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Very faint nebulosa in Auriga.
That's the most complicated object I never did and my first integration from new really dark location at Montsec, Lleida (Spain). Integration of 29.5 hours.
A really proof for remote operations that I started one month ago.
Technical card
Imaging telescope or lens:Teleskop Service TS Photoline 107mm f/6.5 Super-Apo
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mount:Astro-Physics Mach-1 GTO CP4
Guiding telescope or lens:Celestron OAG Deluxe
Guiding camera:QHYCCD QHY5III174
Focal reducer:Riccardi Reducer/Flattener 0.75x
Software:Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, Astro-Physics AAPC, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Filters:Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm, Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon S-II 36mm - 5nm, Astrodon O-III 36mm - 5nm
Accessories:ZWO EFW, MoonLite NiteCrawler WR30
Resolution: 2328x1760
Dates:Jan. 9, 2019
Frames:
Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 45x10" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 45x10" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm: 104x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon O-III 36mm - 5nm: 36x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 45x10" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon S-II 36mm - 5nm: 35x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 29.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 3.07 days
Avg. Moon phase: 10.31%
Astrometry.net job: 2466785
RA center: 81.629 degrees
DEC center: 42.932 degrees
Pixel scale: 2.936 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 89.771 degrees
Field radius: 1.190 degrees
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
Fujifilm GFX100S (astro-modified)
Fujifilm GF 23mm/F4.0 @ F4.0
3-panel panorama.
total exposure time = 5.2 hr
see www.astrobin.com/axumee/ for more technical details.
The Horsehead and Flame Nebula captured recently using the new QHY600 60 Megapixel Full Frame Monochrome CMOS camera mounted on the Takahashi 130 FSQ that we have the honor of testing for QHYCCD.
This new setup is available immediately for people wanting to subscribe to Grand Mesa Observatory's system 1. grandmesaobservatory.com/equipment-rentals
In this Hubble Palette version (SHO) the H-Alpha is mapped to green, SII is mapped to red and OIII is mapped to the blue channel. while the colors in this image are not the true colors, the narrowband filters used in the making of this Hubble Palette image reveal much more of the hidden gasses not visible in a broadband image, I used Starnet in Pixinsight to make the image Starless and then added the more natural star color by inserting stars from the LRGB image. Captured over 6 nights in September and November 2020 for a total acquisition time of 27.1 hours.
Happy Holidays from Grand Mesa Observatory
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Astrobin www.astrobin.com/74v40p/
Technical Details
Captured and processed by: Terry Hancock
Location: GrandMesaObservatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado
Dates of Capture September 26, 28, 29th November 24, 25, 26th
LUM 12 min 6 x 120 sec
RED 14 min 7 x 120 sec
GREEN 12 min 6 x 120 sec
BLUE 10 min 5 x 120 sec
HA 620 min 62 x 600 sec
OIII 460 min 46 x 600 sec
SII 500 min 50 x 600 sec
Narrowband Filters by Chroma
Camera: QHY600 Monochrome CMOS Photographic version
Gain 60, Offset 76 in Read Mode Photographic 16 bit
Calibrated with Dark, Bias and Flat Frames
Optics: Walter Holloway's Takahashi FSQ 130 APO Refractor @ F5
Image Scale: 1.19 arcsec/pix
Field of View: 3d 7' 41.0" x 2d 3' 5.3 (127.3 x 190.1 arcmin)
EQ Mount: Paramount ME
Image Acquisition software Maxim DL6 Pre Processing in Pixinsight Post Processed in Photoshop CC
This is the prior version I did last season using the QHY367 ProC www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/31083362747/in/datepos...
Less than one hundred light years from the Orion Nebula lies the aptly named Horsehead Nebula, another outcropping of the Orion Molecular Cloud and one of the most recognizable assemblies in the heavens. Whereas the Orion Nebula generates enough light to be visible to the unaided eye, the Horsehead has a far lower surface brightness and presents a challenge to visual observers even with large telescopes. But it’s a delight for astrophotographers and arm chair stargazers.
The Horsehead complex lies just south of the brilliant blue supergiant star Alnitak, the easternmost star in Orion’s Belt and just north of the Orion Nebula. The glowing reddish-pink region in the background is cataloged by astronomers as IC 434. Like the Orion Nebula, IC 434 is an emission nebula. It’s powered by the blazing-hot star Sigma Orionis, just south of Alnitak. Much of the nebula is permeated by tenuous streaks caused by magnetic fields in the region. This extract from The Armchair Astronomer by Brian Ventrudo and Terry Hancock
The book is available in multi-media format from Apple’s iBooks store, in high-resolution PDF format, and in standard e-book format from Amazon’s Kindle store. cosmicpursuits.com/astronomy-courses-and-e-books/armchair....
abbiam fatto le 6 del mattino :) finalmente una nottata tutta intera in compagnia ed ospite dell'amico Giorgio Ferrrari, sabato notte, da Tiglieto (GE)
full specs: www.astrobin.com/n86reu/E/
NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It belongs to the Perseus molecular cloud.
from @wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1333
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Not lucky firstlight for the TS-Optics Photoline 140mm f6.5
Very bad seeing, lost 1h of images due to clouds.
