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edit-Nov 4 2021: I added data from a 200mm lens shot which registered quite well, so expanded the frame to a more complete and balanced image.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Astro Tech AT66ED
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD 163C · QHYCCD 163m
Mounts: Celestron CG-4 MotorDrive
Guiding telescopes or lenses: MEADE 50mm Finder Guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM
Focal reducers: Astro Tech 0.8x Reducer/Flattener
Software: Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · RegiStar · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Filters: Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter · UV/IR Cut Filter UV/IR-Cut 1.25" · Ha filter
Accessory: OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser
Dates:April 6, 2021 , Oct. 31, 2021
Frames:
703x30" (5h 51' 30")
Ha filter: 227x120" (7h 34')
Integration: 13h 25' 30"
Avg. Moon age: 24.49 days
Avg. Moon phase: 26.13%
Basic astrometry details
RA center: 05h19m39s
DEC center: +34°09′00″
Pixel scale: 2.436 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 334.157 degrees
Field radius: 1.937 degrees
Resolution: 4630x3368
Data source: Backyard
M106 and a bunch of other galaxies including NGC 4217.
74x300s @ ISO800 lights
20x300s @ ISO800 darks
100x1/8000s @ ISO800 bias
60x2s @ ISO800 flat
Skywatcher 200PDS
HEQ5 PRO
Nikon D7000 (Ha mod)
Orion Skyglow 2" LP filter
Processing in Pixinsight 1.8
Data from 9/9/2016 while I was waiting for M33 to rise above the roof level.
40x240s @ ISO400 lights
20x240s @ ISO400 darks
100x1/8000s @ ISO400 bias
30x2s @ ISO400 flat
Skywatcher 200PDS
HEQ5 PRO
Nikon D7000 (Ha mod)
Orion Skyglow 2" LP filter
Processing in Pixinsight 1.8
I took this image from Round Butte Overlook near Madras during the night before the total solar eclipse.
While scouting the area with Eric Gail during the afternoon, we found the scenery not very exciting and I remember Eric stating slightly disappointed that it was “nothing to write home about”.
After a glorious sunset, which I almost completely missed, as I was changing into warmer clothing, the sky was almost overcast for the rest of the evening. We therefore took it easy and listened to the sound of the Canadian Jazz Band that, to our pleasant surprise, started playing after sunset, no more than 100ft from our campsite.
At 10 p.m. we noticed that the sky was slowly clearing up and we shortly discussed whether to use my small refractor for some visual observing or head over to the south of the butte and, despite the uninspiring scenery, try some nightscapes. Being photographers, we finally opted for the latter.
Upon arriving at our photo site, we immediately noticed a huge orange glow on the horizon and simultaneously exclaimed “What the hell is that?” After looking closer, it was however obvious that it was a huge wildfire raging 35 miles to the south-west of our position.
What we expected to be a very dull shooting, turned out to be a once in a lifetime experience: Shooting nightscapes with Milky Way floating above a raging wildfire, while people, in preparation of the upcoming solar eclipse, were lighting up the roads and fields of the plains below and, as the icing of the cake, the air of this beautiful late summer night was vibrating with the music from the Jazz band, playing some 150ft in our back…
Quite a bit to write home about, I think!
Milli Fire facts:
Location of Origin: 9 miles west of Sisters, OR
Start date: August 11, 2017, 2:42 pm
Size: 24,079 acres
Cause: Lightning
Milli Fire was called 100% contained at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 24, 2017.
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One my favorite things to do... Watch a ominous lighting intense storm come over the horizon. With continuous cloud to cloud lightning & a few cloud to ground strikes. This was one of those perfect photogenic Nebraska storms.
Severe warned right after sunset. Found an open spot to shoot just some incredible June storm photography for 2022!
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The "Northern Triffid" with similarly beautiful contrasting colors.
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. 15, 2022 · Nov. 18, 2022
Frames:
Blue: 30×120″(1h) bin 2×2
Green: 30×120″(1h) bin 2×2
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 99×120″(3h 18′) -10°C bin 2×2
Red: 30×120″(1h) bin 2×2
Integration:
6h 18′
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
22.56 days
Avg. Moon phase:
45.77%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6648048
RA center: 03h28m55s.2
DEC center: +31°22′22″
Pixel scale: 0.641 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 274.750 degrees
Field radius: 0.507 degrees
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Resolution: 3453x4538
File size: 17.0 MB
Data source: Backyard
The small apo is once again my narrowband, but for this target I mapped Ha/Oiii/Blue to RGB. The two targets may have faired better with a longer focal length, but I did like having them set in the fairly dense field of stars.
