCC

Urban sky, intense light pollution, low altiude

Telescope: Orion ED80 F7.5

Camera: QHY163M

Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5PRO

Guider Scope: Meade 8x50mm Finder/Guider

Guider Camera: Starlight Xpress Superstar

Softwares: PixInsight 1.8, Astro Photography Tool, Stark Labs PHD 2, Photoshop CS6

Filters: Baader H-Alpha 1.25 7nm, Optolong Green 1.25", Optolong Red 1.25", Optolong Blue 1.25"

Date: November 13, 2017.

Frames: 76x300"

Total Exposure: 6.3 hours

Technical Information:

Telescope: AIRY APO 130T PrimaLuceLab

Mount: Paramount MyT - Software Bisque

Camera: QHYCCD QHY9

Filter: Optolong H-a 7nm, OIII 6.5nm

Frames: H-a: 40x900s -- OIII: 40x900s -- SII: 18x900s

Total Integration: 24.5 Hours

Software: SGP – TheSkyX – PHD2 – DSS – PixInsight – CS6

Location: Noventa di Piave (Venice) 4 meter above sea level – ITALY

Environment Temperature: About 25°C

Relative Humidity: 82%

Date: 05.08.20 - 07.08.20 - 08.08.20 - 09.08.20 - 15.08.20 - 20.08.20 - 21.08.20 - 22.08.20

Taken from the AstroAtlas Observatory situated in Noventa di Piave (ITALY), this is my version of NGC7635 in Bi-Color Technique.

I have added my last photo of NGC7635 in Hubble Palette as Luminance.

I hope I can finish this target in the next week by adding come LRGB data.

I hope you like it and clear skies!

NOTE: The image was acquired from a polluted sky with high humidity - Bortle 5.

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/HPS

guider: ZWO ASI120 mini on 50-mm f/4 guidescope

exposure: L 30x2min + RGB 20x2min (each channel) + Ha 40x20min + O3 30x20min (all 1x1)

location: Les Granges, 900 m (Hautes Alpes, France)

software: TheSkyX Pro, CCD Commander, Pixinsight, PS CC

date: 25 Dec 2022 - 14 Feb 2023

Lens: Canon 50mm F/1.8 II

Camera: ZWO ASI 178MC-Cool

Mount: Homemade GEM Mark VI

Guider Scope: Homemade Ref. Ach. 58mm F/4 Guider Finder/Guider

Guider Camera: Starlight Xpress Superstar

Softwares: PixInsight 1.8, Astro Photography Tool, Stark Labs PHD 2, Photoshop CS6

Filters: 7nm, Optolong Green 1.25", Optolong Red 1.25", Optolong Blue 1.25", Optolong Lum 1.25"

Date: 2020 (several nights).

Frames: 157x300"

Total Exposure: 13.1 hours

* Setup:

Telescope: Refractor Orion ED80

Focal Length: 600mm

Camera: QHY163M

Mount: HEQ5 Pro

Filters: LRGB Optolong and H-Alpha 7nm Baader

Location: Silvânia / GO / Brazil

*Exposure:

L: 2.34 hours (subs 300s) bin1x1

Ha: 4.67 hours (subs 300s) bin1x1

R: 1 hour (subs 180s) bin1x1

G: 1 hour (subs 180s) bin1x1

B: 1 hour (subs 180s) bin1x1

Total: 10 hours

The M81 and M82 galaxies are a pair of galaxies located in the constellation Ursa Major.

M81 (also called the Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy that lies approximately 11.8 million light years away from us, its size is approximately 45000 light years.

Its neighbor, M82 (The Cigar Galaxy) is an irregular galaxy at roughly the same distance away from Earth, this Galaxy measures about 18500 light years.

It took me 5 nights to take this picture. 3 nights with the L-PRO Filter & 2 with the L-Extreme filter. (to get the Hydrogen Alpha / Red)

As it was the last possible target for me before the Galaxy Season, I decided to increase the exposure time and tried to get some Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN) but it was too faint and the light Pollution won the battle.

I'll try to get longer exposures next year (10min or maybe 15 min) as a last try to get this damn IFN.

So, as the IFN was not for this year, it was time to drizzle and check the result. It took me a few attempts to get this result, but in the end, I'm very pleased with the result as the galaxies take up a little more space into the frame. :)

(The stacking Process freezed my computer for almost 5 hours, but it was worth it)

(I put the originally non drizzled picture at the end of the Slide Show)

Clear Skies to you all !

