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5 x 240s subframes- Testing out what Rho Ophiuchi looks like at 135mm.
Earth & Sky - Mount John University Observatory
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Photographed at 05.01 EDT from the football pitch at Northern Secondary School in mid-town Toronto, Ontario, Canada
THIS PHOTO WAS JUST FOR FUN, to see what this well-known star cluster would look like from a terrible astrophotography location!
Sun 13.5° below the horizon
Altitude of M45 at time of exposures: 54.6°
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Description:
This most famous of all open star clusters is readily visible to the unaided eye even in the middle of a light-polluted city. Morning twilight was starting to creep into the eastern sky when I grabbed the subframes to make this image, so the sky was starting to turn a little blue.
Even though the subframes from which this stacked images were made were only 10 seconds in length, at ISO 200, stars to 14th magnitude can be seen if you look carefully.
For a version of this photo WITH STAR LABELS, click on your screen to the RIGHT of the photo, or click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/54788514023
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Technical information:
Nikon D810a camera body on Tele Vue 127is (127 mm - 5" - diameter) apochromatic refracting telescope, mounted on a Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PRO SynScan mount
Eleven stacked frames; each frame:
660 mm focal length
ISO 200; 10 sec. at f/5.2; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in DeepSkyStacker;
Processed in Photoshop CS6
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I'm not sure where the elephant's trunk is supposed to be. It's still a captivating space.
The Seestar ran for about 4 hours to get this image, but at a point the nebula moved behind a tree and I needed to delete about 50 subframes.
This is the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, which lies near the summer Milky Way on the border between the constellations of Scorpius and Ophiuchus. This area is loaded with gas and dust, and is home to many deep sky objects. It is also one of the more colorful nebulae in the sky.
Image Info
Imaged from the KPO field in Saint Cloud, Florida.
Camera : ZWO ASI1600MM Pro, Gain set to 200
Lens: Canon 100-400 f/5.6L lens, set to 135mm
Mount: iOptron SmartEQ Pro
Red: 12 subframes of 300s = 60 min integration
Green: 8 subframes of 300s = 40 min integration
Blue: 10 subframes of 300s = 50 min integration
Luminance: 11 subframes of 300s = 55 min integration
Hydrogen Alpha: 2 subframes of 300s = 10 min integration
Total integration time: 215 min = 3.6 hours.
Captured via ASIAir Pro automation
Optical tracking via ASIAir automation, currently using ST4 mount control via the ASI120MM-S guide camera
Separate channels stacked and HaLRGB integrated in Astro Pixel Processor, and processing for light pollution sky fog removal
Image cropped, stretched, and noise processed in Nebulosity.
Final processing in Aperture
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Photographed 4.5 km north of (13 km by road from) Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory, Australia, between 04.10 and 04.31 CAST (Central Australia Standard Time)
* Observing site: Long. 134.07° E. | Lat. 23.77° S. | Elev. 520m
* Altitude of LMC at time of exposures: ~43°
* Total exposure time: 20 minutes
* 660 mm focal length telescope
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Description:
The LMC is a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way that is part of the Local Group of galaxies, lies about 163,000 light years from us, and has a diameter of about 14,000 light years (compared with our Milky Way’s diameter of ~106,000 light years). Nearby is the smaller galaxy called the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC).
To the unaided eye in a dark sky site the LMC is a large, faint glowing patch that appears detached from the band of the Milky Way.
From Wikipedia:
"Although both clouds have been easily visible for southern nighttime observers well back into prehistory, the first known written mention of the Large Magellanic Cloud was by the Persian astronomer `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi Shirazi, (later known in Europe as "Azophi"), in his Book of Fixed Stars around 964 AD.
The next recorded observation was in 1503–4 by Amerigo Vespucci in a letter about his third voyage. In this letter he mentions "three Canopes [sic], two bright and one obscure"; "bright" refers to the two Magellanic Clouds, and "obscure" refers to the Coalsack.
Ferdinand Magellan sighted the LMC on his voyage in 1519, and his writings brought the LMC into common Western knowledge. The galaxy now bears his name.
