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Sigma set at 70mm
Imaging from my north facing balcony with an Antlia HA filter.
60 * 120 second subs.
The ASI 1600 was at -5 degress and gain 300.
Captured using Nebulosity.
No PA for the Star Adventurer mount.
Real quick processing with AstroPixel Processor, lights only.
Date: 2023-5-13,21,25, 6-14
Location: El sauce Observatory, Chile
Optics: R200ss,
Camera: ASI294MM-pro
Exposure: 6 panel mosaic
・P1 (L, R, G, B) = (164, 72, 68, 68)
・P2 (L, R, G, B) = (173, 70, 69, 69)
(gain 120, offset 5)
Processing: Pixinsight, AstropixelProcessor, Photoshop
This H-alpha image mosaic shows only the Emission Hydrogen nebulae in a part of the Cygnus Constellation. The stars have been removed using a neural network.
Technical information:
telescope: Esprit 100 refractor
camera: QHY16200 CCD
filter:Baader 6nm H-alpha filter
Integration time: 25 hrs.
21 panel mosaic made with Astropixelprocessor, processed with Pixinsight and Starnet++
(This version is reduced in size, a test with the neural network software to process the nebulosity separated from the star image. After star removal the image is showing the nebulosity really well....
Dati: 39 x 300 sec ( 3,25 ore) Iso 1600 @ f/4.5 + 15 dark
Montatura: EQ6 pro
Ottica: Nikkor 35mm f/1.8
Sensore: Nikon D5100
Software sviluppo: AstroPixelProcessor e Photoshop
Temperatura esterna: 9 ° C - Umidità 40%
This extent contains eleven Messier objects (M 58, 84, 86-91, 98-100) and many other galaxies. Markarian's Chain is the string of galaxies in the center. My favorite is the Coma Pinwheel Galaxy (M 99) in the center of the upper right quadrant, with its interesting coma shape.
Acquisition details: Fujifilm X-T10, Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC @ f2.0, ISO 1600, 102 x 30 sec, tracking with iOptron SkyTracker Pro, stacking with DeepSkyStacker, editing with Astro Pixel Processor and GIMP, taken on Feb. 27, 2020 under Bortle 3/4 skies.
The North America Nebula (NGC7000)
The Pelican Nebula (IC5070 & IC5067)
Shooting Location :
* 51° N 3° E
* bortle class 6 backyard
Object Information - North America Nebula
* Designation : NGC 7000
* Type : Emission nebula - HII region
* Magnitude : 4
* Location (J2000.0): RA 20h 59m 17s / DEC +44° 31' 44"
* Approximate distance : 490 parsecs / 1600 lightyears
Object Information - Pelican Nebula
* Designation : IC 5070
* Type : Emission nebula - HII region
* Magnitude : 8
* Location (J2000.0): RA 20h 50m 48s / DEC +44° 21' 00"
* Approximate distance : 550 parsecs / 1800 lightyears
Hardware
* Mount : Celestron CGX
* Imaging Scope : Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II @ 135mm
* Imaging Camera : ZWO ASI 183MM
* Filter Wheel : ZWO EFW 7*36mm + Baader Ha 7nm, Baader OIII 8.5nm & Baader SII 8.5nm
*Guide Scope : Sky-Watcher StarTravel 80
* Guide Camera : ZWO ASI 120MM
Exposures
* Single Exposure Length : 120sec
* Sensor Temperature : -20°C
* Gain : 111
* Offset : 10
* Light Frames :
> Baader Ha : 35x
> Baader OIII : 22x
> Baader S2 : 18x
* Flat Frames :
> Baader Ha : 25x
> Baader OIII : 25x
> Baader S2 : 25x
* Dark Frames : 30x
* Bias Frames : 100x
* Total Integration Time : 2h30m
* Capture Date : 2018-07-01
Capture Software
* Sequence Generator Pro
* PHD2 Guiding
Processing Software
* Astro Pixel Processor 1.061
* Adobe Photoshop
Color Mapping
* L : Ha (base) + 33% SII + 33% OIII
* R : SII
* G : Ha
* B : OIII
24-07-2020, 9 x 30 seconds Luminance, Esprit 100 telescope/QHY16200 CCD @-20C. Calibrated subs in AstroPixelProcessor, further processing in Pixinsight: Staralignment, Cometalignment, ImageIntegration, DynamicBackgroundExtraction, MaskedStretch, Curves, HDRMultiscaletransform
Some astronomy images leave me wondering if I can actually find the object (named in the title) in the picture. Like finding objects in clouds in our daytime skies, objects in astronomy pictures are sometimes easy to find and sometimes not. Admittedly, my first view of images from this scene gave me a similar feeling - I guessed because of the thick field of stars. So in processing, I removed the stars and BAM! There were the dragons and the egg they were fighting over.
