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Bright Nebula NGC 6188 and open cluster NGC 6193 in Ara
by Mike O'Day
Magnitude +5.19, RA 16h 41m 42s, Dec -48deg 48' 46"
Approx. 3800 light years away
Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian.
Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount (on concrete pier)
Orion 80mm f5 guide scope and 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.
UHC-S - 32 x 180 sec ISO800 (14bit NEF, Long Exp. NR on).
Pixinsight and photoshop
7 July 15 (processed 29 August 15)
source:
NGC 7635, ou nébuleuse de la Bulle, est une nébuleuse d'environ 10 années-lumière de diamètre située dans la constellation de Cassiopée.
Elle est formée par le vent stellaire créé par l'étoile SAO 20575 à une vitesse de plus de 1 700 km/s.
A gauche l'amas ouvert Messier 52
Newton SkyWatcher 200/1000
Monture EQ6-r pro
Canon 1000D défiltré partiel
Correcteur de coma Baader MPCC Mk III
Filtre Ha EOS Clip Astronmik 12 nm
Autoguidage OAG + ZWO ASI 290mm mini
ZWO EAF
ASIAIR Pro
Traitement Pixinsight + Photoshop CC
Mixage Ha-RHaVB
Ha le 28/11/2020 :
110*300" => 9h10'
ISO 800
Couleur le 08/12/2020
8*300" => 0h40'
ISO 800
TOTAL 09h50'
Dans la constellation du cygne, NGC 7000 est l’une des plus vastes nébuleuses du ciel boréal : elle représente dans le ciel une surface équivalente à plus de 4 pleine Lune (quasiment 6° au total).
Newton SkyWatcher 200/1000
Monture EQ6-r pro
ZWO ASI2600 MC pro
Correcteur de coma Baader MPCC Mk III
ZWO OAG + ZWO ASI 290mm mini
ZWO EAF
ASIAIR Pro
Filtre Optolong l-eXtreme 2"
Traitement PixInsight + Photoshop CC
Montage HOO
Acquisition sur trois nuits, les 7 8 et 09/06/2021
TOTAL : 107*300" => 8h55'
The very bright Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus or the Doradus Nebula) is an H II region in the very dense Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The Tarantula Nebula is the most active starburst region known in the Local Group of Galaxies.
About this image:
This wide field image consists of 14 x 2 minute exposures at ISO 6400. Photographed in the rural dark skies of the Karoo (Northern Cape, South Africa).
About the Star Colors:
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.
Orion StarShoot Autoguider.
Aurora Flatfield Panel.
Celestron AVX Mount.
Celestron StarSense.
Canon 60Da DSLR.
Tech:
Guiding in Open PHD 2.6.1.
Image acquisition in Sequence Generator Pro.
Lights/Subs: 14 x 120 sec. ISO 6400 CFA FIT Files.
Calibration Frames:
50 x Bias
30 x Darks
20 x Flats
Pre-Processing and Linear workflow in PixInsight,
and finished in Photoshop.
Astrometry Info:
nova.astrometry.net/user_images/1191958#annotated
RA, Dec center: 84.5358996211, -69.1714612158 degrees
Orientation: 1.16214860863 deg E of N
Pixel scale: 6.80102321917 arcsec/pixel
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10.04.2021 60km from Novosibirsk
29x10 min ISO800
Canon 350Da Mono, full calibration.
total 4h 50min.
SW 130PDS Newton f/5 650mm, Baader MPCC, HEQ5pro, Self-made OAG + QHY5.
Pixinsight, Photoshop. 100% crop.
Messier 13 or M13 (also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, the Hercules Globular Cluster, or the Great Hercules Cluster), is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules. It is often described by astronomers as the most magnificent globular cluster visible to northern observers.
About 145 light-years in diameter, M13 is composed of several hundred thousand stars, with estimates varying from around 300,000 to over half a million. M13 is 22,200–25,000 light-years away from Earth, and the globular cluster is one of over one hundred that orbit the center of the Milky Way.
