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Part of the Large Magellanic Cloud area but a part I have not taken before. N70 is the unmistakable Circular nebula top right. this was taken over two night to test out the New power supply box and how stable it is. The other effect of the power box was to reduce the number of cords that have to go from the top to the bottom to lessen the weight on guiding. the number of cord has reduced to two a far cry from the heavy load of the original 9. Now its fine tuning PHD2 to get the very small movement of guiding and better round stars.
ZWOASI071MC Pro -10c 90 shot 10 min
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
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 PTGui.
Been busy Saturday night, IC1396, Sadr Complex, NGC7000 and IC434
WO SkyCat 51, 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, 1 minute exposure, 1 hour 45 minutes for IC1396, IC434 was 45 minutes, 1 minute exposure each, NGC7000 was 30 minutes, 1 minute each, Sadr complex was 4 panel 15 minutes each, 1 hour total,
Weather was good all night for me, I didnt get home till 3 in the morning
50 darks 50 flats and 50 bias frames
Astro Pixel Processor and PS
From WR134 to Cygnus X-1, taken with Askar PHQ65, ZWO ASI 2600MC, ZWO ASI AIR, ZWO ASI AM5....9x600" Optolong Ultimate filter...from Aosta Valley Western Alps....
The God Of Thunder
NGC 2359 otherwise known as Thor’s Helmet and Sharpless 2-298 in the constellation of Canis Major at a distance of 15,000 light years from earth and spanning 30 light years, The central star is the Wolf-Rayet star WR7, a very hot star thought to be in a pre-supernova stage of it's life.
Photographed using broadband filters in channels RGB together with narrowband filters H-Alpha mapped to the red channel and OIII mapped to the blue channel using the Sky-Watcher Esprit 150ED Triplet Super APO Refractor (which we have on loan for testing thanks to Sky-Watcher USA) together with the QHY163M Monochrome CMOS
This setup is available immediately for people wanting to subscribe to Grand Mesa Observatory's system 2B grandmesaobservatory.com/equipment
Total acquisition time 21.13 hours.
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Astrobin : www.astrobin.com/naqfkx/
Technical Details
Captured and Processed by Kim Quick and Terry Hancock
Location: GrandMesaObservatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado
HA 280 mins 40 x 420
OIII 280 mins 40 x 420
RED min 192 mins 32x360
GREEN 258 min 43x360
BLUE 258 min 43x360
Filters by Optolong
Camera: QHY163 Monochrome CMOS
Calibrated with Dark, Dark Flat and Flat Frames
Optics: Sky-Watcher 150 Esprit (courtesy of Sky-Watcher USA)
Image Scale: 0.75 arcsec/pix
Field of View: 1.37 degrees
EQ Mount: Paramount MEII
Image Acquisition NINA, Pre Processing in Pixinsight Post Processed in Photoshop CC
Thor (from Old Norse: Þórr) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility. Besides Old Norse Þórr, the deity occurs in Old English as Þunor, in Old Frisian as Thuner, in Old Saxon as Thunar, and in Old High German as Donar, all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym *Þun(a)raz, meaning 'Thunder'.
IC 1396 is an open star cluster embedded in a galactic nebula. The entire complex, often called the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, is a diffuse emission nebula. It is located in the constellation Cepheus and is about 2400 light years from Earth.
The nebula is huge, so it takes about 150 years for light to travel through it.
The entire area is crisscrossed by countless globules, dust knots and dark nebulae that barely let any light through. The most dramatic part of this is the Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A, VdB142) in the lower part of the image.
Lacerta 72/432, reducer 0,79x
IOptron SkyGuider Pro
Nikon D5500 modified
Optolong L-eNhance
Guiding w. MGEN-2
SIRIL / GraXpert / Photoshop
67x 2 min. @ ISO 3.200
IC 2177 is a region of nebulosity that lies along the border between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major. The name Seagull Nebula is sometimes applied by amateur astronomers to this emission region. (Wikipedia)
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NGC 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. Two other objects are within this designation but not officially included, the Snowflake Cluster,and the Fox Fur Nebula. (Wikipedia)
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When massive stars start nearing the final phases of their life, they become red supergiants (depending on their mass). The Crescent Nebula is composed by an outer shell of slow stellar wind that was emitted when the WR 136 star became a red supergiant containing its current fast moving stellar wind. It is amazing how these objects can represent such tremendous events of nature and at the same time look as pretty as they do.