One advantage of using the Ha filter is it allowed me to image into the darker twilight thus extending the short night a bit.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT66ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY163M
Mounts
Meade LX70
Filters
Astronomik H-alpha CCD 12nm 2" · Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2" · Meade Blue 2" · SVBony OIII 7nm 2"
Accessories
Astro-Tech .8x Reducer/Field Flattener · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller
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:
May 25, 2023
Frames:
Astronomik H-alpha CCD 12nm 2": 22×120″(44′)
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 79×120″(2h 38′)
Meade Blue 2": 22×120″(44′)
SVBony OIII 7nm 2": 22×120″(44′)
Integration:
4h 50′
Avg. Moon age:
5.47 days
Avg. Moon phase:
30.23%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 7814431
RA center: 21h43m58s.1
DEC center: +65°53′13″
Pixel scale: 2.355 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 269.891 degrees
Field radius: 1.773 degrees
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Resolution: 3246x4341
File size: 18.0 MB
Data source: Backyard
- www.kevin-palmer.com - I went outside of town on this evening to test out a new lens. I didn't even know the cows were there until I heard them shuffling around. The middle one moved halfway through the exposure which made it transparent.
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Canon 5DmkII + Canon 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
ISO640, 30sec, f/4.0 @ 17mm
I went to bed early last night, and for once I managed to wake up to my alarm at 2am. Of course, knowing that there was fog predicted for this intended destination does wonders for the motivation.
So I head out and start shooting by 3:15, the moon light keeping exposure down to a decent 8 minutes. methodically I work my way through a list of shots I'd already planned in my head. This shot, the one I liked the most from the morning, was simply a product of chance and opportunity. On another note, i really need to learn how to stay more still for these 30 second exposures.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD 163m
Mounts: Losmandy GM-8
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM
Software: NINA Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · 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:Dec. 4, 2020
Frames:
Blue: 30x30"
Green: 30x30"
Red: 30x30"
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 360x30"
Integration: 3.8 hours
Darks: ~200
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 18.61 days
Avg. Moon phase: 84.21%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 4087629
Resolution: 5205x4046
Data source: Backyard
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)
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:
May 11, 2023 · May 12, 2023
Frames:
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 220×120″(7h 20′)
Meade Blue 2": 40×120″(1h 20′)
Meade Green 2": 40×120″(1h 20′)
Meade Red 2": 40×120″(1h 20′)
Integration:
11h 20′
Avg. Moon age:
21.49 days
Avg. Moon phase:
56.95%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: None
Resolution: 4973x3448
File size: 18.5 MB
Data source: Backyard
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A Sultry Evening...
One my favorite things to do... Watch a ominous lighting intense storm come over the horizon. With continuous cloud to cloud lightning & a few cloud to ground strikes. This was one of those perfect photogenic Nebraska storms.
Severe warned right after sunset. Found an open spot to shoot just some incredible June storm photography for 2022!
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Copyright 2022
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
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I haven't had a chance to re-image this since 2018 due to bad weather. Maybe I'll get a chance at more data before the season passes.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD 163m · Canon T1i Full Spectrum
Mounts: Losmandy GM-8
Guiding telescopes or lenses: MEADE 50mm Finder Guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM
Software: NINA Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Filters: Ha filter
Accessory: Rigel Systems Focuser · Baader MPCC coma corrector
Dates:Dec. 3, 2018 , Jan. 22, 2021
Frames:
Ha filter: 160x60" (gain: 120.00) -10C
Ha filter: 60x15" -10C
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 39x241" ISO1600
Integration: 5.5 hours
Darks: ~200
Bias: ~200
Avg. Moon age: 17.29 days
Avg. Moon phase: 40.04%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 4181060
RA center: 5h 35' 4"
DEC center: -5° 31' 51"
Pixel scale: 0.640 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 102.994 degrees
Field radius: 0.547 degrees
Resolution: 4852x3799
Data source: Backyard
My yearly swag at the Merope Nebula. I kept thinking "seems kind of messy" and remembered that it is a big field of dust.
