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M13 Hercules Cluster
L 38 * 60s
R 14 * 180s
G 14 * 180s
B 14 * 180s
Integration Time 2h 44m
Takahashi epsilon-160ed
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
iOptron CEM60
Antlia LRGB filters
ZWO OAG-L + ZWO ASI174MM
ZWO EAF, EFW
Nina, PixInsight, Topaz DeNoise AI, Photoshop
2024-10-27
Harney, MD
This is my first attempt to use two panels to capture a celestial object. I used Photometric Mosaic to merge the panels in Pixinsight.
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC
Guide Camera: QHY5III462
Telescope: Vixen ED80SF f/7.5
Mount: Losmandy G11
Integration:
107x120s (3.56 hrs) Panel 1
92x120s (3.06 hrs) Panel 2
No filters
Capture: NINA
Processing: Pixinsight, Affinity
ASI 294 MC PRO.
SV503, 80 ED Svbony con
aplanador x1 (560mm).
HEQ5 PRO.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 123/ Offset 30 -10ºc.
Filtro SV231 44x300s.
Bortle 7.
PixInsight.
For this image of the Triangulum Galaxy I took
33 - 5 min light frames
3 - 5 min dark frames (had mount issues)
no flat frames
50 bias frames
Images were stacked in DSS and processed in PixInsight
Clavius is a large crater found on the southern side of the moon, it measures approximately 136 miles across. The crater was named after Christoph Klau (or Christophorus Clavius) a 16th century German mathematician and astronomer.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope, ASI462MC camera, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in Autostakkert and PixInsight. Image Date: May 29, 2023. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
This image was selected for AAPOD www.aapodx2.com/2016/20160316.html
18 x Ha 23 x OIII 8 x SII. Managed to get one clear night over Christmas to finish this one off. Some of the OIII was taken in not ideal conditions but decided to use them anyway I would have liked to get some more data on SII but its time to move onto the next target.
24.5Hrs in total.
Optics: Takahashi Baby Q FSQ-85ED F5.3
Camera: Xpress Trius SX-694 Mono Cooled to -15C
Image Scale: 2.08 Arcsec
Guiding: OAG, Lodestar X2
Filter: Baader Ha,OIII,SII
Mount: Skywatcher AZ EQ6-GT EQ & Alt-Az Mount connected to the Sky X and Eqmod via HitecAstro EQDIR adapter
Image Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro
Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight
Processing: Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CC
Diese interessante Galaxiengruppe befindet sich im Sternbild Jagdhunde.
Die Galaxiengruppe besteht aus den Galaxien NGC 5350, NGC 5353, NGC 5354, NGC 5355 und NGC 5358
und ist ca. 100 Millionen Lichtjahre entfernt.
Links im Bild befindet sich die Balken-Spiralgalaxie NGC 5371, diese gehört allerdings nicht zu Hickson 68.
Auch hier wieder unglaublich viele Hintergrundgalaxien im Bild, sowie der Quasar [VV2006] J135445.9+403344
Processing: PixInsight
total exposure time: 7 hours
120x120s Luminanz
Equipment:
10" f/4 ONTC Newtonian Teleskope
ASI294mmPro
Astronomik L-2
Skywatcher EQ-8 Pro
RGB Moravian G2-8300FW 2015
4x900s red
4x900s green
4x900s blue
Equipment:
Scope: Lacerta 72/432 F6 0.85x reduktorral (367mm F5.1)
Mount: Skywatcher EQ-5 Pro Synscan Goto
Guiding: OAG
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120mm Mini
Main camera: ZWO ASI183MM-Pro cooled monochrome camera
Accessories:
ZWO ASIAIR Pro
ZWO EFW 8x1.25"
ZWO EAF
ZWO OAG
ZWO 1.25 Helical focuser
Lacerta Dew-heater 30cm
Programs:
PixInsight
Adobe Photoshop CC 2020
Details:
Camera temp: -15°C
Gain: 53
Astronomik L-3 UV-IR Block: 146x180s
Bortle Scale: 4
Location: Isaszeg, Hungary
Acquisition date(s):
2021.03.08., 2021.03.19.