1h exposition , 300secs shots.
ZWO ASI 294 MC + L-Pro
iOptron CEM70G
Seeing 4/10
Transp 2/5
Astrometric info here www.astrobin.com/full/esaypn/0/
Aglomerado aberto das Plêiades (em sua maior parte). Nas próximas oportunidades, tentarei fazer mais frames para obter melhores registros finais. Enquanto não chegam as novas correias (maiores) que encomendei, adaptei uma correia da minha montagem anterior em um dos eixos. Houve relevante melhora no funcionamento. Vou tentar adaptar uma dessas correias também no outro eixo para testes até chegarem as novas.
Refletor Sky-Watcher 200mm F/5 EQ5, Canon T6 (Foco Primário) não modificada. Processamento: DeepSkyStacker, PhotoScape e PS Express. Guiagem via Onstep, utilizando Guidescope 50mm e ASI 120MC-S.
Plêiades: 17 light frames (15x120s + 01x300s + 01x60s, totalizando 36 minutos e 04 segundos de exposição), 10 dark frames, 10 bias frames. ISO 800.
Several years ago I captured this beautiful region of Sky and called it “The Cosmic Continent”
Here is my latest Hubble Palette (SHO) version, a very wide view of The North America Nebula otherwise known as NGC7000 using data from Grand Mesa Observatory’s System 1a the William Optics Redcat together with a QHY16200A Monochrome CCD, this combination is giving a field of view of approximately 6 x 5 degrees
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The William Optics Redcat with QHY16200A and its 7 position filter wheel is now available at Grand Mesa Observatory for subscription, see here for details.
grandmesaobservatory.com/equipment
In this Hubble Palette version the H-Alpha is mapped to green, SII is mapped to red and OIII is mapped to the blue channel. I removed the stars using Starnet and replaced them with the naturally colored stars from the broadband image, while the colors in this image are not the true colors, the narrowband filters used in the making of this Hubble Palette image reveal much more of the hidden gasses not visible in a broadband image.
Captured over 7 nights in May and June 2020 for a total acquisition time of 15 hours.
The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus that resembles the shape of North America and The Gulf Of Mexico. It lies at a distance of approximately 1800 light years away from us.
This image contains some very interesting areas such as The Cygnus Wall which is representative of Mexico and Central America, the nearby emission objects Pelican Nebula (IC5070) and the faint emission nebula IC5068
Technical Details
Captured and processed by: Terry Hancock
Location: GrandMesaObservatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado
May 5th, 20th, 21st, 25th, 29th, 31st, June 8th
HA 240 min 24 x 900 sec
OIII 255 min 25 x 900 sec
SII 225 min 23 x 900 sec
LRGB 180 min 9 x 300 sec
Filters by Chroma
Camera: QHY16200A
Gain 0, Offset 130 Calibrated with Flat, Dark and Bias Frames.
Optics: William Optics Redcat 51 APO @ F4.9
EQ Mount: Paramount MEII
Image Acquisition software Maxim DL6
Pre Processing in Pixinsight
Post Processed in Photoshop CC
Star Removal by Starnet
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• ZWO Hα 7nm: 45x600s bin1 gain 200
• ZWO OIII 7nm: 39x600s bin2 gain 200
• ZWO SII 7nm: 36x600s bin2 gain 200
(total integration 20h)
• 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
Elephant Trunk nebula IC 1396 is a huge emission nebula located in constellation of Cepheus. The nebula is 2,500 light years distance from us. The famous feature of this nebula is the Elephant Trunk IC 1396A that positioned in lower part of the image, which is a star nursery surrounded by dark interstellar dust. This Elephant Trunk is about 20 light years long. On the right, you can see Herschel’s Garnet star, the Red supergiant star. Gear setup: WO Redcat51 f/4.9, iOptron Sky Guider pro unguided, Radian Triad Narrowband filter, ZWO 2400MC cooled @ -10, ASIair. Lights subs 30x600 sec, 10 Darks, 50 Bias, 20 Flats, 20 Dark Flats. This beautiful target is imaged over two nights with total integration of 5 hours from Sky Bortle scale 3. Stacked in PixInsight and Processed by PS and Topaz Denoise AI. Cropped. For full details: www.astrobin.com/full/2344lu/0/
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• Astronomik L: 41x300s bin1 gain 0
• Astronomik RGB: 26x300s bin2 gain 125
(total integration 5.5h)
• 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
A night at Mt. Gangotri base camp resulted in this image. A short window of clear sky for me to capitalize and I did what was necessary :)
This is the core part of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805, Sharpless 2-190).
The clearest part of the picture is called Melotte-15. It's an open cluster of stars, 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 complete nebula is driven by the radiation emanating from this small group of stars.
I've always been overwhelmed by these dust pillars with their energetic light and winds eroding form the open star cluster Melotte 15.
The Heart Nebula is located about 7,500 light years away.
Thiss picture has a total integration time of 57 hours acquired with narrow band and rgb filters (SHOrgb).
The Hubble narrow band palette was used with the nebula and the stars are captured in natural rgb broadband.
One of the most common targets.
