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Fun with the California nebula in HaRGBL&OIII
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Ha was added to the Red channel then combined to produce an RGB image. Then Ha + OIII was used a luminance layer and OIII colour blue was layered though a masking process in Ps to create separation.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: MX
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Sequence Generator Pro, Photoshop CS5, PHD, Main Sequence Software
Filters: Baader H-alpha 3.5 Nm, Baader O III 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel
Frames:
Baader Ha 3.5nm: 10x1800"
Baader O III 8.5nm: 20x1800"
Integration: 15 hours
Plus RGBL 400x 10 in each
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
This is a panoramic skyscape of the emission nebulae in Cassiopeia.
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Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD , Takahashi TSA 102
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Sequence Generator Pro, Photoshop CS5, PHD, Main Sequence Software
Filters: Baader H-alpha 3.5 Nm, Baader SII 8.5nm, Baader O III 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel
Resolution: 3491x897
Dates: Nov. 14, 2015
Frames: 140x1800"
Integration: 70.0 hours
Avg. Moon age: 2.12 days
Avg. Moon phase: 4.98%
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
Object: NGC1499 – The California Nebula (2022)
An emission nebula located in Perseus. Its name comes from its resemblance to the state of California in the US. A very large nebula of almost 2.5° long, the structure is difficult to observe visually due to low surface brightness. Its illumination is caused by excitation of the H-beta line in the nebula by the nearby extremely energetic star, Xi Persei (also known as Menkib). Distance from earth is approximately 1000 light years
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 11/19/2022 to 11/21/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length - 106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 24 x 10min. (240min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):21 x 10min. (210min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):16 x 10min. (160min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:610min. (10.17hrs)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
Die Andromeda Galaxy M31 vom 19.09.2020. Eigentlich war die Aufnahme nur ein Setup- und Autoguiding Test. Jetzt habe ich die Aufnahme dafür benutzt um in Pixinsight und Photoshop etwas zu üben. Mit dem Ergebnis bin ich trotz der kurzen Belichtungszeit eigentlich recht zufrieden.
Ts 80/480mm Triplet-APO
Ts Red379 Reducer
Skywatcher AZ-EQ5-GT
Zwo Asi 183Mc Pro
22x120sek
10 Darkframes
15 Flatframes
Object: IC443 Jelly Fish and IC444 HOO (2023)
IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248 (Sh2-248)) is a galactic supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Gemini. Its distance is roughly 5,000 light years from Earth. IC 443 may be the remains of a supernova that occurred 3,000 - 30,000 years ago.
- Acquisition Date: 03/21/2023
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length - 106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 13 x 10min. (130min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):10 x 10min. (100min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:230min. (3.8hrs)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
Messier 16 or the Eagle Nebula is a young open star cluster with stars in the constellation Serpent, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux in 1745. It is also called NGC 6611.
Best known as the "Pillars of creation" imaged with the Hubble telescope and the new JWST.
My image is 4.5 hours of data from Chile with a 4 meter Planewave CDK24 telescope that has an aperture of 610mm. (Telescope Live)
The distance to M16 is 7000 light years.
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Mapping in a Painterly Hubble Mode This is a two panel mosaic in narrow-band with an integration of around 50 hours of photography over six clear nights. The processing work was done using Pixinsight and Photoshop.
M8 / Lagoon Nebula
Planewave 17” CDK
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Chroma L,R,G,B
Focuser: IRF90
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.8
Mount: 10 Micron GM3000
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
7,5h of data, combination in PixInsight done:
L: 26 x 300sec
R: 28 x 300sec
G:16 x 300sec
B: 21 x 300sec
Object: NGC 7822– (HST or SHO palette) – 2022
NGC 7822 is an area of star formation located in the constellation on Cepheus and is located about 2900 light years from Earth. The object contains SH2-171 and a cluster of stars called Berkeley 59.
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/18/2022 to 10/22/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length - 106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 33 x 10min. (330min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):20 x 10min. (200min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):29 x 10min. (290min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:820min. (13.67hrs)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
Object: The Veil Nebula – Cygnus Loop SHO (2022)
The visual portion of the Cygnus Loop also known as the Veil Nebula, Cirrus Nebula or the Filamentary Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus. The area includes the components:
-NGC6990 - “Western Veil" or "Witch's Broom",
-NGC6992 – NGC6995 – IC1340 - “Eastern Veil"
-Pickering's Wedge, or Pickering's Triangular Wisp.