Measurements with the Hubble Space Telescope, announced in 2006, suggest the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds may be moving too fast to be orbiting the Milky Way."
The Tarantula Nebula (upper left in this view) is a region of glowing hydrogen gas within the LMC. It is extremely luminous, so much so that if it were at the distance of the Orion Nebula it would cast shadows.
For a version of this image with labels, click on the RIGHT side of your screen, or click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/49103738448
Here is a photo of the gear that used for astrophotography on this trip:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/49017804808
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Technical information:
Nikon D810a camera body on Tele Vue 127is (127 mm - 5" - diameter) apochromatic astrograph, mounted on iOptron CEM40 equatorial mount
Twenty stacked frames; each frame:
660 mm focal length
ISO 5000; 1 minute exposure at f/5.2; unguided
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, colour balance, colour desaturation)
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Another of my favourite winter objects. This is a stack of twenty-two eight minute subframes in H Alpha from tonight, 7 January 2016.
Peter
Equipment used: Atik460EX camera, HA filter, 0.75 reducer, 130mm triplet APO refractor and EQ8 mount
Stack of the best 42 90 s subframes with an Optolong Luminance filter, taken from 2023-03-25 0526-0721 UT with a Celestron Edge HD 925 at focal length 1530 mm and an Atik 414-EX camera. The position of 2023dbc is indicated with the white line.
This is from my light polluted backyard in Long Beach, CA. I mostly wanted to see if I could image a supernova fainter than magnitude 16 from my backyard. Looks like the answer is yes.
2023dbc is a Type Ic supernova. That means the progenitor had shed both its hydrogen and helium layers before exploding. This means the progenitor would have been a Wolf-Rayet star.
Preprocessing in Nebulosity; registration, stacking, and initial processing in PixInsight; the background of light pollution was knocked down in Photoshop.
This nebula is rich in ionized hidrogen and some interesting dark bands. Telescope GSO RC 30cms, camera STF8300/AO-8, 16min subframes, 5 hours total in Ha-L-RGB composite from my backyard homemade observatory at La Colonia, Illapel, Chile. Take care and have a good day!
Esta nebulosa de emisión ubicada en Puppis es rica en hidrogeno alfa y bandas oscuras. Imagen de 5 horas en Ha-L-RGB, telescopio GSO RC 30cms, camara STF8300/AO8, desde mi observatorio hecho en casa en La Colonia, Illapel, Chile; saludos y cuÃdense, que tengan un buen dÃa...
Watch out! Fire truck in a hurry to help!
I present to you my version of the fire truck of the 60s. Its distinguishing feature is a nice design, detail, a fairly simple but intricate design and rich functionality.
The machine is equipped with everything necessary, there is a water monitor, hoses, ladder, tool holders, boxes. There are two taps for water supply.
In detail even the bottom, deploying the machine you will notice the imitation of the subframe and the drive system.
Inside you can place a minifigure.
The fire engine blends well with the modular building 10197 and fits in the garage.
Assembled from 322 existing parts.
Triumph TR7 (Grinnall V8) Convertible (1976-81) Engine 3528cc V8
Production 350 approx
Registration Number KNA 925 V (Manchester)
TRIUMPH ALBUM
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623847263736...