Tecnhical information
Omegon 600/154 pro astrograph
Omegon coma corrector for astrographs
ZWO ASI183MC pro + ASI183MM pro cameras
iOptron GEM28 mount
Guided with the ASI120MM mini
500x120s at Gain 111
Optolong l-extreme filter (ASI183MM pro)
120x120s at Gain 111
Optolong l-extreme filter (ASI183MC pro)
20x30s Luminance filter (ASI183MC pro) for star colors
Processing was done in Affinity photo, Siril, Lightroom Classic and VanceAI denoiser.
En la imagen se pueden ver dos nebulosas , SH 2_129 compuesta fundamentalmente de hidrogeno ionizado con su característico color rojo como consecuencia de la recombinación electrónica a hidrógeno neutro , y el paso de un electrón del tercer nivel al segundo nivel emitiendo un fotón con una longitud de onda de 656 nm, zona de los rojos en el espectro electromagnético.
Y la Nebulosa del Calamar (Ou4), una tenue pero vasta nebulosa de emisión ,descubierta por Nicolas Outters en 2011, que se distingue por su forma bipolar azulada. Su color se debe a la emisión de oxígeno doblemente ionizado, a las transicciones electrónicas que dan lugar a la emisión de fotones a la longitud de onda de 500.7 mm, en la zona de los verdes azulados ( cian) del espectro electromagnetico. Se cree que Ou4 es una eyección bipolar creada por el sistema estelar triple HR 8119 y que podría ser una nebulosa planetaria, con una extensión de unos 50 años luz de diámetro. Es un nebulosa muy tenue a pesar de su gran tamaño y se considera una de las nebulosas planetarias (en estudio todavía) mas grandes.
La Nebulosa del Calamar está ubicada dentro de la nebulosa de emisión SH2-129, conocida como la Nebulosa del Murciélago Volador. Ambas se encuentran en la constelación de Cefeo, entorno a los 2300 años luz.
Las imagenes las tome a lo largo del mes de agosto, desde el 1 al 25 de agosto desde mi observatorio en los cielos de Trevinka , Valdin Orense.
Equipo:
-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: IR/UV ZWO, FILTRO: L ULTIMATE OPTOLONG
-Rueda filtros: ZWO EFW 5x2";
-Panel: Flats Excalibur RB Focus V3.0
-Rotador: RB Focus Camelot S
407 tomas light 300"; filtro L Ultimate
73 tomas light 60" filtro corte ir uv
tomas de calibración Darks, Flats, Darkflats
Trevinca Skies (Valdín, Ourense)
NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in the constellation of Cepheus. The complex encompasses the emission region designated Sharpless 171, and the young cluster of stars named Berkeley 59. (Wikipedia)
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Telescope:Orion EON 130mm Refractor
Mount: Losmandy GM811G
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro
Filter: Optolong L-Extreme
Site: Elk Grove, California, USA
Calibration Files: None
Guiding: ZWO ASI 174mm mini/Orion 60mm Guidescope/PHD2
No of Frames: 62
Sub Exposure Time: 120 sec
Integration Time: 2h 4m
Bortle Zone: Class 6
Date Taken: June 29, 2022
Sharpless 2-132 (The Lion Nebula) is a very faint emission nebula in the Cepheus Constellation.
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A star forming complex in the constellation Cepheus.
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, PS 2020, DXO PhotoLab 4
Calibration Files: None
Guiding: None
The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) Taken Dec 21 and just a re edit as I have clouds here ATM.16 x 60 secs. Canon 60D with optolong L Enhance filter on a Skywatcher Quattro 250P F4 Scope.
