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ZWO ASI290MM/EFW 8 x 1.25" (RGB)
Meade LX850 (12" f/8)/2.5x PowerMate
Losmandy G11
5 RGB runs captured in Firecapture
Preprocessed in PIPP
Stacked in Autostakkert
Wavelet sharpened in Registax
Finished in PhotoShop
Voyage to an Unexplored Planet and a New Realm
The New Horizons mission will help us understand worlds at the edge of our solar system by making the first reconnaissance of the dwarf planet Pluto and by venturing deeper into the distant, mysterious Kuiper Belt – a relic of solar system formation.
The Journey
New Horizons launched on Jan. 19, 2006; it swung past Jupiter for a gravity boost and scientific studies in February 2007, and will conduct a five-month-long reconnaissance flyby study of Pluto and its moons in summer 2015. Pluto closest approach is scheduled for July 14, 2015. As part of an extended mission, the spacecraft is expected to head farther into the Kuiper Belt to examine one or two of the ancient, icy mini-worlds in that vast region, at least a billion miles beyond Neptune’s orbit.
Sending a spacecraft on this long journey will help us answer basic questions about the surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres on these bodies.
This is an image I found while cleaning my computer. Taken Feb 18th 2014 with the C11. LRGB image. I captured 20.000 frames for the LUM and 5000 on each of the color filters R,G and B. Focal length aprox. 7200 mm. Processing done using Autostakkert, Registax for wavelets and Phtoshop Elements. De rotation of the LRGB images with Winjupos
Solar active region AR3998 as it reached the solar edge.
Beyond the edge of the sun activity from AR3996 can still be seen.
Feb 27 2025
Askar 185, Dayatar Quark Chromoshere ds Lunt40, Baader DERF & Player One Apollo-M Max
** Earth was added for scale purposes only **
A portrait from the final approach. Pluto and Charon display striking color and brightness contrast in this composite image from July 11, showing high-resolution black-and-white LORRI images.
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51·542 Long -3·593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Tal 2x Barlow Lens, ZWO ASI 120MC Imager.
Captured using Firecapture
FPS (avg.)=48
Shutter=0.145ms
Gain=63 (63%)
Apparent diameter at time of capture 15.76"
Processed with Registax 6 & G.I.M.P.
Seeing Conditions: Reasonably good.
Out of 7000 frames captured, about 1950 used for processing. Final image enlarged to 150%
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Meade 3x TeleXtender Barlow Lens, ZWO ASI 120MC Imager. Captured using Firecapture.
Processed with Registax 6 & G.I.M.P.
Seeing Conditions Very Good.
Considering its low altitude of around 15° from my location at the time of capture, this is a more than reasonable outcome. The brief unexpected good seeing conditions made a very welcome contribution.
The local weather was kind enough to provide me sufficient time to make a number of observations on this particular night. Even so, in typical fashion less than an hour after this capture, low misty cloud had covered the sky.
This IR image was captured just before the Mars image immediately preceeding this one. Mars is within a WINJUPOS measurement wire frame.
ZWO ASI290MM/EFW 8 x 1.25" (IR)
Tele Vue 2.5x PowerMate
Meade LX850 (12" f/8)
Losmandy G11
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) caught this dramatic image of sunspot 1302 on September 28, 2011 with the Advanced Imaging Assembly (AIA). This sunspot has produced an x-class flare, two m-class flares and several CMEs since September 24. AIA takes images in 10 different light wavelengths. This one is shown in 171 Angstroms, typically colorized in yellow on SDO images. The thin, whispy lines are called coronal loops and they are made of hot solar material – charged particles called plasma – that collect around invisible magnetic fields looping up from the sun. The 171 Angstrom wavelength is one of the best for looking at these coronal loops.
Credit: NASA/SDO
Image Number:
Date: September 28, 2011
A collection of images obtained with my 254mm Newtonian reflector and 150mm refractor. Cameras used include Modified Philips SPC900NC Webcam, ZWO ASI 120MC & Canon SX 160 IS
ZWO ASI290MM/EFW 8 x 1.25 (RGB)
Meade LX850 (12" f/8)/2.5x PowerMate
Losmandy G11
Five 60s RGB runs captured in Firecapture.
Preprocessing in PIPP
Best 50% of frames stacked in Autostakkert.
Wavelet sharpened in Registax
Frame and R/G/B derotation in WINJUPOS.
Finished in Photoshop.
Moon taken by a remote telescope.
Process/crop
Capture date : 2025
Shooting parameters : I telescope
Processing: Thomas Thomopoulos
Image credit : I Telescope / Thomas Thomopoulos
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Image captured using a Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian, Tal 3x Barlow Lens & ZWO ASI 120MC Astronomical Imaging Camera.
Processed with Registax 6 & G.I.M.P.