I use it every year to check my improvements on hardware and test my processing skills also.
It's only a process of 60% of the taken frames, only the best are used with close to 24 hours of final integration.
All data is from the current year, it not was an integration with frames with other equipment.
Technical card
Imaging telescope or lens:Altair Astro RC250-TT 10" RC Truss Tube
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mount:Astro-Physics Mach-1 GTO CP4
Guiding telescope or lens:Celestron OAG Deluxe
Guiding camera:QHYCCD QHY5III174
Focal reducer:Riccardi Reducer/Flattener 0.75x
Software:Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, Astro-Physics AAPC, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Filters:Astrodon L Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm, Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm
Accessories:ZWO EFW, MoonLite NiteCrawler WR30
Resolution: 2223x1673
Dates:April 5, 2019, May 5, 2019
Frames:
Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 62x180" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 59x180" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm: 44x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon L Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 221x180" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 57x180" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 23.6 hours
Avg. Moon age: 0.33 days
Avg. Moon phase: 0.17%
Astrometry.net job: 2687537
RA center: 202.467 degrees
DEC center: 47.203 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.007 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 270.328 degrees
Field radius: 0.389 degrees
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• ZWO Hα 7nm: 57x900s bin1 gain 200
• ZWO OIII 7nm: 54x900s bin2 gain 200
• ZWO SII 7nm: 41x900s bin2 gain 200
(total integration 38h)
• 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
3454mm/F6.8 astronomical telescope
Moravian C5A-100M cooled CMOS camera
total exposure time = 32.8 hr
see www.astrobin.com/5udyaa/ for more technical details.
M104 the sombrero galaxy.
2h 40min with 4 minutes exposures at iso-1250
⚙️ Taken with Unmodified Canon 60d through an Orion 8” newtonian astrograph with coma correcter, autoguided with a orion starshoot autoguider 60mm guide scope, all on a Celestron AVX mount.
💻 Processing: deepsky stacker for regester, stacking. Pixlinsight: Background ext, noisexterminator, blur terminator, screen transfer function, histogram stretch, added luminous mask for curves saturations,. Photoshop: selective color adjustments, contrast, shadows & highlights,
📍Bortel skies 3 Clarksdale Missouri
Astrobin link: app.astrobin.com/u/jb-astro#gallery
Instagram: jbastrophotos
M 92 Globular Cluster in Hercules LRGB
Messier 92 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Hercules. So Hercules has a pair of spectacular clusters!
M 92 is about 26,000 light years from Earth, only a little farther away than M 13 The Great Hercules Cluster.
It is one of the bright globular clusters in the northern hemisphere, but it is often overlooked because of its proximity to the spectacular M 13 Hercules Cluster that I imaged a few days prior to this image.
I would recommend looking at this cluster in a telescope if possible as it truly shines bright light diamonds in the sky.
It’s interesting to note that M 92 is approaching us at 112 km per second!
A single night of imaging in May 2023 from my home in Gérgal, Spain. Taken during almost a full Moon at 96%.
A higher resolution image with imaging details can be found on my Astrobin page at: astrob.in/full/otud5v/0/
Thank you for looking.
Technical summary:
Captured: 7-05-2023
Imaging Sessions: 1
Location: Gérgal, Andalucía, Spain
Bortle Class: 4
Total Integration: 2h 8m
Filters:
Red 23x 60s 23m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C SQM 20.1
Green 21x 60s 21m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C SQM 20.1
Blue 19x 60s 19m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C SQM 20.1
UV/IR 65x 60s 1h 5m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C SQM 20.1
Pixel Scale: 0.55 arcsec/pixel
Telescope: Celestron C11 Edge HD f/10 2800mm
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro
Guiding: ZWO OAG-L - ZWO ASI120MM Mini
Filters: Astronomik R, G, B, UV/IR
Mount: iOptron CEM120 EC
Computer: Minix NUC
Capture software: NINA, PHD2
Editing software: PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom
In this my latest image containing 2 of the most prominent objects in Sagittarius (the archer) and Serpens (the serpent).
From left The Omega Nebula M17, in the center The Eagle Nebula M16 and far right is the open cluster NGC 6604 and the bright emission nebula Sh2-54 in the constellation Serpens, processed as Hubble Palette (SHO).
Using data from Grand Mesa Observatory’s System 1a the William Optics Redcat together with a QHY16200A Monochrome CCD, this combination is giving a field of view of approximately 6 x 5 degrees. In this Hubble Palette version (SHO) the H-Alpha is mapped to green, SII is mapped to red and OIII is mapped to the blue channel. while the colors in this image are not the true colors, the narrowband filters used in the making of this Hubble Palette image reveal much more of the hidden gasses not visible in a broadband image, I used Starnet in Pixinsight to make the image Starless and then added the more natural star color by inserting stars from the RGB image. Captured over 8 nights in 2021 for a total acquisition time of 14.9 hours.