30/04/2024
025 x 180-second exposures at Unity Gain (139) cooled to -10°C
055 x dark frames
075 x flat frames
100 x bias/offset frames
Binning 1x1
Total integration time = 1 hour and 15 minutes
Captured with APT
Guided with PHD2
Processed in Nebulosity and Photoshop
Astrometry assistance from Astrometry.net
Equipment
Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer-150PDS
Mount: Skywatcher EQ5
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm Mini
Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI120MC
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MC Pro
Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector
Light pollution filter
M33, the Triangulum Galaxy.
Mount: SkyWatcher NEQ6.
Camera: ASI1600MM.
Telescope: SkyWatcher Newton 150/750.
Flattener: Baader MPCC Mark III.
Filters: Baader RGB, ZWO H-alpha.
Exposition: L: 93 x 120s, RGB: 12 x 120s (x 3), H-alpha: 5 x 300s.
Capture software: CCDciel, ASTAP, PHD Guiding.
Proccessed with PixInsight.
La nébuleuse d'Orion (M42 ou NGC 1976), est une nébuleuse diffuse qui brille en émission et en réflexion au cœur de la constellation du même nom.
C'est la nébuleuse la plus intense visible à l'œil nu depuis l'hémisphère nord.
A gauche, la nébuleuse par réflexion NGC 1977 dite du "running man"
Photo prise le 19/11/2019
Newton SW 200/1000 sur N-EQ5
Canon 1000D défiltré partiel
Correcteur Baader MPCC MkIII
ISO 1600
221x30" => 1h50'
DOF 60-50-15
Traitement Siril + PS
Also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224 and originally the Andromeda Nebula is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years (770 kiloparsecs) from Earth and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. The galaxy's name stems from the area of Earth's sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda, which itself is named after the Ethiopian (or Phoenician) princess who was the wife of Perseus in Greek mythology. (Wikipedia)
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are expected to collide in around 4.5 billion years. With an apparent magnitude of 3.4, the Andromeda Galaxy is among the brightest of the Messier objects, making it visible to the naked eye from Earth on moonless nights, even when viewed from areas with moderate light pollution. (Wikipedia)
Also in the picture are the satellite galaxies of M32(NGC 221) just above to the left and M101(NGC 205) which is at the bottom of the picture.
160x180s (8 Hours) with flats and bias. Dithered. Taken over 5 nights between 13th and 20th September 2020.
Telescope: - Skywatcher 130PDS Newtonian.
Camera: - Nikon D3100 with a GuDoQi Wireless Wifi SD Card.
ISO: 400. Automated white balance
Filters: - Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector. IDAS D2 Light Pollution Suppression Filter
Flats taken with a Huion L4S Light Box and a white t-shirt.
Wireless Remote: PIXEL TW-283 DC2 2.4G.
Mount: - Skywatcher EQ6R.
Guiding: Skywatcher EvoGuide 50ED & ZWO ASI120MM-Mini.
Polar Aligned with SharpCap Pro.
Control Software: - NINA connecting to EQMOD, PHD Guiding 2, and Plate Solve 2. EZ Share to automatically push pictures to the laptop for image centralization. Also used PHD Dither Timer.
Processing Software: Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, edited in Star Tools and Topaz Denoise AI.
Moon: Between 10% Waning Crescent and 10% waxing crescent. All pictures used had no moon in the sky.
Light Pollution and Location: - Bortle 7/8 in Davyhulme, Manchester. Different websites tell me different things about this. It all depends on the time of night and which way I’m pointing.
Seeing: - What an unusual and amazing run of clear sky’s either side of a new moon. Seeing was mostly good, sometimes fair and sometimes great.
Notes:- This was a major project for me spending more time on this picture than any of the pictures that came before it. It is the object that I have most looked forward to doing and was worried that the sky’s would not clear. They cleared.
