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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
12.9 hours of 300 and 600 sec lights. WO GT81mm, ASi2600mcpro, AAP, Optolong L-eXtreme, APP, StarXterminator, PS, LR, Luminar AI.
The Wizard Nebula, also known as NGC 7380.
Integration time 22 x 600s
Bortle 4-5 sky, Hailuoto Finland
Gear used:
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO
ZWO ASI 533 MC Pro
Canon 400mm f5.6
ZWO mini guider
Optolong L-eNhance 2"
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Edited in Pixinsight, Photoshop & Lightroom,
Have a nice sunday!
This is our first light image using the new QHY600 60 Megapixel Full Frame Monochrome CMOS camera mounted on the Takahashi 130 FSQ, I want to thank QHYCCD for the honor to be testing this amazing new camera. The image was captured in RGB, Ha and OIII. (H-Alpha is mapped to Red channel @70% opacity, OIII is mapped to the blue channel @70% opacity and OIII is mapped to the green channel @50% opacity) The Optolong OIII filter produces halos on the bright stars in this image such as 52 Cygni which is a bit disappointing however I'll be using Chroma Narrowband Filters on this setup from the end of this month.
Pictured here to the left of the image covering an area over 3 x 2 degrees of sky of are the Eastern Veil Nebula NGC6992 to the Western Veil Nebula NGC6960 (Witch’s Broom) far right with “Pickering’s Triangle” in between at the top of the image as well as “The Funnel” just below and the many knot’s and strands visible here and within this beautiful Supernova remnant.
This new setup is available immediately for people wanting to subscribe to Grand Mesa Observatory's system 1.
Captured over 5 nights in July and August for a total acquisition time of 8.5 hours.
Technical Details
Captured and processed by: Terry Hancock
Location: GrandMesaObservatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado
Dates of Capture July 30, August 6th, 8th, 11th and 13th 2020
HA 210 min 21 x 600 sec
OIII 140 min 14 x 600 sec
RGB 165 min 11 x 300 sec (per channel)
Narrowband Filters by Optolong
Camera: QHY600 Monochrome CMOS Photographic version
Camera Details and Specs www.qhyccd.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show...
Gain 60, Offset 76 in Read Mode Photographic 16 bit
Calibrated with dark, Bias and Flat Frames
Optics: Walter Holloway's Takahashi FSQ 130 APO Refractor @ F5
Image Scale: 1.19 arcsec/pix
Field of View: 3d 7' 41.0" x 2d 3' 5.3 (127.3 x 190.1 arcmin)
EQ Mount: Paramount ME
Image Acquisition software Maxim DL6 Pre Processing in Pixinsight Post Processed in Photoshop CC
QHY290M & 11" Celestron Edge HD @F/7.
Optolong IR Pass (685nm) Filter - 2"- 2500 frames- 20% stacked
R-G-B, 1500 frames each, 20% stacked
The Rosette Nebula, 58 hrs of exposure time from Phoenix. Amazing details in this beautiful nebula that is 5 x the size of the moon in the night sky and is 5,000 light-years away. It would take 130 years traveling at the speed of light (286,000 miles per second) to go from one side to the other.
Esprit 120mm, QHY268M, Optolong 3nm SHO filters. 10min exposures, mounted on a SkyWatcher EQ6-Rpro
Hola compañeros cocina nebula echa con un mak 127/1500 camara así 183nmpro filtros optolong LRGB 6h de integración en total
Montura eq6r-pro
Capturadas con SGP
Apilada con DSS
Procesada con pixinght 1.8
Sierra norte de Sevilla
The Iris Nebula is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It resides about 1,300 light-years away from earth and is six light-years across. Technical Info:
34 x 300 sec. Badder UV/IR Cut filter
22 x 300 sec. Astronomik Ha 12 nm filter
46 x 300 sec. Optolong L-eHance
Gain 200, Offset 50, Binning 1x1
Total Integration 8.5 hours
Explore Scientific 102mm f/7 APO Refractor
Sensor cooled to -20°C on ZWO ASI294MC Pro (OSC)
Calibration frames: Bias, Darks, and Flats.
