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Copérnico y su zona piroclástica en el terminador lunar
Sky Watcher 200p Dobsoniano manual
Barlow Celestron Luminos 2.5x
ZWO ASI120MC-S
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--
Target: Rosette nebula, NGC 2237
Lights: 35x300
Darks, Flats, DarkFlats, Bias: assorted
Sensor temp: -10.0
Filter: Optolong L-Pro
Sky: Bortle 5 (nominal)
Post processing--
Software: PixInsight, Photoshop
Our neighbour. A familiar sight to all!
Sky-Watcher Quattro 250 f/4
ZWO ASI1600MC-Pro
Celestron CGX
800 frames stacked
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• ZWO Hα 7nm: 25x600s bin1 gain 200
• ZWO OIII 7nm: 20x600s bin2 gain 200
• ZWO SII 7nm: 18x600s bin2 gain 200
(total integration 10.5h)
• ZWO OAG & ASI290Mini guide cam
• TS GPU coma corrector
• ZWO EFW, ZWO EAF & Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox 2
Trevinca, Valding, Spain
Bortle 3, SQM 21.8
processed with Pixinsight
NGC 1976
Sony A7M3 + Sigma 150/600 FD 6.3 (mode APSC) sur Star adventurer.
40 poses de 3.2s à 600mm f/6.3 ISO 3200. Empilement avec Siril.
Crédito Grupo Astronómico Gómez Palacio, Autor: Jorge Machuca.
Equipo:
Montura Sky Watcher HEQ5 ( Rowan Belt Mod )
Telescopio Askar Fra 400
Reductor focal Askar Fra de 0.7 mm
Cámara principal ZWO ASI 183 MC a -10º C
Telescopio Guía Mini 50 mm
Cámara Guía ZWO ASI 120 MC
Filtro IDAS NBZ
Raspberry PI 4 (Astroberry)
Programas de adquisición:
Astroberry, Kstars, Ekos,PHD2.
Procesado:
APP, PS.
24 Tomas Light 150 seg, 25 gain.
Gómez Palacio Dgo. Mx Bortle 9.
15 Dark
20 Flat
20 Dark flat
Roté la imagen 180° para compensar la posición dada por el telescopio.
Los nombres de las estrellas los tome de Stellarium 0.11.1
C/2021 A1 Leonard . Canon 5DSr on Skywatcher Quattro 250P , 4 X 30 sec exposures stacked . Have had nothing but clouds for weeks here, finally got a break in the weather and got my astro setup out again after a good 6 month break. Took a while to remember everything involved . had a 2 hour window of oppurtunity just after sunset to get the christmas comet through a tiny gap in the trees in my backyard .Not what I was hoping to get , but only having a tiny window of opurtunity and relearning all the parts and software to drive the telescope , here is my attempt of Comet Leonard .
This is Sharpless 91 (SH2-091) located in the constellation Cygnus. This is a larger, dimmer and more ancient “veil” nebula than the well known one in Western Cygnus. This image is just one of the brighter filaments in the larger structure. We’ll have to put a wider scope on this, perhaps the Redcat51 and more time. The bright star in this image is Phi Cygni.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope, ZWO AS2600mc-Pro running at 0C, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, Optolong L-eXtreme filter (2”), 12 x 300 second exposures, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini, focus with a ZWO EAF, controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Pro. Processed using PixInsight and DSS. Image Date: August 24, 2022. Location: GHAAS Dark Site, Eckley, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
M78
Optics:
Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Camera:
QHYCCD QHY268 M
Filters:
Blue: Antlia
Green: Antlia
Ha: Antlia (3nm)
Luminance: Antlia
Red: Antlia
Mount:
Astro-Physics 900GTO
Integration Time: 102h 45m
Last night at our club's observatory, (the Oklahoma City Astronomy Club) put on an Astrophotography workshop.
We all did wide-field photos of the Orion Constellation. For fun, I used a vintage Nikon 105mm prime lens and a Kenko Pro soft filter to accentuate the brighter stars.
3-5-22, CRO "Cheddar Ranch Observatory", Oklahoma
Nikon D750a
Nikon 105mm vintage prime
Kenko Pro soft filter
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracking mount
35, 1-minute, ISO-800, F2.8
Photoshop and Registar
Copérnico y Eratóstenes
En medio, la Catena Stadius
Al norte de Copérnico los Montes Cárpatos
Sky Watcher 200P Dobsoniano manual
Barlow 2.5 Celestron Luminos 2"
ZWO ASI120MC-S
IC1396 featuring the Elephant Trunk nebula. Shot using Ha and Oiii filters on completely stock Canon DSLRs.
