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Fuji X-M1 on a TPO 6" f4 scope.
Stacked and processed with Astro Pixel Processor and Photoshop CS3.
From my backyard near Bastrop Tx
Rielaborazione
In questo quadretto, si notano in alto M-20 e in basso M-8 entrambe sono nella costellazione del Sagittario, nel cuore della nostra Galassia, la Via Lattea.
Setup, Skywatcher Azgti, in modalità equatoriale, camera Qhy183 color, ottica Jupiter 200mm f/4 filtro banda stretta Optolong L-Enhance 10nm, teleguida Svbony 30/165 camera guida Asi 120mm.
Light : 25x300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat
Software di acquisizione : Echos su dispositivo Raspberry, Os stellarmate.
Software per la somma e di elaborazione : AstroPixelProcessor e Pixinsight.
Bortle 7.2 loc. Campi Bisenzio (Fi)
Cieli sereni 😎
La Nebulosa Elica o Occhio di Dio (NGC 7293) è uno degli esempi più spettacolari di nebulosa planetaria, creata da una stella morente che un tempo era simile al Sole. La nube ha una geometria sorprendentemente complessa, che include filamenti radiali, anelli esterni e addensamenti gassosi di ignota origine. Quando il combustibile necessario per le reazioni di fusione nucleare si esaurisce, le stelle di massa medio-piccola vanno incontro alla fine della loro vita gloriosa, espellendo gli strati gassosi esterni e lasciandosi dietro un nucleo denso e caldo, una nana bianca, Il puntino bianco visibile al centro della nube è proprio la densa nana bianca.
Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi224mc teleguida 60/240.
Light 75x300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat
Tot. integrazione ore 6:15
Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate.
Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight.
Bortle 7.2
Cieli sereni 😎
A nova in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) our nearest neighboring large spiral galaxy, dubbed AT2025abao. This object is classified as a luminous red nova (LRN), much fainter than a supernova, but brighter than a classical nova, thought to be caused by the merger of two stars. This image was made on November 21, 2025 from southwestern New Mexico. Compare the inset to an image taken in 2021 where the nova does not appear. Not an impressive image perhaps, but fun to catch a faint transient event that took 2½ million years for the light to reach us.
10 exposures 360 sec. each (1 hour total)
Explore Scientific ED102 102mm f/7 apochromat refractor
Explore Scientific 1x flattener
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooled color CMOS camera
ZWO EAF autofocuser
iOptron CEM25P mount
ZWO ASIAir Pro controller
auto-guided, SVBONY SV2165 30mm f/4 guide scope
ZWO ASI120MM Mini guide camera
Processed in Astro Pixel Processor, Lightroom, Photoshop
#astrophotography #deepskyphotography
La famosa galassia Vortice (Whirlpool) M51 che si trova nella Costellazione dei Cani da Caccia, a 31 milioni di anni luce dal sistema solare, fu una delle scoperte originali di Messier, mentre era intento ad osservare una cometa. La sua compagna, NGC 5195, fu scoperta dall'amico Mechain, è doppia e ciascuna ha un centro luminoso e le due "atmosfere" si toccano, una è più debole dell'altra.
M51 è il membro dominante di un piccolo gruppo di galassie. Poiché si trova a 31 milioni di anni luce di distanza ed è di cospicue dimensioni, si tratta di un oggetto esteso e luminoso.
Questa galassia fu la prima di cui fu scoperta la struttura a spirale (da Lord Rosse, nel 1845, che ne fece un disegno preciso ed accurato). Secondo le attuali conoscenze, la pronunciata struttura a spirale è dovuta all'incontro di M51 con la vicina NGC 5195 (quella debole nella descrizione di Messier).
Setup SkyWatcher Heq5 goto, rifrattore Svbony SV503 102ed, camera Qhy183, impostata a -5 gradi, gain 11 offsett 30 filtro Svbony CLS, camera guida Asi 224mc teleguida 60/240.
Tot. Integrazione ore 16:00 risultato della somma di 240Light da 240” più Dark, Flat, DarkFlat e Bias.
Software di acquisizione Ekos tramite dispositivo raspberry e OS StellarMate.
Software somma e elaborazione, AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight e Photoshop camera raw.
Bortle 7.2.
Cieli Sereni
Nel cuore della nebulosa "Cuore", o IC 1805, c'è un ammasso stellare nato dalla stessa nebulosa. Questo ammasso stellare si chiama "Melotte 15" ed è "M E R A V I G L I O S A!!!"