Plate Solve-ASTAP via N.I.N.A. 1.11
Image processing Pixinsight 1.8.8 and finished in Photoshop CC 2021
IC 410/405, Auriga, taken with ASKAR 65PHQ / ZWO ASI 2600mc / ZWO ASI AM5 / ZWO ASI AIR, 40x600", Optolong L_Ultimate, from Aosta Valley Western Alps, February 2025.
Melotte 15 - IC1805 - Nebulosa Cuore in Hubble palette
IC 1805 (nota anche come Nebulosa Cuore) è una nebulosa diffusa in associazione ad un ammasso aperto, visibile nella costellazione di Cassiopea, verso il confine con la Giraffa.
Si tratta di una regione HII molto estesa, la cui distanza è stimata sui 7500 anni luce da noi; la sua caratteristica principale è la presenza di due grosse aree apparentemente vuote, di diverse dimensioni, che rendono la nebulosa simile ad un "cuore". Al suo interno si trova un sistema di piccoli ammassi aperti poco concentrati, responsabili della ionizzazione della nebulosa. Il più notevole di questi è Melotte 15, che contiene alcune stelle circa 50 volte più massicce del Sole, più altre più piccole ed un microquasar espulso milioni di anni fa.
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Technical Information:
Date 21.10.2019, 22.10.2019
Location: Maruggio (TA), Santa Cesarea Terme (LE)
Telescope: Vixen ax103s
Camera: Moravian G2-8300FW mono
Mount: Ioptron ieq45-pro
Filters:
Baader Ha 7nm 36mm: 51x300" -15°C bin1
Baader OIII 8.5nm 36mm: 40x300" -15°C bin1
Optolong SII 6.5nm 32x900 bin1
Total integration: 15.6 hours
Software: SGP, PHD2 Guiding, Pixinsight 1.8
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Thanks to Francesco Battistella for the SII datal!
Ha and OIII - Salvatore Cozza
SII - Francesco Battistella
Processing - Salvatore Cozza
NGC 6334, the usefully named Cat's Paw Nebula! Shot over 3 nights at Hawker, South Australia, this is the first serious target with the new Askar 130PHQ telescope with shots over 3 nights (rather than a couple hours!), shot with R, G and B Astronomik filters and an Optolong L-Para dual narrowband for luminance and finer stars. Warp Astron WD-20 EQ mount doing a good job when the wind wasn't catching the big scope, PHD2 guiding, NINA camera control, QHY268M camera, APP and PS processing.
Nuevo intento de editar una toma de una nebulosa obtenida con una camara RGB y un filtro de paso estrecho de doble banda según la paleta del Hubble.
Son 56 tomas de 3 minutos a ISO 3200 en una camara Canon EOS 6D modificada. Un telescopio Skywatcher ED80, una montura EQ-R 6 pro y un filtro Optolong L-Extreme.
Ubicada en la constelación de Casiopea y junto a su hermana, la nebulosa del Corazón, es una región de formación de estrellas ya que en ellas hay una gran acumulación de polvo estelar, lo que da lugar a nuevos astros. Está situada a unos 6500 años luz y cubre una superficie de 100 años luz aproximadamente. En su interior hay gigantescas cavidades formadas por vientos que proceden de las jóvenes estrellas masivas en su interior. También podemos encontrar dentro de ella pequeños cúmulos globulares de estrellas (estrellas que son afectadas mutuamente por sus gravedades)) siendo el más espectacular el mayor, IC 1848, con estrellas de 7ª y 8ª magnitud.
A classic shot from my backyard in New Orleans.
Televue NP-101IS
Optolong L-Ultimate Dual Band Filter
ZWO ASI071MC Pro
Takahashi EM-200
35x5m Exposures
NGC 6357, Lobster Nebula, Scorpius....taken with Takahashi FSQ106, ZWO ASI 2600MC, Optolong Ultimate, 25x420", from Tivoli Southern Sky, Namibia.
The Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) is a star forming region about 1,500 light-years from Earth and can be found in the constellation Cygnus, the Swan.