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 37x300s
Bortle 8.
PixInsight,
Shot on the morning of 20th January, 54 x 120s frames processed in PixInsight following Adam Block's excellent tutorial. This was shot using a William Optics Redcat51 on an ASI2600MC Pro camera.
Equipment:
10" f/4 ONTC Newtonian Teleskope
ASI294mmPro
Astronomik Deep-Sky RGB
Astronomik L-2
Skywatcher EQ-8 Pro
exposure time: 16hour
Processing: PixInsight/affinity
photo
285x120 Luminanz
74x120s red
74x120s green
75x120s blue
Quick reprocess M27 to try out new BlurXterminator in PixInsight.
Definitely made a big difference in separation and sharpness of stars. Lots of stars that were previously merged now quite distinct. Nebulosity also seems slightly sharper.
Celestron 9.25 + Celestron f/6.3 Reducer + ZWO ASI533MC + Optolong L-eXtreme
EQ6-R Pro
36x180" lights
No calibration frames
Nebulosity4 for Mac
PixInsight
Photoshop CC
Cairns, Australia
Bortle 6
This is 12 shots(6x2) as the milky way rises in our Southern Skies as per the plan by Nina, This Is Not Seen North Of The Equator. This is halfway to where I want to get there is another panorama of 12 shots to go to get to the panorama I took last year. Each Panel is a night worth of shots then added to PtGui to get the panorama. There positively no edits on the stars this is the number that the camera can see.
ZWOASI071MC -10 43 shots per night
600 sec rotated 80 degrees.
Nikon 105 mm f2.8 G Lens
Optolong LeNhance filter,
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps Lr.
Flaming Star Nebula IC405
distance 7500 Lj
bicolor
Equipment:
TS 10" f/4 ONTC Newton
1000mm f4
GPU Aplanatic Koma Korrector
Moravian CCD G2-8300FW
Astrodon LRGB
Astronomik Ha Filter
Astronomik OIII Filter
Losmandy G11/LFE Photo
Guding:
Lodestar on TS Optics - ultra short 9mm Off Axis Guider
PHD2
5x900s Luminanz
4x900s red
4x300s green
4x900s blue
10x900s OIII
10x900s h-alpha
total exposure time: ca. 9:30 hour
Processing: PixInsight/Lightroom
M42 - Orion Nebula taken 22.11.2014 from Co. Monaghan
SW 200PDS on CG5-GT
Canon 1100D - Baader Neodymium Filter
8x 4"
5x darks
25x bias
25x flats
Processed in PixInsight & CS5
PixInsight/NarrowbandNormalization was used to get the colors right.
ZWO ASI6200MM-P/EFW(Chroma 3nm SHO)
Tele Vue NP101is (4" f/4.32)
Losmandy G11
Ha: 8 x 600s
Oiii: 4 x 600s
Sii 8 x 600s
3:20 total integration time
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region. The Lagoon Nebula is estimated to be between 4,000–6,000 light-years away from the Earth. In the sky of Earth, it spans 90' by 40', which translates to an actual dimension of 110 by 50 light years. Like many nebulae, it appears pink in time-exposure color photos but is gray to the eye peering through binoculars or a telescope, human vision having poor color sensitivity at low light levels. The nebula contains a number of Bok globules (dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material), the most prominent of which have been catalogued by E. E. Barnard as B88, B89 and B296. It also includes a funnel-like or tornado-like structure caused by a hot O-type star that emanates ultraviolet light, heating and ionizing gases on the surface of the nebula. The Lagoon Nebula also contains at its centre a structure known as the Hourglass Nebula (so named by John Herschel), which should not be confused with the better known Engraved Hourglass Nebula in the constellation of Musca. In 2006, four Herbig–Haro objects were detected within the Hourglass, providing direct evidence of active star formation by accretion within it. (Explore Scientific ED127, Antlia SHO 3nm, ZWO AM%, ASI2600MM-Pro, ASIAIR, Pixinsight, Photoshop).
