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Scope: Orion Optics VX6 with 1/10 PV upgraded optics
Guide Scope: Skywatcher ST80
Guide Cam: QHY 5 Mono
Mount: Skywatcher HQE5
Camera: Nikon D5100 Modded
Additional: Astronomik CLS CCD Filter, Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector
Exposure: 18x5 Minute Subs ISO:1600, Darks, Bias & Flats
Technical: 750mm f/5
Software: DSS, Pixinsight, BackyardNikon, PHD2
The tail part of NGC7000 North America Nebula
250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC
QHY168C @-10°C 2/20 gain/offset
25x180s 1x1 frames
darks, flats, bias
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP and Photoshop
2022-01-03 19:14 - 19:57 UT
Photometry gave a coma magnitude of about 9.9, but tricky not to include stars or get the coma size correct. Other reports from COBS are similar.
You can see an animation of the movement over the period.
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
IDAS D3 filter
QHY 168C @-15°C
15 x 180s, darks, flats, bias
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP, Photoshop
20x5min subs + 46 darks @ ISO1600,
Modded 1000D @ -3degC
skywatcher 8in f5 reflector.
Celestron CGE mount.
Baader MPCC.
CLS-CCD LP clip in filter.
Stacked in DSS and processed in PixIsight.
● Target data:
► M1 | NGC1952
► Stellar coordinates:
-Ra: 05h 34m 31.94s
-DEC: +22° 00′ 52.2″
► Distance: 6500±1600 ly
► Constellation: Taurus
● Gear:
► Telescope: SW 200/1000 F5
► Mount: IOptron CEM60-ec
► Camera: Canon EOS 700d astrodon
► Autoguiding: guidescope 50mm microspeed + ZWO asi
120mm
► Other optic(s): Baader mpcc mk3 coma corrector
► Filter(s): Astronomik CLS CCD eos clip
● Softwares:
► Preprocessing: PixInsight
► Autoguiding: PHD guiding 2
► Processing: PixInsight
● Data acquisition:
► 45 X 200 sec, total 2H30
► ISO 800
► Date: 12/02/2021
01.10.16 and 03.09.16 Mars mount, Kemerovo region.
18x10min ISO800, 11x5min ISO800, 5x1min ISO200,
total 4h.
Canon 350Da, SW 130PDS Newton f/5, Baader MPCC, CG5 SynScan, guide QHY5+9x50.
MaximDL, Fitstacker, PixInsight, Photoshop. 70% resize.
Fecha: 05-02-2022, de 19h57m a 22h54m U.T.
Lugar: Las Inviernas, Guadalajara
Temperatura ambiente: de +02.5ºC a -01.5ºC
Cámara: ZWO ASI071MC Pro
Óptica:
Telescopio Newtoniano TS, 200mm de diámetro f/4.
Corrector de coma Baader MPCC Mark III.
Filtro: Omegon Light Pollution Filter.
Montura: Skywatcher EQ6 Pro Synscan v.3.25
Guiado: Automático con QHY-5 mono y PHD Guiding v.1.14.0, utilizando un telescopio refractor Orion 80mm de diámetro a f/5.
Exposiciones:
33 imágenes de 300s cada una, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia, en total, 2h45min.
30 darks de 300s, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia
30 flats de 2s, a -05ºC y 300 de ganancia
30 bias de 0.001s, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia
Software:
DeepSkyStacker v.4.2.0
PixInsight LE 1.0
Adobe Photoshop CC 2019
Astronomy Tools v.1.6
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The Merope nebula is featured centered top. The blue glow is intersteller dust the cluster of blue stars are illuminating.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono
Mounts: Losmandy GM-8
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Svbony 60mm guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM
Software: Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Filters: Blue · Green · Red · UV/IR Cut Filter UV/IR-Cut 1.25"
Accessory: GSO 2" Coma Corrector · Baader MPCC coma corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser
Dates:Oct. 30, 2021
Frames:
Blue: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2
Green: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2
Red: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2
UV/IR Cut Filter UV/IR-Cut 1.25": 190x75" (3h 57' 30") -10C bin 2x2
Integration: 6h 46' 15"
Darks: 100
Bias: 100
Avg. Moon age: 23.74 days
Avg. Moon phase: 33.41%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Resolution: 2256x1596
Data source: Backyard
Ha view of this interesting star forming region at the heart of the Heart Nebula. Various designations for the open cluster including Melotte 15 and IC 1805. The emissions from the Heart Nebula are driven by radiation from the young stars in this cluster.
2022-09-26
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
Baader Ha filter
Atik 460EX @-10°C
20x300s subs
Captured with NINA
Processed with APP and Photoshop
M51a (NGC 5194) Whirlpool and M51b (NGC 5195) galaxies, 31 million years from Earth.
Shot in Kaunas, Lithuania (Bortle 8 skies) in May and June 2021.