Astronomical seeing was pretty decent when I captured the Jupiter data for the image immediately proceeding this one. My optics were starting to dew over, to I replaced the front cover, waited for an hour and found that the dew heater had completely dried the front glass on my SCT. I slewed to Mars and found that astronomical seeing had dramatically worsened. Being at the telescope and ready for another capture, I did 10 iRGB runs of 45s per filter at gain 400. In processing I found the B channel completely unuseable and the G channel not much better. I tried combining the colors anyway, and the image barely looked like Mars. The R channel, captured in IR, looked pretty decent, so I salvaged what I could.
ZWO ASI290MM/EFW 8 x 1.25"
TeleVue NP101is/2.5x PowerMate
Losmandy G11
About 20,000 frames per filter x 10 RGB runs captured with FireCapture
Best 60% stacked in Autostakkert
Wavelet sharpened in Registax
Finished in Photoshop
Probably my last view of comet C/2021A1 (Leonard). Schlepped out to Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife area in Greene County, Ind., a dark site with low horizons on a cold but crystal evening. The comet was very low by the time it got dark enough to emerge from the twilight so it appears redder than when higher in the sky. But I got enough exposures, to show some detail in the tail and coma. This is a composite, processed twice: registered on the comet and separately registered on the stars, combined in Photoshop.
30 15 sec. exposures, Explore Scientific 102mm f/7 refractor, ZWO ASI294MC camera, UV/IR cut filter, iOptron CEM25P mount, ASIAir Pro controller, processed in Astro Pixel Processor, Lightroom and Photoshop.
#cometleonard, #astrophotography
Waxing Gibbous Moon at 61.9%. 300 frames capturing using a QHY163 mono camera attached to an Altair Wave 115ED scope. Captured using SharpCap Pro and edited using Autostakkert2 and Registax6.
ZWO ASI290MM/EFW 8 x 1.25" (IR: 1 x 90s)
Meade LX850 (12" f/8)/TeleVue 2.5x PowerMate
Losmandy G11
One 90s IR run (1.1ms, gain 400, histogram 74%, 502 fps, 45,244 frames) captured in Firecapture.
Best 60% of frames stacked in Autostakkert
Wavelet sharpened in Registax
Finished in Photoshop
#TeleVue #PowerMate
#Meade
#Losmandy
#ZWO
#Mars
#Syrtis Major
#Planet
#Solar System
#Hellas
#Lucky Imaging
Sunlight filtering through the branches and leaves of a tree form eclipse images on the wall. No camera? No problem.
Moon taken by a remote telescope.
Process/crop
Capture date : 2025
Shooting parameters : I telescope
Processing: Thomas Thomopoulos
Image credit : I Telescope / Thomas Thomopoulos
Mars through a small refractor with 360mm focal length and 2x Barlow.
William Optics Zenithstar61
Skywatcher AZ-GTI mount
ZWO ASI224MC- camera
(30sec avi-file in Raw8-format, gain200, 3847 frames)
...best 10% stacked in AS!3
Sky Watcher SK707AZ2 70mm f/10 + barlow 3X + super 10mm eyepiece. 04:43 UTC
I took a video with a sony W320 with 4x zoom, 476/599 frames used, edited with Castrator, AS!2 and MS Picture Manager.
تصويري لكوكب #المشتري والقمر #أوروبا
#my_astrophotography
#Jupiter and it's #Europa moon
تم التصوير باستخدام التليسكوب:
Taken by:
Telescope ðŸ”
Celestron CPC 800
وباستخدام الكاميرا:
And with the camera:
ZWO ASI290MC
2x Barlow Lens
تم التكديس والمعالجة باستخدام:
Stacked using:
Autostakkert
Registax
Photoshop
Crescent Moon on February 24th 2023. Today my astronomy club in Maryland - Howard Astronomical League - lost one of its longtime members and former Presidents Bob Prokop. Bob was a great admirer of the Moon and knew it like the back of his hand. In memory of Bob when I got home tonight I took this image of theMoon. Taken with a Meade 12" LX200 scope and Canon T7i camera.
Haha ... I wish !
Of all the places in our solar system , this is the one I am most curious about .
Europa , icy moon of Jupiter ... there is a strong belief that there is an ocean under that ice and therefore the potential for life ( like giant sea cucumbers maybe ... one can dream ... )
There was a show about Europa on TV .
Click !! ... and with the help of NASA and my trusted Moulinex for special effects , voila ! ;-)
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Tal 3x Barlow Lens, ZWO ASI 120MC Astronomical Imaging Camera.
Captured using Firecapture
FPS (avg.)=17
Shutter=57.95ms
Gain=68 (68%)
Brightness=7
Apparent diameter at time of capture 3·73"
Processed with Registax 6 & G.I.M.P.
Seeing Conditions: Reasonably good.
Out of 7000 frames captured, 1900 used for processing. Final image enlarged by 175%