Les pléiades le 12/02/2023
William GT71
réducteur Flat 6 AIII 0.8
monture AZEQ6
camera asi 1600mm
filtres lrvb zwo et roue à filtre
Guidage:
uniguide William Optics
asi 120mini.
Logiciels:
NINA PHD guidding2 Pixinsight.
Temps de poses:
L 37x180
R 32x90
V 32x90
B 32x90
total 4h10mn.
Another Version of Moon. Processed in PixInsight, Starfire102mm, ASI6200MM Pro, gain 100, exposure 0.001, LRGB, AutoStakkert with PixInsight to combine LRGB files.
This image shows two groups of galaxies. You might recognize Stephan's Quintet, the galaxies near the lower left corner, as the conversing angels in the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”. 😀 The Deer Lick Group of galaxies, with NGC 7331 as its largest member, is near the upper right corner.
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 8 at f/7
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach 1 GTO
Integration: Approx 65 mins each of RGB (~13 x 5 minute subframes)
Processing Software: PixInsight v1.9, Adobe Photoshop
Captured under dark skies near Goldendale, WA.
Imaging telescope or lens: Officina Stellare Veloce RH 200 MKII Gus
Imaging camera: FLI MicroLine 8300 CCD-camera FLI
Mount: Paramount-ME
Software: Pixinsight 1.8
Filters: Astronomik Deep-Sky R Filter, Astronomik Deep-Sky B Filter, Astronomik Deep-Sky G Filter, Astronomik L2 Lum, Astronomik Ha 6nm
Accessory: FLI Atlas
Resolution: 3146x2484
Dates: Dec. 21, 2017, Dec. 22, 2017, Dec. 23, 2017
Frames:
Astronomik Deep-Sky B Filter: 19x300" bin 1x1
Astronomik Deep-Sky G Filter: 19x300" bin 1x1
Astronomik Deep-Sky R Filter: 19x300" bin 1x1
Astronomik Ha 6nm: 38x300" bin 1x1
Astronomik L2 Lum: 31x300" bin 1x1
Integration: 10.5 hours
Locations: Image The Universe Remote Telescopes, Fregenal de la Sierra, Extremadura, Spain
The new RH 200 MKII is nearly ready to roll - a few tweaks yet to be done to improve a few aspects but nothing major. The test data was very nice, hopefully, the image demonstrates that.
At just 10.5 hours including Ha the benefits of such a fast scope are clear to see.
As well as the nice blue reflection around the Christmas Tree Cluster area which structurally seems to be lifted out from the red emissions, I was also interested to see the nice yellow tones appearing just below the cone.
Hope you enjoy.
The heart of the Heart nebula revisited using the "natural palette" with special attention to the dark nebulas there.
It a complete rework of a previous image made on SHOrgb.
A total of 57 hours of integration and a lot of intermediate version on the process.
Still I think that I could obtain more details, but this will be next year (maybe :P ).
Technical card
Imaging telescopes or lenses:Teleskop Service TS Photoline 107mm f/6.5 Super-Apo , Altair Astro RC250-TT 10" RC Truss Tube
Imaging cameras:ZWO ASI183MM-Cool , ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mounts:Skywatcher EQ6R Pro , Mesu 200 Mk2
Guiding telescopes or lenses:Celestron OAG Deluxe , Teleskop Service TSOAG9 Off-Axis Guider
Guiding cameras:ZWO ASI290 Mini , ZWO ASI174 Mini
Focal reducers:Riccardi Reducer/Flattener 0.75x , Telescope-Service TS 2" Flattener
Software:Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight , Seqence Generator Pro
Filters:Astrodon O-III 36mm - 5nm , Astrodon S-II 36mm - 5nm , Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm , Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm , Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm , Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm , Optolong SII 6.5nm 36mm , Optolong OIII 6.5nm 36mm
Accessory:ZWO EFW , MoonLite NiteCrawler WR30 , MoonLite CSL 2.5" Focuser with High Res Stepper Motor
Dates:Nov. 29, 2019
Frames:
Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 90x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 90x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon HA 36mm - 5nm: 166x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Optolong OIII 6.5nm 36mm: 80x600" (gain: 183.00) -15C bin 1x1
Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series 36mm: 90x30" (gain: -75.00) -15C bin 1x1
Optolong SII 6.5nm 36mm: 80x600" (gain: 183.00) -15C bin 1x1
Integration: 56.6 hours
Avg. Moon age: 2.95 days
Avg. Moon phase: 9.53%
Astrometry.net job: 3907933
RA center: 2h 34' 16"
DEC center: +61° 21' 18"
Pixel scale: 1.007 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 359.646 degrees
Field radius: 0.408 degrees
Resolution: 1760x2328
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
Reprocess while waiting for our UK weather to improve.