Luminance from the 8" newtonian. Color from the 66mm APO.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT66ED · Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY163C · ZWO ASI1600MM
Mounts
Losmandy GM8 / GM8G · Meade LX70
Filters
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2"
Accessories
Astro-Tech .8x Reducer/Field Flattener · Baader 2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector (2458400A) · 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:
Oct. 21, 2021 · Nov. 13, 2022 · Nov. 14, 2022
Frames:
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 154×120″(5h 8′) bin 1×1
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 89×120″(2h 58′) bin 2×2
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 100×120″(3h 20′) -10°C bin 2×2
Integration:
11h 26′
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
18.43 days
Avg. Moon phase:
81.89%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6613163
RA center: 03h46m00s.2
DEC center: +23°54′50″
Pixel scale: 0.641 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 184.698 degrees
Field radius: 0.523 degrees
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Resolution: 4656x3585
File size: 14.3 MB
Data source: Backyard
Another shot at a deeper target , this time a grouping of fainter galaxies in Draco.
Contains: NGC 5976 · NGC 5981 · NGC 5982 · NGC 5985
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: 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 15, 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: ~100
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 3.03 days
Avg. Moon phase: 10.06%
Resolution: 4815x3507
Data source: Backyard
The bright lights of a little town, Cradock, not far from Hawker. A satellite passes between me and the SMC. Nice skyglow! Tamron lens, processed in Lightroom.
Another "Triffid of the North". There seem to be several of these emission/reflection nebulae.
I managed to avoid the almost overwhelming urge to keep stretching to pull out the dark nebulae. Sometimes the data is just not there, or certainly not there enough to reach it without compromising the overall image.
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
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": 100×120″(3h 20′) -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 20′
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
23.93 days
Avg. Moon phase:
31.54%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6722699
RA center: 04h30m01s.9
DEC center: +35°18′00″
Pixel scale: 0.640 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 184.551 degrees
Field radius: 0.518 degrees
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Resolution: 4690x3472
File size: 14.9 MB
Data source: Backyard
... con l'80ino tripletto, lo so, tedio, ma volevo rifarla degnamente con quest'ottica :)
autori, me e Valentina Saltarelli (sempre più stoica, alla stregua di Messner alla ghiaccio tutta la notte, ha resistito fino ai flat)
Telescopi di acquisizione: Apo triplet 80/480
Camere di acquisizione: Canon / CentralDS EOS Astro 50D
Montature: Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro
Telescopi guida: Telescopio guida 60/228mm
Camere di guida: lacerta mgen2
Software: DeepSkyStacker, Adobe Lightroom 3, Silicon Fields StarTools 1.3
Filtri: Orion SkyGlow 2" Imaging Filter
Accessori: Orion 2x Shorty Barlow Lens
Date: 06 novembre 2013, 06 dicembre 2013, 07 dicembre 2013
Luoghi: Fubine (AL), Cossombrato (AT)
Pose:
Orion SkyGlow 2" Imaging Filter: 20x300" ISO1600 -18C bin 1x1
Orion SkyGlow 2" Imaging Filter: 5x420" ISO1600 -19C bin 1x1
Orion SkyGlow 2" Imaging Filter: 8x180" ISO2500 -5C bin 1x1
Integrazione: 2.6 ore
Abandoned farm house under the Milky Way, LMC, SMC. Great skyglow! Between Craddock and Hawker. Tamron lens, processed in Lightroom.
June 9, 2022 - South Central Nebraska US
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A Sultry Evening...
One my favorite things to do... Watch a ominous lighting intense storm come over the horizon. With continuous cloud to cloud lightning & a few cloud to ground strikes. This was one of those perfect photogenic Nebraska storms.
Severe warned right after sunset. Found an open spot to shoot just some incredible June storm photography for 2022!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2022
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
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Added new luminance to some old color. The corners were not quite covered due to different camera orientation.
Telescope OTA: Celestron 8" Newtonian reflector, C8N
Mount: Celestron CGEM DX
Camera: Lum: Canon 350d mono, Color: Canon 450d
Exposure: 61x4min iso400
Filter: Astronomik CLS, Orion Skyglow imaging
Captured with BackyardEOS
Registered and stacked with DeepSkyStacker
Photographed from Round Rock TX (Orange zone)
June 9, 2022 - South Central Nebraska US
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A Sultry Evening...