L-PRO :

Lights : 316 x 300 sec (26h20)

Darks : 60 ~ Offset : 100 ~ Flats : 100

L-Extreme :

Lights : 98 x 600 sec (16h20)

Darks : 60 ~ Offset : 100 ~ Flats : 100

Setup :

Camera : ZWO ASI 2600 MC

Main Scope : Skywatcher Esprit 100 ED

Guide Camera : ZWO ASI 120MM Mini

Guide Scope : ZWO Mini Guide Scope

Mount : Skywatcher EQ6-R

Filters : Optolong L-Extreme, Optolong L-PRO

Others : ZWO ASIAIR PRO, ZWO EAF

Stacking / Processing with PixInsight / Photoshop CC

● Object specifications:

 ► Designation: IC 1848.

 ► Object type: Emission nebula.

 ► Stellar coordinates:

  -Ra: 02h 58m 01.42s.

  -DEC: +60° 28′ 28.1″.

 ► Distance: /.

 ► Constellation: Cassiopeia.

 ► Magnitude: /

● Gear:

 ► Telescope: SW 200/1000 F5

 ► Mount: IOptron CEM60-ec

 ► Camera: Canon EOS 700d astrodon

 ► Autoguiding: guidescope 50mm microspeed + ZWO asi

  120mm

 ► Other optic(s): Baader mpcc mk3 coma corrector

 ► Filter(s): Optolong L-Extreme 2"

● Softwares:

 ► Imaging: APT ( AstroPhotography Tools )

 ► Autoguiding: PHD guiding 2

 ► Preprocessing: PixInsight

 ► Processing: PixInsight

● Data acquisition:

 ► 99 X 300 sec, total 8H15

 ► ISO 800

 ► Date(s): 08/10/2021 - 09/10/2021

La Galaxie IC342, ou Caldwell 5, est une galaxie spirale intermédiaire située dans la constellation de la Girafe à environ 11,4 millions d'années-lumière de la Voie lactée.

Cette galaxie serait beaucoup plus brillante dans le ciel de la Terre si elle n'était pas située près du plan de notre galaxie et cachée à notre vue par des nuages de gaz et de poussière. (wikipédia). C'est pour cela que la Nasa l'appelle la "Galaxie cachée".

IC 342 (Caldwell 5) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis (wikipedia). The Nasa called it the "Hidden Galaxy", since it's located behind dusty areas near the galactic equator, so it makes it difficult to observe.

Acquisition:

Nikon D5300 + Zenithstar 73

iOptron CEM26 + iPolar

Filtre Optolong L-Pro

ZWO ASI224MC + WO Uniguide 120mm

Astro Photography Tool (APT) & PHD2

Septembre 29, Octobre 5 & 15, 2022

42x3min (ISO800) + 79x2min (ISO800) + 32 x 5min (ISO400)

Location: my backyard, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec

Traitement/processing :

Siril & Gimp

AstroM1

(r3x.2)

I photographed the Andromeda Galaxy on a recent camping trip.

(Video: youtu.be/yu8WZfb4nGk)

The image include 67 x 2-minute exposures at ISO 800 using a Canon 60Da DSLR camera.

The telescope used was a William Optics Zenithstar 73 APO, which is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorite scopes.

Unlike when shooting from home, I was able to swap a light pollution filter for a UV/IR to collect natural colors. Man, so much more enjoyable to process!

Total Exposure: 2 Hours, 14 Minutes

Camera: Canon EOS 60Da

Filter: Optolong UV/IR

Telescope: William Optics Z73 APO

Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5

Thanks for looking!

Telescopio: Celestron C8 Edge HD

Montatura:iOptron CEM60

Camera: QHY 178 mono cooled

Filtro:Optolong Red CCD 50,8 mm

Software:SharpCap 3.2 Pro, Emil Kraaikamp Autostakkert 3.0.14, Zoner Photo Studio X v. 19, Stark Labs Nebulosity 4.2, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight 1.8

Pose: 150 FPS: 24,00000

Lunghezza focale: 2032 mm

Seeing: 3 Trasparenza: 8

The nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. It is located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth.

Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 81 Refractor

Mount: Losmandy GM 811G

Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro

Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme Dual-band Filter

Site: Elk Grove, California, USA Bortle 6

Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop 2020

Calibration Files: None

Guiding: None

Technical Information:

Telescope: AIRY APO 130T

Mount: Paramount MyT - Software Bisque

Camera: QHYCCD QHY168C

Filter: Optolong 2" L-Pro

Frames: RGGB - 159 x 240 s

Total Integration: 10.6 Hours

Software: SGP – TheSkyX – PHD2 – DSS – PixInsight – CS6

Location: AstroAtlas Observatory - Noventa di Piave (Venice) 4 meter above sea level – ITALY

Environment Temperature: About 5°C

Relative Humidity: 68%

Date: 15.04.21 - 16.04.21

The Markarian's Chain of Galaxies taken from the AstroAtlas Observatory situated in Noventa di Piave (ITALY);

I do really like this parts of the sky but it has been hard to process because of the light pollution.

Despite of the light pollution caused by the position of these galaxies in the sky, considering my position, I like the work done by the QHY168C camera this time - over 2 nights of expsosure time.

AstroBin: astrob.in/radykr/0/

NOTE: Sky Bortle 5.

#astrophotography #astronomy #astroatlas

Finally after months of bad weather I've manage to get the gear out..

Camera: ILCE7S JTW modified

Optolong L-PRO MAX Luminosity Filter

Scope: Evostar 80ED DS-Pro w/ field flattener

mount: HEQ5Pro

Unguided

57 frames 1m9s each = 1h3m28s total exposure

12 dark frames

ISO 45x3200 - 12x6400

This is the faint emission nebula designated as IC 1396 in the constellation Cepheus. This region is energized by the bright, bluish central multiple star HD 206267. You can see the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396A, on the lower edge of this image. From NASA APOD, “Stars could still be forming inside the dark shapes by gravitational collapse. But as the denser clouds are eroded away by powerful stellar winds and radiation, any forming stars will ultimately be cutoff from the reservoir of star stuff.”

Tech Specs: William Optics REDCAT 51 Telescope, ZWO ASI071MC camera running at 0F and Optolong L-eXtreme 2” Filter, 5 Hours and 35 Minutes using 5-minute subs, 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 3, 2025. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

3x5x40s sky & 3X3x20s foreground ISO 1600 Nikon D800 full spectrum mod. Sigma Art 28 mm f/1,8 Optolong L-Pro clip in filter

My redo of M42 with the new Optolong L-Extreme filter.

- 20x300s Light Frames

- Integrated with Darks, Flats and Bias Frames

- Explore Scientific ED80 CF

- Skywatcher EQ-6 R Pro

- ZWO ASI294MC Pro

- ZWO ASI120MM (guiding)

- ZWO ASIAIR Pro

- Optolong L-Extreme Filter

- Stacked with DSS and edited in Adobe Photoshop

NGC 6979 is a part of The Veil Nebula (Cygnus Loop) a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus and it's a large supernova remnant. The source supernova was a star 20 times more massive than the Sun, and it exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago.The remnants have since expanded to cover an area of the sky roughly 3 degrees in diameter (about 6 times the diameter, and 36 times the area, of the full Moon). It's estimates distance is from 1200 to 5800 light-years from earth,

Camera: Moravian G2 8300

Filters: 31mm unmounted Optolong

Optic: Televue 102 f/7

Mount: Ioptron CEM60 HP

Autoguider: camera Magzero 5m on SW 70/500, Phd guiding

Frames Ha 7nm: 18X600sec - OIII 6.5nm 15X600sec - RGB: 5X600sec each - Bin1 -20°

Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop

Here is a wide field view of the Veil Nebula Complex found in the constellation Cygnus. This is the remnants of a supernova that is about 1,470 light years from Earth and nearly 50 light years across. The Veil Nebula Complex has about two dozen components that have their own designations including the Eastern Veil, Western Veil, The Funnel, Pickering’s Triangle and more.

Observation data: J2000.0 epoch

Right ascension: 20h 45m 38.0s[1]

Declination: +30° 42′ 30″[1]

Distance: 1470 ly

Apparent magnitude (V): 7.0

Apparent dimensions (V): 3 degrees (diameter)

Constellation: Cygnus

Designations: NGC 6960, 6992, 6995, 6974, and 6979, IC 1340, Cygnus Loop, Cirrus Nebula, Filamentary Nebula, Witch's Broom Nebula (NGC 6960), Caldwell 33/34.