Calibrated images of the Fighting Dragons of Ara and the Dragon's Egg Nebula were provided by iTelescope.net. In addition to providing access to their telescopes, iTelescope.net provides subscribing members with a combination of premium image sets (with the rights to use & post them) and webinars that show how to process them. Itelescope.net captured the images using their T71 telescope based in the Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile. This was especially helpful because the Dragons of Ara are visible in the Southern Hemisphere where I live in Colorado. After capturing, I handled the post-processing side with Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop, Star Xterminator, Topaz Sharpen and DeNoise AI.
Dati: 109 x 300 sec a gain 5 e offset 25 a -10° c + 70 dark + 25 flat e darkflat
Filtro Astronomik UV/IR Block L2
Montatura: eq6 pro
Ottica: Takahashi FSQ106
Sensore: QHY168C
Cam guida e tele: magzero mz5-m su Scopos 62/520
Software acquisizione: nina e phd2
Software sviluppo: AstroPixelProcessor e Photoshop
First ever HARGB image taken with the ASI183MM and Antlia RGB HA 3.5nm filters.
The RGB sequences were taken in Nebulosity at 15 degrees as I could not get the software to cool the camera. NINA was used to capture the HA and it worked a treat. This is fabulous software and its free.
ASI183MM gain = 111
20 * 60 sec RED
20 * 60 sec GREEN
20 * 60 sec BLUE
12 * 600 sec HA.
Calibrated in Astro Pixel Processor.
Mount was the m-zero with just a rough PA so some walking noise in the shadows but hey, I am thrilled :)
This shows the output of the APP program after the automatic mosaic process. APP finds all overlaps (i used 15% for the SGP Frame and Mosaic wizard settings) and positions and the right orientation and distortion correction! I loaded a masterdark, bad pixel map and masterflat together with all the single light frames. Each panel is a single 15 minute H-alpha (7nm) exposure with QHY16200 CCD/ Esprit 100 f5.5 refractor) Again, this Flickr upload is a downscaled version at 12.5%, the full version is 600 megapixels.
Still need to do registration and background optimization.
Knigh Observatory, Tomar.
The Ursa Minor Dwarf Spheriodal Galaxy is the faintest known member of the local group of Galaxies with a surface brightness of 25.5 V-mag/arcsec^2. (ref 3). Distance is 225000 lightyears (ref 1)
RA: 15h09m08.5 / Dec: +67d13m21
Imaged on 4,5,6,10 & 11 May, 2018
Esprit 100 APO Refractor+QHY16200CCD @-20C/ IDAS LP2 filter.
Knight Observatory, Tomar
ref 1) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Minor_Dwarf
ref2 ) www.space.com/15619-faintest-globular-star-cluster.html
Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P f/3.5
Altair Astro Hypercam 585C OSC (Offset:10 / Gain:190)
HDR mode on
60 x 120 sec. subs (2hrs.)
Processed in Astro Pixel Processor, StarNet, NoiseXTerminator and Affinity Photo
November 1, 2021. 4-panel mosaic, each 7 frames, 450 sec., Explore Scientific FCD-100 102mm telescope, ASI294MC camera, UV/IR cut fillter, iOptron CEM25P mount, ASIAir controller, processed in Astro Pixel Processor and Lightroom.
Dati: 31 x 480 sec ( 4.13 ore) gain 5 @ -10° c + 12 dark + 30 flat e darkflat
Filtro: Optolong l-enhanche
Montatura: EQ6 pro
Ottica: Takahashi FSQ106
Sensore: QHY168C
Cam guida e tele: magzero mz5-m su Scopos 62/520
Software acquisizione: nina e phd2
Software sviluppo: AstroPixelProcessor e Photoshop
Temperatura esterna: 21 ° C - Umidità 85%
NGC 7000, a complex field in the constellation Cygnus in the process of forming new stars out of gas and dust comprise a dynamic region of the Milky Way. Sometimes known as the North America Nebula for its resemblance to the form of the continent, this image is rotated 90º counterclockwise to the usual view to make a better (to my eye) presentation.