This was first light on my new setup. Totally new everything aside from camera. I upgraded from a Star Adventurer to an EQ6R-Pro which was a definite learning curve. The first few nights were super frustrating, I just couldn't get anything to work and it felt so inconsistent and like I was never going to get an image.
I also am currently using a Canon 400mm 2.8 IS III, which is just awesome.
Overall I'm really loving this setup, it's incredible to use and so nice to be able to remote operate it.
Image info below
Ha - 26 x 600s
Oiii - 38 x 200s
Equipment:
📷 - Canon 6D & 7D MK II (stock)
🔭 - Canon 400mm 2.8 IS III
⚙️- Sky Watcher EQ6R Pro (unguided)
🌈 - Astronomik 12nm XL Ha and Oiii clip in
⚡️ - Pegasus Pocket Powerbox & adaptors
Stacked using DSS, processed in Siril and Photoshop
Région de HD 232264.
Données prise de vue
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Date : 2021-10-08
Objet : HD 232264
Instrument : Lunette 80 ED Esprit Super APO Sky_Watcher Camera : ZWO ASI1600 MC / Filtre = IrCut / Temp = -15°c / Gain= 139 / Offset = 21 Durée pose unitaire = 240s / Nombre de pose : 60 / Durée total = 4h Traitement SIRIL et PHOTOSHOP / Gestion Stellarmate
Données Météo
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Fin de session StellarMatte : 2021-10-09 06:03:37 Lever du soleil : 08:12 AM Coucher du soleil : 07:28 PM Conditions climatiques : clear sky Couverture nuageuse : 7 % Taux d'humidite de 92 % Pression : 1024 hpa Vitesse Vent : 14 km/h Orientation : 51 ° (N=0° / Est = 90° / Sud = 180° / Ouest = 270°) La temperature en fin de session est de 7 °c
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@ Frank TYRLIK -->>> www.flickr.com/photos/frank_tyrlik/
Here is a wide field image of the Omega Nebula, Messier 17 (M17) found in the constellation Sagittarius. It has been called the brightest and most massive star-forming region of our galaxy. The Black Swan Cluster (M18), also makes an appearance as the small grouping of stars below and to the right of M17.
Tech Specs: Williams Optics Redcat, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ZWO ASI2600MC-P camera, 18 x 300 seconds at 0C with darks from the library and flats taken the next morning, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini. Captured using ZWO AAP and processed using PixInsight. Autofocus using the ProAstroGear Black-CAT and ZWO EAF. Image date: August 4, 2021. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4 zone).
A sizeable Solar prominence shot in Hydrogen Alpha (false coloured). This partial capture of the Solar disc shows the active prominence on the limb.
This was captured on 15th June 2021 from my backyard in the UK.
Equipment used :
Sky-watcher 120mm Evostar Achro
CEM70 mount
Daystar Quark Chromosphere Ha Eyepiece
Point Grey Blackfly mono CMOS
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• ZWO Hα 7nm: 36x900s bin1 gain 200
• ZWO OIII 7nm: 39x900s bin2 gain 200
• ZWO SII 7nm: 41x900s bin2 gain 200
(total integration 29h)
• ZWO OAG & ASI290Mini guide cam
• TS GPU coma corrector
• ZWO EFW, ZWO EAF & Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox 2
Trevinca, Valding, Spain
Bortle 3, SQM 21.8
processed with Pixinsight
Cumulo Globular M3
Mas info... celfoscastrofotografia.blogspot.com/2022/05/messier-3.html
El equipo empleado fue...
Telescopio: ED80 Sky Watcher + 0.85X
Montura: AZ-EQ6 Pro
Cámara: QHY163m
Enfoque: MyFocuserPro2
Guiado: MiniScope 50mm Orion, CámaraGuia/QHY5 L-II c
Adquisición: SGP (Sequence Generator Pro)
Apilado y procesado: PixInsight, Photoshop
Tomas
RGB 20x60s
Total Expo: 1h
Temperatura sensor: -10°C
Distancia Focal: 510mm
F/ 6,3
I stooped at a store and liked how the moon looked above the chimney of a building across the street .