Data captured 10th, 13th, 14th and 15th April. Scope was Skywatcher 250pds. Atik 490EX CCD, Baader RGB filters and Astronomik CLS for L. Guiding was 90x50 finder with QHY5IIL. Software used was Artemis capture, PHD guiding, Pixinsight.
Processed to try to bring out the nebulosity area's as much as possible.
6 1/2 hours exposure in total and a similar time to process.
L x42 1x1 300 secs total 210 mins
R x12 1x1 300 secs total 60 mins
G x11 1x1 300 secs total 55 mins
B x14 1x1 300 secs total 70 mins
NGC 1499. Still a work in process. A three panel mosaic to capture most of it. HOO dual band capture with RGB stars. 10 hours per panel and 1 hour for stars.
StellarVue 90mm Raptor
Askar FMA 180 Pro
ASI 2600mc pro
ASI 290mm
AM5
AA+
Processed in PixInsight
Astrophotography always creates a perspective shift.
Check our my full astrophotography gallery in my Albums, or on my website here. (link might not be visible on mobile)
As always, captured on a clear night in my Bortle 3 backyard in southern Arizona using my C8, AM5, and ASI533MC Pro. About 2 hours of integration.
Image Details:
11x1200s Ha 1x1 (3hrs 40mins)
8x900 OIII 2x2 (2hrs)
8x1800s 2x1200 SII 1x1 (4hrs 40mins)
Darks, flats and bias, all binned 1x1 @-20c.
Total exposure of 10 hours 20 mins.
Optic - SW Evostar ED80 DS-PRO with SW 0.85 reducer.
Mount - HEQ5 PRO Synscan with Rowan Belt Drive mod.
Sensor - Atik 383l+ Mono CCD + Baader 36mm 7nm Ha, 8.5nm OIII and 8nm SII filters.
Guiding - ZWO ASI120MM + Orion 162mm/F3.2 guidescope with PHD2.
Sequence Generator Pro and PixInsight.
Thanks for looking.
This is a reprocess of the Horsehead and Flame Nebula with additional Hydrogen Alpha data. Shot from Samphran, Thailand by the team at SC Observatory using an Officina Stellare RH 300 on a 10 Micron GM3000 with an FLI PL 29050. Processed using PixInsight and Photoshop.
The Milky Way rises over the fog near Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California. Mount Tamalpais is often considered symbolic of Marin County. Much of Mount Tamalpais is protected within public lands such as Mount Tamalpais State Park, the Marin Municipal Water District watershed, and National Park Service land, such as Muir Woods. Astromodified Nikon Z7, 4x180s exposures, Skywatcher Star Adventurer Mini, PixInsight, Photoshop.
M7
Planewave 17” CDK
Camera: FLI ML16803
Filter: Chroma L,R,G,B
Focuser: IRF90
Focal Length: 2939mm
Focal Ratio: f/6.8
Mount: 10 Micron GM3000
Location: Deep Sky West, Chile
10h of LRGB data, combination in PixInsight done:
L: 20 x 600sec
R: 15 x 600sec
G: 10 x 600sec
B: 16 x 600sec
ASI 294 MC PRO.
72 ED Skywatcher con reductor/aplanador 0.85.
Star Adventurer.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 123/ 30 offset/ -10ºc
48x120s
L-Pro
Bortle 8.
PixInsight, Topaz Denoise AI.
The first image I have under taken in a few years, a massive thanks to Ian King of Ian King imaging.
Equipment:
Skywatcher Esprit 150 ED PRO Triplet.