A mosaic of 72 exposures, 300 sec. each in three overlapping fields in the light emitted by hydrogen gas. Explore Scientific ED102 0.1m f/7 refractor, Stellarvue 0.8x reducer/flattener, ZWO ASI294MC camera, 7nm H-alpha filter, iOptron CEM25P mount, ASIAir controller, autoguided. Processed in Astro Pixel Processor and Lightroom.
Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P f/3.5
QHYCCD Minicam8
HOO
60 x 60sec. Ha
48 x 60sec. OIII
Processed with Astro Pixel Processor, NoiseXTerminator and Affinity Photo.
Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P f/3.5
Player One Uranus-C OSC (Offset:10 / Gain:100)
SkyTech LPRO MAX filter
54 x 60sec. subs (54 mins.)
Processed in Astro Pixel Processor (x2 drizzle), GraXpert and Affinity Photo
Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P f/3.5
Altair Astro 533C PROTEC OSC (Offset: 64 / Gain: 125 / HCG On / Ultra mode On)
60 x 120sec. subs (2hr.)
Processed in Astro Pixel Processor, GraXpert and Affinity Photo
Date: 24:40-28:00JST Sep.30, 2017
Location: Otaki Town, Chiba Pref., Japan
Cloud Coverage: 0-10%
Lens: SIGMA 135mm F1.8 DG HSM Art
Mount: SWAT-200 (single axis autoguiding)
Autoguider: QHY5L-II, LM75JC, PHD2
Camera: Canon EOS 6D (SEO-SP4)
ISO speed: 1600
Exposure: 3x30x110sec.(f/1.8) + 8x15sec.(f/2.8)
Processing: PixInsight, AstroPixelProcessor
This Galaxy cluster in "Leo's Tail" at 350 Million Lightyears is shown here with Annotated PGC Galaxy Numbers with Their calculated Distances. (It is a big image, so best viewed at full resolution, click here for the Flickr full res: www.flickr.com/photos/kees-scherer/39833714680/sizes/o/)
Image dates: 5,6,16,17,18 april 2018.
Esprit 100 refractor/ QHY16200 CCD @ -20C
2 x Drizzle was used in APP (and a crop)
Platesolved in PI and Annotated with PGC catalog. The 290 PGC Galaxy numbers where used to find the "Modz" (Cosmological distance modulus) in the Hyperleda database: atlas.obs-hp.fr/hyperleda/
The modz value was converted to Megaparsecs: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_modulus
And finally converted to Million Lightyears and added with the PI Procees, Painting, Annotation Tool.
Only after adding the distances it becomes clear that there are 3 distinct "levels", first the 350 Million lightyears for Abell 1367 members, second a group at around 1500 Million LJ and third a group at around 2500 Million LJ. And many, many more at greater distances (not in the PGC catalogue)
Knight Observatory, Tomar.
An interesting region of the Milky Way, with a nice cloud shining in the light of hydrogen (IC 5146) with some dark lanes of dust (Barnard 168) obscuring the dense star field behind. Might be just the line of sight, but sure looks to me like the dust surrounds the nebula and trails off behind.
2x2 mosaic, 48 total exposures, 6 min. each (total 4+ hours). Explore Scientific ED102 102mm f/7 refractor, ZWO ASI294MC one-shot color CMOS camera, UV/IR cutoff filter, iOptron CEM25P mount, ASIAir controller, auto-guided. Processed in Astro Pixel Processor and Lightroom
Donatiello I is named after its discoverer, Italian amateur astrophotographer Giuseppe Donatiello, and is abbreviated to "Do I". The galaxy's nickname, "Mirach's Goblin", is a reference to the nearby dwarf lenticular galaxy NGC 404, with which it may be physically associated. NGC 404 is nicknamed "Mirach's Ghost" due to its proximity to the second magnitude star Mirach.
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatiello_I
Telecope: Esprit 100 f5.5 APO
Camera: QHY16200 CCD
305x300sec Luminance (25 hrs) imaged during: 29,30,31 aug. 1,2,3,4,26,27,28,29,30 sep 2019.
Software: Sequence Generator Pro/ Astropixelprocessor/ Pixinsight
The image data stacks have been submitted to Giuseppe Donatiello to be used/combined with other data to obtain a deep, collaboration image.