Tech Specs: Williams Optics Redcat, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ZWO ASI2600MC-P camera, 36 x 300 seconds at 0C with darks and flats, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini. Captured using ZWO AAP and processed using PixInsight. Autofocus using the ProAstroGear Black-CAT and ZWO EAF. Image date: August 2, 2021. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

The Veil Nebula - NGC 6960

The Veil Nebula is a supernova remnant located 2,100 lightyears away in the Cygnus constellation that spans 110 lightyears across.

A supernova remnant is the remains of a star that has ended its life in an explosion known as a supernova. In the case of the Veil Nebula, the star in question was 20 times the mass of the Sun and exploded about 8,000 years ago.

A blast wave from the stellar explosion is hitting cooler, more dense interstellar gas and emitting light in the process.

The Veil Nebula is part of the larger Cygnus Loop structure, and the delicate filaments and almost fragile-looking structure are what give the Veil Nebula its nickname.

The Western Veil Nebula (Right), NGC 6960, is also known as the Witch’s Broom, due to its long, thin, raggedy appearance.

The Eastern Veil (Left), also known as NGC 6992 and Caldwell 33, contains NGC 6995, or the Bat Nebula.

Together, NGC 6992 and NGC 6995 are collectively known as the Network Nebula.

Just above the Western Veil you’ll find Pickering’s Triangle, named after the American astronomer Edward Charles Pickering who in the late 19th/early 20th century headed Harvard College Observatory.

To be honest, I was not supposed to post it before Galaxy Season for many reasons. Stars Pinched by the Focuser Lock, Shooting during a full Moon and the fact that the framing/dithering was really annoying with the AZ GTI in Equatorial mode.

But the Cloudy Situation changed the game, as usual. So I decided to resume the processing for this picture. Here is the result of 2 nights in July, during a full moon, in a light polluted sky.

Next time, I'll take my revenge on it :p

Clear skies !!!

Setup :

Camera : ZWO ASI 533 MC

Main Scope : William Optics Redcat 51

Guide Camera : ZWO ASI 120MM Mini

Guide Scope : ZWO Mini Guide Scope

Mount : Skywatcher AZ GTI

Filter : Optolong L-Extreme

Others : ZWO ASIAIR PRO

Lights :

Left : 45 x 300 sec (Total : 3h45)

Right : 42 x 300 sec (Total : 3h30)

Total Mosaic : 7h15

Darks : 60 ~ Offset: 100 ~ Flats: 100

Nebulosa Rosetta- Canon 350D FullSpectrum .Optolong Extreme Filter- 3X400s-(test)-Takahashi Sky90 with reducer-

Askar PHQ65 with Reducer

ZWO ASI294MC Pro

iOptron CEM26

ZWO ASI 120MM Mini

ZWO 30mm guide scope

Optolong L-Quad filter

94 / 300 second exposures

10 Dark frames for calibration

Processed with Pixinsight and Lightroom Classic

Primo test con una Zwo asi 2600 mc pro ricevuta per testarne il corretto funzionamento e devo dire che funziona in maniera eccelsa, c'è così tanto segnale che 1 singolo scatto sembra la foto completa, ha una dinamica incredibile il nucleo è visibile senza nemmeno dover fare un hdr.

Il back focus è da sistemare ma di 1 mm

Integrazione di meno di 2 ore da bortle 8

——— STRUMENTAZIONE ———

Telescopio: Skywatcher 200/800 Wide Photo

Camera: Zwo Asi 2600 mc pro

Montatura: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6

Autoguida: 60mm UltraGuide Artesky con zwo asi 224mc

Correttore di coma: aplanatico Skywatcher f4

Focheggiatore motorizzato Zwo Eaf

Ruota portafiltri Zwo Efw 2""

Filtro Optolong L-ultimate

Software d'acquisizione Sgpro

————— FOTO ————

temp -10 con dark, flat e darkflat

21 x 300s

————— ELABORAZIONE ———

Pixinsight

Photoshop

DATOS DE CAPTURA

TELESCOPIO: TS DOBLETE APO FPL 53 60/290

MONTURA HEQ5 SW

CAMARA :ASI 183 MM PRO

FILTROS: OPTOLONG LRGB 1.25

RUEDA DE FILTROS MINI 1.25

OAG: ZWO

CAMARA DE GUIADO QHY5/II MC

MINI PC

ESCRITORIO REMOTO CON IPAD

70 LIGHT 120sg LUM BIN 1X1 TEMP -10

30 LIGHT 180sg RGB BIN 1X1 TEMP -10

25 TOMAS CALIBRACION DARK, FLATS, DARKFLATS

imaged from my astronomy club dark site at Linden, Blue Mountains, Australia

Two panel mosaic- 5 minute subs, one and a half hours of exposure for each panel -three hours of total integration

