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Imaging telescopes or lenses: Celestron 9.25 SCT
Imaging cameras: Celestron NexImage
Mounts: Celestron Advanced CG5-GT
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Celestron Finderscope 9x50
Software: PIPP - Planetary Imaging PreProcessor · RegiStax · SharpCap · Adobe Phosotshop CC · AutoStakkert! 3
Accessory: Kendrick Astro Instruments Kendrick Dew Control
Suma de 600 tomas con reflector 200/1200 SW, barlow x3, montura Neq6 SW y cámara ZWO ASI120mc en foco primario. Adquisición con Sharpcap y apilado con AutoStakkert.
M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy is a pair of interacting galaxies about 31 million light years away in the direction of Canes Venatici. Its a binocular object though you won't see this much detail of course. Its spiral structure was detected and drawn by Lord Rosse in 1845, viewing it through his 72" diameter reflector, though it wasn't recognised as a galaxy for 100 years.
~4 hours data captured with Sharpcap using the Hypercam 183C and RC8 on an HEQ6, guided. Stacked in APP, procesed in pixinsight, lightroom and faststone.
The Bubble Nebula is an H II region emission nebula 7,00-11,000 ly away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close to the direction of the open cluster Messier 52. The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7 magnitude young central star, SAO 20575. The nebula is near a giant molecular cloud which contains the expansion of the bubble nebula while itself being excited by the hot central star, causing it to glow.
AT60ED F/3.8 on Evolution Alt/Az mount
ASI385MC one shot color camera
IDAS LPS D1 light pollution filter
75x8s 10m total exposure
Saved as viewed in Sharpcap (no post-processing) and edges cropped
Suma de 600 tomas con reflector 200/1200 SW. barlow x3, montura Neq6 SW. y cámara ZWO ASI120mc en foco primario. Adquisición: Sharpcap, apilado: AutoStakkert más wavelets.
Managed to capture 2 solar flares this day, both class M. First one was 1.91 and the second 2.54 in magnitude.
Unfortunately I couldn't keep capturing any further on the second because of the sun's low altitude, clouds occuring from nowhere and severe atmospheric disturbance.
EXIF:
Telescope: Lunt LS50THa/B600
Camera: Player One Neptune-M
Mount: iOptron GEM28
Software: SharpCap Pro 4, Autostakkert! 4, ImPPG, Photoshop CC 2024
Settings: SER format, MONO16, 4 ms up to 10 sec exposures, 0 gain, vertical flip, 1000 frames @ 30 fps (33.3 sec recording time)
40% (400 frames) stacked, 33 images in total
Recording span: 12:34 to 18:04 UTC
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Scope: Orion 254mm F4.7
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G
Camera: SVBony 305 - IMX290MC
Televue Powermate 5x
Exposure Time: 18ms
Gain: 300
Software: Sharpcap, AutoStakkert_3.1.4_x64, Pixinsight, ffmpeg
M37
83% moon
medium clouds
Integration 24'
Lights 96x15"
Darks 40x
Bias 55x
Flats 55x
GT81
CEM25P
ASI533mc
L-Enhance
ASI224mc guide
PHD2 v2.6.9dev4
Sharpcap 3.2
DSS 4.2.5
GIMP 2.10.20
[ZWO ASI533MC Pro]
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=3008x3008
Colour Space=RAW16
Hardware Binning=Off
Turbo USB=100(Auto)
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=101
Exposure=15
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=76(Auto)
White Bal (R)=99(Auto)
Brightness=5
Temperature=-10
Cooler Power=29
Target Temperature=-10
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=300
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=100
Mono Bin=Off
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=None
Subtract Dark=None
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0,5
#White Point
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-03-25T20:45:15.3328515Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6480.0
Jupite.Best 25% of 3000 frames captured with Sharpcap and the H183C on the RC8. 2x Barlow. Stacked with AS!3.1 and postprocessed in RS6 and PI.