Naples, FL
February 13, 2024
Equipment--
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED 80, field flattener (no reducer), 480mm focal length
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
Guide scope: Williams Optics 50mm guide scope
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120MM-S
Software: NINA, PHD2
Imaging--
Lights: 24x600s
Darks, Flats, DarkFlats, Bias: assorted
Sensor temp: -10.0
Filter: Optolong L-Extreme
Sky: Bortle 5 (nominal)
Post processing--
Software: PixInsight, Photoshop
The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located the star Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt. Also seen in this image is the Flame Nebula, ( NGC 2024) which is an emission nebula. Technical Info:
77 x 300 sec. Astronomik Ha 12 nm filter
52 x 300 sec. Astronomik OIII 12 nm filter
60 x 300 sec Astronomik SII 12 nm filter
75 x 180 sec. OPTOLONG L-eNhance filter
Gain 200, Offset 50, Binning 1x1
Total Integration 22 hours
Explore Scientific 102mm f/7 APO Refractor
Sensor cooled to -15°C on ZWO ASI1600MM Pro (mono)
Calibration frames: Bias, Darks, and Flats.
Plate Solve-PlateSolver 2 via N.I.N.A. 1.11
Image processing Pixinsight 1.8.8-9 and Photoshop 2022
Here’s another shot from my recent trip to Wanagarren—a striking field of grass trees, freshly scorched by a bushfire. This image was captured during a hectic 2-hour window, racing against the clock between nightfall and moonrise (just 1 hour and 45 minutes!).
I managed to pull off a 210° pano and this vertical 1x4 panorama in that short time, keeping exposures to 20 seconds to maximize detail before the moon’s light dominated the sky. While this pano turned out a bit taller than I’d like (thanks to some hasty planning), it still captures the beauty of this landscape.
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Gear: Nikon D5500 (modded) for the sky, Nikon D5200 for the ground - 24mm f/1.4 - Star Adventurer 2i Pro - Hoya UV/IR cut - Optolong Ha 7nm
Sky: 20 RGB x 20s x 2 panels at f/2.2, 20 Ha x 2 panels x 60s at f/1.4, 24mm
Ground: 2 x 3s, 24mm at f/10
C/2025 A6 Lemmon near Cor Caroli
16 ottobre 2025 ore 18.15 u.t.
Località: San Romualdo - Ravenna
Rifrattore Apo Tecnosky AG70 F/5
Avalon M-Zero - Nessuna autoguida
QHY533C Raffreddatta -5
Filtro Optolong L-Pro - 21x1min
Acquisizione: Astroart9 - Calibrata con Bias e Flat
Elaborazione: Astroart9, Affinity photo2 e Paint Shop Pro2023.
www.cfm2004.altervista.org/astrofotografia/comete/c2025a6...
Tried something new with a test image taken March 15, 2023. An hour of 3 minute sub-images taken from a metro location with an Optolong L-eNhance filter were stacked, then Starnet++ to isolate the nebula, Absolute Point of Focus (APF) method of sharpening the nebula, then the stars were blended back in.
www.baader-planetarium.com/en/blog/apf-r-absolute-point-o...