5hr exposure (75x4min ISO800).
Setup:
Unmodified Canon EOS R
Baader MPCC and IDAS D2 LPS filter
Skywatcher Explorer 150 PDS
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Guided with ZWO ASI120MM + ZWO 30 mm F/4 Mini Guide Scope
Software:
PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, PixInsight, Topaz Denoise
Fecha: 27-05-2022, de 21h46m a 23h42m U.T.
Lugar: Las Inviernas, Guadalajara
Temperatura ambiente: de +15.0ºC a +12.5ºC
Cámara: ZWO ASI071MC Pro
Óptica:
Telescopio Newtoniano TS, 200mm de diámetro f/4.
Corrector de coma Baader MPCC Mark III.
Filtro: Omegon Light Pollution Filter.
Montura: Skywatcher EQ6 Pro Synscan v.3.25
Guiado: Automático con QHY-5 mono y PHD Guiding v.1.14.0, utilizando un telescopio refractor SvBony 60mm de diámetro a f/4.
Exposiciones:
20 imágenes de 300s cada una, a +01ºC y 100 de ganancia
en total, 1h40min.
29 darks de 300s, a 0ºC y 100 de ganancia
30 flats de 15s, a +01ºC y 200 de ganancia
30 bias de 0.001s, a 0ºC y 100 de ganancia
Software: DeepSkyStacker v.4.2.0
PixInsight LE 1.0
Adobe Photoshop CC 2019
Astronomy Tools v.1.6
Observaciones:
Cámara girada 90º respecto al tubo del portaoculares del TS200.
rho Oph
A.R.: 16h 25min 35s
Dec.: -23° 26’ 50’’
Magnitud: +3,86
Estrella doble.
Distancia a la Tierra: 394 años-luz.
Rho Ophiuchi ( Oph) es una estrella de la constelación de Ophiuchus, de magnitud aparente +4,63. Es una estrella doble cuyas componentes están separadas 3’’ y ofrecen una interesante visión a través de un pequeño telescopio. La separación real entre ambas es de 344 UA y su período orbital supera los 2000 años. El sistema se encuentra a 394 años luz de la Tierra.
Aunque las dos estrellas tienen tipo espectral B2, de color azul y una temperatura de 22400 K, no son igualmente luminosas. La estrella principal (Rho Ophiuchi A) es una subgigante de tipo espectral B2IV, 4900 veces más luminosa que el Sol y 9 veces más masiva que éste. Su acompañante (Rho Ophiuchi B) es una estrella de la secuencia principal, de tipo espectral B2V, brilla con una luminosidad 2100 veces mayor que la luminosidad solar y es 8 veces la masa del Sol.
Varias estrellas se encuentran en las inmediaciones de Rho Ophiuchi AB. HD147932, también conocido como Rho Ophiuchi C se sitúa a 2,5 minutos de arco (unas 17000 UA), HD147888, o Rho Ophiuchi DE, es otra doble que se encuentra a 2,82 minutos de arco (al unas 19000 UA). Rho Ophiuchi C y DE son estrellas blanco-azuladas de secuencia principal.
El conjunto Rho Ophiuchi se encuentra en una región de nubes de polvo dentro de la Vía Láctea. Envolviendo a Rho Ophiuchi existe una brillante nebulosa de reflexión de intenso color azul catalogada como IC4604 originada por la luz estelar que es dispersada por una nube de polvo interestelar. Alrededor de esta nebulosa hay enormes y oscuras nubes no iluminadas y muy frías (alrededor de -250ºC) que se extienden 100 años-luz al Este en dirección a la constelación de Sagittarius. A la derecha de la fotografía, la nebulosa de reflexión de intenso color azul se cataloga como IC4603. Estas nubes constituyen focos activos de formación estelar.
La zona de la fotografía es una pequeña parte de la llamada Nube nebular de Rho Ophiuchi, una nube de gas molecular gigante en la Vía Láctea (ocupa más de 3º de extensión aparente), con zonas de hidrógeno ionizado y otras de polvo oscuro, que se extiende desde la estrella rho Ophiuchi hasta Antares en la constelación de Scorpius. A una distancia promedio de solo 420 años-luz, es una de las regiones de formación de estrellas más cercanas al sistema solar. Pertenece al conjunto galáctico de la asociación Scorpius-Centaurus.
Barnard's Galaxy ( NGC 6822 ) in the constellation Sagittarius - by Mike O'Day ( 500px.com/mikeoday )..Barnard's Galaxy is one of a number of dwarf galaxies relatively near to us in our Local Group of galaxies. Similar in structure to the Small Magellanic Cloud, Barnard's galaxy is thought to be about half the size and around eight times as far away at 1.6 M Light Years. ..Details:..Barnard's Galaxy ( NGC 6822 ).Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian telescope. .Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount.Orion 80mm f5 guide scope and auto guider - PHD2. .Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector, no filter..Nikon D5300 (unmodified)..Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90..ISO400, 14bit NEF, Long Exp. NR on..40 x 180sec (1/3 before & 2/3 after zenith) 25 Aug 16.Processed in PixInsight and finished off in Photoshop..Links:..https://500px.com/MikeODay.http://photo.net/photos/MikeODay
28.09.17, 07.10.17 20km from Novosibirsk
3x10 min ISO800 17х15min ISO800- Ha (12nm)
Canon 350Da Mono, full calibration.
total 4h 45min. (2h 30min at full moon).