La Stazione Spaziale Internazionale è una stazione spaziale di dimensioni 109 x 73 metri, dedicata alla ricerca scientifica e gestita come progetto congiunto da cinque diverse agenzie spaziali: la statunitense NASA, la russa RKA, l'europea ESA, la giapponese JAXA e la canadese CSA-ASC.
L'ISS viaggia a una velocità media di 27600 km/h, e compie ogni giorno 15,5 orbite attorno al nostro pianeta mantenendo un'altitudine compresa tra 330 e 410 km dal livello del mare.
La messa a fuoco è stata fatta sul pianeta Venere e l'inseguimento è stato manuale con la montatura spenta.
Seeing 4/10
Dati di acquisizione:
Osservatorio Astronomico Galileo Galilei
45°24' N - 18° 59' E
01.04.2020
UTC 07:59 pm
Sky-Watcher Italia 200/1000
HEQ5 Pro SynScan
ZWO ASI224 MC
Filtro IR Block Astronomik
Acquisizione con SharpCap
Gain: 76/600
Exposure: 0,0015
11576 frame totali, 5 elaborati
Taken same evening as my last posting, but earlier in the twilight. I like the feel of it, a bit less contrast and softer darks.
200/3000 frames.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Orion StarMax 90mm Maksutov-Cassegrain
Imaging Cameras
Point Grey 5MP mono
Mounts
Celestron CG3
Filters
Red
Accessories
OnStep GoTo Controller · Orion .5x Reducer
Software
SharpCap V2.9 · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Acquisition details
Date: Jan. 11, 2022
Frames:
200
FPS: 15.00000
Focal length: 600
Resolution: 7123x5384
Data source: Backyard
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 f/9 1370 FL IDAS D1
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=4144x2822
Colour Space=RAW16
High Speed Mode=Off
Turbo USB=46
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=60
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=4
Temperature=-14.8
Cooler Power=61
Target Temperature=-15
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=285
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=100
Mono Bin=Off
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\2019-06-13\FLAT-360-300g-MONO-BIAS\flats\22_14_38_offset=0.145%.fits
Subtract Dark=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\60.0s\gain_300\dark_20_frames_-14.8C_2019-04-23T00_45_41.fits
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0.257573341836735
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.508700692702375
#White Point
Display White Point=0.998046875
TimeStamp=2019-06-14T03:03:33.2611724Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6038.0
M42 The Great Orion Nebula. Distance from the end of the telescope to the nebula is 1,344 light years.
JUST INCREDIBLE !!!
Skywatcher ED80 with ED80 field flattener/0.85 reducer
Skywatcher EQM 35 goto pro mount Guiding with PhD 2 and sky safari pro
Guide camera Zwo Asi 385MC Colour Camera
Imaging camera Zwo Asi 294 MC Pro colour cooled camera -5°
100 × 90s light frames
40 × 90s dark frames
Baader UHC S Booster filter
Captured with Sharpcap in Fitts file format with forced RGGB
Stacked with Deep Sky Stacker and processed with Gimp and Adobe Photoshop express
The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. Wikipedia
Distance to Earth: 1,344 light years
Radius: 12 light years
Apparent dimensions (V): 65×60 arcmins
Notable features: Trapezium cluster
Coordinates: RA 5h 35m 17s | Dec -5° 23′ 28″
Designations: NGC 1976, M42, LBN 974, Sharpless 281
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TIS DFK 21AU618.AS camera, 2.5x Powermate. Sky-Watcher 150P Explorer Newtonian, Baader Neodymium filter. 2 minutes capture @15 fps > SharpCap > PIPP > Registax > PixInsight > Photoshop.
Távcső: Celestron 8" 203/2030-as Schmidt-Cassegrain
Mechanika: SkyWatcher NEQ-5 Pro GoTo
Kamera: ZWO ASI 120 MC-S színes kamera
Feldolgozás: SharpCap, AS3, Lightroom, 2000db foltóból a legjobb 60 felhasználva
Hely: Berekfürdő
Dátum: 2020.07.14.