Situato nella costellazione di Cassiopea a 7.500 anni luce dalla Terra.
SkyWatcher eq5 goto setup, rifrattore apocromatico Svbony sv503 80ed, spianatore, riduttore Svbony 0,8x, camera di acquisizione Asi 2600 mc pro, camera di guida Asi 224, teleguida 240/60, filtro Optolong L-Enhance.
Light 101x600 ”+ dark flat e bias
Tot. Integrazione 16:50 ore
Software di acquisizione Kstars, sistema operativo Stellarmate su dispositivo Raspberry
Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor Pixinsight e Photoshop camera raw
Bortle 7.1
Cieli bui a tutti 😁
作者：李昱星（東華）、楊杰霖（臺東）
目標：NGC4038
主鏡/鏡頭： Mewlon300
相機：ZWO 6200MM
追蹤設備：EM400
拍攝時長：L: 300s * 20、Ha:300s *5、RGB each:120s*6
拍攝地點：觀星園天文台
後製程式：AstroPixelProcessor、SiriL、Pixinsight
故事說明：
NGC4038，觸鬚星系，在觀星園由戚維功同好提供設備所拍攝的NGC4038和NGC4039是兩個合併中的交互作用星系，是春天相當有名的目標。星系碰撞產生了由氣體塵埃組成的兩條長長的尾巴，且中心處像是一個愛心一樣，因此讓他成為春季長焦段的熱門選擇之一。
評審短評：
可能因為雜訊的關係，背景壓的有點太暗，進而導致暗星點呈現過飽和，同時因為降噪，讓塗抹感有點重。有保留星系中間的色彩，不過整體稍微偏綠。
M81 è una bella galassia a spirale situata nella costellazione dell'Orsa Maggiore. Si tratta dell'oggetto n.81 del famoso catalogo Messier, ma è anche conosciuta come galassia di Bode.
Distanza dalla terra, 11.740.000 anni luce.
Setup SkyWatcher Heq5 goto, rifrattore Svbony SV503 102ed, camera Qhy183, impostata a -5 gradi, gain 11 offsett 30 filtro Svbony CLS, camera guida Asi 224mc teleguida 60/240.
Tot. Integrazione ore 16:00 risultato della somma di 192 Light da 300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat.
Software di acquisizione Ekos tramite dispositivo raspberry e OS StellarMate.
Software somma e elaborazione, AstroPixelProcessor e Pixinsight.
Bortle 7.2.
Cieli Sereni
Swan Nebula
August 7th 2024 LMDSS (Bortle 2)
Camera: Samsung S22
Mount: iOptron CEM26B
Scope: Skywatcher ED80
Eyepiece: 24mm Tele Vue Optics Panoptic
108 x 55s Lights
ISO1600
30 Darks
Stacked in AstroPixelProcessor & Proc in PixInsight & Photoshop.
Orion Nebula (M42), 03/04/2021
My yearly attempt at the Orion Nebula. Honestly, I was just messing about with my telescope and grabbed 40 minutes of data before Orion dropped behind my roof. Not much data to work with but it may be the best M42 I’ve done to date. I think it’s mainly because my post processing is getting better. Still so much to learn but it keeps the hobby fun.
Equipment:
RASA 8
iOptron GEM45
ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
ZWO Asiair
Optolong L-Pro filter
Details:
Location – My driveway
Bortle Class 7
80 30-second Lights
60 Darks
60 Dark flats
60 Flats
Astro Pixel Processor
Lightroom
Photoshop
#astrophotography #astronomy #comos #nightphotography #space #telescope #deepsky #asi294mcpro #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #asiair #asiairpro #celestronrasa #celestron #ioptron #ioptrongem45 #astropixelprocessor #optolong #telescope #astronomyphotography #deepskyobject #zwo #longexposurephotography #M42 #orionnebula
La famosa galassia Vortice (Whirlpool) M51 che si trova nella Costellazione dei Cani da Caccia, a 31 milioni di anni luce dal sistema solare sembra toccarsi con la sua compagna in basso NGC-5195.
Setup SkyWatcher Heq5 goto, rifrattore Svbony SV503 102ed, camera Qhy183, impostata a -5 gradi, gain 11 offsett 30 filtro Svbony CLS, camera guida Asi 120mm teleguida 60/240.
Tot. Integrazione ore 16:00 risultato della somma di 240Light da 240” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat.