The William Optics Redcat with QHY16200A and its 7 position filter wheel with Chroma filters is now available at Grand Mesa Observatory for subscription, see here for details grandmesaobservatory.com/equipment
View in High Resolution:
Astrobin www.astrobin.com/ylbajk/
Flickr
Technical Details
Captured and processed by: Terry Hancock
Location: GrandMesaObservatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado
May 19th, June 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 9th, 11th, 12th 2021
HA 150 min 15x600 sec
OIII 170 min 17x600 sec
SII 110 min 11x600 sec
LUM 125 min 25x300 sec
RED 115 min 23x300 sec
GREEN 115 min 23x300 sec
BLUE 110 min 22x300 sec
Filters by Chroma
Camera: QHY16200A
Gain 0, Offset 130 Calibrated with Flat, Dark and Bias Frames.
Optics: William Optics Redcat 51 APO @ F4.9
EQ Mount: Paramount MEII
Image Acquisition software Maxim DL6
Pre Processing in Pixinsight
Post Processed in Photoshop CC
Star Removal by Starnet in Pixinsight
The light we see from the Eagle Nebula and its associated stars left some 7,000 years ago, but some astronomers suspect the Pillars of Creation may have already been obliterated when a massive young star within the nebula detonated as a supernova. The Spitzer Space Telescope detected evidence of a patch of hot gas near the Pillars which may have been caused by such an event about 8,000 years ago. Information from our e-book cosmicpursuits.com/astronomy-courses-and-e-books/armchair...
Technical card
Imaging telescope or lens: Teleskop Service TS Photoline 107mm f/6.5 Super-Apo
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mount: Skywatcher AZ EQ-6 GT
Guiding telescope or lens: Celestron OAG Deluxe
Focal reducer: Riccardi Reducer/Flattener 0.75x
Software: Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Filters: Baader Planetarium Ha 1.25" 7nm, Baader Planetarium SII 1.25" 8nm
Accessories: ZWO EFW, Baader Planetarium Steeltrack 2"
Resolution: 4096x2816
Dates: Oct. 28, 2017, Oct. 29, 2017
Frames:
Baader Planetarium Ha 1.25" 7nm: 72x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader Planetarium SII 1.25" 8nm: 30x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 8.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 8.37 days
Avg. Moon phase: 60.39%
Astrometry.net job: 1797497
RA center: 59.862 degrees
DEC center: 36.556 degrees
Pixel scale: 2.319 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 2.202 degrees
Field radius: 1.601 degrees
Locations: Berga Resort, Berga, Barcelona, Spain
The widefield version (B) has been recorded through DeepSkyWest with a Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII and QSI683.
The composition is LRGB with the following exposure data:
L: 28x900s
RGB: (16, 16, 16)x900s
Copyright: R. Colombari
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I have 5x drizzled the above mentioned data and combined with 40 sessions, in the I+ band, recorded in 2006 by the Suprime-Cam of the Subaru telescope.
All the 40*10 (10 is the number of chips) frames of the Suprime-Cam have been calibrated with flats and bias.
I+ panels: 400
Copyright: NAOJ / R. Colombari
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Explanation: NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected by dust. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, it lies at the edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud. This striking close-up view spans about two full moons on the sky or just over 15 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 1333. It shows details of the dusty region along with hints of contrasting red emission from Herbig-Haro objects, jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recently formed stars. In fact, NGC 1333 contains hundreds of stars less than a million years old, most still hidden from optical telescopes by the pervasive stardust. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago.
Source: APOD
The Elephant's Trunk nebula is a region of ionized gasses located in the constellation Cepheus at a distance of 2,400 light-years from Earth. Of interest in this area is the population of very young newborn stars, whose intense stellar winds are excavating the interior of the nebula. Dark wisps of dust hide the cocoon of forming stars, called "globules", which will be blown away when the star ignites.
Captured recently in Narrowband and Broadband using a QHY600 60 Megapixel Full Frame Monochrome CMOS camera mounted on a Takahashi 130 FSQ, courtesy of QHYCCD.
This setup is available immediately for people wanting to subscribe to Grand Mesa Observatory's system 1.
grandmesaobservatory.com/equipment-rentals.
In this Hubble Palette version (SHO) the H-Alpha is mapped to green channel, SII is mapped to red channel and OIII is mapped to the blue channel. The raw data was preprocessed using Pixinsight, the stars were removed using a tool called "Starnet" I was so delighted with the result of the starless image I decided to post a starless image as well as the image with the RGB stars.
Captured bin 2x2 over 5 nights between March and July 2021 for a total acquisition time of 13.1 hours.
View in High Resolution
Astrobin
Starless Version: www.astrobin.com/n0379w/
RGB Stars Version: www.astrobin.com/0vf46r/
Flickr:
Technical Details
Captured and processed by: Terry Hancock
Location: GrandMesaObservatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado
Dates of Capture April 18th, July 1st, 4th, 7th and 8th 2021
HA 140 min, 28 x 300 sec
OIII 145 min, 29 x 300 sec
SII 135 min, 27 x 300 sec
LUM 94 min, 47 x 120 sec
RED 96 min, 48 x 120 sec
GREEN 92 min, 46 x 120 sec
BLUE 84 min, 42 x 120 sec
Narrowband Filters by Chroma
Camera: QHY600 Monochrome CMOS Photographic version
Gain 26, Offset 76 in Read Mode Photographic 16 bit, bin 2x2
Calibrated with Dark, Dark/Flat Frames
Optics: Walter Holloway's Takahashi FSQ 130 APO Refractor @ F5
Mount: Paramount ME
Image Scale:2.39 arcsec/pix
Image Acquisition software Maxim DL6, Pre Processing and Starnet in Pixinsight Post Processed in Photoshop CC
This is an hybrid image composed using SHO frames from DSW and a former LRGB image created with frames from Tenerife and my own ones.