Don't forget,sky-watchers, get set: A spectrum of lunar events will occur Sunday evening in an phenomenon that won't happen for another 18 years.
A lunar eclipse will coincide with a supermoon on Sept. 27 at 9:07 p.m. EDT. As the moon will be in its closest proximity to Earth, it will appear up to 14 percent larger.
This supermoon, also called a harvest moon due to its occurrence falling at the beginning of the autumn season, will have an extra characteristic.
Known as a blood moon, the moon will pass behind the Earth into its shadow, resulting in a red tint across its surface.
It will begin in Minnesota On Sunday the 27th at 7:11 p.m.
Max will be at 9:47p.m. It will end at 12;22A.M Sept. 28th.
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• Astronomik L: 34x300s bin1 gain 0
• Astronomik RGB: 22x300s bin2 gain 125
(total integration 4.6h)
• ZWO OAG & ASI290Mini guide cam
• TS GPU coma corrector
• ZWO EFW, ZWO EAF & Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox 2
Trevinca, Valding, Spain
Bortle 3, SQM 21.8
processed with Pixinsight
When they come rolling in like this with sun on them and black behind them....well, it's time to call in the horses and head for the house. Mimi Kat added a Texas photo below that is similar and having lived in Texas, I can tell you......they look worse down there, LOLOL!!
Just under M45 and the California nebula in the constellation of Taurus lies The Taurus Molecular Cloud.
Massive clouds of dust and gas like these, fascinate me very much. So beautiful how they all seem to flow together over gigantic distances.
This cloud hosts a stellar nursery containing hundreds of newly formed stars. The Taurus Molecular Cloud is only 140 pc (430 ly) away from Earth, making it possibly the nearest large star formation region.
33) 5-minute, 800-ISO, F3.2, 135mm subs, guided and dithered each sub.
Nikon D750a, Rokinon 135mm prime lens, Ioptron CEM26 mount, EvoGuide 50 guide scope, ASI178mm guide cam.
Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Packsaddle WMA, Oklahoma
1-29-22 10:39pm - 1:54am
Bortle-2 sky.
deer on the horizon. was so hard to get anywhere near these in my bright yellow high visibility jacket lol.
NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark discs of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding "cocoons" or expanding gases surrounding these small stars. It is also known as the Lobster Nebula and the Madokami Nebula by some fans of the Japanese anime Madoka Magica due to its resemblance to the main character from the anime, and a popular fan petition to rename it.
This nebula was also given the name War and Peace Nebula by the Midcourse Space Experiment scientists because of its appearance, which, in infrared images the bright, western part resembles a dove, while the eastern part looks like a skull. Canon 60D on Sky Watcher Quattro 250 F4. 30 X 30 SEC EXP stacked in DSS.
Here is my first image with my new Apex reducer on my Sky-watcher 120 telescope making it a fast f4.55!.
This is IC 410 it is a faint and dusty emission nebula of more than 100 light-years across approximately 12,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Auriga. Notable are two streamers of material, known as the “Tadpoles of IC 410”. These tadpoles, which consist of denser, cooler gas and dust, are approximately 10 light-years long and potentially sites of ongoing star formations. They are in the center of the image. Because of these tadpoles, IC 410 is sometimes nicknamed the Tadpoles Nebula.
Hope you all enjoy and thanks for any constructive comments.
Equipment:
Telescope - Sky-watcher Esprit 120 with Apex reducer
Imaging Camera- ZWO ASI 1600mm Pro Cool
Mount - Sky-watcher EQ6-R Pro
Software:
Sequence Generator Pro
Pixensight
Lightroom
Photoshop
Lights:
SII-30x300sec
HA- 30x300sec
Oiii-30x300sec
35 Darks
100 Bias
Total integration 7.5 Hours
Exif
Canon EOS 6D
SIGMA Art 35mm F1.4
Sky Watcher Star Adventurer Mini
Foregound: 6 stacks of 3x60s f/2 iso1600
Sky: 6 tracked stacks of 15x15s f/2 iso1600
a wide field shot of the Milky Way Core, with Lagoon and Trifid Nebula's shining bright in the centre. Canon 5Dsr with 70 -200mm L . 25 x frames of 100 sec each stacked to give around 40 mins of exposure. Love the dark dust here amongst all the billions of stars.