Nine years after the the TR7 had ceased production, another British manufacturer, Grinnall Specialist Cars modified existing TR7 and TR8 cars. TR7 cars were upgraded with TR8 subframes and dash. They then installed V8 engines (optionally bored to larger capacities), and other parts like suspension, gearbox and brakes from the Rover SD1. The front and rear wings were widened to match the SD1 axles and suspension. 350 convertible cars were produced, each with Grinnall badging
The Triumph TR7 is a sports car manufactured by BL (British Leyland) at Speke, Liverpool, Canley, Coventry and Solihull, West Midlands from September 1974 to October 1981. The car was launched in the United States in January 1975, with its UK home market debut in May 1976
Designed in house by Harris Mann, who also designed the Princess, it has a distinctive wedge shape, and with a swage line sweeping down from the rear to just behind the front wheel, it was advertised as . The Shape of Things to Come .The car has an overall length of 160 in (410 cm), width of 66 in (170 cm), wheelbase of 85 in (220 cm) and height of 49.5 in (126 cm). The coupé has a kerbside weight of 2,205 lb (1,000 kg).Because of proposed US legislation on roll-over protection at the time of its launch, the TR7 was not initially offered as a Convertible, In early 1979, Triumph belatedly introduced a convertible version, called the TR7 DHC (Drophead Coupe)
Power is provided by a 1,998 cc eight-valve four-cylinder engine that shares the same basic design as the Triumph Dolomite 1850 engine, albeit increased to 2 litres and fitted with larger carburettors, mounted in-line at the front of the car. Power is 105 bhp
For export to the US market, Triumph created a much more powerful Triumph TR8 model in 1977/78, which was a TR7 with a 135 bhp (101 kW) 3.5 L Rover V8 engine. While some genuine TR8 models stayed in Britain
Diolch am 92,069,946 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 92,069,946 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 17.04.2022 Weston Park (Classic Car Show), Weston-under-Lizard, Salop 157-363
Zenos E10 S (2016) MX 66 LTK (2015-16) Engine 1998cc Ford Ecoboost S4 250bhp
Production est 100 (all E10 models)
Registration Number MX 66 LTK (Manchester)
The Zenos E10 is a mid-engined sports car designed and produced by Zenos, in Wymondham, Norfolk. First announced to the press in September 2013 with production starting in January 2015 and ceasing in January 2017.
The car features an aluminium spine to which a composite passenger tub and front and rear subframes are attached. The composite ‘tub’ of the E10 is formed of a ‘sandwich’ that comprises a thermoset plastic core contained between sheets of carbon fibre which it was claimed delivers 70% of the mechanical performance of full carbon fibre with a drastically reduced cost. The interior also incorporates an additional central screen, allowing the passenger to view information that would normally only be visible to the driver. The car features inboard front springs and dampers and replaceable GRP body panels, which are intended to reduce repair costs in the event of an accident
The E10 S is built the same but is powered by a turbocharged 2.0 L Ford EcoBoost engine, delivering 250bhp The E10 S accelerates from 0 to 97 km/h (0 to 60 mph) in 4.0 seconds, and can reach 233 km/h (145 mph) these figures were further boosted in September 2016 an upgrade kit was made available for the E10 S increased power output to 280bhp.
A third model the Zenos E10 R was launched at the Performance Car Show, Birmingham, in January 2016, intended more as a road and track day car it came with a higher powered Ford 2.3 litre Ecoboost engine of 350bhp, The E10 R has uniquely tuned suspension and brakes and a dry weight of 750kg. Standard equipment levels are higher than those of the E10 and E10 S, and include six-speed manual gearbox, ventilated disc brakes and uprated four-pot callipers, and twin-skin composite seats with four-point racing harnesses.
Diolch am 93,376,064 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 93,376,064 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 24.04.2022 at the Sandbach Festival of Transport 159-131
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Photographed from mid-town Toronto, Canada, at 21.05 EDT (Venus altitude: 28.3° | Sun 14° below the horizon)
* Temperature 10° C.
* Total exposure time: 17.5 seconds
* 1253 mm focal length telescope
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Description:
Venus is always the most brilliant planet in the sky, and the third brightest celestial object (as seen from Earth) after the Sun and Moon.
The star cluster M45 (commonly known as the Pleiades or the "Seven Sisters") is the best known star cluster in the sky, and is easily visible to the unaided eye, even from light polluted cities (if the sky is very clear).
During this week, Venus approaches very close to M45, and the pair of objects can be seen high in the western sky after sunset, and even into complete darkness.
In this view, composed of 7 stacked identical exposures of 2.5 seconds each, brilliant Venus is at the right side, and the stars of the Pleiades are strewn across the frame to the left.