I used 5 nights of data however I have actually been shooting Andromeda over 8 nights starting in early August with a half waning Moon. I must have about 20-30 hours of pictures, but I have now deemed the majority of these unusable. The gradients with even a half moon meant I stood no chance and 3 nights had to be written off completely. I stepped down to only include frames with below 3% sky background in DSS but this was not enough and it was only when I dumped all frames over 2% that I started to get some success. In fact 8 hours of below 2% was far better than the 13 hours I had below 3%.
I bought a long USB extender so I could control things indoors, this means my time outdoors is much less these days. The problem is that the wifi on the sd card doesn’t reach indoors so I had to use a wifi adapter I already had to receive the signal. This works for a while but after an hour or 2 the thing keeps cutting out which is very frustrating. Being indoors is such a boon so I have decided to still use NINA to set things up, plate solve and centre but I’m back to using the remote shutter and PHD2 dither timer for the main pictures to make sure I get a full session in. Enough is enough. At some point I will be buying a dedicated astronomy camera. The D3100 has served me well over the years but it won’t connect directly to any astro software and I’m tired of trying to work around this.
It was advised to me in the comments section of another picture to try using Topaz Denoise AI so I set up a free trial. Thanks a lot mate, I’m now going to have to depart with more money because I was impressed. Star Tools does a good job but Topaz is better. It can even improve pics from the noisiest camera in the world. A brief note on the colour, at least its not green. That said red seems to dominate, and I seem to pick up none of the blue that other photographers seem to get. Perhaps that will change with a better camera.
At the 2am meridian flip (a lot of the lights go out around here by then) I tried making out Andromeda with my naked eyes. I know where it is and can easily find it with bino’s. I actually think I saw it; the problem is I cant work out whether I am seeing something because there is something or I’m seeing something because I think I should be seeing something.
Previous pictures of Andromeda for comparison: -
Andromeda through 300mm lens on the D3100.Taken 7 years ago with no light pollution filter.
Milky Way and Andromeda over some trees.Standard DSLR shot taken in the Alps in 2013.
Andromeda and Comet C/2011 Panstarrs.Another standard DSLR pic taken is the Yorkshire Dales in 2013.
Ocultación de Saturno por la Luna
Fecha: 21-08-2024, de 03h18m a 04h25m U.T.
Lugar: Marchamalo, Guadalajara.
Temperatura ambiente: de +15.0ºC.
Cámara: ZWO ASI071MC Pro.
Óptica:
Telescopio Celestron Smidt-Cassegrain 8 pulgadas a f/10.
Corrector de coma Baader MPCC Mark III.
Filtro: Omegon Light Pollution Filter.
Montura: Skywatcher EQ6 Pro Synscan v.3.25.
Guiado: Automático sin autoguiado.
Exposiciones:
Luna: Video 70 frames a 0,003 s de exposición, 0ºC y 300 de ganancia.
Saturno: Video 58 frames a 0,060 s de exposición, 0ºC y 300 de ganancia.
Software: ASICap
ASIVideoStack v.1.12.
Adobe Photoshop CC 2019.
Astronomy Tools v.1.6.
Observaciones:
Edad de la Luna: menguante 16,2 días.
La Luna y los “Saturnos” se han seleccionado de un total de 4 videos y 600 imágenes realizadas, equivalente a un total de 43 Gb de datos.
Horsehead Nebula or Barnard 33
Skywatcher 200p, NEQ6 mount, Optolong CLS-CCD filter, Baader MPCC M3 coma corrector, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 41 x 3 minute exposures (2 hours 3 minutes) at Gain 121, dithering every 5 frames, Offset 30, 20 dark frames, 40 flat fields, 40 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Topaz de-noise and Photoshop.
23rd December 2020
Another tricky Caldwell object. 2 sessions this time but still difficult. Horrible light pollution gradients to deal with which are still visible in the background.
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-15°C, IDAS P2
25x300s, 20x180s, darks, flats, bias
NINA, APP, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI
Cepheus near the border with Cygnus. Bright Moonlight causing some background gradients.