The entire area is the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 20.000 years ago and has been expanding ever since.
Distance from Earth: about 2400 light years
Details: The visual portion of the Cygnus Loop also known as the Veil Nebula, Cirrus Nebula or the Filamentary Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus. The area includes the components: NGC6990, "Western Veil" or "Witch's Broom", NGC6992 "Eastern Veil", and Pickering's Wedge, or Pickering's Triangular Wisp.
The entire area is the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred between 5000 to 8000 years ago and has been expanding ever since.
Distance from Earth: about 1470 light years
- Acquisition Date: 10/27/2022 to 11/20/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length - 106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 25 x 10min. (250min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):20 x 10min. (200min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):21 x 10min. (210min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:660min. (11hrs)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
VdB123
Planewave 17” CDK
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Chroma L,R,G,B
Focuser: IRF90
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.8
Mount: 10 Micron GM3000
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
18,5h of LRGB data, combination in PixInsight done:
L: 36 x 600sec
R: 17 x 600sec
G: 28 x 600sec
B: 30 x 600sec
M78 Grayscale
Planewave 17” CDK
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Chroma L,R,G,B,Ha
Focuser: IRF90
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.8
Mount: 10 Micron GM3000
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
30h of data, combination in PixInsight done:
L: 46 x 600sec
R: 26 x 600sec
G: 18 x 600sec
B: 15 x 600sec
Ha: 15 x 1800sec
NGC1955 grayscale Ha
Planewave 17” CDK
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Chroma Ha
Focuser: IRF90
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.8
Mount: 10 Micron GM3000
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
10h of Ha data, combination in PixInsight done:
Ha: 20 x 1800sec
5 hours of exposure from the light polluted skies of Stockholm. Pretty view I think with the green head of the comet.
Telescope WO Magrez90, camera ASI294MM Date january 27 at 01:00 560 x 30s exposure with RGB filters.
Processed in PixInsight
A star-forming region in the constellation Cepheus... 3,000 light years distant.
I captured this in April through both narrowband and broadband filters.
Hydrogen alpha= 3.75 hours total, comprised of 5 minute individual exposures
Oxygen= 3.75 hours total, comprised of 5 minute individual exposures
RGB for stars= 30 x 30sec exposures
The M 101 Pinwheel Galaxy in LRGB with 2023 ixf supernova
M 101 is a very large, face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy.
M 101 was discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1781, and later the same year by Charles Messier.
M 101 has produced three supernovae in the 20th century: SN 1909A, 1951H, and SN 1970G, and now only a few days ago we can see supernova 2023 ixf in the NGC 5461 region.
Three nights of imaging in May 2023 from my home in Gérgal, Spain.
A higher resolution image with imaging details can be found on my Astrobin page at: astrob.in/full/v61k3u/0/
Thank you for looking.
Technical summary:
Captured: 10,14,15-05-2023
Imaging Sessions: 3
Location: Gérgal, Andalucía, Spain
Bortle Class: 4
Total Integration: 11h 41m
Filters:
Red 139x 60s 2h 19m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C
Green 145x 60s 2h 25m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C
Blue 142x 60s 2h 22m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C
UV/IR 275x 60s 4h 35m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C
Pixel Scale: 0.55 arcsec/pixel
Telescope: Celestron C11 Edge HD f/10 2800mm
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro
Guiding: ZWO OAG-L - ZWO ASI120MM Mini
Filters: Astronomik R, G, B, UV/IR
Mount: iOptron CEM120 EC
Computer: Minix NUC
Capture software: NINA, PHD2
Editing software: PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom
Sky: six 300 sec photos, iso 800, f:4 at 18mm; stacked with StarryLandscapeStacker, processed with Photoshop and PixInsight.
For the ground a single photo before sunset.