Software di acquisizione Ekos tramite dispositivo raspberry e OS StellarMate.
Software somma e elaborazione, AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight.
Bortle 7.2.
Cieli Sereni
Rielaborazione, più dettaglio nebulosa oscura (l’occhio)
IC 1848 (nota anche come Nebulosa Anima, Nebulosa Embrione)è una nebulosa diffusa associata ad un ammasso aperto di stelle giovani e calde di grande massa, visibile nella costellazione di Cassiopea, a 7500 anni luce dalla Terra.
Setup SkyWatcher eq5 goto, Svbony 80ed ,spianatore di campo Tecnosky 1x Camera Asi 2600mc pro filtro Optolong L-Enhance, teleguida 60/240 camera Guida Asi 224
Light 44x300”
Più Dark, Flat
Acquisizione con software Kstars, tramite Stellarmate e Raspberry.
Somma ed elaborazione AstropixelProcessor, Pixinsight.
Bortle 7.2
Cieli sereni 😊
M10 and C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS.
15x30s on each object, stacked in AstroPixelProcessor and processed in Pixinsight, then composited in Photoshop CS2.
Cocoon Nebula (IC5146), 08/28/2020
I totally forgot I did this one. This is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. It is about 15 light-years across and roughly 4,000 light-years away. You can also see a dark nebula, Barnard 168, as well. This is actually clouds of dust that are blocking the light from the background stars and giving the impression of empty regions in space.
Equipment:
RASA 8
CGEM-dx mount
ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
ZWO Asiair Pro
Optolong L-Pro filter
Details:
Location – Buck Creek Campground
Bortle Class 3
30 300-second Lights (2.5 hours total)
60 Darks
60 Bias
60 Flats
Astro Pixel Processor
Lightroom
Photoshop
#astrophotography #astronomy #comos #nightphotography #space #telescope #deepsky #asi294mcpro #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #asiair #asiairpro #celestronrasa #celestron #astropixelprocessor #optolong #telescope #astronomyphotography #deepskyobject #zwo #longexposurephotography #ic5146 #cocoonnebula
Rielaborazione di una mia vecchia sessione fotografica,Sardegna Agosto 2020 località Orosei, la Via Lattea…
Setup Skywatcher StarAdventurer, Canon eos700D no mod, ottica Canon 18/55 impostato a 18mm f/3.5
Light : 54x30” più Dark, Flat e Bias
Software di elaborazione : AstroPixelProcessor, Photoshop e Pixinsight.
Bortle 3.6
Cieli Sereni 😎
IC 63, also known as "The Ghost of Cassiopeia", is an area of molecular hydrogen clouds and dust located 550 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
This region is both an emission nebula and a reflection nebula. The gas and dust in this region are bombarded with radiation from the bright star Navi (which is just out of shot to the top of this picture).
Navi is a Blue-White Giant star; the middle star in the "W" shape made by the constellation. It has a radius that is 14 times larger than our own Sun, while also being 55,000 times more luminous and 19 times more massive. Added to this is the fact that it is only 3 or so light-years away from the nebula. and bathes it in ultraviolet light. This causes the hydrogen gas to glow in the red part of the spectrum. Areas of blue can also be seen, which is due to light reflected from the gas dust in the nebula.
This picture was gathered by the C11 telescope over the course of about 3 hours.
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Telescope: Celestron C11-A XLT Schmidt Cassegrain OTA
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
Controller: ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Main Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro at -10C
Filter: Optolong L-eNhance filter
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI174MM Mini guidecam
Guide via: ZWO OAG
Stacked from:
Lights 83 at 120 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Darks 30 at 120 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Flat 30 at 6.1 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Dark Flat 30 at 6.1 seconds, gain 101 temp -10C
Bortle 4 sky.
Integrated the saved frames in Astro Pixel Processor.
Processed in PixInsight
Captions added in Photoshop CS4
Eagle Nebula (M16), 07/26/2020
Man have the skies been clear a lot lately! Prepare for a bunch of images once I get a chance to process them all. First time that has been an issue for me in the PNW.
