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IC 1805 Heart nebula
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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 showing glowing gas and darker dust lanes. The nebula is formed by plasma of ionized hydrogen and free electrons.
The very brightest part of this nebula (the knot at the right) is separately classified as NGC 896, because it was the first part of this nebula to be discovered.
The nebula's intense red output and its configuration are driven by the radiation emanating from a small group of stars near the nebula's center. This open cluster of stars known as 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. The cluster used to contain a microquasar that was expelled millions of years ago.
Integration: 26.7 hours
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi TSA 102
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi TSA 102
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Focal reducers: Takahashi TOA/FS Reducer
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD, Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader Ha, Hb, OIII & SII
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel, Baader Planetarium 36mm narrowband filters
“After the rain, the sun will reappear.
There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here.” – the Walt Disney Company
I am plagued with weak lungs owing to many years of constant childhood illnesses, and as a result, if I am unlucky enough to catch your cold, I usually end up with pneumonia or a nasty chest infection at best. I was recovering from one such unpleasant chest infection after a period of prolonged ill health. A very dear friend who loves photography as much as I do, decided that I needed to be taken out of myself, go somewhere and reconnect with what I found joyful in life, so she took me to the top of Mount Macedon in the Macedon Ranges in central Victoria for a photography afternoon. It was a bitterly cold day, made even more so by the wind and the altitude, but we were very well rugged up against the bitter wind. It rained on and off. However, the trip was a wonderful one: just what I needed to help lift my flagging spirits, and the day afforded us a beautiful and striking sunset over the valley far below. Using the sunset as an analogy, my friend told me that my poor health would pass, just like a winter rainstorm, and that the sun would reappear. She was right, my health troubles did dissipate like a shower of rain, and a few weeks later, the sun shone in my life again. Now I am healthy and well, and I have happy, sunny days once more.
The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 1st of February is "sky". Now I am not a sky watcher, like my friend who took me out to Mount Macedon that day is – always looking for that perfect elusive sunset – however I am captivated by the sky and clouds on occasion when they present something beautiful, dramatic or both! I do hope you like my choice of image from the top of Mount Macedon for the theme this week, and that like me, it makes you smile too!
At 6 a.m. shortly before sunrise I finally stand on Knuten, the local mountain of Mefjordvær. After a strenuous climb in deep powder snow in double-digit minus temperatures, I stand at the top breathing heavily. Luckily I had mounted my crampons on the sole of my shoes and so didn't slip. But it was worth it, I enjoy an hour under a cloudless sky. Watch a beautiful sunrise and welcome the new day. Mefjordvær, Senja, Norway.
Portion of the Eastern Veil Nebula also known as Caldwell 33, whose brightest area is NGC6992.
The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.
The Nebula was discovered on 1784 by William Herschel.
Given a distance of 2400 Light Years, this gives the radius of the entire nebula as 64 Light Years.
Undulations in the surface of the shell lead to multiple filamentary images, which appear to be intertwined.
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25” 2350mm Edge-HD Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Celestron 9x50 Finder Scope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
Celestron .7 EdgeHD Reducer Lens
PHD2 Guiding Software
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments.
Gemma
Canon EOS 6D Modified.
Focal length: Canon 400mm f5.6
Mount Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro Go-To
Guiding: None
Exposure: 18 x 60sec @ ISO-3200 (RAW)
With Dark, Flat and Bias frames applied.
Stacked in DSS. Processed in Starizona Action Pack for Photoshop and Astronomy Tools, finished off in LR.
This is a dark cloud of dust and gas, set in front of an emission nebula
Sky Watcher MN190, ISO 12800, 3h 14m 32s 41 frames.
NEQ6 Equatorial mount, MGEN3 stand alone auto guider.
Post processing in Lightroom and Canon DPP.