SW 130PDS Newton f/5, Baader MPCC, CG5 SynScan, Self-made OAG + QHY5, Astronomik EOS 12nm.
MaximDL, Pixinsight, Photoshop. 70% resize.
Star cluster at the edge of the Heart Nebula
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono
Mounts: Losmandy GM-8
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Svbony 60mm guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM
Software: Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Filters: Blue · Green · Red · UV/IR Cut Filter UV/IR-Cut 1.25"
Accessory: OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser · Baader MPCC coma corrector
Dates:Aug. 4, 2021
Frames:
Blue: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2
Green: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2
Red: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2
UV/IR Cut Filter UV/IR-Cut 1.25": 114x75" (2h 22' 30") -10C bin 2x2
Integration: 5h 11' 15"
Darks: ~100
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 25.67 days
Avg. Moon phase: 15.92%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Horse head nebula, SW 200 mm, Heq5pro, MPCC, Canon t3 mod, 57x 180", Mantiqueira`s Obsevatory - Delfim Moreira - MG - Brazil Take in march & april 2017
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Celestron EdgeHD 8" · Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA
Imaging Cameras
Canon EOS 500D / Rebel T1i / Kiss X3 (modified) · ZWO ASI1600MM
Mounts
Losmandy GM8 / GM8G
Accessories
Baader 2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector (2458400A) · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
SVBony SV106 60mm Guide Scope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM
Acquisition details
Dates:
Dec. 5, 2018
Frames:
86×240″(5h 44′)
Ha filter: 195×120″(6h 30′) -10°C bin 2×2
Integration:
12h 14′
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
27.78 days
Avg. Moon phase:
3.44%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: None
Resolution: 4710x3731
File size: 14.8 MB
Data source: Backyard
8" Orion F4.9 Newtonian
JMI focuser
Baader MPCC MarkIII Coma corrector.
Canon 60da CGE mount.
I dug this scope out of mothballs to take one last shot before retiring the newt.(took my first dslr photo through this Newtonian)
water vapor and turbulence was an issue but I imaged right through it.
5 minute subs at ISO 800
PixInsight
Description
Finally after 3 1/2 months a full night of clear! My cup runneth over..
Over the rains I tuned up the mount and made a few other small changes. I'm pleased that its tracking well over the 2 minute subs. I think I only tossed 2 subs. I lost more due to passing clouds..
Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa) · Contains: M 97 · NGC 3587 · Owl Nebula
About 8000 years ago the central star shed material as it reached the end of its life. The heavier elements will expand out into the universe and could eventually form planets and, well, things like the materials for my coffee mug...
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono
Mounts
Losmandy GM-8
Filters
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter · Blue · Green · Red
Accessories
Baader MPCC coma corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser
Software
Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Svbony 60mm guidescope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM
Acquisition details
Dates:
Jan. 27, 2022
Frames:
Blue: 30x120" (1h) bin 2x2
Green: 30x120" (1h) bin 2x2
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 55x120" (1h 50') -10C bin 2x2
Red: 30x120" (1h) bin 2x2
Integration:
4h 50'
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
24.21 days
Avg. Moon phase:
28.74%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
4.00
Temperature:
-2.00
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 5445414
RA center: 11h14m44s.2
DEC center: +55°02′52″
Pixel scale: 0.640 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 192.902 degrees
Field radius: 0.514 degrees
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Resolution: 4635x3459
Data source: Backyard
● Object specifications:
► Designation: C26 | NGC 4244
► Object type: Galaxy
► Stellar coordinates:
-Ra: 12h 17m 31.25s.
-DEC: +37° 48′ 18″.
► Distance: 13M Ly.
► Constellation: Canes Venatici.