2021-11-20
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-15°C
Altair Astro Tri-band filter
25x300s
darks, flats, bias
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP, Photoshop
NGC 6939, discovered by William Herschel, is quite old for an Open Cluster, between 1 and 1.3 billion years. It also lies about 400 parsecs above the galactic plane, a little unusual for Open Clusters as they are usually within the plane of the galaxy, hence the alternative name of Galactic Clusters.
NGC 6946 (also discovered by William Herschel) is about 25 million light years away and resides in the Virgo Supercluster. It’s known as the Fireworks Galaxy because it seems to be a hive of supernovae; ten have been observed in the 20th and 21st centuries alone. This is about 10 times the rate observed in our own galaxy, even though the Milky Way has twice as many stars. In fact more supernovae have been observed in this galaxy than any other.
During 2009, a bright star within NGC 6946 flared up over several months to become over one million times as bright as the Sun. Shortly thereafter it faded rapidly. Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope suggest that the star did not survive, although there remains some infrared emission from its position. This is thought to come from debris falling onto a black hole that formed when the star died. This potential black hole-forming star is designated N6946-BH1. The progenitor is believed to have been a yellow hypergiant star.
Wikipedia
LRGB from the Starfinder with additional luminance from the Edge.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Celestron EdgeHD 8" · Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY163M · ZWO ASI1600MM
Mounts
Losmandy GM8 / GM8G · Vixen GPDX
Filters
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2" · Meade Blue 2" · Meade Green 2" · Meade Red 2"
Accessories
Baader 2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector (2458400A) · Celestron 0.7X Reducer EdgeHD800 (94242) · 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)
Acquisition details
Dates:
Aug. 23, 2022 · Sept. 8, 2022
Frames:
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 150×120″(5h) bin 2×2
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 90×120″(3h) -10°C bin 2×2
Meade Blue 2": 30×120″(1h) bin 2×2
Meade Green 2": 30×120″(1h) bin 2×2
Meade Red 2": 30×120″(1h) bin 2×2
Integration:
11h
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
19.32 days
Avg. Moon phase:
54.13%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6631784
Resolution: 3374x4591
File size: 11.9 MB
Data source: Backyard
This very active star forming region is in the constellation Sagittarius less than 2 degrees from the Lagoon Nebula, M8. NGC 6559 is the blue reflection nebula bounded by a bright hydrogen emission arc. Open cluster IC 4685, with perhaps a couple dozen stars, surrounds the 9th magnitude blue star toward the upper right.
Image details:
21x300s 1x1 RGB, Total integration 5.25 hrs.
Orientation: FOV is 32'x24', North up
Acquired with 457mm F4.2 Newtonian, Baader filters and MPCC, SBIG ST-8300M, Lodestar guider using SGP, PlateSolve 2, PHD2
Processed in PixInsight and GIMP
Scope: Orion Optics VX6 with 1/10 PV upgraded optics
Guide Scope: Skywatcher ST80
Guide Cam: QHY 5 Mono
Mount: Skywatcher HQE5
Camera: QHY8
Additional: Astronomik CLS CCD Filter, Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector
Exposure: 10x600s ,Darks, Bias & Flats
Technical: 750mm f/5
Software: DSS, Pixinsight, Nebulosity 3, PHD2
Rather understated visually, but I like these distant galaxy fields, especially considering this is taken through an 8" scope (ie, these are pretty far and faint fuzzies...).