One my favorite things to do... Watch a ominous lighting intense storm come over the horizon. With continuous cloud to cloud lightning & a few cloud to ground strikes. This was one of those perfect photogenic Nebraska storms.
Severe warned right after sunset. Found an open spot to shoot just some incredible June storm photography for 2022!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2022
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
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Imaging telescope or lens:Astro Tech AT66ED
Imaging camera:Canon T1i Full Spectrum
Mount:Celestron CG-4 MotorDrive
Guiding telescope or lens:Takumar 200mm prime lens Takumar 200mm
Guiding camera:Orion StarShoot G3 Deep Space Monochrome Imaging Camera
Focal reducer:Astro Tech 0.8x Reducer/Flattener
Software:DeepSky Stacker (DSS) DSS 3.3.2, Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding, Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4 , Stark Labs Nebulosity Nebulosity 2.1.2
Filter:Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter
Resolution: 7354x5203
Dates:Dec. 3, 2018
Frames:
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 41x201" ISO1600
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 20x30"
Integration: 2.5 hours
Darks: ~50
Bias: ~50
Avg. Moon age: 25.78 days
Avg. Moon phase: 15.11%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Astrometry.net job: 2427968
Data source: Backyard
Open star cluster in Auriga.
Technical card
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD 163m
Mounts: Losmandy GM-8
Guiding telescopes or lenses: MEADE 50mm Finder Guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM
Software: NINA Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · 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:Jan. 15, 2021
Frames:
Blue: 20x60"
Green: 20x60"
Red: 20x60"
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 109x60" (gain: 120.00)
Integration: 2.8 hours
Darks: ~100
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 2.38 days
Avg. Moon phase: 6.27%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Resolution: 4776x3767
Data source: Backyard
All Sky View - from December 26, 2014, single 30-second exposure, unguided or tracked. This is using the Lensbaby 5.8mm lens, think it may be useful for meteor showers.
Another experiment in longer integrations (for me anyway) with data from 3 nights and two different scopes.
Imaging telescopes or lenses:Meade Starfinder 8 , Bresser 130/1000 newtonian
Imaging cameras:QHYCCD 163m , Canon T1i Full Spectrum
Mounts:Losmandy GM-8 , Celestron CG-4 MotorDrive
Guiding telescopes or lenses:MEADE 50mm Finder Guidescope
Guiding cameras:ZWO ASI120MM
Software:Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding , RegiStar , Astro Pixel Processor , Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4
Filters:Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter
Accessory:Baader MPCC coma corrector
Dates:July 17, 2020 , Sept. 10, 2020
Frames:
410x30" ISO800
50x5"
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 240x30" 0C
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 294x60" 0C
Integration: 10.4 hours
Darks: ~200
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 24.27 days
Avg. Moon phase: 30.18%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 3838871
RA center: 2h 20' 28"
DEC center: +57° 10' 58"
Pixel scale: 0.639 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 163.338 degrees
Field radius: 0.630 degrees
Resolution: 5683x4261
Data source: Backyard
The Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius to the south over the Red Deer River from Orkney Viewpoint, and competing with the urban skyglow from Drumheller washing out the sky. A car travelling to the south added the “car trails” and lit the valley.
Antares and Scorpius are at right, Saturn is at centre, and Sagittarius is left of centre.
This is a stack of 5 frames for the ground, and one for the sky, all tracked on the Star Adventurer Mini as a test of its Astro Time-Lapse mode which tracks the sky for each exposure then resets back to the starting point after each exposure. So the stars remain pinpoint but the ground is blurred somewhat. Each exposure was 45 seconds at f/2.8 and ISO 1250 with the 35mm lens and Canon 6D.
Light pollution is excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive artificial (usually outdoor) light. Too much light pollution has consequences: it washes out starlight in the night sky, interferes with astronomical research, disrupts ecosystems, has adverse health effects and wastes energy.