With long exposures from a good dark sky location, distinctive blue reflection nebulosity surrounds the Pleiades, as seen in this photograph from Sept. 2017:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/36660736734
For a version of this photo WITH LABELS showing star names and brightnesses, and the star pattern of the Pleiades, click on your screen to the RIGHT of the photo, or click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/49730260383
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Technical information:
Nikon Z7 camera body on Explore Scientific 152 mm (6") apochromatic refracting telescope, mounted on Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 SynScan mount.
Seven stacked subframes; each frame:
1253 mm focal length
ISO 800; 2.5 seconds exposure at f/8, unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes stacked in RegiStar;
Processed in Photoshop CS6
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I took an image of the Heart Nebula back in the autumn of 2013. While working on that image I was struck by the beauty of IC 1795, the appendage protruding from the "point" of the heart. At that time I acquired a few Ha subframes of IC 1795, but didn't get enough for an image. It's been on my unfinished business list since then.
This year while I was tuning the 16" I thought I'd use some of the time I was testing tracking accuracy to try to check IC 1795 off my todo list. This is the result.
The Heart Nebula itself is IC 1805/SH2 190. The gorgeous center of this nebula is a complex structure that I interpret as being a typical dust pillar, but seen from above rather than the side. If this is the case, then Melotte 15, the star cluster powering this entire complex, must be in front of the central pillar complex. Perhaps the Heart Nebula isn't so heart-shaped at all. It's a more typical hollow cavity, with an incredibly dense pillar on its far inner wall.
There is a considerable amount of oxygen and sulfur in this nebula. This indicates that it is older and much more evolved than most starbirth regions where these elements are much more rare. This is supported by the relative sparseness of Melotte 15. Perhaps many of its original members have been gravitationally ejected from the system and have entered the general population of the galaxy.
Sometimes when I take an image, I ultimately end up rather unimpressed by the result. Not too many people see those results. This one, though... I'm really pleased with this one. This goes into my picture book, and maybe even on my wall :)
This is 28x900Ha, 12x900OIII, and 13x900SII for a total of 13,25 hours of imaging on the Twin City Amateur Astronomers - TCAA.16" AG Optical Systems imaging Harmer-Wynne.
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, between 00.12 and 00.45 EDT
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Altitude of the nebula at time of exposures: 55°, decreasing to 50°
* Temperature 5° C.
* Total exposure time: 15 minutes
* 2483 mm focal length telescope
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Situated in the heart of our Milky Way galaxy as it passes directly overhead during the summer in the northern hemisphere, the Crescent Nebula is a half ring of ionized hydrogen gas, which glows with a characteristic red-pink colour. The nebula has an angular size of 20' x 10', which makes it about 1/3 the apparent size (in area) of the Moon as seen from Earth.
From Wikipedia:
The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in 1792. It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163) colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 250,000 to 400,000 years ago. The result of the collision is a shell and two shock waves, one moving outward and one moving inward. The inward moving shock wave heats the stellar wind to X-ray-emitting temperatures.
It is a rather faint object located about 2 degrees SW of [the bright star] Sadr. For most telescopes it requires a UHC or OIII filter to see. Under favorable circumstances a telescope as small as 8 cm (with filter) can see its nebulosity. Larger telescopes (20 cm or more) reveal the crescent or a Euro sign shape which makes some to call it the "Euro sign nebula".
Click here to see a wider angle view of this region, which shows adjacent larger diffuse hydrogen gas clouds in the constellation Cygnus:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/29549773051
Click here to see the equipment used to photograph this galaxy:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/29939255555
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Nikon D810a camera body at prime focus of Meade 30 cm (12") LX-850 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount
Fifteen stacked frames; each frame:
2483 mm focal length; ISO 10,000; 60 seconds exposure at f/8, unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes stacked in RegiStar;
Processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, sharpening)
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Year of first registration: 1992.
The GTM Rossa is a Mini based 2+2 kit car by GTM Cars.[1] The car was based on two front mini subframes, with the steering being locked on the rear subframe. The Mark 1 car was produced from 1987 to 1990, and the Mark 2 car was produced beginning in 1990.