NGC 2182, NGC 2138, NGC 2135 and Mon R2 IRS3
25, 1-minute, 100-gain, LUM
25, 1-minute, 100-gain, RED
25, 1-minute, 100-gain, GREEN
25, 1-minute, 100-gain, BLUE
ASI2600mm Pro
Esprit 100ED, .79 reducer,
EQ6-R Pro mount
guided and dithered.
Pixinsight, Photoshop
1-19-23, Copper Breaks State Park, TX
Bortle-2 sky
Captured: October 07. 2018.
Location: AO Nostromo, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
Telescope: SkyWatcher MN190 on SkyWatcher AZ-EQ6 mount
Camera: DSLR Canon 450D (full spectrum)
Frames: 32 x 360″
Exposure: 3.2h
Software: PHD2; BackyardEOS; PixInsight; Photoshop
M51
Instrument ou objectif:Sky-Watcher Quattro 250mm f/4 Black diamond
Imageurs:SBIG STF8300M SBIG
Monture:AZ EQ6 GT AZ EQ6
Instrument de guidage:TS Optics TS APO65Q 65mm F/6,5 Quadruplet Astrograph
Caméra de guidage:Orion StarShoot AutoGuider - Orion
Logiciels:Photoshop CC 2017, Bisque Software TheSkyX Pro, MaxPilote, MaxIm DL Pro 5 MaxIm DL, PixInsight
Filtre:Astrodon RBG True Balance Gen II 36mm
Accessoires:Robofocus
Résolution: 3230x2449
Dates: 18 avril 2018
Images:
Astrodon HA: 13x600" bin 1x1
Astrodon RBG True Balance Gen II 36mm: 20x180" bin 1x1
Astrodon Luminance Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 RGB: 36x300" bin 1x1
Intégration: 6.2 Heures
Âge moyen de la Lune: 2.59 jours
Phase moyenne de la Lune: 7.40%
Astrometry.net job: 2030983
Centre AD: 202,475 degrés
Centre DEC: 47,198 degrés
Échelle des pixels: 1,112 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 88,366 degrés
Rayon du champ: 0,626 degrés
Lieux: Observatoire perso, LA BASTIDE, VAR, France
Date : 2023-02-28
Objet :M65-66 / NGC3628
Instrument : Lunette 80 ED Esprit Super APO Sky_Watcher
Camera : ZWO ASI1600 MC / Filtre = IrCut / Temp = -15°c / Gain= 139 / Offset = 21
Durée pose unitaire = 180s / Nombre de pose : 53
Traitement SIRIL et PHOTOSHOP / Gestion Stellarmate
Nebulosa Pacman - NGC281
Costellazione CASSIOPEA
10000 A.L.
telescopius.com/pictures/view/233588/deep_sky/ic-11/pacma...
Acquisizione: 53 scatti da 300sec. + (25 Dark - 25 Flat - 25 Bias) - Dithering
Integrazione complessiva: 4h25m
Guadagno: 100
Temp. Camera: 0°C
Temp. Ambiente: 22°C
Bortle: 8
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Air
- Tubo: Newton Tecnosky 600mm F4
- Correttore di coma Artesky 0.95x
- Filtro Banda Larga SVBony SV240
- Montatura: Skywatcher EQ AL55i Pro
- ASIAIR: Gestione/Acquisizione
- PIXINSIGHT: Allineamento, Somma, Correzione gradienti e riduzione rumore
- PHOTOSHOP: Sviluppo finale
Taken in Negev desert, 4.01.2022
Eq.: Nikon Z7 II + 70-300mm lens, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracker.
Sky tracked and stacked:
22 lights, 30 darks, 50 flats
30 sec., f/5.6, ISO 4000 250mm
Blended with a foreground 240mm, (taken in the blue hour)
This photo captures a truly magical moment in the Negev desert, as the Sun set behind the rugged terrain and a celestial visitor appeared in the night sky.
The object at the centre of the image is none other than C/2021 A1 (Leonard), a comet that captured the attention of astronomers and stargazers around the world when it made its closest approach to Earth in 2021–22. Against the backdrop of the vibrant sunset, the comet appears as a bright and ethereal presence, its long tail stretching outwards like a cosmic beacon. The faint glow of the stars in the background adds to the sense of awe and wonder, creating a truly breathtaking, peaceful, otherworldly scene.