This is the Eagle Nebula, an object I have shot before on different equipment. The Eagle Nebula is a 5.5 million-year-old cloud of molecular hydrogen gas and dust stretching approximately 70 light years by 55 light years. It lies about 6,500 light-years away. The “Eagle” itself in the center is the famous Hubble image, “The Pillars of Creation”. Its good to have goals. LOL
Equipment:
RASA 8
CGEM-dx mount
ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
ZWO Asiair Pro
Optolong L-eHhance filter
Details:
Location – My back yard in Tacoma WA
Bortle Class 8
Gain 120
64 180-second Lights
60 Darks
60 Bias
60 Flats
Astro Pixel Processor
Lightroom
Photoshop
#astrophotography #astronomy #comos #nightphotography #space #telescope #deepsky #asi294mcpro #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #asiair #asiairpro #rasa #celestron #astropixelprocessor #optolong #telescope #astronomyphotography #deepskyobject #zwo #longexposurephotography #M16 #eaglelnebula #pillarsofcreation
Messier 1 is better known as the Crab Nebula. Charles Messier originally mistook Messier 1 for Halley’s Comet, which inspired him to create his famous catalogue of celestial objects that might be mistaken for comets.
The Crab Nebula is an expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion. Japanese and Chinese astronomers recorded this violent event nearly 1,000 years ago in 1054 AD, as likely did the Native Americans. The glowing relic has been expanding since the star exploded, and it is now approximately 11 light-years in width.
The orange filaments are the tattered remains of the star and consist mostly of hydrogen. The blue in the filaments in the outer part of the nebula represents neutral oxygen. These elements were expelled during the supernova explosion.
A rapidly spinning neutron star (the ultra-dense core of the exploded star) is embedded in the centre of the Crab Nebula. Electrons whirling at nearly the speed of light around the star’s magnetic field lines produce the eerie blue light in the interior of the nebula. The neutron star, like a lighthouse, ejects twin beams of radiation that make it appear to pulse 30 times per second as it rotates.
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Telescope: Celestron C11-A XLT Schmidt Cassegrain OTA
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
Controller: ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Main Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro at -10C
Filter: Optolong L-eNhance filter
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI174MM Mini guidecam
Guide via: ZWO OAG
Stacked from:
Lights 47 at 120 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Darks 30 at 120 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Flat 30 at 7.6 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Dark Flat 30 at 7.6 seconds, gain 101 temp -10C
Bortle 4 sky.
Integrated the saved frames in Astro Pixel Processor.
Processed in Pixinsight
Captions added in Photoshop CS4
Sh2-263 is a red HII emission nebula in the constellation of Orion, located in the center of this image. The central star is HD 34989, a blue-white 5.8 magnitude star, located 1700 light-years away. The blue reflection nebula near the center is called vdB-38
Camera: QHY268M
Telescope: 11" Celestron Edge HD with Hyperstar V4
Mount: Orion HDX-110
Filter: Optolong UV/IR cut (Luminance)
60x120sec
Camera: QHY128C
Telescope: AstroTech AT65EDQ
Mount: Orion HDX-110
Filter: Optolong UV/IR cut (RedGreenBlue)
15x480sec
The L+RGB shot from the 2 telescopes were acquired with SGPro and APT, processed in AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight & combined in Photoshop 2024
Resolution ............... 1.430 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -3.498 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2024-02-01 12:00:00 UTC
Focal distance ........... 532.19 mm
Pixel size ............... 3.69 um
Field of view ............ 2d 20' 48.0" x 1d 31' 50.4"
Image center ............. RA: 5 21 41.606 Dec: +8 24 07.36
5 hours each of HA and L, approx 2 hours each of RGB.
FLI ML8300. DSI RC10C.
Processed with AstroPixelProcessor and PixInsight.
M16 viene anche chiamata Nebulosa Aquila , ha un’estenzione di circa 80 a.l. e dista da noi circa 5700 anni luce, essa si trova nella costellazione del Sagittario e contiene alcune formazioni estremamente conosciute, come i Pilastri della Creazione, le lunghe colonne di gas oscuro originate dall’azione del vento stellare delle componenti dell’ammasso centrale e che sono responsabili anche del nome proprio della nebulosa stessa, a causa della loro forma.
Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi224mc teleguida 60/240.
Light 170x300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat, tot. Integrazione ore : 14:10.
Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate.
Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight e Photoshop.
Bortle 7.2 Cieli sereni 😎
Sadr (γ Cyg) at top left, Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) in middle and Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101) at bottom right, with large areas of H-alpha emission in between.
Data captured by Ray Bellis and Iab Baber with Vaonis Vesperas with dual band filters, processed with Astro Pixel Processor, GraXpert and PixInsight.
Orion / Horsehead Nebula Mosaic, two panels, rough stitch, 1/2 size. This image is through Hydrogen Alpha (Ha) 6nm filter (pure red).