Reflector SW 250/1200, Eq6, barlow x3 y cámara ASI 120mc.
Captura con Sharpcap, procesado con Autostakkert y Astroart.
Philips Toucam Pro II 2 minutes video (10fps) > SharpCap > PIPP > Registax 6 > Photoshop. Sky-Watcher 150P Explorer Newtonian, 2x Barlow, Baader Neodymium filter.
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 AP CCDT67 f/6.77 1029mm FL
IDAS D1 Filter
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
FrameType=Light
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=4144x2822
Colour Space=RAW16
High Speed Mode=On
Turbo USB=80(Auto)
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=30.000s
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=10
Cooler Power=56
Temperature=-10
Target Temperature=-10
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=285
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=110
Mono Bin=Off
Background Subtraction=Off
Planet/Disk Stabilization=Off
Banding Threshold=10
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2021-06-15\FLAT-202-300-MONO-BIAS\flats\22_08_34_offset=-0.009%.fits
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_50_frames_-10.0C_2020-12-14T01_14_34.fits
Display Black Point=0
Display MidTone Point=0.5
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-06-17T03:11:38.1517636Z
SharpCapVersion=4.0.7888.0
TotalExposure(s)=1830
StackedFrames=61
LiveStack.SaveRawFrames=None
LiveStack.AlignFrames=True
LiveStack.Derotate=True
LiveStack.StarsForAlignment=10
LiveStack.StarDetection.Sensitivity=80
LiveStack.StarDetection.SuppressHotPixels=True
LiveStack.AlignAutoDisabled=False
LiveStack.ReduceNoiseAmount=0.5
LiveStack.BrightnessLimit=84.32433
LiveStack.FilterBrightness=False
LiveStack.AutoBrightnessLimit=False
LiveStack.FWHMLimit=5.783784
LiveStack.FilterFWHM=False
LiveStack.WarningThreshold=5
LiveStack.StackingMode=1
LiveStack.SigmaClipInitialCount=10
LiveSack.SigmaClipThreshold=3
LiveStack.SigmaClipLowLimit=0.2645503
LiveStack.AutoSaveReset=False
LiveStack.AutoSaveResetMinutes=5
LiveStack.LogarithmicHistogramHorizontalAxis=True
LiveStack.AutoSave=False
LiveStack.BlackLevel=0.8299514
LiveStack.WhiteLevel=96.8
LiveStack.MidLevel=2.403193
LiveStack.WBB.db=1.421232
LiveStack.WBG.db=-0.9334869
LiveStack.WBR.db=9.819996
LiveStack.Saturation=1
AutoStretch.Strength=1
LiveStack.StarDetection.FaintStarsOptimization=False
My first image of Mars.
I imaged 5-6 sets of 3000 frames through IR , RGB filters.
Equipment used
SW EQ8-R Pro mount
APM LZOS 152 F8 APO
ZWO ASI290MM camera
IR-RGB Filters
Baader 2x VIP Barlow
Steps taken to produce my Mars image from start to finish.
1.SharpCap (Image capture)
2.AutoStakkert (Stacking)
3.Registax (Sharpen)
4.WinJupos (Rotation)
5.PhotoShop (IR-RGB Alignment and final adjusting)
I’m very pleased how the Mars image turned out but might try again with the rotation part, as it could be better. Also the white polar cap and the white edge have been over processed.
Image taken from Basildon,Essex, UK.
March 14, 2017, 94% Phase moon image taken by myself.
Image captures @ 22 degree in elevation and through bad seeing.
First light. Skywatcher Equinox 80mm / ZWO ASI224MC.
Software used: Sharpcap, Pipp, AS!2, ImPPG
A close view of the Moon with its Montes Alpes Mountain range, Aristoteles crater and Eudoxus crater...