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Imaging Cameras
Canon EOS 1200D / Rebel T5 / Kiss X79 (modified) ×
Mounts
Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro
Filters
Astronomik CLS Clip-Filter EOS R XL
Software
Adobe Lightroom · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)
Acquisition details
Dates:
Aug. 10, 2020
Frames:
50×60″(50′)
Integration:
50′
Avg. Moon age:
21.07 days
Avg. Moon phase:
61.34%
Este mosaico abarca desde la región de Tycho (a la derecha) hasta la región sur del Mare Humorum
Sky Watcher 200P
Dobsoniano Manual
ZWO ASI120MC-S
Svbony 20mm proyección de ocular
Imaging telescope or lens: Sky-Watcher 200/1000 mm Newton
Imaging camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6
Mounts: Onstep, Sky-Watcher EQ5
Guiding telescope or lens: Guidescope 50mm
Guiding camera: Zwo ASI120MC
Software: Adobe Phosotshop CC , Astrophotography Tool , PHD Guiding , Deepskystacker (DSS), PhotoScape
Filter: Optolong L-eNhance
Dates: April 24, 2020
Frames: Optolong L-eNhance: 14x300" ISO800
Integration: 1.2 hours
Darks: ~7
Flats: ~20
Bias: ~15
Resolution: 4169x2679
Locations: Home observatory, Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Data source: Backyard
Ao mesmo tempo: Meu primeiro registro da Nebulosa da Lagoa com o telescópio atual; meu primeiro registro após o conserto e modificação (para astrofotografia) da câmera; e meu primeiro registro com o filtro Optolong L-Enhance.
"A Nebulosa da Lagoa (Messier 8, NGC 6523) é uma gigantesca nuvem interestelar na constelação de Sagitário, localizada a cerca de 5.200 anos-luz de distância da Terra e cobre uma área de cerca de 140 por 60 anos-luz". Fonte: astropt.org (Ruben Barbosa)
Refletor Sky-Watcher 203mm F/5 EQ5 com Onstep, Canon T6 (foco primário) modificada, Filtro Optolong L-Enhance. Guidescope 50mm com ASI 120MC-S. 14 light frames de 300 segundos, 07 dark frames, 20 flat frames, 15 bias frames. ISO 800. Processamento: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop e PhotoScape.
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Blue eyes
Blue eyes
like a clear, blue sky
watching over me
Blue eyes
Ooh, I love blue eyes
When I'am by her side
Elton John
Occhi azzurri
Occhi azzurri
come un cielo limpido e azzurro
che mi osservano
Occhi azzurri
Ooh, adoro gli occhi azzurri
Quando sono al suo fianco
Elton John
Grazie antonè per collaborazione!
Cooky our new furry baby.
Cooky la nostra nuova bambina pelosa.
La región de Tycho, con su sistema de rayos. Además de los magníficos cráteres Clavius (abajo ligeramente a la derecha, con múltiples impactos interiores) y Maginus.
Sky Watcher 200P
Manual Dobsoniano
ZWO ASI120MC-S
Svbony 20mm proyección de ocular
Platón, a la derecha Aristáteles. Abajo de el, Eudoxo
Entre Platón y Aristóteles, el Valle Alpino
Más abajo, los tres cráteres Aristillus, Autolycus y Arquímides
Sky Watcher Clasic 200p (Dobsoniano)
ZWO ASI120MC-S
Cross the sky, watch it rise
See delusion fill your eyes
Watch hope and fears, flow on the breeze
As you kneel upon your knees
Looking for salvation in the skies
Where the cross , it does rise
La imagen abarca hasta casi los 80 grados de latitud norte
Se aprecia casi completo el Mare Frigoris
Estan los cráteres Platán y a la derecha la pareja Aristóteles y Eudoxo
A la derecha de Platón esta el Valle Alpino
Sky Watcher 200P Dobsoniano Manual
ZWO ASI120MC-S
Arriba a la izquierda, el Valle Alpino, después el cráter Aristóteles, en seguida Eudoxo
A la izquierda de los montes, Cassini
Abajo Calippus, enclavado en la cordillera de los Montes Caucasos
A la izquierda de ellos, el pequeño Theaetetus
Ya casi en la sombra Aristillus (arriba) y Autolycus (abajo)
Sky Watcher 200P Dobsoniano manual
ZWO ASI120MC-S
El cráter Posidonius marca la frontera entre este mar y el Lacus Somniorum.
En el fondo del mar se aprecia el pequeño cráter Bessel.
Abajo a la izquierda, fuera del mar, el cráter Manilius.
Al sur del mar, el cráter Plinius ocupa el lugar de la frontera entre Mar de la Serenidad y Mar de la Tranquilidad.
Destacan también las estribaciones de los Montes Appeninus, entre otros muchos detalles
Sky Watcher 200P Dobsoniano Manual
ZWO ASI120MC-S
Cygnus Sky-scape featuring the bright star Cygni 32 and the optical counterpart to supernova remnant G82.2 +5.3 with a dash of OIII emission represented in blue at the center of this 6 paneled mosaic.