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: 31
Sub Exposure Time: 240 sec
Integration Time: 2h 4m
Bortle Zone: Class 6
Date Taken: June 20, 2022
IC 443 also known as the Jellyfish Nebula is a supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation of Gemini. Its distance is approximately 5,000 light years from Earth and a diameter of 70 light years. This image has been processed in the style of the Hubble pallete using two narrow band 3nm filters of Ha and Oiii. This helps to separate the two gasses from each other.
Location: Gergal, Spain - January 2023
Scope: William Optics GT81 385mm
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mount: Celestron CGX
Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate Dual 3nm Narrow Band
Subframes: 90 x 600s
Integration: 15 hours
Equipo Principal: ZWO ASI 1600 mm-pro + SW Explorer 200p + SW Coma Corrector 0.9x + EQ6-R-Pro + Long Perng 2" Dual Speed Low Profile Crayford Focuser + ZWO EAF + ZWO 7x2" EFW
Equipo guía: guidescope 60/240 mm, camara guia ZWO ASI 120mm mini
*Gain 139, -25 º C, Ha 7nm 2" Optolong, 78x180"
*Gain 139, -25 º C, Oiii-CCD 6.5 nm 2" Optolong, 80x180"
*Gain 139, -25 º C, Sii-CCD 6.5 nm 2" Optolong, 82x180"
100 Darks
100 Flats por filtro
100 DarkFlats
Polar Align: SharpCap 3.2
Adquisición: SGP 3.1
Procesado: Pixinsight 1.8.8, PS
The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula (cataloged as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth and it spans some 15 light-years in diameter. Technical Info:
21 x 300 sec. Badder UV/IR Cut filter
44 x 300 sec. Astronomik Ha 12 nm filter
43 x 300 sec. Astronomik OIII 12 nm filter
28 x 180 sec. OPTOLONG L-eNhance filter
Gain 200, Offset 50, Binning 1x1
Total Integration 10.4 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-ASTAP via N.I.N.A. 1.11
Image processing Deep Sky Stacker 4.2.6, Pixinsight 1.8.8, and Photoshop CC 2021
The Carina Nebula and Running Chicken Nebula from my Adelaide metro (Bortle 6) backyard. This is a combination of 13 stacked shots with a Optolong L-Pro filter and 1 shot with an Astronomik 12nm Ha filter as a luminance layer. Lots of issues, no lens collar meant I was getting trailing from differential flexure despite autoguiding. The light pollution meant even with the filter the blue channel was maxing out way too early. Horrible gradients over the frame (this is a crop). After huge amounts of adjustment the star colours are somewhat red. I will try the L-Pro again with a longer focal length (see if that stops the gradients) and will see if it helps when used without light pollution. Otherwise I am doing something very wrong here!
A galaxy 40 million light-years away just had a supernova this week (July 14, 2025). SN 2025rbs is a white dwarf that stole too much mass from a companion, went thermonuclear, and blew itself to bits, releasing enough energy to temporarily rival the brightness of an entire galaxy, 40 million years ago.
Esprit 120, QHY268M, Optolong HLRGB, 9hr 10m integration from Starfront Observatory, TX
Can you see the dragons? For me, there are 2 dragons fighting, but who knows, right?
The "bubble" at the bottom of the image are two nebulae, NGC 6164 and NGC 6165. This bluish, soap bubble-like outer nebulosity is being pushed by the central star, an O7 supergiant, approximately 40 times more massive than our sun. Can you imagine such a thing?
14 hours of exposure, in a mix between L-PRO and L-Enhance filters (Enhance as luminance).
EXIF:
Canon 750D astromod
Long Perng 66mm f6
L-PRO: 114x120s, ISO 1600
L-Enhance: 214x180s, ISO 1600
Part of the Northamerican nebula, this formation contains a part of relatively dense nebulosity in the shape of a flying bird that is commonly referred as the cygnus wall. As part of the bigger Northamerican nebula, the dark area on top represents the gulf of Mexico, and I like the idea that in the right edge of the wall is where Yucatán and Guatemala are chilling :)
Tecnhical information
Canon 400mm f/5,6 lens @ f/5.6
ZWO ASI183MC pro + ASI183MM pro cameras
iOptron GEM28 mount
Guided with the ASI120MM mini
330x120s at Gain 0 with Optolong l-extreme filter (ASI183MM pro)
130x120s at Gain 0 with Optolong l-extreme filter (ASI183MC pro)
70x30s Luminance filter (ASI183MC pro) for star colors
Processing was done in Affinity photo, Siril, and VanceAI denoiser.