Constellation: Perseus (Per) · Contains: IC 312 · NGC 1259 · NGC 1260 · NGC 1264 · NGC 1265 · NGC 1267 · NGC 1268 · NGC 1270 · NGC 1271 · NGC 1272 · NGC 1273 · NGC 1274 · NGC 1275 · NGC 1277 · NGC 1278 · NGC 1281 · NGC 1282 · NGC 1283 · NGC 1293 · NGC 1294 · Perseus A
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
Accessory: GSO 2" Coma Corrector · Baader MPCC coma corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser
Dates:Aug. 27, 2021
Frames: 274x75" (5h 42' 30")
Integration: 5h 42' 30"
Avg. Moon age: 19.64 days
Avg. Moon phase: 75.48%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 4935903
Resolution: 2342x1742
Data source: Backyard
NGC 7331 & Quintet de Stephan
NGC 7331 est une galaxie spirale barrée située à environ 42,4 millions d'années-lumière de la Terre dans la constellation de Pégase. D'un diamètre d'environ 100 000 années-lumière, elle est l'élément principal d'un ensemble de galaxies connu sous le nom de "Deer Lick group"
A gauche, le Quintet de Stephan est un groupe de cinq galaxies en interaction
Exifs :
Newton SkyWatcher 200/1000
Monture EQ6-r pro
ZWO ASI2600 MC pro
Correcteur de coma Baader MPCC Mk III
ZWO OAG + ZWO ASI 290mm mini
ZWO EAF
ASIAIR Pro
Traitement PixInsight + Photoshop CC
Session 1 le 18/07/2021 :
49*300" => 4h05'
Gain 100 - Temp -5°C
Darks + Flats
Session 2 le 19/07/2021 :
50*300" => 4h10'
Gain 100 - Temp -5°C
Darks + Flats
TOTAL 99*300s : 8h15
I messed up and left high iso noise reduction enabled on my dslr, but I had too much time invested not to process it.
I'll have to try again, but not any time soon.
Bortle borderline 4/5
27 - 300 s lights
38 - 300 s darks
60 - flats
superbias in pixinsight
- Canon 7Dmkii @ ISO 1600
- 10" Orion f4 Newtonian Scope
- Baader Planetarium Coma Corrector MPCC
- Celestrion CGEM mount
- QHY5L-II guidecamera
- Orion ST80 400 mm Guidescope
- QHY Polemaster
- PHD2 - AstroTortilla
- BackyardEOS
- Stellarium
- pixinsight
- photoshop
A spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, also in the M51 (whirlpool) group about 29 million light years away.
40 240s lights (2 hours 40 minutes) with flats and bias. Dithered.
Telescope: - Skywatcher 130PDS Newtonian.
Camera: - Nikon D3100.
ISO: 400. Automated white balance
Filters: - Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector. IDAS D2 Light Pollution Suppression Filter
Flats taken with a Huion L4S Light Box and a white t-shirt.
Wireless Remote: PIXEL TW-283 DC2 2.4G.
Mount: - Skywatcher EQ6R.
Guiding: Skywatcher EvoGuide 50ED & ZWO ASI120MM-Mini.
Polar Aligned with SharpCap Pro.
Control Software: - Stellarium Scope, Stellarium, Poth Hub, EQMOD, All Sky Plate Solver, PHD Guiding 2 and PHD Dither Timer.
Processing Software: Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, edited in Star Tools and cropped in PS Lightroom.
Moon: Around about new
Light Pollution and Location: - Bortle 8 in Davyhulme, Manchester.
Seeing: - Average/Not Great
Notes: - A difficult target perhaps for my equipment and the time of year. I took it over 2 nights which gave me about 3 hours each night and I had to scrap a load of frames. I don’t think the seeing was as good as previous astronomy sessions. I’m not willing to give this anymore time at the moment and I want to try something else. I will perhaps try again in March or April in the future when there is still actual night time.
The remote shutter cable for the D3100 is flimsy and yet again this broke meaning I had to order a new one. I’ve also ordered one that will go into the snap port in the mount. I really want to consolidate the amount of software I use to take these pictures and improve on the automation. I think I’ve finally found something that may work called NINA so I am excited to try that out.
Orion's Belt - centered on "Alnitak", a 1.7 magnitute tripple star at one end of the belt.
Includes the Flame Nebula (NGC2024) and IC434 which contains the Horsehead Nebula.
Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian.
Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount
Orion 80mm f5 guide scope and 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.
UHC-S - 19 x 2min ISO400 (12bit NEF, Long Exp. NR on).