This image was photographed in my back yard in Valencia
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SX ccd camera
Mounts: Sky-Watcher & MX
Guiding telescopes or lenses:Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Detalle de la superficie de La Luna
Región sur
Destaca el cráter Tycho
Sky Watcher 200P Dobsoniano, manual
ZWO ASI120MC-S
El cráter Platón y el Sinus Iridium marcan la frontera entre Mare Frigoris y Mare Crisium
Sky Watcher 200P Dobsoniano Manual
ZWO ASI120MC-S
Arquímides (D 83km), Aristilus (D 55km) y Autolycus (D 40km) al norte de los Montes Apenninus
En la porción abajo a la derecha se alcanzan a apreciar la Rima Hyginus y la Rima Ariadeus
Sky Watcher Clasic 200P Dobsoniano
ZWO ASI120MC-S
Sharpless 115 and Friends
SHO+RGB Stars
Telescope: William Optics GT71
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5
Camera: ZWO ASI183MM Pro
Filters: Astrodon Gen 2 RGB, 5nm H-alpha, 5nm OIII, 5nm SII
Frames
H-alpha: 58x300" (4h 50')
OIII: 54x300" (4h 30')
SII: 46x300" (3h 50')
Red: 40x30" (20')
Green: 40x30" (20')
Blue: 40x30" (20')
Total Integration: 14h 10'
The Bubble Nebula is an emission Nebula 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. 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.
The Bubble Nebula was discovered in 1787 by William Herschel.
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25” 2350mm Edge-HD Telescope
Celestron .7 EdgeHD Reducer Lens
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Celestron 9x50 Finder Scope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
ZWO 1.25” Duo-Band Filter
PHD2 Guiding Software
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
Watching the sky
Watching the painting come to life
Shifting and shaping
Staying inside
It all goes it all goes it all goes by
-A Fine Frenzy
Arriba a la derecha Los Montes Wolff
Arriba a la izquierda la región piroclástica de los Montes Carpatos
Al centro, el cráter Copérnico (D 93km)
Sky Watcher 200P Dobson Manual
ZWO ASI120MC-S
The background it's just a mistery, but I promise! No photoshop on background :)
Come On, Come Out - A Fine Frenzy
Watching the sky
Watching the painting come to life
Shifting and shaping
Staying inside
It all goes it all goes it all goes by
Stopping the time
Rushing, waiting
Leave it behind
Shifting and shaping
Keep it inside
It all goes it all goes it all goes by
It all goes passing by
It all goes passing by
Canon EOS 6D Modified.
Focal length: Canon 400mm f5.6
Mount Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro Go-To
Guiding: None
Exposure: 12 x 60sec @ ISO-3200 (RAW)
With Dark and flat frames applied.
Software: DSS & LR
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A la derecha, en el borde, Posidonius
Mas al norte, la pareja Hércules y Atlas
Aun mas al norte Endimion
Arriba a la izquierda, Eudoxo y Aristóteles
Sky Watcher 200P Dobsoniano, manual
ZWO ASI120MC-S
Canon EOS 6D Modified.
Focal length: Canon 400mm f5.6
Mount Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro Go-To
Guiding: None
Exposure: 35 x 60sec @ ISO-3200 (RAW)
With Dark frames applied.
Software: DSS & LR
Splash and dash in the lake
Water bursts and does break
Shooting water into the sky
Watch it sail, watch it fly
Kissing the wind, wetting the air
Coating all skies, with beauty so bare
Falling down back into the lake
Making the water burst and explosively break
This is now my 3rd time shooting Andromeda. It was my very first target back in 2020 with a DSLR and a star tracker. This is now my first time shooting it with a mono astro camera. Each time has been a huge improvement so I am very happy
Telescope: William Optics GT71
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha, Gen2 LRGB
Frames
H-alpha: 68x300" (5h 40')
Luminance: 254x90" (6h 20")
RGB: 120x180" (6h)
Total Integration: 18h
2020 - www.flickr.com/photos/seanmrichardson/50259501227/in/albu...
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Canon EOS 6D Modified.
Focal length: Canon 400mm f5.6
Mount Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro Go-To
Guiding: None
Exposure: 30 x 60sec @ ISO-3200 (RAW)
With Dark and flat frames applied.
