Constellation of Sagitta (Sge)

Ai Nikkor 105mm F2.8S @F4, Kenko Prosofton clear filter,

Fujifilm X-E2 ISO1600, 17x2min (34min)

(dark 7, bias 10, flat 20)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB by RawTherapee.

NGC7331 (with a supre nova near the core) Deer Lick group, Stephan's quintet

GSO150F4, SkyWatcher F4 CC, Sightron CBP filter, ASI533MCP

capture by ASICap (gain 200/ss 180s) 25 frames (total 75min)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB by RawTherapee.

(bias 20, dark 20, no flat)

C/2025R2 (Swan) 18:40-19:09JST

FMA135, Fujifilm X-T10 ISO1600, 60s, 30 frames (total 30min)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor (average integration),

tone/WB/NR by RawTherapee/Gimp.

(bias 10, dark 10, flat 20)

Great Orion Nebula (M42)

GS150CC, Kasai 0.6x RD, IR/UV cut filter, ASI533MC

capture by ASICap (gain 300/15x2min) (dark 12/bias 20)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor,

tone/WB by RawTherapee.

Orion great nebula (M42)

R200SSmod, SW F4 coma corrector,

Fujifilm X-T30, ISO3200, 24x20s 22x180s (total 74min) (dark 11, bias 10, no flat)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, vignette correction/tone/WB by RawTherapee,

wavelet denoize by Gimp.

M2, Aquarius globular cluster:

GS150CC, 0.6x RD, IR/UV cut filter, ASI533MC

capture by ASICap (RAW16, gain 300) 37x120s (74min) (dark 14, bias 10, flat 20)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB by RawTherapee.

NGC-281 conosciuta anche come Nebulosa PacMan è una nebulosa a emissione, nella Costellazione di Cassiopea e dista dalla terra circa 9500 anni luce.

Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi224mc teleguida 60/240

Light 129x600” tot. Integrazione : ore 21:30

Più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat.

Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate.

Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor e Pixinsight.

Bortle 7.2

Cieli sereni 😎

Variation of Mira

Mira (ο Cet) (Oct. 23, 2025)

GSO150F4, CC, Kenko Teleplus 1.5x, Fujifilm X-T10 ISO1600, 2x3min (total 6min)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB by RawTherapee/Gimp.

(bias 10, dark 10, flat 20)

croped and scaled to match the previous shot.

Mira (ο Cet) (Feb.16, 2025)

GS150CC, Kasai 0.6x RD, IR/UV cut filter, ASI533MC

capture by ASICap (gain 300/9x2min) (dark 12/bias 20)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor,

tone/WB by RawTherapee, retouch on a ghost by Gimp.

Mira (ο Cet) (Feb.16, 2025)

GS150CC, Kasai 0.6x RD, IR/UV cut filter, ASI533MC

capture by ASICap (gain 300/9x2min) (dark 12/bias 20)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor,

tone/WB by RawTherapee, retouch on a ghost by Gimp.

GSO150F4, CC, Fujifilm X-T10 ISO1600, 36x3min (total 108min)

stack/light pollution correction by AstroPixelProcessor,

tone/WB/NR by RawTherapee/Gimp.

(bias 10, dark 10, flat 20)

Milky way (Cyg-Cas)

Samyang 12mmF2 @F2.8), Kenko Prosofton clear filter, Fujifilm X-T10, ISO1600, 1min, 38 frames (total 38min)

stack/light pollution correction by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB/vignetting correction by RawTherapee.

Pleiades

31 Dec 2024

LMDSS

iOptron

Astroworx 8" Newtonian F4

Qhy 268 mono

6 x 40s R

6 x 40s G

6 x 40s B

No Darks

No Flats

Stacked in AstropixelProcessor, Processed in Pixinsight, Graxpert & Photoshop

M15, Pegasus globular cluster:

GS150CC, 0.6x RD, IR/UV cut filter, ASI533MC

capture by ASICap (RAW16, gain 300) 39x120s (78min) (dark 14, bias 10, flat 20)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB by RawTherapee.