Raw conversion, initial colour balance and shadow and hightlight recover in DXO Optics Pro, aligned and stacked in Nebulosity, processed in Photoshop
5 October 14
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Fecha:16-12-2023, de 20h14m a 01h07m U.T.
Lugar:Las Inviernas, Guadalajara
Temperatura ambiente:de +03.5ºC a -03.5ºC
Cámara:ZWO ASI071MC Pro
Óptica:Telescopio Newtoniano TS, 200mm de diámetro f/4.
Corrector de coma Baader MPCC Mark III.
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.
Filtros:Omegon Light Pollution Filter.
Exposiciones:30 imágenes de 15s cada una, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia
29 imágenes de 30s cada una, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia
20 imágenes de 120s cada una, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia
16 imágenes de 600s cada una, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia
En total, 3h42min
30 darks de 15s, a -0.5ºC y 100 de ganancia
30 darks de 300s, a -0.5ºC y 100 de ganancia
25 darks de 120s, a -0.5ºC y 100 de ganancia
30 darks de 600s, a -0.5ºC y 100 de ganancia
30 flats de 1s, a -05ºC y 300 de ganancia
30 bias de 0.001s, a -05ºC y 100 de ganancia
Software:
Deep Sky Stacker v.4.2.6
PixInsight LE 1.0
Adobe Photoshop CC 2019
Astronomy Tools v.1.6
StarNet v.2.0
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-15°C
Tri-band filter
13x300s exposure
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP, Photoshop and Topaz denoise AI
Quite a tricky one but lots of detail in the dust lanes.
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-15°C, IDAS P2
30x240s, darks, flat, bias
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI
COMET C/2014 E2 JACQUES Meets the OPEN CLUSTER NGC 609
23 / 08 / 2014
I've been learning new stacking techniques by stacking the comet and stars separately, then combining using a layer mask in photoshop. This is my second version of this data. I'm very happy with this version it looks much better than my first attempt. This image was takn back on 23rd August 2014. I'm very much looking forward to imaging Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy in the coming weeks.
20 x 30 secs Light Frames
30 x 30 secs Dark Frames
ISO 800
Skywatcher 200P 8" 1000mm Reflector
EQ5
Canon 1100D Modded
Baader MKIII MPCC + Hutech IDAS LPS-D1 Filter
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI1600MM
Mounts
Losmandy GM8 / GM8G
Filters
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2" · Meade Blue 2" · Meade Green 2" · Meade Red 2"
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. 18, 2022
Frames:
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 110×120″(3h 40′) -10°C bin 2×2
Meade Blue 2": 30×120″(1h) bin 2×2
Meade Green 2": 30×120″(1h) bin 2×2
Meade Red 2": 30×120″(1h) bin 2×2
Integration:
6h 40′
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
23.93 days
Avg. Moon phase:
31.54%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6638032
RA center: 08h52m38s.9
DEC center: +33°25′22″
Pixel scale: 0.640 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 274.500 degrees
Field radius: 0.512 degrees
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Resolution: 3456x4612
File size: 15.6 MB
Data source: Backyard
250mm f4.8 Newtonian
QHY168C @-15°C
MPCC, Tri-band
15x300s 2/10 gain/offset
darks, flats, bias
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP, Photoshop
20x5min subs + equal darks @ ISO1600,
Modded 1000D @ -3degC
skywatcher 8in f5 reflector.
Baader MPCC.
CLS-CCD LP clip in filter.
Stacked in DSS and processed in PI, Lightroom and PS.
Very poor transparency with thin high cloud.
250mm f4.8 Newtonian
QHY168C @-15°C
MPCC, Triband filter
20x600s 2/20 gain/offset
darks, flats, bias
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP, Photoshop
Clouded out after 4 subs but its so bright that not alot of stretching is need so it keeps the noise down. Bit windy also.
4x5min subs + 6 darks @ ISO1600,
Modded 1000D
GSO 8in f6 reflector.
CGE mount.
Baader MPCC.
CLS-ccd LP filter.
Stacked in DSS and processed in PI.
Acquisition details:
OTA: Celestron 10" f/4.7 newtonian reflector, C10N
Filter: Astronomic CLS EOS-clip filter
Corrector: MPCC
Mount: Celestron CGEM DX
Camera: Canon 450d mod BCF, 70°F
Exposure: 63x2min ISO 1600
Guided with PHD, SSAG, Orion 50mm guide scope
Captured with BackyardEOS
Registered and stacked with DeepSkyStacker
Photographed from Round Rock TX (Orange zone)
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)
Acquisition details
Date: Jan. 29, 2023
Frames: 11
Focal length: 1214
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 7086716
RA center: 10h50m39s.8
DEC center: +80°13′04″
Pixel scale: 0.642 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 102.524 degrees
Field radius: 0.528 degrees
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Resolution: 3433x4830
File size: 14.2 MB
Data source: Backyard
Skywatcher 200p on NEQ6 mount. ASI294MC Pro camera. Baader MPCC M3 coma corrector,Optolong CLS-CCD filter.
The best frames from 2000 X 100 microsecond images, gain 482, sensor temperature -20C. Recorded as a .ser video. Processed in Autostakkert to align and stack and then Photoshop with Topaz denoise AI filter.
22nd January 2021
M15 est un amas globulaire situé dans la constellation de Pégase, à la limite de visibilité à l'œil nu.
C'est l'un des amas globulaires les plus denses de la Galaxie. Il est situé à une distance d'environ 33 600 années-lumière
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
ZWO EAF
ASIAIR Pro
Traitement Pixinsight + Photoshop CC
Prise le 04/11/2020 :
10*300" => 0h55'
ISO 800
01.10.16 Mars mount, Kemerovo region
12x10min ISO800, 5x1min ISO200, SW 130PDS Newton f/5, Baader MPCC, Canon350Da, guide Qhy5+9x50, CG5 SynScan.
MaximDL, Fitstacker, PixInsight, Photoshop. 80% resize.
The Pleiades or M45 (part of).
Skywatcher 200p on NEQ6 mount, with guiding and dithering every 10 images.
Optolong CLS-CCD filter, Baader MPCC M3. ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 67 x 60 second exposures (1 hour 7 minutes) at Gain 121, Offset 30 , 20 dark frames, 30 flat fields, 30 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Topaz de-noise and Photoshop.
The main stars are over exposed and it was a bit windy. 13th November 2020
L'amas globulaire M92 est situé dans la constellation d'Hercule, à 26.000 années-lumière de la Terre.
Newton SkyWatcher 200/1000
Monture EQ6-r pro
ZWO ASI2600 MC pro
Correcteur de coma Baader MPCC Mk III
ZWO OAG + ZWO ASI 290mm mini
ZWO EAF
ASIAIR Pro
Traitement PixInsight + Photoshop CC
Prise le 06/07/2021 :
21*300" => 1h45'
Gain 100 - Temp -5°C
Darks + Flats
More Tribbles... from left to right:
IC 2162, Sh 2-257 and Sh 2-254
Sh 2-256 is just below the middle one and Sh 2-258 is faintly to the left of the left-hand one.
2022-01-03
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-15°C
Altair Astro Tri-band filter
15x300s
darks, flats, bias
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP, Photoshop
Iris Nebula or NGC 7023.
Optolong CLS-CCD filter, Baader MPCC M3. ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 52 x 2 minute exposures (1 hour 44 minutes) at Gain 121, Offset 30 , 20 dark frames, 15 flat fields, 30 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Topaz de-noise and Photoshop. 28th November 2020.
Dodging clouds.
Ori NGC2175 Nebulosa Cabeza de Mono
Fecha: 12-10-2023, de 01h27m a 03h57m U.T.
Lugar: Las Inviernas, Guadalajara
Temperatura ambiente: de +08.0ºC a +07.0ºC
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 SvBony 60mm de diámetro a f/4.