Reflector SW 250/1200, Eq6, barlow x3 y cámara ASI 120mc.
Captura con Sharpcap, procesado con Autostakkert y Astroart.
Daylight Evening Moon, 18:39UT
Waxing Crescent - 28% illuminated
Altair StarWave 102ED f/7
AA IMX183C PROTEC Hypercam
Best 15% stacked with AS3! of 800 frames captured with SharpCap Pro 3.2
Post processed with Photoshop
Astrotech AT60ED F/6 refractor
SkyWatcher AZ-GTi Alt/Az mount
ASI533MC Pro, -5C
60x_15.0s_900s
Bortle 3 skies, saved as viewed in Sharpcap Pro
+ Topaz DeNoise AI
The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628.
Captured on April 15th, 2019 from the roof of my apartment.
**Equipment:**
* TPO 6" F/4 Imaging Newtonian
* Orion Sirius EQ-G
* ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
* Skywatcher Quattro Coma Corrector
* ZWO EFW 8x1.25"/31mm
* Astronomik LRGB+CLS Filters- 31mm
* Moonlite Autofocuser
* Astrozap BAADER AstroSolar Density 5 filter
**Acquisition:** Red filter used to combat atmospheric seeing (Camera at Unity Gain, -20°C)
* Exposure- 0.068ms
* 1000 frame video
**Capture Software:**
* Sharpcap video capture
**Processing:**
* Stacked the best 10% of frames in Autostakkert, and autosharpened
* Monochrome image colorized in Photoshop
* Slight S curve in PixInsight and annotation
Seeing 6/10
Acquisition data:
Verona, Italy
45 ° 24 'N - 18 ° 59' E
23.02.2021
UTC 05:46 pm
Sky-Watcher 200/1000
HEQ5 Pro SynScan
ZWO ASI178 MM
Barlow 2,5x Meade
R filter Meade
Acquisition with SharpCap
Gain: 219
Exposure: 5,317 ms
11530 total frames, 2000 processed
Seeing 3/10
Acquisition data:
Galileo Galilei Astronomical Observatory
45 ° 24 'N - 18 ° 59' E
25.05.2020
UTC 08:19 pm
Sky-Watcher 200/1000
HEQ5 Pro SynScan
ZWO ASI224 MC
Barlow 3x TeleVue
IR pass 80 ZWO filter
IR
850 - 1050 nm
Acquisition with SharpCap
Gain: 301/600
Exposure: 0,004
10000 total frames, 2000 processed
M106 galaxy
05 May 2016
ZWO ASI290MM w/ SharpCap 2.8 software
MC VRC10 + Meade 3.3 (f/2.9) w/ Astronomik UHC
gamma 0.7, gain 50%, 9x4 sec
no dark subtraction
Was going to try and accumulate more data on this one before posting, but given the horrendous weather recently, I doubt I'll commit more time to it for the foreseeable future.
Here is Messier 63 - The Sunflower Galaxy. This is a spiral galaxy estimated to be around 30 million light years distant and containing around 400 billion stars.
Data acquired in the early hours on 11th May 2021 from my back garden in North West England.
Equipment:
- Skywatcher EQ6R-pro
- ZWO ASI 294MC-pro
- Explore Scientific ED APO 102mm F7 FCD-100 Triplet Carbon Fibre
- Hotech SCA 1x field flattener
- ZWO ASI-120MM-mini guide camera
- Skywatcher Evoguide 50ED guidescope
- No filter
Acquisition:
- Sharpcap polar alignment, ASCOM guiding/dithering with PHD2
- APT image acquisition
- Lights – 65 x 180s at -15c, gain 125, offset 30
- Darks – 30
- Flats – 30
- Dark flats - 30
11.05.2019 16:52UT The Moon 46% illuminated daytime, first quarter phase, Lunar X and V on the day/night terminator.
Altair Astro StarWave 102ED f/7
Altair IMX183C PROTEC Hypercam
ROI cropped.