M42 Great Orion Nebula

This image was taken through my previous scope which was a Meade series 5000 triplet refractor, on my Skywatcher EQ8 Mount. Taken with a modded Canon 1000D DSLR Camera, it was Autoguided with an Altair Astro 80mm maxiguider with a Lodestar V1 CCD guide camera.

An Astronomik CLS clip in light pollution filter was used

It consists of 30 x 3min exposures , 8 x 3min darks, and 10 flats, stacked and processed in the superb Astropixelprocessor software, and just finished off in Photoshop.

M87

GS150CC, Kasai 0.6RD, Sightron CBP filter, ASI533MC

capture by ASICap (gain 300, 60s subs) 38x180s

dark 10, bias 20, flat 20

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone by RawTherapee.

Fireflies (Jun. 13, 2025)

Ai Nikkor 50mmF1.8S @F2.0

Fujifilm X-T10 ISO3200, 41x30s

(dark(30s) 10, bias 20, no flat)

max stack by AstroPixelProcessor

tone/WB by RawTherapee.

M104 (Sombrero galaxy) in Vir:

Kasai 102SED 0.8x RD, Sightron CometBP filter, ASI533MC Pro;

capture by ASICap (gain 200, 0C), 22x120s (44min);

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB/vignette/denoise by RawTherapee/Gimp.

(dark 20, bias 20, noflat)

M101 (pinwheel galaxy)

R200SSmod, SkyWatcher F4 CC, IR/UV cut filter, ASI533MC

capture by ASICap (gain 300, ss 43x180s (129min)) (dark 12, bias 20, flat 20)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB/denoise by RawTherapee/Gimp.

M27

GS150CC, Kasai 0.6RD, Sightron CBP filter, ASI533MC

capture by ASICap (gain 300, 60s subs) 26x180s

dark 10, bias 20, flat 20

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone by RawTherapee, wavelet by Gimp.

C/2025A6 (Lemmon) 18:27-49JST

Evoguide50ED, FF, IR/UV cut filter, ASI533MCP

capture by ASICap (gain 200/ss 60s) 22 frames (total 22min)

stack/light pollution correction by AstroPixelProcessor,

tone/WB/NR by RawTherapee/Gimp.

(bias 20, dark 20, no flat)

NGC4565 (needle galaxy)

R200SSmod, SkyWatcher F4 CC, IR/UV cut filter, ASI533MC

capture by ASICap (gain 300, ss 25x180s (75min)) (dark 12, bias 20, flat 20)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB/denoise by RawTherapee/Gimp.

Omega Cen cluster (NGC5139) in Cen:

Kasai 102SED 0.8x RD, Sightron CometBP filter, ASI533MC Pro;

capture by ASICap (gain 200, 0C), 45x120s (90min)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB/denoise by RawTherapee/Gimp.

M17 (Omega nebula, Swan nebula) in Sgr:

Kasai 102SED 0.8x RD, Sightron CometBP filter, ASI533MC Pro;

capture by ASICap (gain 200, 0C), 43x120s (86min)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB/denoise by RawTherapee/Gimp.

(dark 20, bias 20, noflat)

M20 Triffid Nebula

This image was taken through my previous scope which was a Meade series 5000 triplet refractor, on my Skywatcher EQ8 Mount, this was a great scope. Taken with my SXVR H18 mono camera, it was Autoguided with an Altair Astro 80mm maxiguider with a Lodestar V1 CCD guide camera.

It consists of 30 x 3min exposures through each LRGB filter, 10 x 3min darks, and 20 flats, stacked and processed in the superb Astropixelprocessor software, and just finished off in Photoshop. The star spikes were added with software for effect.

Sh2-101 Tulip nebula

GSO150F4, SkyWatcher F4 CC, Sightron CBP filter, ASI533MCP

capture by ASICap (gain 200/ss 180s) 10 frames

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB by RawTherapee/Gimp.

(bias 20, dark 20, no flat)

TecnoSky Tripletto 115/800

Riduttore 0.8x

Telescopio Guida 70/400 + ASI120MM-S

Skywatcher NEQ6 Skyscan Pro

37×300” -10° QHY168C + L Pro 2”

33 Dark

25 Flat

25 Dark Flat

AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight, Photoshop CS6

M27

GSO150F4, Kasai 2" 2x Barlow (1.5x), Sightron CBP filter, ASI533MCP

capture by ASICap (gain 200/ss 180s) 5 frames (total 15min)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB by RawTherapee.