S: 25x1800s
H: 15x1800s + 8x900s
O: 24x1800s
LRGB: www.astrobin.com/245416/
Copyright: R. Colombari / E. Recurt
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The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion.[b] It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years[3][6] and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula.[7]
The Orion Nebula is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky, and is among the most intensely studied celestial features.[8] The nebula has revealed much about the process of how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust. Astronomers have directly observed protoplanetary disks, brown dwarfs, intense and turbulent motions of the gas, and the photo-ionizing effects of massive nearby stars in the nebula.
Source: Wikipedia
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• Astronomik L: 117x600s bin1 gain 0
• Astronomik RGB: 62x600s bin2 gain 125
(total integration 29.8h)
• 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
This is my humble attempt at imaging this tricky and faint supernova remnant in the constellation Auriga. I managed to get around 20 hours, but I feel like I could have done with 30 or 40 hours. I started imaging this in November 2024, but unfortunately the weather is not cooperating, so I have decided to conclude this project now.
This has proven to be a very tough target to extract signal from. I used a dualband filter (Optolong L-Ultimate 3nm Ha & Oiii), which worked well to get some signal. The individual subs didn't seem to show much of the nebula, and it was only after stacking and post-processing with PixInsight (GHS helped here), that I started to see the Rice Hat shape.
I used my William Optics FLT132 with FLAT8 0.72x reducer/flattener.
ZWO 2600MC Pro camera
Antlia ALP-T 5nm Ha & Oiii filter
Optolong L-Ultimate 3nm Ha & Oiii filter
ZWO AM5 mount with ASIAir Plus
Processed in PixInsight and Affinity Photo 2.
More integration and equipment details in Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/icb7kn
Thanks for looking and I hope you like it.
CS
Eduardo
Details = www.astrobin.com/r05nkm/?nc=user
9 hours integration time. 15 min subs.
I think this is a new favorite of mine. Very tricky.
HA filter
Tak 106FSQ
QSI 6120 cameral
10micron mount
Crescent Moon in HDR showing the darkside due to Earthshine. Moon age is 4 days with 19% illuminated. Gear setup: Celestron 127SLT @ f/6.3, ZWO 294MC pro, iOptron 45GEM. Capturing by Sharpcap pro. Stacking by Autostakkart!. Wavelets by Registax. Processed and merged manually by PS. For image full details visit my astrobin link: www.astrobin.com/full/cs8a81/0/
SH2-170 is an HII region about 7500 light years away and 43 light years across in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is referred to as The Little Rosette Nebula due to its similarity to the much brighter and more commonly imaged Rosette Nebula in Monoceros. The Little Rosette is rarely imaged due to it being quite dim and nearly invisible without using narrowband filters. This type of nebula is referred to as an emission nebula due to the solar winds and radiation from the central bright star. These ionize the hydrogen, oxygen and Sulphur gasses surrounding it and cause the gas to glow in primarily the red and cyan color spectrum. Dark nebulae and knots are also evident throughout this cosmic gem.
Telescope: Astro-Tech AT8RC
Camera: QHYCCD QHY268 Pro M
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Filters:
· Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Blue 36mm
· Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Green 36mm
· Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Red 36mm
· Astrodon H-alpha 5nm 36 mm
· Astrodon OIII 5nm 36 mm
· Astrodon SII 5nm 36 mm
Software: PixInsight:
Processing:
WBPP
Gradient Correction
BXT
SPCC
NXT
SXT
GHS
Curves and Masks
Pixel Math (to re-combine stars)
This small section of the much larger NGC 7000 (North America Nebula) is referred to as the Cygnus Wall. Various star forming pillars and dark knots referred to as Bok globules can be seen across its 20 light year long "wall". The nebula it made up of ionized clouds of hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur gas, dust and an innumerable number of stars.
Telescope: Astro-Tech AT8RC
Camera: QHYCCD QHY268 Pro M
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Filters:
· Astrodon Blue
· Astrodon Green
· Astrodon Red
· Astrodon H-alpha 5nm
· Astrodon OIII 5nm
· Astrodon SII 5nm
Integration time: 36.5 hours
Software: Pixinsight
Processes:
WBPP
DBE
BXT
SPCC
NXT
SXT
GHS
Curves/Masks
Pixel Math
3454mm/F6.8 astronomical telescope
Apogee F16M cooled CCD
Total exposure time = 11.0 hr
see more technical details here: www.astrobin.com/users/whwang/
RGB composition
Three panel mosaic
20:20:20x180"=R:G:BX180" each panel
T:Takahashi FSQ 106ED @f/5.0
M: Astrophysics Mach1 GTO
C: SBIG STL 11000
G: Lodestar X2
F: Baader Planetarium RGB set
Foc: PrimaLuceLab ESATTO 4"
CPU: Eagle-S Primalucelab
Sw: Sequence Generator Pro - PHD2 - Pixinsight 1.8.8-8
Also on Astrobin at: astrob.in/svcdv0/B/
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NGC 6995, also known as the Bat Nebula, is a captivating emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. This celestial wonder is named after its distinctive shape, which resembles the outstretched wings of a bat in flight. The Bat Nebula spans across a vast area in space, measuring approximately 100 light-years in diameter.