IC2944 / IC2948 / λ Centauri Nebula
Takahashi TOA-150
Camera: FLI ML16200
Filter: Chroma R,G,B,Ha,SII,OIII
Focuser: FLI Atlas
Focal Length: 1100mm
Focal Ratio: f/5.0
Mount: A-P 1600GTO-AE
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
28,41h: RGB Ha-OIII-SII combination in PixInsight done:
R: 12 x 300sec
G: 11 x 300sec
B: 24 x 300sec
Ha: 17 x 1800sec
OIII: 16 x 1800sec
SII: 16 x 1800sec
Object: IC1805 – The Heart Nebula SHO (2022)
The Heart Nebula, IC 1805, Sh2-190, lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. This is an emission nebula composed of glowing gases (ionized hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen) and darker cold dust lanes. The nebula is shape and illumination are produced by a central star cluster known as Melotte 15 aka Collinder 26.
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 11/23/2022 to 11/24/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length - 106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 30 x 10min. (300min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):30 x 10min. (300min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):25 x 10min. (250min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:610min. (14.17hrs)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
La Nébuleuse d'Orion est visible à l'œil nu dans le ciel d'hiver dans la constellation d'Orion qui domine le ciel hivernal.
A côté se trouve la nébuleuse "Running Man" qui dessine un homme qui court lorsque on le regarde avec M42 vers le bas.
Cette photo est un empilement de plusieurs photos :
23 poses de 2mn, soit 46 minutes
+
14 poses de 30s, soit 7 minutes (pour décramer le cœur de la nébuleuse d'Orion).
Les deux images obtenues avec Pixinsight ont été ensuite fusionnées dans Photoshop.
Le boîtier utilisé est le Canon EOS 6DII modifié Astrodon (changement du filtre bleu par un filtre Astrodon laissant passer beaucoup plus de rouge).
Lunette apochromatique TS Optics TSQ 80 mm F/6.8 Quadruplet montée sur une monture Avalon M-Zero.
Le tout piloté avec un Eagle Core et autoguidée pour permettre de longues poses avec un bon suivi sur les étoiles.
The California Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It is so named because it appears to resemble the outline of the US State of California on long exposure photographs
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California Nebula in bicolour.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: MX
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Sequence Generator Pro, Photoshop CS5, PHD, Main Sequence Software
Filters: Baader H-alpha 3.5 Nm, Baader O III 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel
Resolution: 3283x2482
Dates: Nov. 3, 2015, Nov. 5, 2015, Nov. 9, 2015
Frames:
Baader Ha 3.5nm: 10x1800"
Baader O III 8.5nm: 20x1800"
Integration: 15 hours
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
M 82 Cigar Galaxy HaLRGB
Messier 82 was discovered in 1774 by Johann Elert Bode, rediscovered by Pierre Mechain August 1779 who reported them to Charles Messier, who added them to his catalog in 1781.
M 82 is the prototype irregular starburst disk galaxy. In the core of M 82, the active starburst region spans a diameter of 500 parsecs.
Tendrils of material extend away from the nucleus, suggesting a colossal explosion. Studies have revealed filaments expanding outward from M 82 at 600 miles per second.
Imaged over 5 nights from my home in Gérgal, Spain.
A higher resolution image with imaging details can be found on my Astrobin page at: astrob.in/full/amhw1l/0/
Thank you for looking.