rosette-20x180-qhy294c_-10c-ug-o60-lenh-85f5_6-apf
NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the HII region IC 410. (Wikipedia)
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The Heart Nebula, IC 1805, Sharpless 2-190, lies some 7500 light years away from Earth, a small group of stars near the nebula's center known as Collinder 26 or 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. (Wikipedia)
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Telescope: Takahashi Mewlon 210 mm
Equivalent Focal lenght: 2.415 mm
CMOS: ZWO ASI 174 Color Cool
Filter: Optolong Red 50,8 mm
Mount: iOptron CEM60
Date: Novembre 5, 2022 Hours: 21:39 Local Time
Pose: 222 sommate su 1.705 riprese a 85 fotogrammi al secondo
Seeing 4 Antoniadi, transparency of the sky 8, turbulence
Data - 07/02/2022
Hora - 18:28 ~ 20:08 local (-3 UTC)
Lat - 7,13S
Log - 34,83W
Local - João Pessoa, PB - Brasil
Bortle - Class 7
Telescopio - Sky Watcher 200mm F5
Montagem - EQ5
Motorização - On Step Brazil
Guider - SW 9x50 + SVbony 105
Câmera - Canon T3i modificada
Filtro L-Enhance Clip Optolong
ISO - 1600
Light - 60 x 60s (60 min)
Flat - 15 x 1/3200s
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
#astfotbr
Mosaico de 3 teselas
L: 50x1,50x10,50x30,450x100
RGB:150x100
Takahashi FSQ 106
QHY268M
Filtros Optolong LRGB
Messier 33
OTA: Celestron Edge 11 F/2 Hyperstar
Mount: Celestron CGX-L
Camera: ZWO6200 MC Pro, Optolong L-Enhance filter
Guided by: Stellarvue SV60EDS and Starshoot Autoguider, PHD2.6
21 frames of 360 Sec Low Gain
38 frames of 300 Sec Low Gain
Captured with ASI Studio and NINA
Processed with Images Plus 6.5, Photoshop CS6.1
As we move into the holiday season, I wish you all love, peace, happiness and clear skies!
Vela Nebula, taken with Takahashi Fsq 106
-Zwo ASI 2600MC-ZWO ASI AIR-AP 1200
-30x420"-Optolong Ultimate Filter.
Tivoli Southern Sky Namibia.
(IC 1848 - SH 2-199 - LBN 667 - Cr 34 - Ced 9a)
For this Image I captured RGB frames in 3 nights. Subs were taken between 2022-02-26 and 2022-02-028 after weeks of cloudy sky. Soul Nebula has regions of emission and dark nebulae.
171 x 120 seconds, 5,7h integration time with
(LRGB, L=Red, R=Red, G=Red, B=Green), flats, darks.
First light for my duo narrowband filter. 😀
Gear: TS Photoline 72, HEQ-5 Pro, Camera Touptek ATR3CMOS26000KPA, Optolong L-eXtreme filter, Guiding PHD2, Stacking in Siril, Processing Siril, Gimp, Lightroom
First step with duo narrowband imaging and Hubble palette processing.
Location: Germany, Bortle 5
After many months of cloudy skies, I had a chance to grab a few frames of ZTF(C/2022 E3), the "Green Comet" Monday night
It's been 6 months since I used my setup, I'm surprised it still worked....
Telescope:11" Celestron Edge HD w/Hyperstar
Camera:QHY163M w/Optolong LUM filter
Mount:Orion EDX-110
LUM filter 35x30second images
Mangled with Deep Sky Stacker, PixInsight, Startools and Photoshop.
Color Data:
Telescope: Astrotech 65EDQ
Camera: QHY128C
10x120seconds
Dati: 56 x 480 sec ( 7.47ore) gain 5 @ -10° c + 24 dark + 30 flat e darkflat
Filtro: Optolong L-Enhance
Montatura: EQ6 pro
Ottica: Takahashi FSQ106
Sensore: QHY168C
Cam guida e tele: asi120mm su Scopos 62/520
Software acquisizione: nina e phd2
Software sviluppo: AstroPixelProcessor e Photoshop
Temperatura esterna: 20 ° C - Umidità 50%
A mosaic of two LRGB images of spiral galaxies M98 (NGC 4192) on the right and M99 (NGC 4254) on the left. Data taken over the nights of 2023-04-19 and 2023-04-20. Celestron Edge HD 925 at focal length 535 mm with Hyperstar; Atik 414-EX mono camera with Optolong CCD filters. Preprocessing in Nebulosity; stacking, registration, mosaic composition, and initial processing in PixInsight; final touches in GIMP.
Taken from my Bortle 8/9 backyard in Long Beach, CA
IC 410
AUTORE: Aldo Rocco Vitale (Gruppo Astrofili Catanesi “Guido Ruggieri”)
DATA: venerdì 12 marzo 2021
ORA: 19:15 – 24:30
LOCALITA’: S. Agata Li Battiati (CT) 250 m. s.l.m.