What makes NGC 6995 truly mesmerizing is its intricate and delicate structures. Composed of glowing gas, including hydrogen and ionized oxygen, the nebula emits vibrant hues of red, pink, and blue, creating a stunning visual display. The gas is excited by the intense radiation from nearby young, massive stars, causing it to glow and create this ethereal spectacle.
In addition to the glowing gas, the Bat Nebula is also surrounded by dark clouds of interstellar dust, which add to its mysterious and eerie appearance. These dust clouds absorb and scatter the light from the glowing gas, creating dark regions that contrast with the colorful gas clouds, further enhancing the unique shape of the nebula.
This image is a result of integrating more that 27 hours of adquisition time using narrow band and RGB filters on a CFF250 Ritchey Chretien telescope.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
CFF Telescopes Ritchey-Chretien 250mm f/8
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY268 M ×
Mounts
Mesu-Optics 200 MK II
Filters
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Blue 36 mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 36 mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Red 36 mm · Astrodon H-alpha 5nm 36 mm · Astrodon OIII 5nm 36 mm
Accessories
MoonLite NiteCrawler 3.0" · Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox 2 · QHYCCD QHYCFW3-M-US × · QHYCCD QHYOAG-M × · Talon 6 · TS-Optics 0.8x RC Reducer (TSRCRed) ×
Software
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Starkeeper Voyager Custom Array
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI174MM Mini
Acquisition details
Dates:
Sept. 17, 2022 · Oct. 30, 2022 · Nov. 1, 2022 · Nov. 19, 2022 · Nov. 25, 2022
Frames:
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Blue 36 mm: 60×120″(2h)
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 36 mm: 60×120″(2h)
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Red 36 mm: 60×120″(2h)
Astrodon H-alpha 5nm 36 mm: 65×600″(10h 50′)
Astrodon OIII 5nm 36 mm: 65×600″(10h 50′)
Integration:
27h 40′
Avg. Moon age:
12.30 days
Avg. Moon phase:
32.50%
RA center: 20h56m52s.22
DEC center: +31°11′51″.5
Pixel scale: 1.462 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 92.260 degrees
Field radius: 0.489 degrees
WCS transformation: linear
Resolution: 1995x1340
File size: 3.9 MB
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
Nueva versión
Mosaico 4 teselas.
60x60" X RGB X4
45x120" L X4
12X300" Ha X4
22h tiempo total de integración
This image shows both North American Nebula (NGC 7000) & Pelican Nebula (IC 5070). Its a huge area in the sky in the constellation of Cygnus. It represents an H-II region. This region composed of a large Hydrogen cloud that get energised by the neighbour young stars to emit red light wavelength. It lies about 1,500 light years from us. Gear setup: WO Redcat 51 f/4.9 unguided, iOptron SkyGuider pro, ZWO 2600MC cooled @ -10, Radian Triad Filter. Lights 120 x 60sec, Flats 20, Darks 50, Bias 50. Total integration 2 hours. Captured by ASIair, Stacked & Calibrated by APP and processed by PS and Topaz Denoise AI. For full image details: www.astrobin.com/full/kid89r/0/
Best seen in large on astrobin: www.astrobin.com/cu0ozp/C/
Matériel:
Newton 250mm f/4 Axis Instrument (BFT250)
ASI 6200mm
Filters Baader 50mm
Mount GM1000HPS.
No Guiding.
Acquisition with N.I.N.A:
L: 4 x 60 x 60"
R: 3 x 40 x 60"
G: 3 x 40 x 60"
B: 3 x 40 x 60"
Flat: 30 per filter
Darks : 30
Integration LRGB.
Postprocessing / Processing: PixInsight 1.8.8
3454mm/F6.8 astronomical telescope
Apogee F16M cooled CCD
Total exposure time = 15.3 hr
see more technical details here: www.astrobin.com/c2dln0/
With the exception of the Moon and Mars (as they would be too small), the other objects in the image are (approximately) proportional to their actual size.
Health and Peace in our continuous journey around the Sun!
Sky-Watcher 203mm F/5 EQ5 reflector with Onstep, ASI 290MC, UV/IR Cut filter, Barlow Tele Vue 3x (Planets), Thousand Oaks Solar Filter (Sun).