Bron: Wikipedia.org
1997 Jaguar XK8 4 Litre auto.
Previously registered J20 AKS, JR 7237, J853 GGP, VOT 92 and P804 UAV.
Last MoT test expired in November 2015 (SORN).
It failed a test that month -
Nearside rear subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill area (2.4.a.3)
Offside rear subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill area (2.4.a.3)
Nearside brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (3.6.b.2c)
My new winter project. A 1979 Mini 850. Its had rebuilt subframes and a reconditioned engine so drives really nice. I'm intending on a full respray fairly soon but still deciding on a colour!
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, between 23.24 and 23.38 EDT
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 12° C.
* Total exposure time: 7 minutes.
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Description:
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, runs through the constellation Cygnus (the Swan) in the northern hemisphere summer sky. Dense clouds of stars are obscured in places by winding lanes of dark foreground gas.
The bright stars of Cygnus form the distinctively-shaped "Northern Cross"; you can see the star pattern in the labelled version of this image by clicking on the right side of your screen, or by clicking here: www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/35914896420
One of the most distinctive red hydrogen gas clouds is the aptly named "North America Nebula", left of and a little below centre. For a close-up view of this nebula made with a 400 mm lens, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/19933485213
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Technical information:
Sigma 50 mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens on Nikon D810a camera body, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Seven stacked frames; each frame:
50 mm focal length
ISO 3200; 1 minute exposure at f/4; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, colour balance)
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Running through a film in a short timeframe means going to places you can be certain of a few shots. Old Fergie's cottage (Glenside) in Fin Glen meets that description nicely. It's sad that he never fulfilled his dream to renovate this ruin, but the place has loads of character.
I didn't take notes as I was taking these shots, but I think this was taken with the Auto-Takumar 55/1.8.
Straighten and crop a little in PP. Darkened LHS of window frame slightly.
NGC 281 is the star cluster at the centre of the 'Pac-Man' nebula in Cassiopeia. This is a view in Hydrogen Alpha through my f/10 12inch SCT. At the top left are a number of star forming regions. This is a stack of thirteen five-minue subframes.
Peter
Atik 314L+ with Sigma 70-300 zoom lens (set to 135mm) and Baader 7nm Ha filter (1.25") piggybacked to main scope on a CEM60
Six subframes of ten minutes each stacked in Deepskystacker and processed in PS CS2.
Taken on 29th Sept 2021
1991 Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.8 GLX.
Supplied by Evans Halshaw (Ford).
Last MoT test expired in January 2007.
It failed a test in October 2007 -
Offside Front coil spring cracked (2.4.C.1a)
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Telescope: Celestron 11" EdgeHD + HyperStar (F/2)
Camera: QHY23M
Mount: CGEM-DX
HA- 10 subframes x 300 seconds each- mapped as green channel
OIII- 10 subframes x 300 seconds each- mapped as blue channel
SII- 10 subframes x 300 seconds each- mapped as red channel
2h 30m total
1999 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Club 4-door.
Last MoT test expired in December 2021 (SORN).
It failed a test in November 2021 -
Nearside rear subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) - Major
Offside rear subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) - Major
1992 Ford Fiesta 1.3 LX 3-door.
Supplied by Trimoco of Chelmsford.
Scrapped.
Last MoT test expired in July 2015.
It failed a test in June 2015 -
Offside front subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Offside rear subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Nearside rear subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Nearside front seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Offside front seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Spare wheel carrier insecure (6.4.2)
This is a test for FOV with the AT65EDQ w/the QHY9M, I need a ton more subframes. Rotated for correct orientation
Lum 3x600 (no bin)
RGB 3x300/each binned 2x2
AT65EDQ
QHY9M
Dates: 23-24, 26-28 April 2025
Location: Washington D.C.
Equipment:
ASI 2600MM Pro (monochrome) camera
Chroma 36mm LRGB Filter Set
WO Fluorostar 91mm f/5.9 triplet APO refractor with Adjustable Field Flattener 68III
iOptron GEM28-EC mount
Data and exposure times:
Data was acquired as LRGB images with the following exposure times:
14.11 hours (242x210s subs) with Luminance filter (L).