TEMPERATURA: 18°
UMIDITA’: 60 %
SEEING: 4
TRASPARENZA: 4
EST. SKY QUALITY: 18.92 Mag.
BORTLE CLASS: 6
COSTELLAZIONE: Auriga
OGGETTO: IC 410
TIPO: Nebulosa a emissione
COORDINATE: A.R.: 05h 22m 30s ; DEC.: 33° 29′ 01″
MAGNITUDINE VISUALE: 10
DIMENSIONI ANGOLARI: 55’ x 55’
DISTANZA: 19.640 anni luce
OBIETTIVO: Skywatcher Explorer 150 PDS; D= 150 mm; F= 750 mm; f/5
MONTATURA: Celestron AVX
CAMERA DI RIPRESA: QHY CCD 294 C + Optolong L-Extreme
OBIETTIVO GUIDA: Qhy Miniguide; D= 30 mm; F=130 mm
CAMERA DI GUIDA: QHY CCD 5P II C
GAIN: 1600; OFFSET: 0; T: -15°
TEMPO DI POSA: 50 x 480 s ( Tot. 6 h 40 m )
LIGHT: 50
FLAT: 31
DARK: 31
BIAS: 100
SOFTWARE DI ELABORAZIONE: Pixinsight
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 800 with 0.7 reducer
Camera: ZWO ASI 071MC Pro
Exposure: 40 x 5min @ unity gain -5°C
Filters: Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter
Mount: iOptron CEM60
Location: Beveren-Waas Belgium
Date: 2025/10/31
Weitfeldaufnahme
Objektiv: Sigma 135/f1,8
Kamera: Nikon Z6II
Nachführung: Skywatcher Adventurer GTI
Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme NK-Z
Telescope: William Optics GTF81
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Cámara ZWO ASI 294 MC PRO -10ºc gain 120
Filter: Optolong L-Pro
Exposures: 54 x 300 "
Total integration time: 4h30m
Taken with APT
Processed in Pixinsight
My site is quite polluted and the filter can't help much, but after a long time of inactivity I'm happy… it's my best M31 of ever
Questo target riprende la nebulosa NGC 6820, nota anche con le sigle Sh2-86 e LBN 135, all'interno della quale si trova l'ammasso aperto NGC 6823.
Avevo visto per caso questa nebulosa sul web e mi aveva attratto non solo la sua struttura ma anche il complesso di nebulose ad emissione, riflessione ed oscure che la circonda. Non ho fatto però i conti che l'immagine che avevo visto aveva un'integrazione di ben 48h. Avevo programmato l'acquisizione di una congrua integrazione in banda larga ma purtroppo sono ruscito ad acquisirne solo 3,5h. Speravo che acquisendo oltre 14h in banda stretta avrei potuto compensare la carenza della banda larga, ma così non è stato. E' stata una delle mie più complicate elaborazioni. Forse perchè le condizioni del cielo durante alcune sessioni non erano favorevoli, forse perchè la nebulosa è di per sè molto debole ma credo che un buon risultato si sarebbe ottenuto facilmente con molta acquisizione in banda larga.
Eppure penso che nel complesso la fatica elaborativa abbia dato i suoi frutti con questa immagine abbellita dal colore delle stelle acquisite in banda larga.
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This target captures the nebula NGC 6820, also known as Sh2-86 and LBN 135, within which lies the open cluster NGC 6823.
I had accidentally seen this nebula on the web and was intrigued not only by its structure but also by the complex of emission, reflection, and dark nebulae surrounding it. However, I hadn't noticed that the image I had seen had an integration of a full 48 hours. I had planned to acquire a suitable broadband integration, but unfortunately I only managed to acquire 3.5 hours. I hoped that by acquiring more than 14 hours in narrowband I could compensate for the lack of broadband, but that wasn't the case. It was one of my most complicated processings. Perhaps because the sky conditions during some sessions weren't favorable, perhaps because the nebula itself is very faint, but I believe a good result would have been easily achieved with extensive broadband acquisition.
Yet I think that overall the processing effort has paid off with this image embellished by the color of the stars acquired in broadband.
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Optic: APO Refractor Askar 103APO + 0.6X
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC-Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5 Synscan
Seeing: 4 (scala Antoniadi)
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Filter: SVbony SV231
-71x180s 250gain /23 dark/ 21 ftats/ 80 biases t° sensor: -10°C only stars
date: 02/07/2025
location for: Monti Nebrodi (Sicily-Italy) 1600m slm
integration only stars 3h 33min
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Filter: Narrowband Optolong L-eNhance 2" + SVbony UV-IR cut
-172x300s 250gain /250gain / 35 dark /21 flat / 18 darkflat /80 bias T°sensor:-5°C
Date: 6-22-23-24-25-26/08/2025
location for : Biancavilla -Catania-(Italy) 515m slm (Bortle 5-6)
Integration: 14h 20m
Temperature: 21°C (media)
Acquisition: NINA, PHDGuiding
Processing: DSS, SIRIL, PS, GraXpert
Equipment:
Askar SQA55 55mm f/4.8 Quintuplet Petzval Astrograph.
ZWO ASI 2600MC OSC with an integrated auto guider.
ZWO EFA.
ZWO AM5n Mount.
ZWO ASiair controller.
Shot in my garden through an Optolong L-eNhance Tri-Band Deep Sky Imaging Filter.
5 and 10 minute subs totalling 350 minutes.
I have always known there was a Christmas tree in space but it never seemed to come up in time to post for Christmas.
You cant mistake the White/ Greenish Christmas tree with the big bright star at it top in the image. It is surrounded in a lot of red but I have tried not to over do the red.
Along with the Christmas tree there is the Cone nebula and the Fox Fur nebula in this shot.
So this is a real Merry Christmas from Space to everybody
QHY 183C -10c 38 shots each night 10 min each over Three nights.
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
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 .
13 mu. Sgr · 14 Sgr · 14.87 · 15 Sgr · 16 Sgr · 17 Sgr · 21 Sgr · 740 Cantabia · B304 · B307 · B310 · B92 · B93 · B95 · Checkmark Nebula · Eagle Nebula · Eagle nebula · IC 1283 · IC 1284 · IC 4701 · IC 4715 · IC1283 · IC1284 · IC4701 · IC4703 · Lobster Nebula · M 16 · M 17 · M 18 · M 24 · And 69 more.
Telescópios ou lentes de imagem: Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Câmeras de captura: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Montagem: iOptron CEM 60 cem 60
Telescópios ou lentes de guia: Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Câmeras de guia: QHYCCD Qhy5L II
Software: APT - Astro Photography Tool Apt · PixInsight · Deek Sky Stacker 3.3.4 · Adobe Photoshop 6 CS
Filtros: Optolong H-Alpha 7nm · Astrodon LRGB 1.25" E series Gen 2
Frames: 280x180" (14h)
Captura: 14h
DESCRIPTION: I tested my new Optolong L pro clip in filter for Nikon Z. It works very well.
OBJECT: NGC 7000, North America Nebula, Constellation Cygnus (Swan), apparent magnitude 7, apparent dimension 120’ x 100’, distance 2.200 ly away .
CALIBRATION: RA 20h 56 m, DEC +43°33’, FOV 6,12°x 4,08°, Pixel scale 4,59 arcsec/px. Image size 4800 x 3200 px, Cropped image.
GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Nikkor Z 70-200/2,8 @ 200, Optolong L pro clip in filter, UV lens filter, Dew heater strip, Sensor pixel scale x,xx arcsec/px, tracking mount iOptron HEM27EC - ipolar alignment, No auto guiding.
ACQUISITION: August 17, 2025, Struz, CZ, Subexposure 120s, f 4,0, ISO 3200, Interval 10 s, RAW-L, Lights 30x, Bias 25x, Darks 25x, Flats 25x, Total exposure time 60 min. Night, no Moon, no wind, temperature 10° C, Backyard - Light pollution - Bortle 5.
STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: Stacking in Pixinsight (WBPP), post processing in Pixinsight ( DynamicCrop, CosmeticCorr, Dynamic background neutralization, BlurXTerm, NoiceXTerm, streching via HistogramTrans. Adobe Photoshop CC 2025 (final color, brightness tuning, resizing and export to jpg sRGB).
Et voila ma première photo du soleil ! Je n'avais jamais essayé ; c'est chose faite !
J'ai profité d'avoir le setup en place après avoir imagé NGC2174 et M92 la nuit pour tester mon filtre solaire.
Matériel : monture skywatcher AZ-EQ5, télescope de Newton Skywatcher 150/750, filtre solaire baader, correcteur de coma, Canon 1200D, filtre Optolong L-Enhance (Ha / OIII).
Exifs : 241 poses de 1/5 sec
Soft : alignement et empilement Siril, post-traitement Gimp
I was starting to do the Witches head but the camera would not focus not matter what I did. My thought was where the stars too Faint. so I turned to Orion with it big bright star.
I did get focus but it turned out the program kept asking me to increase the step size . It turned out it was the very opposite I had to make the steps smaller to the perfect curve.
I had planned to do this as a one shot for both which i still will be doing Plus a 50mm shot of the whole area and the Huge Bernard's Loop of the Whole Orion Area.
This is 148 shot 2 min long all night long then the next night I had to take shorter shots 60 sec , 30sec and 15 sec to over come the blown out core of Orion.
QHY 183C -10c 148 shots & 138 shot 2 min over two nights.
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
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 PTGui.
Close up of the Center of the Very large Nebula. Still not Drunk enough to see a chicken any where in this nebula but I can see a Lioness in profile. A lot of learning editing between these two photos some two years worth and it getting a little easier.
QHY 183C -10c 45 shots 10 min each over three nights.
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
Prima Luce Essato Focus
Optolong LeNhance filter,
Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
SVbony 50MM Guide scope
QHY5L-II-M Guide camera
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps .
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula winds through the emission nebula IC 1396, in the constellation of Cepheus. IC 1396 is a young star cluster.
The 'cosmic' elephant's trunk is over 20 light-years long!
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-Enhance
Mount: Losmandy GM8
Guiding: QHY Mini Guide Scope + PHD2 Software
Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro
Exposure: Light (Gain 300) - 28 exposures @ 240 Seconds (112 Minutes)
Calibration: 50 Bias, 30 Darks, 0 Flats
Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Adobe Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI, Astronomy Action Set plug in for PS, Astro Flat Pro plug in for PS
The same data as uploaded on April 5th, but stacked on comet in DSS. Not so impressive, but comet is more natural.... Nikon Z7 + 70-200/2,8 @ 200, f2,8 + Optolong L-Pro filter. 20 x Light frames, Exp. 60s, ISO 400, 10 x Darks, 10 x Bias, 20 x Flats. Taken under huge Prague light pollution and First Quarter Moon. Stacked on comet in DSS, processing in Photoshop. Cropped 75x. Comet in Uma constellation, apparent magnitude approx 8. April 1st, 2020
Messier 17, the Omeganebula, named by my the little swan, is an active starforming area near to the core of our milkyway. With a little bit imagination you can see the old-greek letter Omega, the brightest part of the nebula (is turned around 180°). I like a bit more the picture of a swan.
Scope: TS Ritchey-Chretíen 6" f9 reduziert f6
Cam: Nikon D810 astrocool CentralDS
Filter: Optolong L-eEnhace 2"
Exif: 20x420sec ISO 1250 Temp. -10°C
Process: APP, PS, Topaz DeNoise AI, LR
I turned my scope to this when I researched Astrobin and found only 1 image taken with an Esprit 120mm, like mine. Now there will be 2! Adam Block calls it Galileo's finger...and I see the resemblance...I saw the finger while in Florence a couple years ago!...but this looks like a sperm head to me. It's all like naming cloud patterns anyway.