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🔭: Askar 107 PHQ
📷: ASI 1600mm Pro
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R
️: -10
⚫️: Antlia Ha 3nm 40x 600s
⚫️: Antlia Oiii 3nm 42x 600s
⚫️: Antlia Sii 3nm 34x 600s
🔴: Antlia Pro Red 30 x 45s
: Antlia Pro Green 30 x 45s
🔵: Antlia Pro Blue 30 x 45s
Integration:
20h 27′ 30″
IC 2944, also known as the Lambda Centauri Nebula, is a stunning region of space located in the southern constellation of Centaurus. The region is famous for its striking appearance, earning the nickname "Running Chicken Nebula" due to the distinctive shape of its larger structure.In this image, small, dark molecular clouds called Thackeray's Globules can be seen towards the centre.
These "eggs" are rich in cosmic dust and have the potential to form new stars through gravitational condensation, but they are also being rapidly eroded by the intense radiation from nearby young stars, leaving their fate uncertain. The region also contains patchy glowing gas and complex areas of reflecting dust, all illuminated by the massive and energetic stars that form the open cluster Collinder 249.This stunning object spans about 60 light-years and is estimated to be located at a distance of 6,500 light-years from Earth.
Processing:
I have spent a long time on the luminance layer blending carefully all the details present in all 3 emissions layer. There are some interesting structural details present on the Sii image that can be easily overwhelmed by the Ha layer. This is one of those object that works really well in SHO with minimal tweaks required to get a pleasing colour palette. I personally really like the starless version of this image.
More info: www.astrobin.com/8ezs23/
1100mm/F7.3 telescope
Pentax 645z (astro-modified)
Apogee F16M cooled CCD
total exposure time = 11 hr
For more technical details, see: www.astrobin.com/mnmq0m/
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• Astronomik L: 177x300s bin1 gain 0
• Astronomik L: 113x600s bin1 gain 0
• Astronomik RGB: 78x300s bin2 gain 125
• Astronomik RGB: 58x600s bin2 gain 125
(total integration 50h)
• 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
Right at the border between Cepehus and Draco, the molecular cloud that blankets both constellations shows an interesting group of dark nebulae that appear to weave a garland, over several square degrees of the sky. The first time I saw this field imaged in Astrobin, I found its shape and almost "dynamic" quality bore an uncanny resemblance to Henri Matisse's famous painting, "La Dance" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_(Matisse)). So I waited for the right moment and I set out to image this fascinating target. I could only do one night from a Bortle 3 site, but this would likely benefit from a much longer integration time.
644 mm/F7 telescope
Sony A1
Total exposure time: 1.5 hr
see www.astrobin.com/8h1cau/ for more technical details.
Sailboat/ngc225
The sailboat cluster with the faint reflection nebula the halloween cat in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is located roughly 2,200 light-years from Earth. It is about 100 to 150 million years old.
15hr 40’ with 4 minutes exposures at iso-1250
⚙️ Taken with Unmodified Canon 60d through an Orion 8” newtonian astrograph with coma correcter, autoguided with a orion starshoot autoguider 60mm guide scope, all on a Celestron AVX mount.
💻 Processing: deepsky stacker for regester, stacking. Pixlinsight: Background ext, noisexterminator, blur terminator, histogram stretch, added mask curves saturations,. Photoshop: selective color adjustments, contrast, shadows & highlights,
📍Bortel skies 3 Clarksdale Missouri
For a higher resolution click link: www.astrobin.com/oikput/
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• Astronomik L: 219x300s bin1 gain 0
• Astronomik RGB: 81x300s bin2 gain 125
(total integration 25h)
• 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
Published in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Issue 69
Picture of the Month in Astronomy Now Magazine December 2019
Astrobin Top Pick
Also known as The Bearclaw Nebula this is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
Astrodon Blue: 20x300" bin 1x1
Astrodon Green: 10x300" and 10x600" bin 1x1
Astrodon Lum: 37x600" bin 1x1
Astrodon Red: 20x300" bin 1x1
Astrodon Ha 5nm 62x1800" bin 1x1
Astrodon OIII 3nm 37x1800" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 61.5 hours
Captured on my dual rig in Spain.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8
Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS
I created a synthetic luminance from my narrowband and RGB data taken with the Hyperstar- 106 frames ranging from 15-300 seconds, stacked in DSS. Blended this with F/7 Luminance data captured with the 11" Celestron EdgeHD, 10 frames x 2 minutes each. This was Combined this with an RGB image made up of Red- SII/Red Green-Ha/Green Blue- OIII/Blue. All images acquired with a QHY23M & APT software
Narrowband data: flic.kr/p/Dm1tCt
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NGC 3572 is an open cluster located in the Carina constellation in the southern hemisphere. The stars within NGC 3572 are relatively young, in astronomical terms, only a few million years old!
One fascinating aspect of NGC 3572 is the surrounding nebula, full of dust and gas clouds. Among these are the structures known as the Southern Tadpoles, which are two large, dense pillars of gas and dust stretching towards the cluster. They earned their name due to their striking tadpole-like shapes.
These Tadpoles are notable due to their size (each is several light years long), and because they're likely stellar nurseries, where new stars are being born. The process of star birth often occurs in dense gas regions like these, where gravity pulls the gas and dust together until a star forms.