You have seen part of this before but as I am waiting for a target to rise In the milky way that I found when I did the milky way panorama. I do not have a name for the nebula but know where it is on the milky way its one I have never see in any photo so it going to be a new look at some thing I have never seen close.
So what became just the" body" top left I went clockwise taking the whole of the Running Chicken Nebula as an extra 3 shot to get the whole of the Nebula. I still can NOT see it even though I am enjoying this years Shiraz I still cant see no chicken. none the less enjoy the fruits or a lot of night to get the total in all its detail. Last was a single shot ED80 and APSC ZWO as a single shot.
QHY 183C -10c 55 shots 10 min over 9 night some in moonlight. .
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 .
I was suggested my target I had chosen was good one but at astro fest no one is going to hang around to see a 10min shot. So I went for the area next the Star bank in the Large Magellanic cloud ( blueish area to the left.) .
The other advantage in live stacking the colour chip in this camera shows up when stacked. I tested out the sequence before I went live at astrofest. Its looking like this year is only indoors Saturday is Rain and total cloud cover. Oh well I got to learn a little more about Nina and the shot gets seen even though its not live. Part of doing the sequence the photos get saved in the stack from my trial night and the night at astrofest would only add to the stack but a better looking photo from all the combined shots.
ZWOASI071MC Pro -10c 260 over two nights shot 2 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.
Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's Day and i just got my Heart Nebula data processed and edited. First time using a dual-band pass filter and was excited to see what my OSC astro camera could capture, turned out pretty good altough the integration time was only 4hrs 30min.
Canon 400mm f5.6
Optolong L-eNhance Filter
Skywatcher HEQ5 PRO
ZWO Mini 30mm Guide scope
ZWO ASI120MM Mini mono
ZWO ASI 533 MC PRO
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
43 x 300s
5 x 600s
Moon / Lune
Acquisition:
Nikon D5300 + Zenithstar 73
50x1/200 ISO200
iOptron CEM26 + iPolar
Filtre Optolong L-Pro
Astro Photography Tool (APT)
Traitement/processing :
PIPP, Registax & Gimp
Backyard @ St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
AstroM1
NGC 7000 - The Cygnus Wall
The Cygnus Wall is a portion of the North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and is located in the constellation Cygnus, the Swan.
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: 32
Sub Exposure Time: 240 sec
Integration Time: 2h 5m
Bortle Zone: Class 6
Date Taken: June 19, 2022
Went out Monday night, IC5070, IC405 and M42&M43
Orion 80mm ED refractor, Zwo 294MC Pro cooled color camera, Used an electronic focuser, Nice to have!!
Optolong L eNhance filter
#SharpCap Pro, PoleMaster
Ioptron i45 Pro EQ mount, PHD2 guiding
Orion 60mm guidescope SSAG
220 Gain offset 10 -10c cooling,
IC5070 was 90 minutes, 1 minute exposure each
IC405 was 90 minutes, 1 minute exposure each
M42&M43 was 55 minutes, 1 minute exposure each
Weather was good, Getting cooler too with some dew forming.... High thin clouds trying to cover up M42
75 darks 100 flats and 75 bias frames
Astro Pixel Processor and PS
ccd: Moravian G3-11000 with IFW + OAG
filters: Optolong LRGB and Astrodon 5-nm Ha
telescope: DSI RC10C f/7.3
mount: 10Micron GM2000 QCI
guider: Lodestar
exposure: L 12x20min + RGB 7x12min (all 1x1)
location: Les Granges, 900 m
software: TheSkyX Pro, CCD Commander, Pixinsight, PS CS5
date: 27 May - 21 Jun 2017
This is a three panel mosaic of the large star forming region called the Soul Nebula (Embryo Nebula, IC 1871, Sh2-199) and is found in the constellation Cassiopeia. Processed in the Hubble Palette color scheme. This is a total of 9 hours of exposure time over two evenings.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope, ZWO AS2600mc-Pro running at -10C, Celestron CGEM-DX mount, Optolong L-eNhance 2” Filter, three panels each 36 x 300 seconds (9 hours total) guided exposures, ZWO EAF, ZWO ASIAir Pro. Processed using DSS and PixInsight. Image Date: October 21 and 27, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
This was a trial with the MeLE Nuc to see if things where right I had three nights to "play" with the whole set up. The Nuc sits under the Skywatcker ED80 so 5 long 3 m cables gone going to the laptop they all stay up on the top of the scope.