Technical summary:
Captured: 26,27,28-02-2023 & 02,03-03-2023
Imaging Sessions: 5
Location: Gérgal, Andalucía, Spain
Bortle Class: 4
Total Integration: 32h 28m
Filters:
Red 349x 60s 5h 49m BIN 3 Gain 100 -5C SQM 20.7
Green 300x 60s 5h 00m BIN 3 Gain 100 -5C SQM 20.7
Blue 300x 60s 5h 00m BIN 3 Gain 100 -5C SQM 20.7
UV/IR 484x 60s 8h 04m BIN 3 Gain 100 -5C SQM 20.7
Ha 103x 300s 8h 35m BIN 3 Gain 100 -5C SQM 20.7
Pixel Scale: 0.33 arcsec/pixel
Telescope: Celestron C11 Edge HD 2800mm fl
Image Camera: ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro
Guiding: ZWO OAG L with ZWO ASI 192MM Mini
Filters: Astronomik R, G, B, UV/IR, Ha
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R Pro
Computer: Minix NUC
Capture software: NINA, PHD2
Processing Software: PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom
Sh2-155 with a 17" Planewawe CDK Telescope
Locations: Deep Sky West, Rowe, New Mexico, United States
6,6h of LRGBHa data, combination in PixInsight done:
L: 6 x 600sec
R: 9 x 600sec
G: 4 x 600sec
B: 9 x 600sec
Ha: 6 x 1200sec
PlaneWave17" CDK Telescope
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Astrodon LRGBH
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.7
Pixels: 9μm
Mount: Paramount Taurus 400
NGC 3576
Takahashi TOA-150
Camera: FLI ML16200
Filter: Chroma SHO 8nm
Focuser: FLI Atlas
Focal Length: 1100mm
Focal Ratio: f/5.0
Mount: A-P 1600GTO-AE
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
26h of SHO data, combination in PixInsight done:
Ha: 18 x 1800sec
OIII: 13 x 1800sec
SII: 19 x 1800sec
Sh2-279 / NGC1977
Locations: Deep Sky West, Rowe, New Mexico, United States
PlaneWave17" CDK Telescope
17,16h of LRGB data, combination in PixInsight done:
L: 33 x 600sec
R: 20 x 600sec
R: 18 x 600sec
B: 32 x 600sec
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Astrodon LRGB
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.7
Pixels: 9μm
Mount: Paramount Taurus 400
6 hours total integration
5 hours RGB (One Shot Color Camera, ZWO 2600 mc pro)
1 hour IDAS NBZ
Camera at Gain 100. Subs 2 min's, no more no less :)
Mount: ZWO AM5
Tracking: ASIAIR Plus via PHD Lite
Processing: Stacked in PixInsight (Special thanks to Bill Blanshan and the HOO routine for Pixinsight), Photoshop CC (special thanks to Russel Cronan at RC-Astro).
Denoise: Topaz Photo AI
Naples, FL
Feb 13 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: 45x120s
Darks, Flats, DarkFlats, Bias: assorted
Sensor temp: -10.0
Filter: Optolong L-Pro
Sky: Bortle 5 (nominal)
Post processing--
Software: PixInsight, Photoshop
Object: NGC 7380 The Wizard Nebula HST – 2020
NGC 7380 (also known as the Wizard Nebula or Sharpless 142 Sh2-142) is an open cluster with associated nebulosity located in the constellation of Cepheus. It is about 7200 light years from earth and has a radius of about 100 light years.
Details:
- Imaging telescope or lens: Celestron EdgeHD 11 Celestron 11" Edge HD @f/7
- Imaging camera: FLI MicroLine ML16200
- Mount: Astro-Physics 1100 GTO CP4
- Guiding telescope or lens: Celestron OAG Deluxe
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI174 Mini
- Focal reducer: Celestron .7x Focal Reducer, for 11 HD
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley
- Imaging location: Western Massachusetts
- Imaging date 9/18/2020 to 9/26/2020
Accessories: Optec FastFocus C-11 SMFS, FLI CFW-7
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure TImes:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 17 x 30min. (510min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):13 x 30min. (390min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):15 x 30min. (450min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:1350min. (22.5hr)
Limiting Magnitude: 5.1
Object: Markarian’s Chain – 2022
Markarian's Chain is a grouping of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. When viewed from Earth, the galaxies lie along a smoothly curved line. At least seven galaxies in the chain appear to move in concert, although others appear to be positioned by chance.
Near the center of the chain appears the pair of interacting galaxies NGC 4438 and NGC 4435, about 50 million light-years away, known to some as Markarian's Eyes or simply "The Eyes".