Details and Hi res: www.astrobin.com/97w49f/
🔭: Askar 107 PHQ
📷: ASI 1600mm Pro
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R
️: -10
⚫️: Antlia 3nm Ha 59x 600s
⚫️: Antlia 3nm Oiii 30x 600s
⚫️: Antlia 3nm Sii 28x 600s
🔴: Antlia Pro Red 20 x 60s
: Antlia Pro Green 20 x 60s
🔵: Antlia Pro Blue 20 x 60s
Integration:
20h 30′
Technical Information:
Telescope: AIRY APO 130T PrimaLuceLab
Mount: Paramount MyT - Software Bisque
Camera: QHYCCD QHY9
Filter: H-a Optolong 3nm 2" - OIII Optolong 3nm 2"
Frames: H-a: 40x900s -- OIII: 40x900s -- RGB
Total Integration: 20 Hours
Software: SGP – TheSkyX – PHD2 – DSS – PixInsight – Adobe Photoshop 2022
Location: AstroAtlas Observatory - Noventa di Piave (Venice) 4 meter above sea level – ITALY
Environment Temperature: About 27°C
Relative Humidity: 62%
Date: 13.07.22 - 03.08.22 - 09.08.22
NGC6960 in Bi-Color technique! Taken from the AstroAtlas Observatory with the new 2" HSO 3nm Optolong Filter!
I have to thank my friend Andrea Peretti, who provide me his photo of NGC6960 taken with RGB filters - thanks to him I could add some beautiful stars color and a better color balance!
Clear skies!
AstroBin: astrob.in/3jz8n2/0/
NOTE: Bortle 5.
#astrophotography #astronomy #astroatlas
Sh 2-108 is sometimes called the Gamma Cygni nebula because of the foreground appearance of the F8Iab supergiant (also called Sadr). In fact this nebula lies far beyond Gamma Cygni in the depths of the Cygnus X complex of star formation regions.
Technical card
Imaging telescope or lens:Teleskop Service TS Photoline 107mm f/6.5 Super-Apo
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mount:Astro-Physics Mach-1 GTO CP4
Guiding telescope or lens:Celestron OAG Deluxe
Guiding camera:QHYCCD QHY5III174
Focal reducer:Riccardi Reducer/Flattener 0.75x
Software:Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, Astro-Physics AAPC, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Filters:Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm, Astrodon S-II 36mm - 5nm, Astrodon O-III 36mm - 5nm, Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm, Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm
Accessories:ZWO EFW, MoonLite NiteCrawler WR30
Resolution: 3520x4656
Dates: Aug. 5, 2018, Aug. 7, 2018
Frames:
Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 12x5" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 12x5" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm: 20x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon O-III 36mm - 5nm: 11x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 12x5" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon S-II 36mm - 5nm: 10x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 3.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 23.96 days
Avg. Moon phase: 31.65%
Astrometry.net job: 2221080
RA center: 306.812 degrees
DEC center: 40.076 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.472 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 314.063 degrees
Field radius: 1.193 degrees
Locations: Berga Resort, Berga, Barcelona, Spain
Data source: Backyard
This dark nebula belongs to the head of the Lion Nebula or Sh2-132.
Amazing fight on this complex area where a large number of dark nebulas, emission gases and eruptive stars give to us this nice show.
I need to explore more in detail this region on my next captures!!!
On this picture I integrate more than 75 hours in narrow band and rgb data to resolve all possible details and structures.
Processed on natural colors using a palette ha+Sii / Oiii / Oiii and RGB stars.
Technical card
Imaging telescopes or lenses:Teleskop Service TS Photoline 107mm f/6.5 Super-Apo , Altair Astro RC250-TT 10" RC Truss Tube
Imaging cameras:ZWO ASI183MM-Cool , ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mounts:Skywatcher EQ6R Pro , Mesu 200 Mk2
Guiding telescopes or lenses:Celestron OAG Deluxe , Teleskop Service TSOAG9 Off-Axis Guider
Guiding cameras:ZWO ASI174 Mini , ZWO ASI290 Mini
Focal reducers:Riccardi Reducer/Flattener 0.75x , Telescope-Service TS 2" Flattener
Software:Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight , Seqence Generator Pro
Filters:Astrodon O-III 36mm - 5nm , Astrodon S-II 36mm - 5nm , Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm , Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm , Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm , Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm , Astrodon L Gen.2 E-series 36mm
Accessory:ZWO EFW , MoonLite NiteCrawler WR30 , TALON6 R.O.R , MoonLite CSL 2.5" Focuser with High Res Stepper Motor
Dates:Aug. 17, 2020 , Aug. 18, 2020 , Aug. 21, 2020 , Aug. 22, 2020 , Aug. 23, 2020
Frames:
Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 100x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 100x30" (gain: 75.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm: 230x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon O-III 36mm - 5nm: 115x600" (gain: 183.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 100x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon S-II 36mm - 5nm: 106x600" (gain: 183.00) -15C bin 1x1
Integration: 77.7 hours
Avg. Moon age: 13.62 days
Avg. Moon phase: 10.56%
Astrometry.net job: 3830779
RA center: 22h 19' 34"
DEC center: +56° 7' 1"
Pixel scale: 1.007 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -89.180 degrees
Field radius: 0.408 degrees
Resolution: 2328x1760
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility