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NGC300
Planewave 17” CDK
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Chroma L,R,G,B,Ha
Focuser: IRF90
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.8
Mount: 10 Micron GM3000
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
16,8h of data, combination in PixInsight done:
L: 22 x 900sec
R:16 x 600sec
G:18 x 600sec
B: 16 x 600sec
Ha: 9x 1800sec
ASI 294 MC PRO.
SV503, 80 ED Svbony con
aplanador x1 (560mm).
HEQ5 PRO.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 123/ Offset 30 -10ºc.
L-Extreme 54x300s.
Bortle 7.
PixInsight.
An LRGB image of NGC1531
Data subs courtesy of Telescope Live.
Processed in PixInsight and Affinity Photo.
A fairly difficult image to process as a few of the subs did not align very well, worth the effort as it is a great target.
M78 and barnard's loop
dec 2014, jan/feb 2015
sierra remote observatories, california
FSQ-106 on paramount ME
39x900 L
15x900 R
13x900 G
11x800 B
processed in pixinsight 1.8
RCW58
Planewave 17” CDK
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Chroma L,R,G,B,Ha, OIII
Focuser: IRF90
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.8
Mount: 10 Micron GM3000
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
38h of LRGBHa data, combination in PixInsight done:
L: 16 x 600sec
R: 18 x 600sec
G: 17 x 600sec
B: 16 x 600sec
Ha: 28 x 1800sec
OIII: 27 x 1800sec
This is a 4 night Two panel shot join is in the middle of the two shots. As I am able to rotate the Nikon 300mm F4 prime on its lens clamp I marked the degrees so I could rotate to suit camera angle. once done I got an error reading each night 1.4 degrees.
the two panels joined perfectly with next to no step between the two panels. I am impressed so much I am almost willing to for go the Auto Focus with the belt to be able to rotate the camera.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_Supernova_Remnant
for those interested a bit more info in the link.
Who can see the face in the shot.
ZWOASI071MC -10c 90 shots per panel 600 secs, over 4 night camera rotated.
ZWOEAF disconnected ,
Optolong LeNhance filter In filter draw,
Nikon 300MM F4 D Lens,
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
Guided PHD2, SGP
Pixinsight, Ps & Lr.
IC5070, only 1600 light years away. 90 exposures of 3 minutes each from Kista in Stockholm. Processed SHO in Pixinsight and PS. Bortre 8/9. WO Megrez90
Reprocessed with PixInsight
4 hours of light frames.
Original effort here: www.flickr.com/photos/andyweeks/49886628283/in/photolist-...
M100
CHI-1, 60cm F6.5 Reflector
Model: Planewave CDK24
Aperture: 610 mm (24 inches)
Focal Length: 3962 mm
Model: QHY 600M Pro
Pixel Size: 3.76s μm
Observatory name: El Sauce Observatory
Location: Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Coordinates: 30.472529° S, 70.762999° W (Google maps)
Elevation: 1525 m
Average seeing: 1'' - 1.5''
MPC code: X02
Original data from Telescope Live
6h30min LRGB data, integrated in PixInsight
RGB 3x60x180s (9 hours total)
Canon 400mm 2.8 III + TCx2
AP GTO1100
Zwo 1600 MM Pro + EFW
Processing Pixinsight/LR
Jan. and Feb. 2025: Vespera Pro: Just 2h 30min of data, integration done in PixInsight. CLS Filter used. Moon: 5% & 21%
RC8 @ 1090 mm, ASI294MC, Player One Anti-Halo PRO Dual-Band 2″ Ha+OIII, 100 x 180" (5h)
NINA, Pixinsight et Affinity 2
Another astro image - the clouds cleared last night, despite the forecast saying it would be overcast, so I stayed up all night and grabbed 6 hours or data collection on Andromeda. It's not finished as I need to collect further data to refine the image further and collect some data in the hydrogen (red) spectrum to show the nebulae within the spirals. So it's a work in process but still my best to date on this celestial object.
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years 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.
The mass of the Andromeda Galaxy is of the same order of magnitude as that of the Milky Way, at 1 trillion solar masses and it has a diameter of about 220,000 light years.
The number of stars contained in the Andromeda Galaxy is estimated at one trillion, or roughly twice the number estimated for the Milky Way.
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are expected to collide in around 4.5 billion years, merging to form a giant elliptical galaxy or a large lenticular galaxy.
Also visible in this shot are two satellite dwarf galaxies, M32 and M110 (the two other fuzzy star formations to the left and just below Andromeda).
ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro, gain 100, cooled to -10degC
William Optics GT81 with Flat 6AIII
Optolong L-Pro filter
ASIAir Pro guided
HEQ5 Pro mount
98 x 180s lights
40 darks
50 flats
50 dark flats
Stacked and processed in Pixinsight, then PS and LR for final touches
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Astro-Physics RH 305, RCOS 14.5"
Imaging cameras: SBIG STX KAF-16803, FLI MicroLine 8300 CCD-camera FLI
Mount: Paramount-ME
Software: Pixinsight 1.8
Filters: Astrodon Luminance, Astrodon Blue, Astrodon Red, Astrodon Green
Accessory: FLI Atlas
Resolution: 3723x3338
Dates: Jan. 19, 2017, Feb. 1, 2017, Feb. 2, 2017, March 5, 2017, March 19, 2017
Frames:
Astrodon Blue: 25x900" bin 1x1
Astrodon Green: 24x900" bin 1x1
Astrodon Luminance: 31x1200" bin 1x1
Astrodon Luminance: 16x30" bin 1x1
Astrodon Luminance: 12x300" bin 1x1
Astrodon Luminance: 83x600" bin 1x1
Astrodon Red: 22x900" bin 1x1
Ha 5nm: 13x1200" bin 1x1
Ha 5nm: 16x1800"
Here we have a look at M81 with some excellent RC data and some very nice test data from the new AP RH 305. I could have pushed the IFN but felt this balance worked well. Hope you enjoy.
Tech Specs:
Taken 21 Dec 22, Oracle, Arizona, Bortle 4,
Transparency 9/10, calm, temperature 44F, RH 63%
Nikon d7100, Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 @ f/5
103x90s, iso 3200, Raw
Orion Sirius EQ mount, PixInsight, Photoshop
… captured with the ZWO Seestar S50 in equatorial mode, mosaic image of 1674 x 10 second frames, 274 minutes integration time. Stacked in Siril and processed in Pixinsight and photoshop
Using my standard Fujifilm X-T5 camera and Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 lens along with a Astrotrac clock drive, I recorded Comet Lemmon under clear calm conditions in a Bortle 5 sky. Because of the city sky glow, I stepped down the f-stop to f/5.6 but continued to use 10x30s exp at iso 1600 to fix stars with little comet drift in Pixinsight. When I included all 98x30s exp fixing on the comet, the result was considerable more dramatic: www.flickr.com/photos/cloud_spirit/54863859267.
The two relatively bright stars to the right of Lemmon are 6.1 and 6.5 magnitude for comparison. The bright orange star near the center left edge is 4.8 magnitude.
Picture of the day
Televue NP101 (540mm) on Sky-Watcher AZEQ5 Mount (Guided)
QSI6120 LRGB with Astrodon filters
27x2min L
7x5min L
20x2min R
19x2min G
19x2min B
Stacked and processed with Pixinsight
This was taken from Yakima Canyon, WA on a very cold night (-7-degrees C). My dew heaters eventually lost the battle to the frost!
Another globular cluster of stars accompanying our Milky way galaxy. Originally catalogued by Messier as a nebulae when first discovered in the 18th century
Only got a few shots in before sunrise between the clouds and haze.
Askar 120APO: 840mm f/7
ZWO ASI533MC Cooled Color Camera at -20C
Guided on ZWO AM5
26x60s with UV/IR cut filter
Processed with PixInsight, Ps
Managed another 30mins of subs to add to the previous image.
HEQ5 PRO
WO 71GT @f/4.7
QHY163M Gain 325 -20C
Baader narrowband filter set
Total acquisition time 2hrs30min
Processed using Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Bodes Galaxy (M81) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82) are known to form a beautiful pair of galaxies. M81 is strongly interacting with M82 and a third galaxy, named NGC 3077. This galactic trio was the target of this image.
M81 is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away, in the constellation Ursa Major. It is the main galaxy of the 'M81 Group', which includes 60 Galaxies.
M82 is a starburst galaxy and a member of the M81 Group. It is it is about five times more luminous than the whole Milky Way and has a center one hundred times more luminous than our galaxy's center. The starburst activity is thought to have been triggered by interaction with neighboring galaxy M81.
NGC3077 is thr small galaxy on the left and a member of the M81 Group as well. Despite looking much like an elliptical galaxy, it is a spiral galaxy. It shows wispy edges and scattered dust clouds that are probably a result of gravitational interaction with its larger neighbors.
EXIF
Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM Pro
Telescope: William Optics Megrez 88, f/5.6 (500mm)
Mount: Skywatcher AZ-GTI
Filters: Baader LRGB & H-alpha
3h30min total exposure time
Processing: PixInsight & Photoshop
Thor's Helmut, NGC 2359. 12,000 light-years away.
34 hrs of H and O data. + RGB stars, 2 hrs.
10 min exposures.
Esprit 120mm 840 focal length f 7.0
Camera: QHY268M
Gain: 56
Filters: Optolong 3 nm HO
Cooling Temperature: -20 Celsius
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R with QHY Polemaster alignment
Autofocus: Moonlite nitecrawler
Guide scope: Orion 60mm focal length 240mm f/4
Auto-guiding: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Control: Primaluce Eagle 4S
Calibrated PixInsight
Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom
Phoenix, AZ - Bortle 9 skies
Astro-Physics Riccardi-Honders 305mm @ F/3.65
Moravian C3 61000 + Chroma Ha, [O-III] 8nm
Astro Physics 1200
Astro-Physics 130 GTX + QUADTCC @ F/4.5
Moravian G3 11002 + Astrodon RGB
Astro Physics 1200
L: 22x300s bin 1x1
Ha: 76x300s bin 1x1
[O III]: 67x300s bin 1x1
RGB: 25x300s bin 1x1
Total exposure: 20h
Captured with Sequence Generator Pro
Processed with Pixinsight
ASI 294 MC PRO.
72 ED Skywatcher con reductor/aplanador 0.85.
Star Adventurer 2i.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 123/ Offset 30 -10ºc
41x300s
L-Extreme
Bortle 8.
PixInsight.
Technical Details:
Telescope: Tele Vue NP101 @ f/4.3
Camera: QSI 6120
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2
Guiding: Off-Axis with QHY 5IIL-M
Filters: Astrodon 3nm Narrowband
38x5min H-Alpha
59x5min OIII
60x5min SII
13.1 hours total integration time over two nights
Processed with PixInsight
Captured in the Central District, Seattle
Hi guys,here the Rosette Nebula
Telescope: SharpStar 150 f2,8
Guide Scope:Evoguide
Mount : Skywatcher HEQ5
Imaging camera: ZWO 2600MC
Guiding camera: ZWO 290 MC
Filters: NBZ Idas
Plate solving: SGpro
Imaging software: Sgpro
Guiding software: PHD2
Processing software: Pixinsight
NBZ: 120X120s exposure @100Gain
Integration: 4 hrs
Centaurus A
CHI-1, 60cm F6.5 Reflector
Model: Planewave CDK24
Aperture: 610 mm (24 inches)
Focal Length: 3962 mm
Model: QHY 600M Pro
Pixel Size: 3.76s μm
Observatory name: El Sauce Observatory
Location: Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Coordinates: 30.472529° S, 70.762999° W (Google maps)
Elevation: 1525 m
Average seeing: 1'' - 1.5''
MPC code: X02
Original data from Telescope Live
17,5h LRGBHa data, integrated in PixInsight
60x180s (3h retenues sur 6h). Seeing mauvais
Filtre Idas LPS D1 - gain 120, -10°C.
Ciel Bortle 4.
Lunette TS triplet 80x480.
Réducteur TS x0.79.
Monture HEQ5 pro goto modifiée.
Caméra ZWO ASI294mc pro.
Guidage chercheur SW 9x50 + ASI120mm mini.
Asiair pro.
Pixinsight, PS.
(38) 3 minute exposures
ZWO 533MC Pro OSC Camera
iOptron GEM28 Mount
William Optics 61ii Refractor
Processed in Pixinsight
Astro-Physics Riccardi-Honders 305mm @ F/3.65
Moravian C3 61000 + Chroma Ha, [O-III], [S-II] 8nm
Astro Physics 1200
Ha: 76x300s bin 1x1
[O III]: 67x300s bin 1x1
[S II]: 49x300s bin 1x1
Total exposure: 16h
Captured with Sequence Generator Pro
Processed with Pixinsight
Only 55 mins of subs from last season. Using canon650d swEd80 eq6 r pro mount processed in pixinsight and ps
Remix with the same acquisitions as for my version last year..