► Magnitude: 10
● Gear:
► Telescope: SW 200/1000 F5
► Mount: IOptron CEM60-ec
► Camera: Canon EOS 700d astrodon
► Autoguiding: guidescope 50mm microspeed + ZWO asi
120mm
► Other optic(s): Baader mpcc mk3 coma corrector
► Filter(s): Optolong L-pro 2"
● Softwares:
► Imaging: APT ( AstroPhotography Tools )
► Autoguiding: PHD guiding 2
► Preprocessing: PixInsight
► Processing: PixInsight
● Data acquisition:
► 68 X 300 sec, total 5H34
► ISO 800
► Date(s): 05/03/2022
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono
Mounts: Losmandy GM-8
Guiding telescopes or lenses: MEADE 50mm Finder Guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM
Software: NINA Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Filters: Blue · Green · Red · Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter
Accessory: Rigel Systems Focuser · Baader MPCC coma corrector
Dates:
April 4, 2021 · March 21, 2023
Frames:
Blue: 45×75″(56′ 15″) bin 2×2
Green: 45×75″(56′ 15″)
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 40×10″(6′ 40″) bin 2×2
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 39×120″(1h 18′) bin 2×2
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 176×75″(3h 40′) -10°C bin 2×2
Red: 45×75″(56′ 15″) bin 2×2
Integration:
7h 53′ 25″
Darks:
200
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
25.75 days
Avg. Moon phase:
24.60%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
4.00
Resolution: 3628x2920
File size: 13.1 MB
Data source: Backyard
I added some data from a wider field Apo shot which added color data from an imaging session some time back. Maybe add another 3 hours for color..
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Meade Starfinder 8 · Astro Tech AT66ED
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono · QHYCCD QHY163M
Mounts
Meade LX70 · Losmandy GM-8
Filters
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter · Ha filter
Accessories
Baader MPCC coma corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser · Astro Tech 0.8x Reducer/Flattener
Software
PHD2 Guiding · Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · RegiStar · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Svbony 60mm guidescope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM
Acquisition details
Dates:
May 22, 2022 · June 6, 2022
Frames:
Ha filter: 512x15" (2h 8')
Ha filter: 140x120" (4h 40') f/6 -10°C bin 2x2
Integration:
6h 48'
Darks:
100
Flats:
50
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
14.09 days
Avg. Moon phase:
46.04%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
4.00
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 5848782
Resolution: 4725x3612
Data source: Backyard
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT66ED · Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging Cameras
Canon EOS 550D / Rebel T2i / Kiss X4 · QHYCCD QHY163M · ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono
Mounts
Losmandy GM-8 · Celestron CG-4 MotorDrive
Filters
Ha filter
Accessories
Baader MPCC coma corrector · GSO 2" Coma Corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser · Astro Tech 0.8x Reducer/Flattener
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Astro Pixel Processor · PHD2 Guiding
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Svbony 60mm guidescope · MEADE 50mm Finder Guidescope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM
Acquisition details
Dates:
Oct. 4, 2018 · May 3, 2021 · May 21, 2021 · July 11, 2022
Frames:
133x120" (4h 26')
108x180" (5h 24')
Ha filter: 134x75" (2h 47' 30") (gain: 200.00) -10°C bin 2x2
Integration:
12h 37' 30"
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
16.87 days
Avg. Moon phase:
60.21%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 5984489
Resolution: 1764x2302
File size: 5.3 MB
Data source: Backyard
This image shows Mars and the Moon, approximately 14 minutes before Mars disappeared behind the lunar night side. I captured this image last night, through intermittent rain and clouds, from San Diego, CA. The image is a stack of 500 frames, captured in rapid succession at 20:20 local time (PST). Aside from the stacking, there is no compositing, no repositioning of elements within the frame, and no selective alterations to the exposure (global gamma and curves were applied).
The large crater along the terminator is Copernicus (diameter 96km, depth 3.8km). With Mars receding after opposition and currently subtending only 10" apparent size, Copernicus appears approximately 5x the diameter of Mars in this image. The large crater near the top of the image is Plato, which has a similar diameter to Copernicus, but is much older and has very different characteristics.
Image details:
January 30, 2023, 20:20 PST, San Diego, CA
500 frames stacked
6" f/6 Newtonian telescope, focal length 916mm
Baader MPCC Mark III coma corrector
ASI678mc camera, 5ms exposure, 11% gain
There are at least 150 of these ball of stars orbiting our Milky Way. Messier 3 is in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono
Mounts
Losmandy GM-8
Filters
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter · Blue · Green · Red
Accessories
Baader MPCC coma corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser
Software
PHD2 Guiding · Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Svbony 60mm guidescope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM
Acquisition details
Dates:
March 9, 2022
Frames:
Blue: 30x120" (1h) bin 2x2
Green: 30x120" (1h) bin 2x2
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 76x120" (2h 32') f/6 -10°C bin 2x2
Red: 30x120" (1h) bin 2x2
Integration:
5h 32'
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
6.54 days
Avg. Moon phase:
41.08%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 5580070
RA center: 13h42m03s.8
DEC center: +28°22′44″
Pixel scale: 0.642 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 268.114 degrees
Field radius: 0.506 degrees
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Resolution: 3419x4540
Data source: Backyard
The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters (Messier 45 or M45), is an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.
The cluster is dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. Dust that forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars was thought at first to be left over from the formation of the cluster, but is now known to be an unrelated dust cloud in the interstellar medium, through which the stars are currently passing.