3.50 hours (60x210s subs) with Red filter (R).
3.56 hours (61x210s subs) with Green filter (G).
3.44 hours (59x210s subs) with Blue filter (B).
Atmospheric conditions:
The shown image was developed from data acquired in a Bortle Class 8 area (i.e. in an environment experiencing a degree of light pollution typical of a city) where the sky quality during observation was such that both transparency (i.e. the level of atmospheric clarity) and seeing (i.e. the level of atmospheric turbulence) varied from average to below average.
Processed in PixInsight.
Preprocessing notes:
Created LRGB "masters" by Calibration, Cosmetic Correction, Weighted Subframes, Star Alignment, and Integration.
Postprocessing notes:
a. Dynamic Cropping of LRGB masters each to the same dimensions having a 3:2 aspect ratio.
b. Applied a Screen Transfer Function to view the resulting images.
c. For the L master: Applied a Dynamic Background Extractor and saved the settings to be used later when applying a DBE on the RGB masters.
d. Applied BlurXT and NoiseXT.
e. Applied a Histogram Transformation. This step generated a nonlinear image which was saved as a postprocessed L image.
f. "Built" a color image from the R, G and B masters by using LRGB Combination and applied a DBE to the color image using the same DBE settings as used for the L master.
g. Since a color image is involved, this necessitated the application of Background Neutralization and Color Calibration to the result from step f above.
h. Applied BlurXT, NoiseXT and a Histogram Transformation. Saved the nonlinear result as a postprocessed RGB image.
i. Used LRGB Combination to "apply" an instance from the postprocessed L image to the postprocessed RGB image.
j. Applied StarXterminator to create starless (i.e. containing the target image - in this case M51) and stars-only images.
k. Processed the starless image, after applying a range selection mask to protect the background area, using Local Histogram Equalization, Curves Transformation and Color Saturation. Curves Transformation was used only to boost the saturation whereas Color Saturation was used to enhance specific color hues.
l. Applied SCNR (Subtractive Chromatic Noise Reduction). Removed mask and used an expression in Pixel Math to combine the result from step k above with the stars-only image from step j.
m. As a final step, after protecting the target image with a Star Mask, applied a (star reduction) Morphological Transformation to the result from step l above.
Comet C/2016 R2, after a night of high fog and high humidity. Nevertheless, 20 subframes each were still usable. Here is the stack of monochrome images with blue filter. Later'll combine with the RGB subframes.
20 x 120 sec, blue filter, Hyperstar C14, ASI 1600 (cooled - 35°), Tenerife 1180 m a.s.l. 2018-01-09 1h UT
1997 Citroen Xantia 2.1 TurboD VSX.
Scrapped.
Last MoT test expired in October 2019.
It failed a test that month -
Offside rear subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) - Major
Offside front anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) - Major
This is an entirely new image from me using data captured on the nights of 29/30 December and 30/31 December. I wasn't totally happy with my last posting of these two beautiful and stunning nebulae, so I started again in the hope of bringing out more detail. The left-hand image is a Hydrogen Alpha stack of eighteen seven-minute subframes. The right-hand image has used the Hydrogen Alpha data as the luminance and red then I have added green and blue data. The final colour has been balanced to bring out the contrast in the Flame nebula. A total image time of 220 minutes.
Peter
Equipment used: 130mm triplet APO, Atik383L+ mono CCD, HA, Green and Blue filters, EQ8 mount.