Skywatcher Esprit 80/400, ASI2600MM-Pro, Astronomik CLS / RGB / Ha (5h / 3 x 1h30 / 6h). Pixinsight, GraXpert AI
10 hours integration time. Bortle 3.5.
ZWO AM5 mount.
AstroTech EDP60 scope.
AsiAir Plus
2600 Duo (imaging and guiding camera)
Ambien T 20F
Moon waxing crescent 28%
Darks/Blats/Bias applied
Stacked in Astropixel Processor
Processing in Pixinsight
Crop and sig in PScc
ASI 294 MC PRO.
72 ED Skywatcher con reductor/aplanador 0.85.
Star Adventurer 2i.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 123/ Offset 30 -10ºc
L-Extreme 97x300s
Bortle 8.
PixInsight.
ASI 294 MC PRO.
72 ED Skywatcher con reductor/aplanador 0.85.
Star Adventurer 2i.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 123/ Offset 30 -10ºc
45x300s
L-Extreme
Bortle 8.
PixInsight.
Sky: Class 3 Bortle.
Lights: Total 2H
24x300s
DOF: 20x
Prétraitement: Siril
Traitement: PixInsight / EZ Processing Suite / PS / DxO PhotoLab
Canon 700D Défiltré
Skywatcher 80ED Equinox (80x500)
Télévue TV85 Field Flatteneur 0.8x
Skywatcher Neq6 Pro
Guide Scope: Zwo 30mm F/4
Guide Cam: Zwo Asi120MM
Guide Soft: Phd2 on Rpi
Markarian's Chain in Virgo Cluster
2022 Texas Star Party
Image Acquisition:
Rainbow Astro RST-135E
William Optics Fluorostar 91 w/0.8x reducer (435mm f.l.)
QHY 268C w/ZWO UV/IR cut filter
Eagle4s computer w/NINA and PHD2
Primaluce 60mm Guide Scope w/QHY 5L-II-M
Image Processing:
72x5min = 360 min
PixInsight
ASI 294 MC PRO.
72 ED Skywatcher con reductor/aplanador 0.85.
Star Adventurer 2i.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 123/ Offset 30 -10ºc
L-Extreme 41x300s
Bortle 8.
PixInsight,
Second set of data on M42 Data from December 11th 2022
Celestron RASA 8"
ZWO183mc pro
ZWO EAF
IDAS NBZ filter
ZWO air pro
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
60x 30s, 120 x 1s/2s , 30*5s Lights, Flats , Darks and Bias.
Gain 122 at -10C
Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop
Running Man Nebula on the left, Orion Nebula on the right.
Always have to try for this every winter as it's such a gorgeous part of the night sky. This year I used the new BlurXTerminator module for PixInsight. It does a great job of reducing star size while enhancing DSO details. Still fighting star halos but it's improving my images nicely.
Image Details:
- Imaging Scope: William Optics 61mm ZenithStar APO
- Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Color with IR Cut filter
- Guiding Scope: William Optics 31mm Uniguide
- Guiding Camera: Orion Starshoot Auto Guider
- Acquisition Software: Sharpcap
- Guiding Software: PHD2
- Light Frames: 25*4 mins @ 50 Gain, Temp -10C
- Dark Frames: 25*4 mins
- Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker
- Processed in PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom and Topaz Denoise
Hi guys,NGC2170
Telescope: SharpStar 150 f2,8
Guide Scope:Evoguide
Mount : Skywatcher HEQ5
Imaging camera: ZWO 2600MC
Guiding camera: ZWO 290 MC
Filters: Lpro
Plate solving: SGpro
Imaging software: Sgpro
Guiding software: PHD2
Processing software: Pixinsight/PS
Lpro: 72x600s exposure @ 0 Gain
Integration: 12 hrs
Hi guys,rho ophiuchi region.
Telescope: SharpStar 150 f2,8
Guide Scope:Evoguide
Mount : Skywatcher HEQ5
Imaging camera: ZWO 2600MC
Guiding camera: ZWO 290 MC
Filters: Lpro
Plate solving: SGpro
Imaging software: Sgpro
Guiding software: PHD2
Processing software: Pixinsight
Lpro: 30x600s exposure @ 100 Gain
Integration: 5hrs
NGC3521
LRGB data from Telescope Live. Processed with PixInsight.