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon captured on Wednesday 15th October, early evening. Taken with Redcat 61 telescope (300mm f/l) and a ASI2600MC cooled camera. Image consists of 30x90s exposures that were combined (stacked) using AstroPixelProcessor in comet mode so the stars are trailed due to comet movement over the 45minutes of total@exposure
GSO Newton telescope 800 / f4 on EQ6-R-Pro
Camera ZWO ASI294MC pro, met OAG, filter :Optolong L-Pro
Besturing via Asiair plus
21 jan 2023, Gain 120, at -20°, 10 x 60 sec en 10 x 120 sec (+ darks, bias, flats)
Total exposure: +- 30 minuten
AstroPixelProcessor + Photoshop
Dirk Van Luyten – Zoersel – Belgium
Sh2-155 o Nebulosa Grotta è una nebulosa ad emissione visibile nella costellazione di Cefeo.
La nebulosa appare come un insieme di parti brillanti e nebulose oscure, e dista da noi circa 2400 anni luce, galassia di appartenenza Via Lattea.
Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi120mm teleguida 60/240.
Light 189x300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat
Tot. integrazione ore 15:45
Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate.
Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight e Photoshop.
Bortle 7.2
Cieli sereni 😎
La Nebulosa Elica o Occhio di Dio (NGC 7293) è uno degli esempi più spettacolari di nebulosa planetaria, creata da una stella morente che un tempo era simile al Sole. La nube ha una geometria sorprendentemente complessa, che include filamenti radiali, anelli esterni e addensamenti gassosi di ignota origine. Quando il combustibile necessario per le reazioni di fusione nucleare si esaurisce, le stelle di massa medio-piccola vanno incontro alla fine della loro vita gloriosa, espellendo gli strati gassosi esterni e lasciandosi dietro un nucleo denso e caldo, una nana bianca, Il puntino bianco visibile al centro della nube è proprio la densa nana bianca.
Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi224mc teleguida 60/240.
Light 75x300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat
Tot. integrazione ore 6:15
Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate.
Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight.
Bortle 7.2
Cieli sereni 😎
Stephan's Quintet is a visual grouping of five galaxies of which four form the first compact galaxy group ever discovered. The group is visible in the constellation Pegasus.
Four of these galaxies are about about 300 million light years away. Because of the two dimensional nature of this image, the fifth member (to the left of the middle pair) appears to be with the others; but in fact it is “only” 40 million light years away, so it is not part of the more distant group.
You may recognise these galaxies from the opening scenes of the classic 1946 film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
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Telescope: Celestron C11-A XLT Schmidt Cassegrain OTA
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
Controller: ZWO ASIAIR Plus 256G
Main Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro at -10C
Filter: Optolong L-Pro filter
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI174MM Mini guidecam
Guide via: ZWO OAG
Stacked from:
Lights 65 at 120 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Darks 30 at 120 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Flat 30 at 160ms, gain 101, temp -10C
Dark Flat 30 at 160 ms gain 101 temp -10C
Bortle 4 sky.
Integrated the saved frames in Astro Pixel Processor.
Processed in PixInsight
Added captions in Photoshop CS4
Rielaborazione, più dettaglio nebulosa oscura (l’occhio)
IC 1848 (nota anche come Nebulosa Anima, Nebulosa Embrione)è una nebulosa diffusa associata ad un ammasso aperto di stelle giovani e calde di grande massa, visibile nella costellazione di Cassiopea, a 7500 anni luce dalla Terra.
Setup SkyWatcher eq5 goto, Svbony 80ed ,spianatore di campo Tecnosky 1x Camera Asi 2600mc pro filtro Optolong L-Enhance, teleguida 60/240 camera Guida Asi 224
Light 44x300”
Più Dark, Flat
Acquisizione con software Kstars, tramite Stellarmate e Raspberry.
Somma ed elaborazione AstropixelProcessor, Pixinsight.
Bortle 7.2
Cieli sereni 😊
Imaged with a Fuji X-A1 full spectrum camera and a Takahashi FS102 telescope. This was an early image I did a long time ago but stacked in a new program. Astro Pixel Processor.
After stacking and some processing in APP I finished the image in Photoshop CS3.