Software: DSS & LR
Technical card
Imaging telescope or lens: Sky-Watcher 200/1000 mm Newton
Imaging camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6
Mounts:Onstep, Sky-Watcher EQ5
Guiding telescope or lens: Guidescope 50mm
Guiding camera: Zwo ASI120MC
Software: Pixinsight 1.8, Adobe Phosotshop CC, Astrophotography Tool, Sequator 1.5.2, PHD Guiding
Filter: Optolong L-eNhance
Dates: May 17, 2020, May 18, 2020
Frames:
39x300" ISO800
Optolong L-eNhance: 42x290" ISO1600
Integration: 6.6 hours
Darks: ~79
Locations: Home observatory, Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Data source: Backyard
Meu primeiro registro da pequena (em tamanho aparente/angular) Galáxia do Sombreiro. O processamento foi bastante trabalhoso. Preciso estudar melhores formas de captação/processamento para essa galáxia. Neste registro estão somados frames captados em dois dias consecutivos, totalizando 6 horas e 38 minutos de exposição empilhados. Aproximadamente metade dos frames foram realizados sem filtro e a outra metade com o filtro Optolong L-eNhance.
"A galáxia do Sombreiro (Messier 104, NGC 4594), é uma galáxia espiral com núcleo brilhante rodeado por um disco achatado de material escuro, que fica a 28 milhões de anos-luz de distância. Essa brilhante galáxia é conhecida como sombreiro devido a sua aparência característica que se assemelha a um chapéu. A galáxia possui uma magnitude aparente de +8,3". Fonte: Wikipedia.org
Refletor Sky-Watcher 203mm F/5 EQ5 com Onstep, Canon T6 (foco primário) modificada, Filtro Optolong L-eNhance (em metade dos frames). Guidescope 50mm com ASI 120MC-S. 81 light frames (39x300" ISO 800 + L-eNhance: 42x290" ISO 1600), 79 dark frames. Processamento: Sequator, Photoshop e PixInsight.
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This is a ten panel mosaic depicting Caldwell 49 up to and including the Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster. It has been around two months in the making.
maging telescope or lens: Vixen VSD
Imaging camera: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding telescope or lens: Vixen VSD
Software: Sequence Generator Pro
Filter: Baader H-alpha 3.5 Nm , OIII & SII
Accessory: Starlight Xpress Lodestar Guider
Integration: 100.0 hours
Dates: Jan. 26, 2016
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
Monoceros is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Greek for unicorn. Its definition is attributed to the 17th-century Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius.
Monoceros is home to The Rosette Nebula , the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cone Nebula.
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The Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237, 2238, 2239, and 2246) is a diffuse nebula in Monoceros. It has an overall magnitude of 6.0 and is 4900 light-years from Earth. The Rosette Nebula, over 100 light-years in diameter, has an associated star cluster and possesses many Bok globules in its dark areas. It was independently discovered in the 1880s by Lewis Swift (early 1880s) and Edward Emerson Barnard (1883) as they hunted for comets.
The Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) is another open cluster in Monoceros. Named for its resemblance to a Christmas tree, it is fairly bright at an overall magnitude of 3.9; it is 2400 light-years from Earth. The variable star S Monocerotis represents the tree's trunk, while the variable star V429 Monocerotis represents its top.[3]
The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264), associated with the Christmas Tree Cluster, is a very dim nebula that contains a dark conic structure. It appears clearly in photographs, but is very elusive in a telescope. The nebula contains several Herbig-Haro objects, which are small irregularly variable nebulae. They are associated with protostars.
Mare Nectaris y en su borde el cráter Teophilus así como Cyrilus y Catarina
Esta muy claro también el escarpe Altai que termina en el cráter Picolomini
Se aprecian muchos detalles de la región
Sky Watcher 200p Dobsoniano manual
ZWO ASI120MC-S
Júpiter (durante o dia)
Meu primeiro (e singelo) exercício de registros planetários com o telescópio atual. Realizado sob a luz do dia (Júpiter às 06h22min e Marte às 07h15min) com atmosfera turbulenta. Planetas ainda com alguns meses de distância de sua oposição (quando se aproximam mais de nosso planeta e podem ser melhor apreciados). Reaprendendo a capturar e a processar registros planetários.
No momento dos registros, Júpiter estava a cerca de 800 milhões de quilômetros de distância da Terra.
Refletor Sky-Watcher 203mm F/5 EQ5 com Onstep, ASI 120MC-S, Barlow Starguider 5x. ASICAP, AutoStakker, RegiStax e Photoshop. Empilhados, aproximadamente, 2600 frames.
I just love watching the sky especially on a bright and beautiful day!
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