Equipment

Samyang 135 mm / Optolong UV/IR filter/ASI AIR/HEQ5 mount

software

Astropixel processor/Photoshop CS6/ Topaz AI

Notes

AstroPixel Processor took almost three hours or maybe even longer !!! to stack the data and construct the mosaic as I had MBB and LNC (1 iteration ) turned on

Very disappointing to see the star shapes in the corners- I thought I had found a good edition of this lens- and have previously obtained photos with it where star shapes have not been a huge issue. What's different? not sure- the only thing that has changed is the filter - a UV/IR filter instead of a L extreme filter. Could this cause the problem ? not sure

the h alpha regions don't "pop" as much as maybe could be expected... maybe H alpha data would improve the image. Something to try another day

Before 10,000 years a supergiant star exploded to shine like a Moon in the sky for weeks. This stellar explosion is called supernova that lead to formation of emission nebula called Veil nebula. The nebula distance is about 2,500 light years from us. Its composed of 3 parts, the Eastern part is called Network nebula in the lower part of the image, the middle part is called pickering triangle and the third part is the Western one called Witch’s Broom or finger of God nebula which appears on the upper part of the image. The Red colour is ionised Hydrogen gas and the teal Blue is excited Oxygen gas. Gear setup: WO Redcat 51 f/4.9, ZWO ASI2500 MC pro, Optolong L-enhance, iOptron SkyGuider pro, ZWO mini guide scope, ZWO ASI120MM-S, ASIair. Lights 17 x 300 sec, Bias 50, Darks 10, Flats 20 with total integration of 1 hour 25 min. Stacking and Calibration by PixInsight 1.8. Processed by PS & Topaz Denoise AI. Cropped. For full details visit my link: www.astrobin.com/full/ourxen/0/

Heart and Soul Nebulas-9 panel mosaic

I collected all the Hydrogen Alpha frames for a 9 panel mosaic. I still have the OIII and SII to collect

Camera: QHY268M

Telescope: 11" Celestron Edge HD with Hyperstar V4

Mount: Orion HDX-110

Filter: Optolong 7nm-

200 HA frames x 120 sec/each

6h 40m

This two panel mosaic shows a wide field view of the Heart and Soul Nebula (IC 1805 and IC 1848). Each panel was a combined 150 minute exposure, the final mosaic stitched together using Microsoft Image Composite Editor (ICE). I also chose to process the image by removing the stars.

Tech Specs: Williams Optics Redcat, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ZWO ASI2600MC-P camera, Optolong L-eNhance 2" filter, 30 x 300 seconds at -10C with darks from the library and flats taken the next morning, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini. Captured using ZWO AAP and processed using PixInsight. Autofocus using the ProAstroGear Black-CAT and ZWO EAF. Image date: September 26 and October 27, 2021. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

After 15 years (!!!) I go back to the Omega Nebula with a new camera.

Total integration: 5h 16min

Optics: Pentax SDHF 75mm 500mm f/6.7

Mount: Vixen GPdx mod. Synscan

Main Camera: ZWO Asi 533mc pro

Guide Camera: Asi ZWO 224MC

Guide Scope: Artesky 130mm + Barlow apo 2x

Filter: Optolong L-Extreme 2"

Mount control and data acquisition: ZWO Asiair pro

Camera parameters: -7° C, unity gain

Calibration: dark, flat, dark flat

Postoprocessed with DSS and PS and it's displayed in HOO palette.