Zenithstar 61 OTA, ASI 183MC Pro, Guided. 30x 180s Subs. Stacked in AstroPixelProcessor and reprocessed in Pixinsight
Helix Nebula (IC 7293), 09/03/2021
Headed up to my buddy’s property in Orofino Idaho last weekend for some light boozing and shenanigans with a bunch of friends. I took the telescope as well on the off chance there were clear skies, and I wasn’t too far gone to use it. On the first night I was able to capture this before skies and my brain got too hazy to do any more.
This is the Helix Nebula. For obvious reasons it is very often called the “Eye of God” nebula. It is found in the constellation Aquarius and is probably the nearest planetary nebula to our Solar System, located roughly 650 light years away. Based on its size, age and distance it is expanding in size at 19 miles per second. My back of the envelope math estimates that is as fast as traveling to the moon in under 3.5 minutes.
Equipment:
RASA 8
iOptron GEM45
ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
ZWO Asiair Pro
Optolong L-Pro filter
Details:
Location – Chris’s property in Idaho
Bortle Class 3
Gain 120
120 60-second Lights
30 Darks
30 Bias
30 Dark Flats
Astro Pixel Processor
StarNet++
Lightroom
Photoshop
#astrophotography #astronomy #comos #nightphotography #space #telescope #deepsky #asi294mcpro #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #asiair #asiairpro #rasa #celestron #ioptrongem45 #astropixelprocessor #optolong #deepskyobject #zwo #longexposurephotography #astronomyphotography #IC7293 #HelixNebula #Eyeofgod #Eyeofgodnebula
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North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and the Cygnus Wall, 07/22/2021
Several weeks ago I set up the telescope in the driveway to work out some issues I was having. I pointed at an object in a region of the sky I could see between the trees for a few hours. I wasn’t thinking I was going to get an image worth sharing but after I processed it, I was pleasantly surprised.
This is part of the North America Nebula (NGC 7000). It is found near the star Deneb in the constellation Cygnus. It is one of the few nebulae that’s distance has been accurately measured. The Gaia astrometry satellite calculated 395 stars within the nebulosity to a precise distance of 2,590 light-years away.
The Cygnus Wall is the W-shaped area along the “East Coast” of the nebula and is a region of concentrated star formation. I think it looks like an eagle in flight from overhead.
Equipment:
RASA 8
iOptron GEM45
ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
ZWO Asiair Pro
Optolong L-eHhance filter
Details:
Location – My driveway
Bortle Class 7
Gain 120
160 60-second Lights
60 Darks
60 Bias
60 Flats
Astro Pixel Processor
StarNet++
Lightroom
Photoshop
#astrophotography #astronomy #comos #nightphotography #space #telescope #deepsky #asi294mcpro #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #asiair #asiairpro #rasa #celestron #ioptrongem45 #astropixelprocessor #optolong #deepskyobject #zwo #longexposurephotography #astronomyphotography #NGC7000 #NorthAmericaNebula #CygnusWall
NGC-7635 la Bubble Nebula, nella costellazione di Cassiopea al confine con il Cefeo, dista a 11.000 anni luce dalla Terra, Galassia di appartenenza Via Lattea.
La sua caratteristica principale è una "bolla" di vuoto circondata da una nebulosa, visibile con potenti strumenti nella zona meridionale dell'oggetto, causata dal vento stellare della giovane stella centrale, di magnitudine 8,7.
In basso più a sx si trova l'ammasso aperto M-52.
Setup SkyWatcher eq5 goto, rifrattore Svbony SV503 80ed f/7 camera Asi2600 mc-pro, filtro Optolong L-Enhance, spianatore Tecnosky 1x, teleguida 60x240 camera guida Asi224.
Light 69x600" più Dark Flat DarkFlat e Bias
Tot. Integrazione ore 11:30
Acquisizione: tramite dispositivo Raspberry, os Stellarmate, software Kstars.
Software: Somma tramite AstroPixelProcessor, elaborazione tramite Pixinsight e Photoshop camera raw.
Bortle 7.2
Cieli sereni.