Esprit 120, QHY268M, Optolong HLRGB. total integration 28hr 45m. Starfront Obs
I tested my new Optolong L Pro filter 77 mm with 70-200/2,8 lens. This photo is only 1 shot - 300 s taken by Nikon Z7, f 2,8, ISO 1600, cropped 15x, FOV 2,7 x 1,8 ang.deg. I could not take more shots because bad weather. I think the result is not bad. Next time I will take more shots including darks, bias and flats. Precessed in Adobe PS + Astronomic tools. Taken on April 22, 2020.
37 tomas de 300 seg a ISO 1600
30 tomas de 300 seg a ISO 800
15 Darks
Flats
Canon 6D Modificada
Filtro Optolong L-Pro
Skywatcher Ed-80
Skywatcher EQ6-r
N.I.N.A
PixInsight
Photoshop
Wikipedia:
La galaxia de Andrómeda, también conocida como Galaxia Espiral M31, Messier 31 o NGC 224, es una galaxia espiral con un diámetro de doscientos veinte mil años luz (en lo que concierne a su halo galáctico) y de unos ciento cincuenta mil años luz entre los extremos de sus brazos. Es el objeto visible a simple vista más lejano de la Tierra (aunque algunos afirman poder ver a simple vista la galaxia del Triángulo, que está un poco más lejos). Está a 2,5 millones de años luz en dirección a la constelación de Andrómeda. Es, junto con nuestra propia galaxia, la más grande y brillante de las galaxias del Grupo Local, que consiste en aproximadamente 30 pequeñas galaxias más tres grandes galaxias espirales: Andrómeda, la Vía Láctea y la galaxia del Triángulo.
La galaxia se está acercando a nosotros a unos 300 kilómetros por segundo, y algunos especulan que ambas colisionen en unos 5860 millones de años en el futuro fusionándose en una galaxia mayor, en el evento conocido como Lactómeda.
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[EDIT : retraitement complet en palette Hubble (RGB + Hubble HOO)]
Sur cette photo, j'ai capturé la grande nébuleuse d'Orion SH 2-281 et une petite partie de la nébuleuse de l'homme qui cours SH 2-279 en dessous sur la photo.
Ces nébuleuses sont distantes de 1350 années lulières et ont un diamètre de 24 années lumières. Ce sont des nébuleuses en émission (les gaz chauffés par les étoiles voisines emettent de la lumière) et en réflexion (les gaz et poussières reflettent la lumière des étoiles).
Matériel : Canon 1200 D défiltré partiel + filtre Optolong L-Enhance + Skywatcher Newton 150/750 avec chanfrein et correcteur de coma + Monture Skywatcher AZ-EQ5 + Autoguidage avec lunette Kepler 50/162, caméra Asi Zwo 120mm, et PHD2 Guiding sur Raspberry Pi3.
EXIFS : 56 poses de 180s (avec filtre L-Enhance) + 39 poses de 30s (sans filtre), iso 800
Softs : Siril (traitment HOO+RGB) + Gimp
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[EDIT: Complete reprocessing in Hubble palette (RGB + Hubble HOO)]
In this photo, I captured the Great Orion Nebula SH 2-281, along with a small portion of the Running Man Nebula SH 2-279, visible at the bottom of the image.
These nebulae are located about 1,350 light-years from Earth and span approximately 24 light-years in diameter.
They are both emission nebulae (where gas heated by nearby stars emits its own light) and reflection nebulae (where dust and gas reflect the light of surrounding stars).
Equipment used: Camera: Canon 1200D (partially modified for astrophotography), Filter: Optolong L-Enhance, Telescope: Skywatcher Newtonian 150/750 with beveled edge and coma corrector, Mount: Skywatcher AZ-EQ5, Autoguiding: Kepler 50/162 guide scope + ZWO ASI 120MM camera + PHD2 Guiding on Raspberry Pi 3
EXIF data: 56 exposures of 180 seconds (with L-Enhance filter) + 39 exposures of 30 seconds (without filter), ISO 800
Software: Siril for HOO + RGB processing, GIMP for final editing