TecnoSky Tripletto 115/800

Riduttore 0.8x

Telescopio Guida 70/400 + ASI120MM-S

Skywatcher NEQ6 Skyscan Pro

20×300” -10° QHY168C + L Pro 2”

33 Dark

25 Flat

25 Dark Flat

AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight, Photoshop CS6

Località: Castelletta di Fabriano

C57/NGC6822 (Barnard's galaxy in Sgr)

C8, Kasai 0.6xRD, IR/UV cut filter, ASI533MCP

capture by ASICap (gain 200/ss 120s) 42 frames (total 84min)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor,

tone/vignette correctin/WB/NR by RawTherapee/Gimp.

M5 (Rose cluster) in Ser:

Kasai 102SED 0.8x RD, Sightron CometBP filter, ASI533MC Pro;

capture by ASICap (gain 200, 0C), 41x120s (82min)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB/denoise by RawTherapee/Gimp.

(dark 20, bias 20, noflat)

C/2025R2 (Swan) 19:17-35JST

Evoguide50ED, FF, IR/UV cut filter, ASI533MCP

capture by ASICap (gain 200/ss 60s) 19 frames (total 19min)

stack by AstroPixelProcessor, tone/WB/NR by RawTherapee/Gimp.

(bias 20, dark 20, no flat)

Sh2-132, soprannominata Nebulosa del Leone, è una nebulosa ad emissione, situata nella nella costellazione del Cefeo. Si trova ad una distanza di circa 10.400 anni luce dal sistema solare.

Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi224mc teleguida 60/240.

Light 148x300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat

Tot. integrazione ore 12:20

Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate.

Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight e Photoshop.

Bortle 7.2

Cieli sereni 😎

TecnoSky Tripletto 115/800

Riduttore 0.8x

Telescopio Guida 70/400 + ASI120MM-S

Skywatcher NEQ6 Skyscan Pro

17×300” -10° QHY168C + L Pro 2”

33 Dark

25 Flat

25 Dark Flat

AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight, Photoshop CS6

Località: Castelletta di Fabriano

TecnoSky Tripletto 115/800

Riduttore 0.8x

Telescopio Guida 70/400 + ASI120MM-S

Skywatcher NEQ6 Skyscan Pro

9x300” -10° QHY168C + L Pro 2”

33 Dark

25 Flat

25 Dark Flat

AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight, Photoshop CS6

Località: Castelletta di Fabriano

TecnoSky Tripletto 115/800

Riduttore 0.8x

Telescopio Guida 70/400 + ASI120MM-S

Skywatcher NEQ6 Skyscan Pro

12x300” -10° QHY168C + L Pro 2”

33 Dark

25 Flat

25 Dark Flat

AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight, Photoshop CS6

Località: Castelletta di Fabriano

C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) (18:35-19:06JST, Oct. 23, 2025)

SD60SS, 0.8RD, Fujifilm X-T10 ISO1600, 29x1min (total 29min)

stack/light pollution correction by AstroPixelProcessor,

tone/WB/NR by RawTherapee/Gimp.

(bias 10, dark 10, flat 20)

Carinae Nebula (Hubble Palate)

24 Jan 2025

LMDSS

Skywatcher EQ6

Meade LX85 R6

ASI 2600Mc

7 x 300s Ha

7 x 300s OIII

7x 300s Sii

Master Dark

No Flats

Manual Focus

Stacked in Pixinsight, Processed in Pixinsight AstroPixelProcessor & Photoshop

Andromeda Galaxy (M31), 10/08/2021

Equipment:

RASA 8

CGEM-dx mount

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair Pro

Optolong L-Pro filter

Details:

Location – My Driveway, WA

Bortle Class 7

300 30-second Lights (2.5hrs)

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 #celestronrasa #ioptrongem45 #astropixelprocessor #optolong #telescope #deepskyobject #zwo #longexposurephotography #astronomyphotography #m31 #andromedagalaxy

NGC-281 conosciuta anche come Nebulosa PacMan è una nebulosa a emissione, nella Costellazione di Cassiopea e dista dalla terra circa 9500 anni luce.

Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi224mc teleguida 60/240

Light 129x600” tot. Integrazione : ore 21:30

Più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat.

Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate.

Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor e Pixinsight.

Bortle 7.2

Cieli sereni 😎

Sh2-132, soprannominata Nebulosa del Leone, è una nebulosa ad emissione, situata nella nella costellazione del Cefeo. Si trova ad una distanza di circa 10.400 anni luce dal sistema solare.

Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi224mc teleguida 60/240.

Light 148x300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat

Tot. integrazione ore 12:20

Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate.

Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight e Photoshop.

Bortle 7.2

Cieli sereni 😎

Sh2-132, soprannominata Nebulosa del Leone, è una nebulosa ad emissione, situata nella nella costellazione del Cefeo. Si trova ad una distanza di circa 10.400 anni luce dal sistema solare.

Setup, Skywatcher Heq5 goto, Svbony 102ed, camera Asi2600mc pro, filtro Optolong L-extreme, camera guida Asi224mc teleguida 60/240.

Light 148x300” più Dark, Flat e DarkFlat

Tot. integrazione ore 12:20

Software di acquisizione Ekos su dispositivo Raspberry OS StellarMate.

Software di elaborazione AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight e Photoshop.

Bortle 7.2

Cieli sereni 😎

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 😎

Rielaborazione

In questo quadretto, si notano a destra NGC-6604 al centro M-16 e a sinistra M-17 le prime due si trovano nella costellazione del Serpente, mentre M-17 nel Sagittario.

Setup, Skywatcher Azgti, in modalità equatoriale, camera Asi2600 mc color, ottica Samyang 135mm f/2 filtro banda stretta Optolong L-Enhance 10nm, teleguida Svbony 30/165 camera guida Asi 120mm.

Light : 20x300” 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 3.8 loc. La Muddizza (SS) Sardegna Agosto 2021

Cieli sereni 😎

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), 04/21/2021

The Whirlpool Galaxy is slowly merging with the smaller, yellowish galaxy NGC 5195. This interaction is trigging massive areas of new star formation, which is why there is so many red clusters in the Whirlpool Galaxy.

Equipment:

RASA 8

iOptron GEM45

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair

Optolong L-Pro filter

Details:

Location – Long Mire Campground

Bortle Class 2

300 30-second Lights (2.5 hrs.)

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 #M51 #whirlpoolgalaxy

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlpool_Galaxy

"The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus.[6][7][8] It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy.[9] It is 31 million lightyears (9.5 megaparsecs/Mpc) away and 23.58 kiloparsecs (76,900 ly) in diameter.[2][10]"

150 of 30s processed with darks, flats, flatdarks, bias frames in astropixelprocessor/photoshop

QHY183m on 200p Newtonian

Bortle 7

Skywatcher EQ8

Processed Starnet++

Photoshop with Plugins

Nebulosity 4

Astropixelprocessor

Rielaborazione

Queste fantastiche strutture cosmiche ipotizzano forme familiari. Sulla sinistra dell'immagine, le emissioni luminose attraversate da bande scure di polvere densa sembrano tracciare la forma di un continente, tanto che alla nube catalogata come NGC 7000 è stato dato il nome popolare di North America Nebula. Sulla destra, appena oltre la “costa orientale” del Nord America, è ben visibile la nube denominata IC 5070, il cui profilo ha suggerito il nome di Nebulosa Pellicano.

Le due formazioni nebulari sono a più di 1500 anni luce di distanza dalla Terra.

SkyWatcher Setup Az-Gti goto in modalità equatoriale, obiettivo Samyang 135mm f/2 impostato a f2/8 fotocamera Asi2600 mcPro, filtro nebulare Optolong L-Enhance 2"

Light 36x180 "

Dark 17

Flat 19

Bias 19

Acquisizione con Ekos, tramite Stellarmate e dispositivo Raspberry. Alimentato da batteria al litio Bresser

Somma ed elaborazione tramite,AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight, Photoshop camera raw e Star x Terminator.

Località Muddizza (Sardegna)

MQ 21,3

Cieli limpidissima