M16 viene anche chiamata Nebulosa Aquila , ha un’estenzione di circa 80 a.l. e dista da noi circa 5700 anni luce, essa si trova nella costellazione del Sagittario e contiene alcune formazioni estremamente conosciute, come i Pilastri della Creazione, le lunghe colonne di gas oscuro originate dall’azione del vento stellare delle componenti dell’ammasso centrale e che sono responsabili anche del nome proprio della nebulosa stessa, a causa della loro forma. Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi224mc teleguida 60/240. Light 170x300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat, tot. Integrazione ore : 14:10. Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate. Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight e Photoshop. Bortle 7.2 Cieli sereni 😎
作者：李昱星（東華大學）、楊杰霖（臺東大學）
目標：M42 – 火鳥星雲
主鏡/鏡頭：FSQ106ED
相機：ToupTek 26000KPA
追蹤設備：WD17s
拍攝時長：120s * 200 + 60s * 30 ；Total: 7hr 10min
拍攝地點：觀星園
後製程式：AstroPixelProcessor + SiriL + Pixinsight
故事說明：
火鳥星雲，全天最有名的深空天體之一，肉眼即可見到。也因為這一點，造成他在拍攝時，如果要拍出背後的背景雲氣，中心極度容易過曝，所以在拍攝時需要拍攝多個曝光時間，並在後製的時候做HDR，才可以顯現出他中心的細節，算是個容易拍到，但不容易拍好的目標。
評審短評：
充滿細節的一幅美麗作品。7.5小時的曝光時間支撐了暗雲氣的訊噪比，而自然呈現的HDR也是作者功力的考驗。倒是紫色調的火鳥星雲較少見，建議可再多做說明。
The Veil Nebula Complex - (NGC 6960, NGC 6992, NGC 6974), 09/25/2021
I went to Ahsahka Idaho again last weekend but this time I just brought my small “travel” setup. This is just an astro-modified Canon DSLR, a 200mm lens and a star tracking mount. This system is definitely smaller, lighter and easier to travel with, but it is a bit more difficult to use and does not give the same results. But I enjoyed the challenge and had fun playing with it. I was able to spend one night capturing this region of the sky.
This is the Veil Nebula Complex. It is the remains of a Supernova that exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago in the Cygnus Loop. This Complex covers an area of sky 36 times the area of the full moon.
Equipment:
Tamron 70-200mm
Canon T3i (Astro modified)
Sky Watcher Star Adventurer
ZWO Asiair
Astronomik CLS-CCD Filter
Details:
Location – Ahsahka Idaho
Bortle Class 3
ISO 3200
100 120-second Lights (3.33hr total)
10 Darks
10 Bias
Astro Pixel Processor
StarNet++
Lightroom
Photoshop
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Wolf-Rayet-134 è una stella variabile distante circa 6000 anni luce dal nostro Sole, La stella è circondata da una debole nebulosa prodotta dall'intenso vento stellare emesso dall'astro, il tutto si trova nella Costellazione del Cigno.
Setup SkyWatcher Heq5/pro goto, Svbony102 ed camera Asi 2600mc, filtro Optolong L-Extreme, teleguida 60/240 camera guida Asi224mc.
Light : 42x600” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat
Tot. Integrazione ore 7:00
Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate
Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor e Pixinsight.
Bortle 7.2
Cieli sereni 😎
M16 viene anche chiamata Nebulosa Aquila , ha un’estenzione di circa 80 a.l. e dista da noi circa 5700 anni luce, essa si trova nella costellazione del Sagittario e contiene alcune formazioni estremamente conosciute, come i Pilastri della Creazione, le lunghe colonne di gas oscuro originate dall’azione del vento stellare delle componenti dell’ammasso centrale e che sono responsabili anche del nome proprio della nebulosa stessa, a causa della loro forma.
Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi224mc teleguida 60/240.
Light 170x300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat, tot. Integrazione ore : 14:10.
Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate.
Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight e Photoshop.
Bortle 7.2 Cieli sereni 😎
作者：李昱星（東華大學）、楊杰霖（臺東大學）
目標：IC2118
主鏡/鏡頭：FRA300Pro
相機：ToupTek 26000KPA
追蹤設備：WD17s
拍攝時長：120s * 40 + 180s * 20 ；Total: 2hr 20min
拍攝地點：觀星園
後製程式：AstroPixelProcessor + SiriL + Pixinsight
故事說明：
女巫頭星雲，天文社某位朋友點名要拍的，但平地不易，又需要較短焦段的望遠鏡，終於在全國大學天文聯盟儀器營隊的時候有機會做拍攝，雖然只有短短一天有天開，還時不時有雲，但結果仍然可以看到漂亮且被參宿七所照亮的女巫頭星雲
評審短評：
優異的作品！充分展示了反射星雲與周圍微弱發射氣體的細節，作品的訊噪比也控制的很好，期待未來增加曝光，得到周圍更多塵埃細節！
Centaurus A
30th Dec 2024
Leon Mow Dark Sky Site (LMDSS)
Skywatcher EQ6
Saxon 5" Dobsonia
25mm Plossl
Samsung S22
123 x 55s Images
ISO3200
30 Darks
Stacked in AstroPixelProcessor, Processed in Pixinsight, Graxpert & Photoshop
A large multi-coloured region of gas and dust clouds, between Rho Ophicus and Antares (Alpha Scorpii).