Exposiciones:
30 imágenes de 300s cada una, a 0ºC y 100 de ganancia
en total, 2h30m.
30 darks de 300s, a 0ºC y 100 de ganancia
30 flats de 0.16s, a 0ºC y 300 de ganancia
30 bias de 0.001s, a 0ºC y 100 de ganancia
Software: Deep Sky Stacker v.4.2.6
PixInsight LE 1.0
Adobe Photoshop CC 2019
Astronomy Tools v.1.6
StarNet v.2.0
Observaciones:
Nombre: Nebulosa Cabeza de Mono
Tipo: Cúmulo estelar abierto con nebulosas de extensa emisión asociadas
Designación: NGC 2175, Cr84, OCL476, IC2159
Constelación: Orion (Orión)
Ascensión Recta (J2000): 06h 09m 39s
Declinación (J2000): +20º 29' 15''
Distancia a la Tierra: 6350 años-luz
Tamaño aparente: 18’
Magnitud aparente: +6.8
NGC 2175 es un bonito cúmulo estelar abierto que se halla inmerso en una extensa nebulosa de emisión HII. Ha habido discrepancia desde hace años, ya que también ha sido referido con el nombre NGC 2174. Ambas identificaciones hacen referencia principalmente a la nebulosa, que forma parte de una región más extensa, una región HII denominada Sharpless Sh2-252.
El cúmulo parece corresponder a Collinder Cr84, si bien no hay fuentes muy claras al respecto. Está formado por estrellas jóvenes, predominando aquéllas de tipo espectral O. En el centro hay una que destaca levemente, que parece ser la causante de ionizar a la nebulosa. Unas 70 estrellas se dispersan por toda la zona sin una estructura aparente.
El cúmulo fue descubierto por Giovanni Batista Hodierna antes de 1654 y posteriormente redescubierto independientemente por Karl Christian Bruhns en 1857.
La nebulosa se conoce comúnmente con el nombre de “Nebulosa Cabeza de Mono” por su forma característica que recuerda la cabeza de ese animal. El gas brillante y el polvo oscuro no sobreviven bien en la Nebulosa Cabeza de Mono. Las estrellas jóvenes cerca del centro de la nebulosa generan vientos estelares y radiación de alta energía que hace que el material de la nebulosa adopte formas complejas. La nebulosa está compuesta principalmente de hidrógeno alfa HII ionizado que brilla en longitudes de onda infrarrojas debido a la radiación.
Este cúmulo estelar es fácilmente localizable entre la mano derecha levantada de Orión y el pie de Géminis, en una zona muy rica de la Vía Láctea invernal, pero se necesitan telescopios reflectores de grandes aberturas superiores a los 200mm para poder vislumbrar la nebulosa. Un filtro UHC ayuda a mejorar la observación visual de la nebulosa. Fotográficamente, el cúmulo y su nebulosa son fácilmente registrables con teleobjetivos luminosos de f/4 e inferior y tiempos de exposición de pocos minutos.
2021-11-03
Telescope: 250mm f4.8 Newtonian
MPCC, Altair Astro Triband
Camera: QHY168C @-15°C
Exposure(s): 18x300s
Captured in NINA
Processing in APP, Photoshop
Les galaxies de Bode (M81) et du cigare (M82) dans la Grande Ourse
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
ZWO EAF
ASIAIR Pro
Traitement Pixinsight + Photoshop CC
Prise le 17/11/2020 :
94*300" => 7h50'
ISO 800
DOF
Darks utilisés : 10°C
Hidden Galaxy or IC342
Skywatcher 200p, NEQ6 mount, UV/IR Cut filter, Baader MPCC M3 coma corrector, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
NINA Observatory Software.
25 x 300 second (2 hours 5 minutes) at Gain 350, Offset 30, dithering every 3rd frame, 40 dark frames, 40 flat fields, 40 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Topaz de-noise and Photoshop.
It remains hidden!
12th/13th April 2021.