Night one did not work out at all could not get plate solve to work properly could hardly see the stars. After some two hours I gave up went to bed.
Night two I bumped plate solve exposure by more than double the time finally plate solve worked. So I thought I would try some thing to check if the system worked. On taking the very first photo it would not down load and I lost the camera. The usb cable that was supplied with the camera died. My only option was to bundle up my normal 3m cable and connect up to the camera and the Nuc and try a fix the whole lot to the scope. The whole thing looked like it was normally what I was use to seeing.
Night three I had to remove the dead cable and wrap the 3m one around the guide scope. I decided to do a real test set up the system to start on it own 6:45Pm. I sat in side the computer room and watched the sequence start flawless totally on its own. This is the result of those two nights some more 1m cables on there way to lessen the weight of cables. Plate solve has gone back to its normal 10 sec exposure time.
QHY183C -10c 226 shot 2 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, SGP
Pixinsight, Ps.
Rosette to Cone mosaic project- 8 of 16 panels
Celestron 11" EdgeHD + Hyperstar
QHY 163M
Optolong filters
RGB- 10x30 seconds each panel
HA- 10x60 seconds each panel
25 minutes per panel(3h 20m total)
This is a close up as I can get with current setup the detail in the nebula is just perfect.
QHY 183C -10c 38 shots each night 10 min each over four 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.
Testlauf meines vorläufig kompletten ZWO Setups.
Hauptkamera: ZWO ASI2600 MC Pro
Guiding: ZWO OAG - ASI 120 MC-S
Optolong L-Extreme in ZWO Filterschublade
Fokus: ZWO EAF
Steuerung: ZWO Aisair Pro
Teleskop: TS65Q APO
Ecco un dettaglio della Nebulosa Velo , conosciuta anche come “scopa di Strega “ le sue nebulosità contorte e trasparenti rendono questo soggetto bellissimo ( almeno dal mio punto di vista !) .. Visibile nella parte sud orientale della Costellazione del Cigno e distante dalla terra circa 1470 anni luce , fa parte dei brandelli rimasti dall’esplosione di una Supernova , generata dal collasso gravitazionale di una stella. …. Immagini riprese dal giardino di casa , Mògoro Sardegna Italia. del 25/26 ( 1 serata ) -10 C’ , gain 100/300 , 47 light x 300” - 11 dark - 10 dark Flat - 15 dark Eq6 R pro syscan sw newton 200/800 correttore di coma sw , filtro optolong elhenanche - zwo Asi 2600 mc , ASI Air Pro —— Pixinsignt ( calibrazione ed elaborazione immagine ) Lightroom (scritte e loghi). Cieli Sereni
This is a two panel shot of the area the middle being the Horse Head. The right side took three night the left side took two night. the difference was the tree next to the mount got pruned so the shots went to 4 am.
This was my first trial of using the rotation marks and getting the cameras square to the shot all 5 night had the very same error 3.3 degrees within the 5 degree limit I had set. I watched each night to see if I had to change rotation. The two shots fitted together perfectly making this method very workable.
This was the fav nebula of mine since I was a kid seeing the close up of the Horse on the red background. My only regret my father did not get to see this shot.
QHY183C -10c 82 shots Each Panel 10 min each over 5 nights and camera rotated.