Best 50% frames stacked with AS3! of 500 frames captured with SharpCap Pro 3.2
Good seeing.
Post processing with Photoshop CC2019
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 AP CCDT67 f/6.77 1029mm FL
IDAS D1 Filter
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
FrameType=Light
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=4144x2822
Colour Space=RAW16
High Speed Mode=On
Turbo USB=80(Auto)
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=30.000s
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=10
Cooler Power=53
Temperature=-10
Target Temperature=-10
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=285
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=110
Mono Bin=Off
Background Subtraction=Off
Planet/Disk Stabilization=Off
Banding Threshold=10
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2021-06-15\FLAT-202-300-MONO-BIAS\flats\22_08_34_offset=-0.009%.fits
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_50_frames_-10.0C_2020-12-14T01_14_34.fits
Display Black Point=0
Display MidTone Point=0.5
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-06-18T04:59:41.1646818Z
SharpCapVersion=4.0.7888.0
TotalExposure(s)=2250
StackedFrames=75
LiveStack.SaveRawFrames=None
LiveStack.AlignFrames=True
LiveStack.Derotate=True
LiveStack.StarsForAlignment=10
LiveStack.StarDetection.Sensitivity=85
LiveStack.StarDetection.SuppressHotPixels=True
LiveStack.AlignAutoDisabled=False
LiveStack.ReduceNoiseAmount=0.5
LiveStack.BrightnessLimit=84.32433
LiveStack.FilterBrightness=False
LiveStack.AutoBrightnessLimit=False
LiveStack.FWHMLimit=5.783784
LiveStack.FilterFWHM=False
LiveStack.WarningThreshold=5
LiveStack.StackingMode=1
LiveStack.SigmaClipInitialCount=10
LiveSack.SigmaClipThreshold=3
LiveStack.SigmaClipLowLimit=0.2645503
LiveStack.AutoSaveReset=False
LiveStack.AutoSaveResetMinutes=5
LiveStack.LogarithmicHistogramHorizontalAxis=True
LiveStack.AutoSave=False
LiveStack.BlackLevel=1.062785
LiveStack.WhiteLevel=86.9
LiveStack.MidLevel=1.40499
LiveStack.WBB.db=-0.03876917
LiveStack.WBG.db=-2.353487
LiveStack.WBR.db=8.439987
LiveStack.Saturation=1.1
AutoStretch.Strength=1
LiveStack.StarDetection.FaintStarsOptimization=False
Had about 10 minutes window to take this on 27 Aug 2017 at 20.30 BST, using ZWO ASI224MC Camera and Celestron NexStar 6 SE Telescope, using SharpCap.
Seeing conditions was quite poor and was getting very low in the sky.
Meu registro da ocultação, que ocorreu na noite de sábado (5) para domingo (6), quando a Lua ocultou Marte, um fenômeno que pôde ser observado a olho nu aqui do Brasil. Quem ficou acordado até tarde da noite olhando para o céu deve ter visto nosso satélite natural "aproximar" e depois "esconder" o Planeta Vermelho!
Telescópio Sky-Watcher 150mm f/8
📷 ZWO ASI 120mc + Barlow 2x Celestron
💻 Sharpcap + Premiere
Tamron 135mm f/4 + ASI290MM + 30nm Halpha filter, live stack from Sharpcap v2.9, 62x2sec + 350/600 gain, no darks
Sorvolo sulla zona nord orientale della Luna. Spiccano al centro Hercules e Atlas, rispettivamente di 71 e 87 km di diametro. I due crateri, se pur molto vicini fra loro, si presentano completamente diversi, infatti Hercules ha un fondo ricoperto quasi totalmente da una colata lavica, mentre Atlas è pieno di fratture.
In basso a destra i due crateri Cepheus e Franklin.
Più in alto invece troviamo Endymion, un cratere di 122km di diametro anch'esso con il fondo ricoperto di lava.