——— STRUMENTAZIONE ———

Telescopio: Askar fra600

Camera: Zwo Asi 294 mc pro

Montatura: Skywatcher AZ-EQ5

Autoguida: Zwo mini guide con zwo asi 224mc

Filtro Optolong L-pro

Software d'acquisizione Sgpro

————— FOTO ————

temp 0 con dark, flat e darkflat

rgb 185 x 300s

————— ELABORAZIONE ———

Pixinsight

Photoshop

ccd: Moravian G3-16200 with IFW + OAG

filters: Optolong LRGB and 7-nm Ha

telescope: TEC 140 f/7

mount: 10Micron GM2000 QCI

guider: Lodestar X2

exposure: L 31x20min + RGB 8x12min (all 1x1)

location: Les Granges, 900 m (Hautes Alpes, France)

software: TheSkyX Pro, CCD Commander, Pixinsight, PS CS5

date: 15 Jan - 26 Feb 2019

The Heart Nebula (IC1805) and the Soul Nebula (IC1848) as viewed from my backyard (Bortle 5-6). Using a lightweight tracking mount and scope package this was captured using a filter that only lets in a few select wavelengths of light onto a colour camera sensor. In the top right of this image is the Double Cluster of stars in Perseus.

Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro

Telescope: Rokinon 135mm f/2

Aperture: f2.8

Mount: SkyGuiderPro

Filter: Optolong L-eNhance

Frames: 72X180sec

Gain: 100 Offset: 10

OAT: 8°C

Camera Temp: -15°C

Guiding: ASI290MC

Darks: 50 frames

Flats: 50 frames

Post Processing: Pixinsight, PS, LR

I had four night clear so I thought would try a 4 shot panorama of this cloud SGP showed me a nice square mosaic but in reality the end result was more like + sign than a square.

4 night 82 shot each night to make a panel out of each night, 4 panels added to PTGui to get the final panorama of the area. this is the end result the main center part only.

I would have been better taking the area with my Nikon 300mm lens as a single shot than try and make a mosaic again. I will try to do that as the SMC is sitting in the right place.

82 shot 7 1/2min each in as much clear night as I could get.

ZWO ASI071MC Pro @ -10c

Prima Luce Essato Focus ,

Optolong LeNhance filter,

Skywatcher Black Diamond ED80 OTA

Skywatcher EQM35Goto

Guided PHD2, SGP

DSS, Pixinsight, Ps.

Camera: Moravian G2 8300

Filters: 31mm unmounted Optolong

Optic: Triplet Apo Tecnosky 80mm f/4.8

Mount: Takahashi EM200 Temma 2M

Autoguider: camera Magzero 5m, SW 70/500, Phd guiding

Frames Ha 7nm: 15X600sec RGB: 6/6/5 X600sec Bin 1 -20°

Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop

Rio Rancho NM Bortle 5 zone --

June 9 - 11, 2022

William Optics Redcat 51

ZWO 183mm pro

ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini

Optolong L-eNhance filter

ZWO ASI Air Pro

Sky-Watcher HEQ5

96 X 300s lights ; with darks bias dithering

Gain 111 at -10C

Processed in DSS and PS

Located in the constellation Cepheus and probably better known as the Wizard Nebula. I have to say, from the perspective we see it from 7,000 light years away here on Earth, it does look like a wizard wearing a pointy hat in a robe with baggy sleeves.

The NGC number 7380 is actually for the young 5 million year old open star cluster that has formed within the nebula.

Do you see the wizard in the image?

All data gathered on the 01/08/2024 at www.astronomycentre.org.uk/

Boring techie bit:

Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair Starwave 50mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -20c gain 101, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO filter drawer, ZWO asiair plus.

120s exposures.

Best 80% of 75 light frames.

Darks, Flats, Dark Flats & Bias.

Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in PixInsight & Affinity Photo.

I took this with my Orion ED102T CF and a QHY462C, which rides side saddle to my main imaging scope.

Orion Shorty Barlow x2

Optolong LUM Filter

3- 45 second videos, @2700 frames each (60FPS) @ 800x600

x3 Drizzle in AS2!

Registax for AstroSurface for processing- RGB Align with AstroSurface

De-rotated in WinJupos

Thought this turned out ok for a 4" scope

This large star forming region is called the Soul Nebula (or Embryo Nebula) and is found in the constellation Cassiopeia. This nebula is often shown next to the Heart Nebula (IC 1805). The Soul Nebula is about 6,500 light years away from Earth. The nebula contains several open clusters and there are few smaller emissions nebula around the perimeter. The star clusters are surrounded by hydrogen, which glows red from the young hot stars nearby.

Tech Specs: Williams Optics Redcat 51 APO, Celestron CGEM-DX mount (pier mounted), ZWO ASI071MC-Pro, Optolong L-eNhance 2” filter, 60 second exposures at a GAIN of 200, one hour total exposure with dark/bias frames, guided using a ZWO ASI290MC and Orion 60mm guide scope. Captured using Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) v3.03. Image date: November 25, 2019. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA.