You will notice that star colors differ from red, orange and yellow, to blue. This is an indication of the temperature of the star's Nuclear Fusion process. This is determined by the size and mass of the star, and the stage of its life cycle. In short, the blue stars are hotter, and the red ones are cooler.
Gear:
GSO 6" f/4 Imaging Newtonian Reflector Telescope.
Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector.
Astronomik CLS Light Pollution Filter.
Celestron SkySync GPS Accessory.
Orion Mini 50mm Guide Scope.
Orion StarShoot Autoguider.
Celestron AVX Mount.
QHYCCD PoleMaster.
Celestron StarSense.
Canon 60Da DSLR.
Tech:
Guiding in Open PHD 2.6.2.
Image acquisition in Sequence Generator Pro.
Lights/Subs:
12 x 180 sec. ISO 6400 CFA FIT Files.
Calibration Frames:
50 x Bias
33 x Darks
Pre-Processing and Linear workflow in PixInsight,
and finished in Photoshop.
Astrometry Info:
nova.astrometry.net/user_images/1284610#annotated
RA, Dec center: 56.8543781048, 24.2014291678 degrees
Orientation: 1.21552596549 deg E of N
Pixel scale: 5.70814251699 arcsec/pixel
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An obscure one in Perseus. The larger is open cluster inside an emission nebula NGC 1624, also known as emission nebula Sh2-212, the smaller Sh2-211. Now known as the Tribble Nebulae after "Star Trek: The Trouble with Tribbles". The dark patch top right is the dark nebula Barnard 20.
2021-11-12
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-15°C
Altair Astro Tri-band filter
15x300s
darks, flats, bias
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP, Photoshop
Spiral galaxy in constellation Lynx, 25 million light years from us
• Sky-Watcher BK P2001 with TS Optics 2" Dual Speed Focuser
• EQ6-R Pro
• ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
• ZWO L: 160x90s
• ZWO R, G, B: 28x90s bin2
(total integration 6.1h)
• -10°, Gain 0 (HDR)
• Baader MPCC Mark III coma corrector
• 50x200 guide scope, ZWO ASI120MM-S guide cam
Captured with ZWO EFW, ZWO EAF, ZWO ASIAIR, Pegasus Astro Powerbox
Saint Petersburg, Russia. Red light pollution zone, balcony
6 hours of data from 2 nights and less agresive postproduction.
Skywatcher 200p , HEQ5 PRO, placed in my backyard.
SW 9x50 finderscope + QHY5-II mono guide cam ( PHD 2 guiding sotware)
ISO 2500
180x120'' ligts, 84x120'' darks, 50x flats, 100x bias
I used Backyard EOS v3 camera software with Canon EOS 6D (Baader MPCC Mark III coma corrector, astronomik CLS CCD clip filter, ).
Stacked in deep sky stacker. Edited in Photoshop .
Another experiment in filters. Since this target is primary an emission and reflection source, I went with Ha, blue, and luminance channels only and blended the Ha and blue into HBB (ha red, blue to both blue and green).
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI1600MM
Mounts
Losmandy GM8 / GM8G
Accessories
Baader 2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector (2458400A) · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
SVBony SV106 60mm Guide Scope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM
Acquisition details
Dates:
Nov. 17, 2022
Frames:
Blue: 58×120″(1h 56′) bin 2×2
Ha filter: 62×120″(2h 4′) bin 2×2
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 114×120″(3h 48′) -10°C bin 2×2
Integration:
7h 48′
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
23.00 days
Avg. Moon phase:
40.99%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6653651
RA center: 05h31m20s.6
DEC center: +34°15′07″
Pixel scale: 0.641 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 191.580 degrees
Field radius: 0.525 degrees
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Resolution: 4721x3543
File size: 16.7 MB
Data source: Backyard
M8! The Lagoon Nebula.
We only spent 2 hours on this target, as it is fairly bright and big. You can see an open cluster of stars (NGC 6530) in front of this nebula.
The Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. This emission nebula is one of the only two star forming nebulae visible to the naked eye from a very dark spot. It is also visible in binoculars as an oval blur.
Details:
Canon T3i (600D)
3 minutes exposures - ISO 400
40 lights - Calibrated with 21 Darks and 20 Bias
Orion 8 "Astrograph f / 3.9
Atlas EQ-G
Baader MPCC Coma corrector MkIII
Starshoot Autoguider - 50mm Guide Scope
Edited with PixInsight
The North America Nebula: This is a work in progress. The idea is to create a mosaic of the North America Nebula. It is too large to fit in the field of view of my telescope, so the only way to image all (or at least most) of it is to stitch different panels together. Here are the first two panels of what might eventually be a 9-panel mosaic.
[From Wikipedia]The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula about 2,590 light years away in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star) in the night sky. It is named because its shape resembles North America. The North America Nebula covers a region more than ten times the area of the full moon, but its surface brightness is low, so normally it cannot be seen with the unaided eye.