Manufacturer: Lennart Motors
Nationality: Australian
First assembled: January 2214
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Price: $500,000
Weight: 2,755 lbs
Engine: Twin-Turbocharged 5.0 L V8
HP: 904 hp
0-60: 2.8 sec
Top Speed: 260 mph
"Ultimate air cutter"
With the misfortune of the Bathurst factory burning down in 2212 along with countless Victorias, Namarrkuns, and Hypernados turned to ash; Lennart decided its best option was to downsize and relocate to its smaller Melbourne based facility. Lennart regained traction in the automotive world with aid from US based firms Cipher and Rogue; and in order to regain public awareness Lennart's first new car is the Hypernado M. With a new beginning came a new platform. The original Hypernado was a super-ute capable of going toe-to-toe with most supercars of its time, but the future now plays a different bloodsport and Lennart used its hiatus to adapt and create a contender for the 2215 crop of supercars. A radical new design language, active aerodynamics, and a trick suspension are the three main features that distinguish the new Hypernado from the old.
The original Hypernado was built upon a chomoly chassis, dressed in Aluminum body panels. The second generation utilizes a full carbon monocoque for rigidity and titanium alloy subframes. The M features more standard comforts than the original, although minimalistic in design the Hypernado has a sound system, StrataFoam seats, and even a high efficiency HVAC system. A fully customizable and interconnected hydraulic suspension insures that the Hypernado M is both competitive and comfortable; drivers can choose from preset configurations or adjust every suspension and wheel component geometry setting as desired.
Lennart left the original's ute layout in the past, and for its second generation the Hypernado is an entirely different beast. The M is propelled by a mid-rear mounted 5.0 liter V8; the same V8 found in Fuego Motorworks' Tyranno T-RX, only this time around the Aussies have opted for turbochargers in place of a supercharger. The turbos and a newly minted ECU give the Hypernado a 130 hp bump in power over the supercharged Tyranno engine. The change in forced induction allows the Hypernado to reach a top speed of 260 mph, and although turbocharged the M can accelerate from 0-60 in just under three seconds.
The carbon body of the Hypernado is shaped not only to intimidate, but to cut through the air as effortlessly as possible. The headlights sit in front of an air vent and are contoured to act as winglets, assisting the front splitter with downforce generation. The upper half of the body is designed to direct as much wind as it can onto the dynamic separated rear spoiler. The underside of the Hypernado is engineered to be flat and channeled; allowing the air to flow onto the diffuser with minimal obstruction or turbulence, further pressing the car onto the road.
The Hypernado M will be built in limited numbers in the new Melbourne facility. Lennart is confident in the abilities of its car and hopes that the new Hypernado will be a success and serious competitor to its contemporaries since its sales will not be limited to only Australia. Lennart also has their eyes set on the 2216 BLMS Unlimited series and have begun a development program to enter a race ready Hypernado.
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 11 degrees C.
* Total exposure time: 10 minutes.
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Description:
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, runs through the constellation Scutum (the Shield) high in the northern hemisphere summer sky. Dense clouds of stars are obscured in places by winding lanes of dark foreground gas.
In the middle of the frame, just below centre, is a tightly packed open cluster of stars, called M11, or the "Wild Duck" cluster, because of its appearance in a telescope.
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Technical information:
Nikkor AF-S 70 - 200 mm f/2.8 G ED VRII lens on Nikon D810a camera body, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Ten stacked frames; each frame:
145 mm focal length
ISO 5000; 1 minute exposure at f/4.5; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, colour balance, colour desaturation)
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1997 SAAB 900 XS 5-door.
1985cc.
Last MoT test expired in April 2017 (SORN).
It failed a test in March 2017 -
Nearside front subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded to rear of front wheel arch (2.4.a.3)
Offside front suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded front wheel arch (2.4.a.3)
Offside windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy is located in the Andromeda Constellation
Location: Waterloo, ON (red zone)
Date: Aug 4 & 10 2019
RGB Image comprised of the following subframes:
Red 30x2min Chroma filter
Green 31x2min Chroma filter
Blue 31x2min Chroma filter
Total Integration: 3hours 4 minutes
Effective Focal Length: 348 mm
Imaging Camera: ASI1600MM
Mount: AZ-EQ5
Filter Wheel: QHYFW2
Gain: 139
Guide Camera: QHYIII5224MC via QHY-OAGM
Image capture and auto-focus via SGP.
Image processing & calibration: Pixinsight