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 4/29/2022 – 5/01/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts
- Camera: QHY600M-PH @ -10°C w/CFW2-7
- Telescope: Astro-TECH AT130 with APM Riccardi APO Flattener 1.0x
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
Filters:
Astrodon Gen II E Filters
Luminance: 30 x 300 sec (150 min)
Red: 27 x 300 sec (135 min)
Green: 15 x 300 sec (75 min)
Blue: 27 x 300 sec (135 min)
Total Exposure: 495 min. (8.25hr)
Processed in Pixinsight 1.8.9 and Adobe PS5
Sh2-229 / Flaming Star Nebula
Locations: Deep Sky West, Rowe, New Mexico, United States
PlaneWave17" CDK Telescope
6h of data:
H: 14x1200sec
L: 9x600sec
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Astrodon H,L
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.7
Pixels: 9μm
Mount: Paramount Taurus 400
Sh2-279 / NGC1977
Locations: Deep Sky West, Rowe, New Mexico, United States
PlaneWave17" CDK Telescope
Grayscale, 17,16h of LRGB data, combination in PixInsight done:
L: 33 x 600sec
R: 20 x 600sec
R: 18 x 600sec
B: 32 x 600sec
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Astrodon LRGB
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.7
Pixels: 9μm
Mount: Paramount Taurus 400
Three photos of 240 sec, f:3.5, iso 1000 at 18mm;
Stacked with StarryLandscapeStacker and processed with PixInsight and Photoschop.
Object: The Sights in Auriga– (HST or SHO palette) – 2022
A widefield view of part of the constellation of Auriga (The Charioteer)
The field contains:
Left side of frame -IC405 (The Flaming Star Nebula -aka SH2-229 or Caldwell 31) an emission/reflection nebula in the northern part of Auriga. It surrounds the irregular, blue star AE Auriga and is about 1500 light years from Earth.
Center upper right - IC410 (The Tadpoles Nebula) a dusty emission nebula/stellar nursery at about 12.000 light years from Earth that illuminated by the star cluster NGC1893 which is about 4 million years old so still relatively young. The nebula is noted for the ”tadpole” structures that have been created by the radiation pressure from the stars in NGC189.
Right side of frame - IC417 (The Spider Nebula) – An emission nebula lit up by massive hot stars that is currently producing new stars. It is located about 10,000 light years from Earth.
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/28/2022 to 10/30/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length - 106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 22 x 10min. (220min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):22 x 10min. (220min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):24 x 10min. (240min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:680min. (11.33hrs)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
Tarantula Nebula:
Insight Observatory's affiliate remote telescope ATEO-3.
Location: Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile (DeepSkyChile)
Telescope: Quasar 12.5" f/9 Ritchey-Chretien
Mount: Losmandy Titan
Camera: SBIG STL11000
Grayscale Ha: 35x900sec
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_Nebula
ASI 294 MC PRO.
72 ED Skywatcher con reductor/aplanador 0.85.
Star Adventurer 2i.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 200/ Offset 30 -10ºc.
40x300s.
L-Extreme.
Bortle 8.
PixInsight.
Bill Blanshan's Color Palette.
Reprocessing of M45 The Pleiades. Looking for better balance between stars and nebulosity. Processing in PixInsight and PS/LR. Taken from Almerida in Spain by TelescopeLive and processed by me.
Object: DWB 111 Propeller Nebula HOO
A hydrogen alpha emission nebula in Cygnus which has a resemblance to a propeller giving it its more common name
Palette Used HOO
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 05/29/2022 to 06/05/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Astro-TECH AT130 with APM Riccardi APO Flattener 1.0x
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley
Filters used:
- Chroma Hydrogen Alpha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma Oxygen III 3nm 50mm
Exposure TImes:
Hydrogen Alpha: 16 x 600 sec (160 min)
Chroma Oxygen III: 9 x 600 sec (190 min)
Total Exposure: 350min. (5.83 hrs.)
Limiting Magnitude: 5.1
NGC 7635, The Bubble Nebula or Sharpless 162, is an H II region emission nebula located in the constellation of Cassiopeia. The "Bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7 magnitude young central star. This image was compiled using all the data, broadband and narrowband, I collected during 2019 and 2020. I used 3 different telescopes, SW ED100mm DS-PRO, TSAPO130Q and TS8"RCCF, and 2 different cameras, QHY294C and QHY163M. It was processed in HST using the narrowband data and the broadband data used as a luminance. Total acquisition time was 16hrs03mins. Processed using RegiStar, Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
M20
Planewave 17” CDK
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Chroma L,R,G,B,Ha
Focuser: IRF90
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.8
Mount: 10 Micron GM3000
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
23h of LRGBHa data, combination in PixInsight done:
L: 25 x 600sec
R: 19 x 600sec
G: 18 x 600sec
B: 29 x 600sec
Ha: 16 x 1800sec
Re-worked version
Bubble Nebula and Open cluster M52 in the Hubble palette. Hoping to produce a colour blend of this in the near future.