I never get tired of imaging this particular object, there's just so much detail in there, The Cone Nebula, The Christmas Tree Cluster and the Fox Fur Nebula
Image Details
Red 51x150S in SII 6nm Filter
Green: 51x150S in Ha 6nm Filter
Blue: 61x150S in OIII 6nm Filter
Darks, Flats and Flat Darks were applied in the image stacking process
Total Capture time: 13.6 Hours
Acquisition Dates: Jan. 18, 2020 , Feb. 3, 2020 , Feb. 17, 2020 , Feb. 20, 2020 , March 2, 2020 , March 3, 2020 , March 12, 2020 , March 16, 2020 , March 22, 2020 , March 23, 2020 , March 24, 2020 , March 25, 2020 , March 26, 2020
Equipment Details:
Imaging Camera: Qhyccd 183M Mono ColdMOS Camera at -20C
Imaging Scope: SharpStar 15028HNT Hyperboloid Astrograph
Guide Camera: StarlightXpress Lodestar X2
Guide Scope: Sky-Watcher Finder Scope
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro
Focuser: Primalucelab ROBO Focuser
Filterwheel: Starlight Xpress Ltd 7x36mm EFW
Filters: Astronomik 6nm Ha, OIII and SII 36mm
Power and USB Control: Pegasus Astro USB Ultimate Hub Pro
Acquisition Software: Main Sequence Software. Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking: Astro Pixel Processor
Mosaic Panel Merging: Image Composite Editor
Processing Software: PixInsight 1.8.6
This image was a cooperation with Mabula Haverkamp (the maker of astropixelprocessor) who was imaging M106 at the same time as I did. We shared our data to look what we could get out.
This is the result with a resolution of 1.36"/pixel and a limit of a magnitude of around 22.5.
We were quite happy with this result!
Mabula:
Telescope: Takahashi TSA102
Camera: ASI 1600mm-c
B: 33x120s, 97x300s 9,2h
G: 33x120s, 57x300s 5,9h
R: 33x120s, 85x300s 8,2h
Ha: 20x900s 5h
L: 20x120s, 198x300s 17,2h
Andre:
Telescope: TMB92ss
Camera: QSI583ws
L: 130x300s 10,9h
Total: 56,4 h
The Veil Nebula or Cygnus Loop, the remnants of a long-ago supernova explosion, among the most powerful fireworks in the universe.
Tech: 2x3 panel mosaic each 25 4 minute exposures, ZWO ASI294MC camera, Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 lens, dual narrow-band filter (H+O), iOptron CEM25P drive, ZWO ASIAir controller. Processed with AstroPixelProcessor and Adobe Lightroom.
Dati: 34 x 300 sec a gain 5 e offset 25 a -10° c + 70 dark + 30 flat e darkflat
Filtro: Astronomik UV/IR Block L2
Montatura: EQ6 pro
Ottica: Takahashi FSQ106
Sensore: QHY168C
Cam guida e tele: magzero mz5-m su Scopos 62/520
Software acquisizione: nina e phd2
Software sviluppo: AstroPixelProcessor e Photoshop
Temperatura esterna: 18.5 ° C - Umidità 70%
One for the Trophy cabinet :-)
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap191014.html
twitter.com/apod/status/1183767014789308417
APOD Discussion about this Image:
Using the William Optics Gt102 / ZWO ASI 294 MC Pro combination.
66 *15 sec lights (10 darks / bias frames) - Unguided
Camera cooled to 0 degrees, GAIN 385 and captured RGB24.
RAW16 is actually the preferred format as I found out later on.
Calibrated in AstroPixel Processor
Side by side images showing the maximum brightness (about magnitude 12.8) and lower brightness (magnitude 15) on March 19. See the lightcurve here:
www.flickr.com/photos/146026104@N07/39205945934
ASRAS page for this SN: www.rochesterastronomy.org/sn2018/sn2018gv.html
The planet Mars photobombs the Pleiades star cluster (Messier 45). A composite of 10 3 minute exposures, ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera, Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 lens, 200mm, f/4, dual narrow-band filter (Hα+[O III]), iOptron CEM25P mount, ZAO ASIAir controller, ZWO ASI120MM Mini guide camera and Astro-Tech 60mm f/4 guide scope.
Date: Aug. 10~14, 2023(GMT)
Location: Hurtado Valley, Chile
Optics: Takahashi TOA150B
Camera: ASI6200MM Pro (-10C)
Filter: Chroma LRGB
Gain: 100
Exposure:
　- Panel1 (Northern Part)
　　L 187x120sec.
　　R 70x120sec.
　　G 70x120sec.
　　B 73x120sec.
　- Panel2 (Southern Part)
　　L 182x120sec.
　　R 72x120sec.
　　G 72x120sec.
　　B 72x120sec.
Processing: PixInsight, AstroPixelProcessor