26/07/2025
029 x 300-second exposures at Unity Gain (139) cooled to -10°C
030 x dark frames
030 x flat frames
100 x bias/offset frames
Binning 2x2
9-10/08/2025
055 x 300-second exposures at Unity Gain (139) cooled to -10°C
060 x dark frames
060 x flat frames
100 x bias/offset frames
Binning 2x2
Total integration time = 7 hours
Captured with APT
Guided with PHD2
Processed in Nebulosity, Photoshop and Microsoft ICE
Astrometry assistance from ASTAP
Equipment
Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer-150PDS
Mount: Skywatcher EQ5
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm Mini
Guiding Camera: SVBony SV105 with ZWO USBST4 guider adapter
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MC Pro
Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector
Optolong L-Pro Light pollution filter
Pleides in the Taurus Constellation ( Messier 45 ) by Mike O'Day ( 500px.com/MikeODay )
Pleides ( aka The Seven Sisters ) is visible to the naked eye low in the northen skies in the early summer of the Southern Hemisphere.
It is bright open cluster of hundreds of blue stars in clouds of nebulosity that are relatively close to earth at around 430 light years distance.
Links:
Details:
Messier 45 - RA 3h 48m, Dec -24deg 10'.
Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian.
Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount.
Orion Short Tube 80mm guide scope & auto guider - PHD2.
Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector & UHC-S 'nebula' filter.
Nikon D5300 (unmodified).
Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90.
Combination of 80 images from 4 sec @ ISO100 through to 40 sec @ ISO 800.
Pixinsight & Photoshop
17 October 2015
Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn) · Contains: M 106 · NGC 4231 · NGC 4232 · NGC 4248 · NGC 4258
Luminance from last night. (8" Starfinder) Color from a couple years ago (114mm scope).
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Orion 114mm F/4 newtonian · Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono · Canon T1i Full Spectrum
Mounts
Losmandy GM-8 · Celestron CG-4 MotorDrive
Filters
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter
Accessories
Baader MPCC coma corrector · GSO 2" Coma Corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser
Software
Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · RegiStar · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Svbony 60mm guidescope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM
Acquisition details
Dates:
May 28, 2017 · March 4, 2022
Frames:
41x210" (2h 23' 30")
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 147x120" (4h 54') -10C bin 2x2
Integration:
7h 17' 30"
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
2.47 days
Avg. Moon phase:
7.15%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
4.00
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: None
Resolution: 7084x9248
Data source: Backyard
Hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Draco (Dra) · Contains: NGC 5907
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono
Mounts: Losmandy GM-8
Guiding telescopes or lenses: MEADE 50mm Finder Guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM
Software: NINA Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Filters: Blue · Green · Red · Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter
Accessory: Rigel Systems Focuser · Baader MPCC coma corrector
Dates:April 12, 2021
Frames:
Blue: 45x75" bin 2x2
Green: 45x75" bin 2x2
Red: 45x75" bin 2x2
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 190x75" (gain: 139.00) -10C bin 2x2
Integration: 6.8 hours
Darks: ~200
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 0.35 days
Avg. Moon phase: 0.14%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Resolution: 3370x2643
Data source: Backyard
Imaging telescopes or lenses:Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph
Imaging cameras:Nikon D5300
Mounts:iOptron iEQ45 Pro
Guiding telescopes or lenses:Stellarvue 50mm Guidescope
Guiding cameras:QHY 5 L II M
Software:PixInsight 1.8 Ripley PixInsight , N.I.N.A. Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy , TeamViewer 13 , DeepSky Stacker
Accessory:Baader MPCC Mark III , Arduino Focuser DIY FocuserPro2 arduino focus motor ( Robert Brown)
Dates:Aug. 5, 2020
Frames: 196x30" ISO1600
Integration: 1.6 hours
Avg. Moon age: 16.54 days
Avg. Moon phase: 96.48%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Temperature: 21.10
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 3732791
Resolution: 4608x3756
Locations: S.ky and H.eaven E.xploration Shed, Limington, maine, United States
Data source: Backyard
Description
First time trying my Nikon DSLR with the 8" astrograph. Terrible coma even with the Baader MPCC. I must have the back focus wrong. This image is without flats or bias. I don't normally shoot darks with the Nikon but bias are a must. Significant vignetting as well so next version will have flats and bias.
Battery died shy of the 2 hour mark which is just as well, the nearly full moon was flooding the sky towards the end.
The Cat's Eye Galaxy. Taken with the Edge 8 with added data from last year's Starfinder imaging session.
Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn) · Contains: M 94 · NGC 4736
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Celestron Edge 8 · Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono · QHYCCD 163C
Mounts
Meade LX70 · Losmandy GM-8
Filters
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter · Blue · Green · Red
Accessories
Raspberry PI 4B Astroberry · Celestron Focus Motor for SCT · Baader MPCC coma corrector · GSO 2" Coma Corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser · Celestron 0.7x Focal Reducer for EdgeHD 8
Software
PHD2 Guiding · Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · RegiStar · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Svbony 60mm guidescope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM
Acquisition details
Dates:
March 30, 2021 · March 5, 2022
Frames:
Blue: 60x60" (1h) bin 2x2
Green: 60x60" (1h) bin 2x2
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 127x60" (2h 7') bin 2x2
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 266x60" (4h 26') -10C
Red: 60x60" (1h) bin 2x2
Integration:
9h 33'
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
9.77 days
Avg. Moon phase:
52.24%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
4.00
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 5564343
Resolution: 3265x4428
Data source: Backyard
• Sky-Watcher BK P2001 with TS Optics 2" Dual Speed Focuser
• EQ6-R Pro
• ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
• Baader Hα 7nm: 6x600s
• Baader OIII 8.5nm: 6x600s
(total integration 2h)
• -10°, Gain 139 (UG)
• Baader MPCC Mark III coma corrector
• 50x200 guide scope, ZWO ASI120MM-S guide cam
Captured with ZWO EFW, ZWO EAF, ZWO ASIAIR, Pegasus Astro Powerbox
Saint Petersburg, Russia. Red light pollution zone, balcony
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono
Mounts: Losmandy GM-8
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Svbony 60mm guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM
Software: Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Filters: Blue · Green · Red · UV/IR Cut Filter UV/IR-Cut 1.25"
Accessory: GSO 2" Coma Corrector · Baader MPCC coma corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser
Dates:Sept. 2, 2021
Frames:
Blue: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2
Green: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2
Red: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2
UV/IR Cut Filter UV/IR-Cut 1.25": 189x75" (3h 56' 15") -10C bin 2x2
Integration: 6h 45'
Darks: ~100
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 25.04 days
Avg. Moon phase: 21.15%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Resolution: 4924x3709
Data source: Backyard
Omega Centauri, NGC 5139
Located in the constellation Centaurus, Omega Centauri is the largest globular cluster in our Milky Way galaxy.
This is the second target visible only in the southern hemisphere I have imaged since moving to South Africa. Omega Centauri is especially impressive to me coming from the USA and being used to M13, the Hercules globular cluster, which used to seem big.
Image details:
Data acquired on 2013-12-31
23x 2min ISO400
Calibrated with dark, flat, and bias frames
Orion 8" Astrograph
Baader MPCC coma corrector
Canon t2i / 550D DSLR (Baader IR modded)
Celestron CGEM DX mount
Orion SSAG + 50mm finder/guider
Data acquired with BackyardEOS
Calibration, integration, and post-processing with PixInsight
First real test of new IDAS D3 LP filter. An improvement on the older P2 but not massive. Made processing a little easier though.
Messier 3 is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It is one of the largest and brightest, and is made up of around 500,000 stars, is about 11.4 billion years old and is about 32,000 light-years away from Earth.
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-15°C, IDAS D3
20x240s, 20x180s, darks, flats, bias
NINA, APP, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI
The central bright star is shedding its outer layers as it nears its demise.
This includes image data gathered over several years.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono · QHYCCD 163m · Canon T1i Full Spectrum
Mounts: Losmandy GM-8
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Svbony 60mm guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM
Software: Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · RegiStar · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Filters: Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter · Ha filter
Accessory: OnStep GoTo Controller · Baader MPCC coma corrector
Dates:June 5, 2018 , May 26, 2020 , June 24, 2020 , May 12, 2021
Frames:
Ha filter: 690x30"
Ha filter: 244x75" -10C bin 2x2
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 60x210" ISO1600
Integration: 14.3 hours
Darks: ~100
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 7.14 days
Avg. Moon phase: 22.15%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 4513757
RA center: 20h 12' 17"
DEC center: +38° 20' 52"
Pixel scale: 1.280 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 166.586 degrees
Field radius: 0.528 degrees
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Resolution: 2349x1815
Data source: Backyard
M33 - Triangulum Galaxy
Scope: Orion Optics VX6 with 1/10 PV upgraded optics
Guide Scope: Skywatcher ST80
Guide Cam: QHY 5 Mono
Mount: Skywatcher HQE5
Camera: Nikon D5100 Modded
Additional: Astronomik CLS CCD Filter, Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector
Exposure: 26x600s Subs ISO:1600, Darks, Bias & Flats
Technical: 750mm f/5
Software: DSS, Pixinsight, BackyardNikon, PHD2
NGC 891 est une galaxie spirale vue par la tranche dans la constellation d'Andromède. Elle a été découverte par William Herschel en 1784.