TS APO65Q Telescope
Atik 490EX CCD Camera
QHY5L Guide Camera on 90x50 finder scope
Baader Ha, OIII and SII narrow band filters.
Artemis Capture.
PHD2 Guiding.
All processing Pixinsight incl stacking (image integration) plus some actions in PS
Ha=x12 600 Seconds
OIII=x12 600 Seconds
SII=x12 600 Seconds
Total of 6 hours July and August 2016
NGC2014 Drizzle 4x HOO
Planewave 17” CDK
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Chroma Ha,OIII
Focuser: IRF90
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.8
Mount: 10 Micron GM3000
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
11,5h of data, HOO combination in PixInsight done. Drizzle 4x:
Ha: 10 x 1800sec
OIII: 13 x 1800sec
Astro-Physics Riccardi-Honders 305mm @ F/3.65
Moravian C3 61000 + Chroma L, Ha, [O III]
Astro-Physics 130 GTX + QUADTCC @ F/4.5
Moravian G3 11002 + Astrodon RGB
Astro-Physics 155 EDF + QUADTCC @ F/5
Moravian G3 16200 + Chroma [O III]
Astro Physics 1200
Ha: 182x300s bin 1x1
[O III]: 40x1800s bin 1x1
L: 162x300 bin 1x1
RGB: 33x300s bin 1x1
Total exposure: 57h
Captured with Sequence Generator Pro
Processed with Pixinsight
Sh2-155
Locations: Deep Sky West, Rowe, New Mexico, United States
PlaneWave17" CDK Telescope
Grayscale, 40min of Ha data, combination in PixInsight done:
Ha: 2 x 1200sec
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Astrodon Ha
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.7
Pixels: 9μm
Mount: Paramount Taurus 400
Object: Sh2-119 – The Clamshell Nebula in Cygnus (HST or SHO palette) – 2022
Sharpless-119 is an emission nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus. It is an often-overlooked target in that area as it is overshadowed by its more famous neighbors, the North American Nebula and the Pelican Nebula. The bright star 68 Cygni (a hot blue giant) is central to the structure of the nebula and is likely expanding into a supergiant
Distance of SH2-119 from Earth: ~2200 light years.
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/18/2022 to 10/22/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII @ f/5 (530mm focal length - 106mm aperture)
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure TImes:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 39 x 10min. (390min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):37 x 10min. (370min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):33 x 10min. (330min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:1090min. (18.17hrs)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
Astro-Physics Riccardi-Honders 305mm @ F/3.65
Moravian C3 61000 + Chroma L
Astro Physics 1200
Astro-Physics 130 GTX + QUADTCC @ F/4.5
Moravian G3 11002 + Astrodon RGB
Astro Physics 1200
TMB LZOS 152 + Riccardi Reducer @ F/6
Atik 460EX + Astrodon LRGB E series gen 2
Parallax Instruments HD200c
L: 170x300s bin 1x1
Ha: 124x300s bin 1x1
RGB (widefield): 110x300s bin 1x1
RGB (detail): 100x60s bin 2x2
Total exposure: 55h
Captured with Sequence Generator Pro
Processed with Pixinsight
Often called the "heart of the Heart Nebula" in astrophotography-- the glowing "young" star cluster (center-right) and its amazing structure. My 115mm telescope does not shoot wide enough to capture the entire shape of the wider Heart complex, and I've done even a further crop of my data to bring Melotte 15 more forward in the comp. Read more from NASA below if you'd like :)
For my astro-friends, this is a narrowband HOO palette, and my first project processed within the powerful PixInsight software. I will never go back :)
From nasa.gov:
Cosmic clouds form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805. The clouds are sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars in the nebula's newborn star cluster, Melotte 15. About 1.5 million years young, the cluster stars are scattered in this colorful skyscape, along with dark dust clouds in silhouette against glowing atomic gas. The view spans about 15 light-years. Wider field images reveal that IC 1805's simpler, overall outline suggests its popular name - The Heart Nebula. IC 1805 is located about 7,500 light years away.