This photo has been shortlisted for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 competition (Royal Museums Greenwich, UK)
Flight operations at Wittmund airbase.
QRA night take off - two german Typhoon on their way to intercept a boogie somewhere over northern Europe.
Their afterburners creating traces in the sky watched by the full moon and me.
Telescope: William Optics GT71
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5
Camera: ZWO ASI183MM Pro
Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha, OIII, SII
Frames
H-alpha: 95x300" (7h 55')
Oxygen III: 90x300" (7h 30')
Sulfur II: 67x300" (5h 35')
Total Integration: 21 Hours
Bortle 4
Kenton, Oklahoma
5/20/20, 2:00am
Nikon D750a
20mm, f/2.8, ISO-4000, 60 sec.
Stars tracked with Sky-Watcher
Star Adventure, Ground stationary tripod. Blended in PS.
NGC 6334, colloquially known as the Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula, or Gum 64, is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1837, who observed it from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Canon 60 D Sky Watcher Quattro 250 F4. 16 X 30 SEC EXP.
This is a combination of new data from a Bortle 1 / Bortle 2 location and some older data from a Bortle 1 location (Okie-Tex Star Party)
I love the Orion Nebula. It's just so beautiful. It glows hot and bright with powerful stellar winds shaping massive dust clouds, star formation that can be viewed with the naked eye.
This is a target that I plan to keep adding data to.
New data:
35) 2-minute, 100-gain Red
35) 2-minute, 100-gain Green
35) 2-minute, 100 gain Blue
ASI2600mm pro cooled to -20c
Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
550mm focal length F5.5
Sky-Watcher Eq6R-Pro mount
Location: Black Mesa State Park, Oklahoma (the sky is either a Bortle 1 or Bortle 2, it's very close).
2-26-22 / 2-27-22
Old data:
25) 5-minute, 800-ISO
Nikon D810a
Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
550mm focal length F5.5
Sky-Watcher Eq6R-Pro mount
Location: Okie-Tex Star Party.
Processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop
I captured this from my balcony in Pasadena CA. Fun night with my girlfriend and the neighbors. Canon 5d, Explore Scientific ED102, Eq6r pro.
The full “snow moon” of February 2021 will be glowing in the night sky this weekend, officially reaching its fullest phase at 3:17 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27. The moon will be 99% full Friday night, 100% full Saturday night and 98% full Sunday night, so sky watchers will have a few good opportunities to see it.
Here is a view captured during a live moon session on May 20, 2018. This is the southern part of the moon as the moon was slowly setting in the west. High clouds caused many of the high resolution images to be a bit soft. This is the best 25% of 5000 video images.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm ED Triplet APO Refractor, Celestron CGEM-DX mount, ZWO ASI290MC. Image date: 20 May 2018. Location: The Dark Side Observatory in Weatherly, PA.
Probably one of the few open clusters that is instantly recognized. Here is the Pleiades Star Cluster (Messier 45, M45) in the constellation Taurus.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm ED Triplet APO Refractor, Canon 6D stock camera, ISO 3200, 60 x 60 second exposures with dark/bias frames, guided using a ZWO ASI290MC and Orion 60mm guide scope. Image date: November 10, 2018. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA.
Another shot from Friday nights trip to Westcombe beach in south Devon to shoot the milky way.
Since my last visit the beach shape had changed dramatically and the shoreline forms a barrier to the stream creating a pool. Sadly the wind picked up to prevent a perfect reflection.
Sky 90s F/4 ISO 400 ( tracked on a star tracker)
Foreground 120s F/4 ISO 400
Dreaming of M8...
As the lid continues to cover us here in the northeast - I reminisce of warm nights under a clear summer sky in the backyard.
Here is Messier 8, the Lagoon Nebula captured with the ZWO ASI294MC Pro back in August.
32 x 5-minutes at Unity Gain
Sky-Watcher Esprit 100: astrobackyard.com/sky-watcher-esprit-100-review/
ZWO ASI294MC Pro: astrobackyard.com/asi294mc-pro-review/
Optolong L-eNhance Filter: astrobackyard.com/optolong-l-enhance-filter/
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro: astrobackyard.com/sky-watcher-eq6r-review/
DeepSkyStacker
Photoshop 2020
StarNet++