Camera: Moravian G2 8300

Filters: 31mm unmounted Optolong

Optic: Celestron 9 1/4 Starbright - Astro Physics telecompressor 0.67X

Mount: Takahashi EM200 Temma 2M

Autoguider: Magzero QHY 5L II, OAG 9mm TS, Phd guiding

Frames: OIII 6.5nm: 18X600sec - Ha 7nm: 15X600sec - RGB: 7X600sec each Bin 2

Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop

175 x 90 seconds =

4.37500 hours

Canon 600D Baader szűrővel

Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2

OPTOLONG L-eNhance CCD-szűrő (EOS clip APS-C)

OPTOLONG L-PRO CCD Filter (EOS-clip)

SkyWatcher Star Adventurer mechanika

32 mm-es 1,25" keresőtávcső

Lacerta MGEN-II Stand Alone AutoGuider

Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 alumínium állvány

Siril 1.0.6.

Starnet V2.

PS

PixInsight 1.8

Bortle class 5

The pinwheel is a face on spiral galaxy found in the constellation of Ursa major, the great bear. Which is a circumpolar constellation, meaning that it never sets below the horizon in the Northern hemisphere.

21 million light years away and some 170,000 light years in diameter, the galaxy is estimated to contain upwards of one trillion stars. It was first observed by Pierre Méchain on the 21st of March 1781.

M101 is just about visible through a pair of 10x50 binoculars under a dark sky with the right conditions. Though a telescope of 6" and above would be preferable.

Boring techie bit:

Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair Starwave 50mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -10c, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO asiair plus.

Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in StarTools & Affinity Photo.

Telescope: WO ZenithStar 81 Refractor

Mount: Losmandy GM811G

Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro

Filter: Optolong L-Extreme Filter

Site: Elk Grove, California, USA

Calibration Files: None

Guiding: ZWO ASI 174mm mini/Orion 60mm Guidescope/PHD2

Integration Time: 3h 3m

No of Frames: 61

Sub Exposure Time: 180 seconds

Bortle Zone: Class 6

Date Taken: Jun 26, 2021

The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Orion. The nebula is an H II region, a large cloud of ionized gas in which new stars are being formed. The Monkey Head Nebula lies about 6,400 light years from Earth.

Tech Specs: Williams Optics REDCAT51, ZWO ASI071mc-Pro running at -10C, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, Optolong L-eNhance filter (2”), 24 x 300 second (2 hours) exposures with dark frames, 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. Image date: November 7, 2020. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle 4 Zone).

SH2-157, also known as the Lobster Claw Nebula, is a bright emission nebula located about 11,000 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

I started imaging this target in November 2024. Unfortunately, due to bad weather, I haven't been able to get back to it as it has now disappeared behind a large tree on the North/NW. I may get back to this target in 2025.

I acquired this image with:

* William Optics FLT132 telescope with the FLAT8 0.72x reducer/flattener.

* ZWO 2600MC Pro camera.

* Antlia ALT-P dualband 5nm Ha & Oiii filter

* Optolong L-Ultimate 3nm Ha & Oiii filter.

* ZWO AM5 mount with ASIAir plus.

Pre and post processed in PixInsight and Affinity Photo 2.

Total integration of 7hours + 35 minutes over two nights.

More information in Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/ceqfkf

Thanks for looking.

Clear Skies

Eduardo

NGC 2174 (also known as Monkey Head Nebula) is an H II emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth.

Camera: Moravian G2 8300

Filters: 31mm unmounted Optolong

Optic: Televue 102 f/7

Mount: Ioptron CEM60 HP

Autoguider: camera Magzero 5m on SW 70/500, Phd guiding

Frames Ha 7nm: 13X600sec - RGB: 5X600sec each - OIII 6.5nm: 12x600sec Bin1 -30°

Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop

The Trifid Nebula is one of the most registered objects of the cosmos and there is many reasons for it. I needed to test my new camera (ASI178MC-C) and M20 is very affordable for it.

* Setup:

Telescope: Refractor Orion ED80

Focal Length: 600mm

Camera: ASI178MC-C

Mount: SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro

Filters: L-Pro Optolong

*Exposure: 20x 180s bin1x1

Total: 1 hour