A multi-panel mosaic taken with Vaonis Vespera Passengers (50mm f/4) and combined in AstroPixelProcessor and then further processed with PixInsight.
M45 The Pleiades taken with WO ZS61 and astro mod Canon 600D, on SW Star Adventurer. 129 x30 sec exposures stacked in AstroPixelProcessor
About 7,000 years ago people on Earth would have seen a star in the Milky Way explode. I have reprocessed some data I collected a year ago: not the greatest image, but capturing the essence of these ionised wisps of hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur gas that are part of the remnants that were blasted off. The Eastern Veil Nebula, in Cygnus.
About 6.56 hours of 20” exposures, imaged from Colchester, England, in June 2022 on a modified Nikon D750 DSLR, Sky-Watcher Explorer 150p, EQ5 Pro, via Stellarmate in Kstars/Ekos. Stacked in AstroPixelProcessor, cropped and adjusted in Photoshop and Lightroom.
La famosa galassia Vortice (Whirlpool) M51 che si trova nella Costellazione dei Cani da Caccia, a 31 milioni di anni luce dal sistema solare, fu una delle scoperte originali di Messier, mentre era intento ad osservare una cometa. La sua compagna, NGC 5195, fu scoperta dall'amico Mechain, è doppia e ciascuna ha un centro luminoso e le due "atmosfere" si toccano, una è più debole dell'altra.
M51 è il membro dominante di un piccolo gruppo di galassie. Poiché si trova a 31 milioni di anni luce di distanza ed è di cospicue dimensioni, si tratta di un oggetto esteso e luminoso.
Questa galassia fu la prima di cui fu scoperta la struttura a spirale (da Lord Rosse, nel 1845, che ne fece un disegno preciso ed accurato). Secondo le attuali conoscenze, la pronunciata struttura a spirale è dovuta all'incontro di M51 con la vicina NGC 5195 (quella debole nella descrizione di Messier).
Setup SkyWatcher Heq5 goto, rifrattore Svbony SV503 102ed, camera Qhy183, impostata a -5 gradi, gain 11 offsett 30 filtro Svbony CLS, camera guida Asi 224mc teleguida 60/240.
Tot. Integrazione ore 16:00 risultato della somma di 240Light da 240” più Dark, Flat, DarkFlat e Bias.
Software di acquisizione Ekos tramite dispositivo raspberry e OS StellarMate.
Software somma e elaborazione, AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight e Photoshop camera raw.
Bortle 7.2.
Cieli Sereni
作者：李昱星（東華大學）、楊杰霖（臺東大學）
目標：NGC6888
主鏡/鏡頭：Officina Stellare RH300
相機：SBIG STT8300
追蹤設備：ASA DDM85 Premium
拍攝時長：RGB each: 60s * 20、Hα: 120s * 15、OⅢ: 120s * 56
拍攝地點：KTO
後製程式：AstroPixelProcessor + SiriL + Pixinsight
故事說明：
NGC6888，眉月星雲，位於天鵝座，具有明亮的紅色星雲及包覆在外面的黯淡藍色外衣，其最亮的部分像是月亮一樣。他外層的藍色外衣是這個目標最耗時也最難拍的部分之一，很多人也會拍範圍較廣的目標，可以拍到許多背景雲氣。
評審短評：
非常優異的作品,透過窄頻與可見光波段合成的影像，充分展現出H-alpha波段的豐富，廣域的構圖也使得作品充滿滂礡，難得佳作！
Fleming's Triangular Wisp in the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant (also known as Pickering'sTriangle), NGC 6974 & NGC 6979 are just to the left and the top of the Western Veil is bottom right.
The loop was discovered by William Herschell in 1784 and this part of it was first photographed by Williamina Fleming in 1904 but as she was working at Edward Pickering's observatory he got to name it... just because he was a man!! Hopefully times are now better for women in science.
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70 x 300s subs, just under 6 hours exposure with Esprit 80ED scope, ASI533MC camera with L-enhance nb filter. Processed in AstroPixelProcessor, Starnet, De-Noise & Photoshop.
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