PME mount.
QSI 6120 12MP CCD Camera.
Astrodon filters.
Lodestar X2 guider.
TSX, SGP, Phd II guiding.
A bi-colour two panel mosaic comprising of 2 x Ha and 2 x OIII panels.
Ha = 840 minutes.
OIII = 480 minutes.
Total of 1320 minutes or 22 hours
Processed with PixInsight.
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region. The Lagoon Nebula is estimated to be between 4,000–6,000 light-years away from the Earth. In the sky of Earth, it spans 90' by 40', which translates to an actual dimension of 110 by 50 light years. Like many nebulae, it appears pink in time-exposure color photos but is gray to the eye peering through binoculars or a telescope, human vision having poor color sensitivity at low light levels. The nebula contains a number of Bok globules (dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material), the most prominent of which have been catalogued by E. E. Barnard as B88, B89 and B296. It also includes a funnel-like or tornado-like structure caused by a hot O-type star that emanates ultraviolet light, heating and ionizing gases on the surface of the nebula. The Lagoon Nebula also contains at its centre a structure known as the Hourglass Nebula (so named by John Herschel), which should not be confused with the better known Engraved Hourglass Nebula in the constellation of Musca. In 2006, four Herbig–Haro objects were detected within the Hourglass, providing direct evidence of active star formation by accretion within it. (Celestron EdgeHD800, ZWO ASI2600MM, AM5, ASIAIR, EAF, EFW, Antlia SHO 3nm, Pixinsight, Photoshop).
ASI 294 MC PRO.
72 ED Skywatcher con reductor/aplanador 0.85.
Star Adventurer 2i.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 123/ 30 offset/ -10ºc
73x120s
UV/IR Svbony
Bortle 8.
PixInsight.
Camera: QHY294C Pro
Scope: SW 200/1000 Newtonian modified
Mount: SW EQ6-R Pro
Filter RGB: Optolong L-Pro 2"
Filter Ha & OIII: Antlia ALP-T 2"
Expo RGB: 85 x 300s Light + Dark, Flat, Bias
Expo Ha & OIII: 24 x 600s Light + Dark, Flat, Bias
Controlled by StellarMate
Processed in PixInsight and Photoshop LR
Part of the Large Magellanic Cloud but off to the side first time I have seen so much dust in the background.. Looks like an area that has a lot to offer.
QHY183C -10c 90 shot 10 min
MeLE Mini PC
Prima Luce Essato Focus
Optolong LeNhance filter,
Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro
SVbony 50MM Guide scope
QHY QHY5L-II-M Guide camera
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps.
Reworked image from 17.03.2017
First time with PixInsight.
It`s not perfect, but the background is pretty flat.
BE142 shot in LRGB.
Data subs courtesy of Telescope Live.
Subs stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, then into PixInsight with the finishing touches in Affinity Photo.
I have come to the conclusion that these nebula are my favourite targets.
Sh2-230 with a Rokinon 135
Camera: QSI 583 WSG5
Filter: Astrodon Ha
Focuser: Robofocus
Focal Length: 135mm
Focal Ratio: f/2.0
Pixel Size: 5.4μm
Image Scale: 8”
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
Location: Deep Sky West, New Mexico
5,9 h of Ha data, integration in PixInsight done:
Ha: 71 x 300sec
This has been a very long winded project due to rain and clouds. It has gone so long winded the tree next door no longer lets me get a whole nights worth of shots . Some of the nights where clear before rain storms so it was stay up watching the sky and the rain coming in. Alot of my targets this year have been past by do to the rains and clouds.
This gives you are close up view of the "Pillars of Creation " the part that Is in the middle of the shot that looks like a begging dog.
This is taken with filters and is in The Hubble pallet . Interesting side note this has taken me about 30 min to upload and add info gone are the 3 min uploads.
QHY183M -10c Ha Sii Oiii about 80 shots 5 min each filter over 4 part nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.
ZWO Filter wheel and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 22 degrees from last
Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA
Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
SVbony 50MM Guide scope
QHY5L-II-M Guide camera
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps, Lr