Sul bordo nord invece si intravede il Mare Humboldtianum e, grazie alla librazione favorevole, perfino le montagne sulle sponde opposte.
Nella parte sinistra della foto, spicca il cratere semisommerso Gartner con, all'interno, la rima Gartner.
Lo scopo dello scatto è quello di mostrare il bordo irregolare del nostro satellite, nonostante ci appaia ad occhio nudo come un "cerchio" quasi perfetto.
Mosaico di 2 scatti
Telescopio Meade ACF 16" a focale nativa (f/8) su montatura Celestron CGX-L
Camera ASI 178MM + filtro R Baader
Ogni pannello è la somma di 500/3000 frame acquisiti.
Seeing mediocre.
Sharpcap, Autostakker, Astrosurface, Photoshop
Sky Watcher 200/1000 Newt, Celestron C11 Edge HD, Explore Scientific FCD100 ED127
Imaging cameras:Qsi 683-wsg, ZWO ASI 1600MM PRO -Cooled
Mount:Explore Scientific G11 with PMC-8
Guiding camera:Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 Auto Guiding Camera
Focal reducers:C11 Edge .7 Reducer, CCD47 - 0.67x focal reducer, Hotech 2 Flattener
Software:SGPRO, PHD2. PixInsight, Photoshop,SharpCap
Filters:Astrodon 3nm Ha 31mm, Astrodon Gen II Blue 31mm, Astrodon Gen II Green 31mm, Astrodon Gen II Red 31mm, Astrodon Gen II Luminance 31mm
Accessory:Zwo Off axis guider
Resolution: 4370x3335
Dates:June 15, 2018, June 16, 2018, June 17, 2018, May 31, 2019, June 1, 2019
Frames:
Astrodon 3nm Ha 31mm: 50x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 3nm Ha 31mm: 10x1200" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Gen II Blue 31mm: 100x180" (gain: 76.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Gen II Green 31mm: 100x180" (gain: 76.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Gen II Luminance 31mm: 100x120" (gain: 76.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Gen II Luminance 31mm: 30x1200" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Gen II Red 31mm: 100x180" (gain: 76.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 35.8 hours
Darks: ~20
Flats: ~10
Flat darks: ~10
Bias: ~150
IR-RGB
My best shot of the Lord of the Rings.
The luminance acquired with the new Ir pass ProPlanet 742 nm Astronomik filter is amazing when compared to previous UV-IR cuts.
Specifically, the notable details are:
- Ring C: the weakest ring located further inside.
- The bands that separate the equatorial, tropical, temperate and polar areas.
- Polar hexagonal storm: this is the feature I'm most proud of as it's the first time I've been able to solve this detail.
Full resolution:
Astrobin:
Site:
Seeing 6/10
Acquisition data:
Volta Mantovana (MN) - Italy
45°32' N - 10°65' E
05.09.2020
UTC 9:42 pm
Sky-Watcher 200/1000
HEQ5 Pro SynScan
ZWO ASI178 MM
ZWO ASI224 MC
Barlow 2,5x Luminos
Barlow 3x TeleVue
IR-UV Block filter Astronomik
IR pass ProPlanet 742 nm Astronomik
L: ZWO ASI178 MM + IR pass ProPlanet 742 nm Astronomik
Acquisition with SharpCap
Gain: 389/600
Exposure: 0,035
8.511 total frames, 800 processed
RGB: ZWO ASI224 MC + IR Block filter
Acquisition with SharpCap
Gain: 203/600
Exposure: 0,009
5.000 total frames, 800 processed
On 4-20-2020 I took about 5 hours of 7 minute exposures while testing my auto-guiding equipment. What results is my best image yet of the whirlpool galaxy.
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 is an interacting spiral galaxy. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. Its distance is estimated to be 23 million light-years away from Earth.
The galaxy and its companion, NGC 5195, are easily observed by amateur astronomers, and the two galaxies may be seen with binoculars.