Prima Luce Essato Focus ,
Optolong L-eNhance filter,
Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
Guided PHD2, SGP
Pixinsight, Ps Lr.
Only got about 2 hours on this.
I was just trying out some longer exposures to test star shape and colors.
10 Minute subs and the mount / guide combo didn't do too bad. The stars seem pretty good out to the edges. I only cropped out the stacking artifacts, which was minimal.
I normally shoot 300 second subs, so I was happy with the results.
Gear and software...
Askar 65PHQ with 0.75x reducer
iOptrion CEM26
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Optolong L-Extreme
ZWO ASI Air Plus
ZWO 120MM Guide Camera
ZWO 30mm Guide Scope
120 Gain / -10c
13 / 600 sec exposures
10 Dark calibration frames
Processed with Deepsky Stacker - Pixinsight - Photoshop and Lightroom
Andrómeda es la galaxia espiral más cercana a la Tierra, visible a simple vista en noches oscuras. Hay registros del 964 a. C por un astrónomo persa.
Se sitúa a 2.54 millones de años luz y se extiende por 220.000 años luz , el doble que nuestra galaxia la Vía Láctea. Es menos densa que la Vía Láctea. La galaxia de Andrómeda se esta acercando a la Vía láctea a razón de 100km/s por lo que en unos 2500 millones de años interactuara con ella.
Datos técnicos de la captura;
Telescopio WO Spacecat 51
Canon 7d MKII
Montura AVX Celestron
Tomas RGB con filtro Optolong L-Pro 18/11/2020
30 x 10"
30 x 25"
60 x 90"
Tomas H alfa con filtro Optolong Ha 7 nm 22/11/2020
12 x 600"
Guiado QHY miniguide scope y QHY 5LII
NINA
Procesado PixInsight y PS
NGC 7497 — a distant spiral galaxy, about 60 million light-years away, shining through a veil of dust in our own Milky Way.
The faint, smoky texture isn’t nebula from that galaxy — it’s Galactic Cirrus, part of the Integrated Flux Nebula, only a few hundred light-years from us.
RGB 24 hr 40m total integration
Sky-Watcher Esprit 120, QHY268m, Optolong filters.
M33 Triangulum Galaxy Scope: TSAPO65Q + TeleVue NPR-1073 0.8X Reducer. Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro + Optolong L-Pro Filter. Mount: StellarDrive 6R. Guide: SkyWatcher EvoGuide + Altair 130M. Multi-session 3 hrs 15 mins. Processed in Astro Pixel Processor. Finished in Adobe CC.
Emerald Bay, Naples, FL
Jan 29, 2023
Equipment--
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED 80, field flattener (no reducer), 480mm focal length
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI204MC-Pro
Guide scope: Williams Optics 50mm guide scope
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120MM-S
Software: NINA, PHD2
Imaging--
Lights: 36x120s
Darks, Flats, DarkFlats, Bias: assorted
Sensor temp: -10.0
Filter: Optolong L-Pro
Sky: Bortle 5 (nominal)
Post processing--
Software: PixInsight, Photoshop
Telescope:TS 70mm f/6.78 Quadruplet
Camera: ZWO ASI 071MC Pro
Exposure: 60 x 5 min @ Unity Gain -5°C
Filters: Optolong L-Extreme
Mount: iOptron CEM60
Location: Beveren-Waas Belgium
Date: 2025.08.14
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: 5h 36m
No of Frames: 84
Sub Exposure Time: 240sec
Bortle Zone: Class 6
Date Taken: Aug 29 & 31, 2021
These 5 pictures from Monday and Tuesday nights, Sadr region, IC1396, Heart & Soul Nebulas, M8 & M20 and Veil complex...
WO SkyCat 51 Zwo 071MC Pro cooled color camera
Optolong eNhanced filter
#SharpCap Pro
Ioptron i45 Pro EQ mount PHD2 guiding
Orion 60mm guidescope SSAG
200 Gain offset 20 0c cooling all pictures 1 minute exposure
50 darks 50 flats and 50 bias frames
Astro Pixel Processor and PS