Autour on distingue de nombreuses petites galaxies, dont les NGC 906, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913... rassemblées dans un amas (Abell 347)
Photo prise le 13/09/2020
77*300s : 6h25'
Newton SkyWatcher 200/1000
Monture EQ6-r pro
Canon 1000D défiltré partiel
Correcteur de coma Baader MPCC Mk III
Autoguidage OAG + ZWO ASI 290mm mini
ASIAIR Pro
PixInsight + Photoshop CC
The brightest and most accessible to photography cluster in the constellation of Coma Berenices.
336 million light years from earth. Contains over a thousand different galaxies (most of them are elliptical) and huge amount of dark matter.
One of the few places in the sky where most objects are galaxies and not stars
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• Sky-Watcher BK P2001 with TS Optics 2" Dual Speed Focuser
• EQ6-R Pro
• ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
• ZWO L: 167x120s
• ZWO R, G, B: 60x120s bin2
(total integration 7.5h)
• -20° sensor temp., Gain 0 (HDR)
• Baader MPCC Mark III coma corrector
• 60x240 guide scope, ZWO ASI290Mini guide cam
Captured with ZWO EFW, ZWO EAF, ZWO ASIAIR, Pegasus Astro Powerbox
Saint Petersburg, Russia. Red light pollution zone, balcony
Nebulosa planetaria M97 (nebulosa búho), 2 galaxias M108 y NGC3594 Y OTRAS 226 GALAXIAS LEJANAS.
Además de la nebulosa planetaria M97 y las 2 galaxias M108 y NGC3594, se pueden observar hasta otras 226 galaxias lejanas en la fotografía de hasta magnitud 20.
Fecha: 05-02-2022, de 23h19m a 01h25m U.T.
Lugar: Las Inviernas, Guadalajara
Temperatura ambiente: de -01.5ºC a -03.0ºC
Cámara: ZWO ASI071MC Pro
Óptica:
Telescopio Newtoniano TS, 200mm de diámetro f/4.
Corrector de coma Baader MPCC Mark III.
Filtro: Omegon Light Pollution Filter.
Montura: Skywatcher EQ6 Pro Synscan v.3.25
Guiado: Automático con QHY-5 mono y PHD Guiding v.1.14.0, utilizando un telescopio refractor Orion 80mm de diámetro a f/5.
Exposiciones:
16 imágenes de 300s cada una, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia
en total, 1h20min.
30 darks de 300s, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia
30 flats de 2s, a -05ºC y 300 de ganancia
30 bias de 0.001s, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia
Software: DeepSkyStacker v.4.2.0
PixInsight LE 1.0
Adobe Photoshop CC 2019
Astronomy Tools v.1.6
Observaciones:
Además de la nebulosa planetaria M97 y las 2 galaxias M108 y NGC3594, se pueden observar hasta otras 226 galaxias lejanas en la fotografía, identificadas con un punto rojo, de hasta magnitud 20.
M97 se encuentra a una distancia de 2.600 años-luz de la Tierra.
M108 a 45 millones de años-luz.
NGC3594 a 285 millones de años-luz.
IC 1396 est une grande nébuleuse en émission dans la constellation de Céphée. Elle a un diamètre équivalent à 3 à 5 fois la pleine lune.
Elle contient un amas d'étoiles, et cette structure en "trompe d'éléphant".
Photographie réalisée les 22/06, 09/07 et 11/07/2020, intégrant près de 10h de données
Couleur : 57*300" => 4h45'
Ha : 54*300" + 13*180" => 5h09'
Newton 200/1000
Monture EQ6-r pro
Autoguidage OAG + ASI 290mm mini
Canon 1000D défiltré partiel
Correcteur de coma Baader MPCC Mk III
Filtre Ha Astronomik EOS clip 12 nm
Acquisition N.I.N.A + PHD2 guiding
Traitement Pixinsight + Photoshop CC
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-15°C, IDAS P2
20x180s 2/20 Gain/Offset
Darks, Flats, Dark-Flats
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP, Photoshop and Topaz DeNoise AI
Target:M94, Croc's Eye Galaxy, spiral galaxy, Canes Venatici, 16 million light years away.
Location:23-04-2022, Aberdaron, North Wales, Bortle 2, No Moon, wind gusts.
Acquisition:30x 120s Red, 26x 120s Green, 24x 120s Blue, 51x 120s Lum. Calibrated with Darks, Dark Flats, Flats. Total integration 4.4 hours.
Equipment:Skywatcher 200P, HEQ5pro, Altair H183Mpro. ZWO EFWmini and LRGB. Baader MPCC MkIII Coma Corrector.
Guiding:Skywatcher 9x50 Finder with 2x barlow and Altai GPCAMAR0130M.
Software:NINA, PHD2, EQMOD.
Processing:Affinity Photo, Siril, StarXTerminator, Topaz DeNoise AI.
Memories:Wind gusts affecting guiding and a disconected power cable to my 7 port USB3 hub on the OTA caused banding on the subframes meaning only moderate stretching of the data was possible.