Taken with the ASI1600mc attached to a Celestron 9.25 (focal reduced). Auto guide camera the asi290mc. Take with Sharpcap, PHD2 Guiding and stacked in Deepsky stacker.
VRC-10 @f/6.5, Mallincam SkyRaider DS10C-TEC w/ Astro Hutech IDAS LPS-D2 filter. TEC on -20degC target, 4 sec exposure with 50% gain and LCG. Transparency was terrible, Mv~+1.0. Live stack captured using SharpCap 3.2.
Pleiades / Seven Sisters star cluster
Canon 200mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8
ASI 1600MM-C -20C gain 139
ZWO filters
2 minutes
8x Light
8x Red
8x Green
8x Blue
Sharpcap
NINA
Cartes Du Ciel
Pixinsight 1.8
Photoshop
NoiseXTerminator
A view of planet Mars on the 17 june 2016. The planet was about 20 degrees above the southern horizon. Visible here as a dark region at the top right of the image is Syrtis Major, with the vast light-colored region Arabia Terra occupying most of the center. These colorations correspond to different surface materials on Mars. The image was obtained using a f/10 SC11 telescope with a ZWO 120mm-s planetary camera fitted with a 2X barlow lens (hence f/20). Three 3-minute AVI captures were made around 02:45 UT using infrared, green and blue filters. The resulting images were combined to yield this single RGB image. Of the 16,169 infrared frames collected, only the best 3000 were used. Software used were SharpCap, VitualDub, AutoStakkert2, PixInsight and Photoshop CS3.
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Une image de Mars réalisée le soir du 17 juin 2016, vers 02:45 TU. La planète se trouvait à quelques 20 degrés d'élévation dans le ciel du sud. On remarque en particulier la grande zone sombre à droite et en haut du disque de la planète: Syrtis Major. Alors que toute la partie centrale est occupée par la vaste région d'Arabia Terra. Ces différents coloris correspondent en fait à différents matériaux constituant la surface de la planète. Réalisé avec un télescope SC11 f/10 et une caméra planétaire ZWO 120mm-s munie d'un barlow 2X (donc f/20). L'image provient de trois captures AVI de 3 minutes chacune employant à tour de rôle un filtre infrarouge, vert et bleu. Les trois images résultantes ont ensuite été combinées pour produire cette image RGB. Des 16,169 clichés infrarouges obtenus, seuls les 3000 meilleurs ont été employés. Les logiciels utilisés sont SharpCap, VirtualDub, AutoStakkert2, PixInsight et Photoshop CS3.
IC1848 Soul Nebula. First attempt + only testing guiding so ended up pointing at this! Needs much more data. Scope: TSAPO65Q. Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro. Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro. Guide: Altair 130M + Orion 50mm. 30 x 2 Mins in SharpCap Pro. Processed in APP. Finished in Adobe CC.
Imaging telescope or lens:Celestron C11 Edge HD
Imaging camera:Qsi 683-wsg
Mount:Explore Scientific G11 with PMC-8
Guiding camera:Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 Auto Guiding Camera
Focal reducer:C11 Edge .7 Reducer
Software:SGPRO, PHD2. PixInsight, Photoshop,SharpCap
Filters:Astrodon 3nm Ha 31mm, Astrodon Gen II Blue 31mm, Astrodon Gen II Green 31mm, Astrodon Gen II Red 31mm, Astrodon 3nm OIII 31mm
Resolution: 3024x2022
Dates:July 13, 2018, July 14, 2018, July 15, 2018
Frames:
Astrodon 3nm Ha 31mm: 30x1200" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 3nm OIII 31mm: 30x1200" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Gen II Blue 31mm: 50x300" bin 1x1
Astrodon Gen II Green 31mm: 50x300" bin 1x1
Astrodon Gen II Red 31mm: 50x300" bin 1x1
Integration: 32.5 hours