There are three main types of light pollution include glare, light trespass and skyglow (in addition to over-illumination and clutter). Glare from unshielded lighting is a public-health hazard—especially the older you become. Glare light scattering in the eye causes loss of contrast, sometimes blinds you temporarily and leads to unsafe driving conditions, for instance. Light trespass occurs when unwanted light enters one’s property, for example, by shining unwanted light into a bedroom window of a person trying to sleep. Skyglow refers to the glow effect that can be seen over populated areas. Skyglow is the combination of all the reflected light and upward-directed (unshielded) light escaping up into the sky (and for the most part, unused).
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I have always liked these kind of images. They aren't the flashy splashes of color of nebulae or impressive balls of globular star clusters, but the scale of looking at a field of galaxies is always an impressive sight. Our galaxy even 100 years ago was considered the entire universe and here is a group of ~ 100 "island universes" in a tiny fraction of the sky.
Imaging telescopes or lenses:Meade Starfinder 8
Imaging cameras:QHYCCD 163m
Mounts:Losmandy GM-8
Guiding telescopes or lenses:MEADE 50mm Finder Guidescope
Guiding cameras:ZWO ASI120MM
Software: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:Baader MPCC coma corrector
Dates:Sept. 9, 2020
Frames:
Blue: 60x60"
Green: 60x60"
Red: 60x60"
Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 150x60" 0C
Integration: 5.5 hours
Darks: ~200
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 21.33 days
Avg. Moon phase: 58.63%
Resolution: 4834x4302
Data source: Backyard
June 9, 2022 - South Central Nebraska US
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A Sultry Evening...
One my favorite things to do... Watch a ominous lighting intense storm come over the horizon. With continuous cloud to cloud lightning & a few cloud to ground strikes. This was one of those perfect photogenic Nebraska storms.
Severe warned right after sunset. Found an open spot to shoot just some incredible June storm photography for 2022!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2022
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
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2 panel mosaic. Lum from Edge, color from Apo.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT66ED · Celestron EdgeHD 8"
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY163C · QHYCCD QHY163M
Mounts
Meade LX70 · Vixen GPDX
Filters
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2"
Accessories
Astro-Tech .8x Reducer/Field Flattener · 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)
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
SVBony SV106 60mm Guide Scope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM
Acquisition details
Dates:
Sept. 30, 2022 · Oct. 1, 2022
Frames:
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 73×120″(2h 26′) bin 1×1
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 90×120″(3h) bin 2×2
Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2": 90×120″(3h) -10°C bin 2×2
Integration:
8h 26′
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
5.24 days
Avg. Moon phase:
28.15%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: None
Resolution: 3171x4982
File size: 18.2 MB
Data source: Backyard
June 9, 2022 - South Central Nebraska US
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A Sultry Evening...
One my favorite things to do... Watch a ominous lighting intense storm come over the horizon. With continuous cloud to cloud lightning & a few cloud to ground strikes. This was one of those perfect photogenic Nebraska storms.
Severe warned right after sunset. Found an open spot to shoot just some incredible June storm photography for 2022!
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Copyright 2022
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
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This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
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June 9, 2022 - South Central Nebraska US
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Storm Chasing Video from night on Flickr Click Here
A Sultry Evening...
One my favorite things to do... Watch a ominous lighting intense storm come over the horizon. With continuous cloud to cloud lightning & a few cloud to ground strikes. This was one of those perfect photogenic Nebraska storms.
Severe warned right after sunset. Found an open spot to shoot just some incredible June storm photography for 2022!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2022
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
How many sources of skyglow can you pick out here?
• The Milky Way
• Airglow
• Light pollution (too much!)
• Perpetual northern twilight
• Aurora
The Milky Way (at left) arches over an old pioneer farmstead from the 1930s and 40s near home in southern Alberta. Mars (very bright and in some clouds) and Saturn shine at lower centre, while Jupiter is the bright object in clouds at right just above the old house. Arcturus is the brightest star here at upper right of centre, made more obvious here by shining through the clouds. The Big Dipper, distorted by the map projection used in the this panorama, is at upper right.
Light pollution from Strathmore and Calgary lights the clouds coming in from the west. Green airglow is visible below the Milky Way. Twilight provides the blue to the northern sky at either end. There’s a very slight aurora low in the north but hardly noticeable.
This is a 360° horizon to zenith panorama taken with the iPano motorized panning unit, using the 24mm lens at f/2.8 and Nikon D750 at ISO 6400, for a stitch of 28 panels, in 4 tiers of 7 segments each. Stitched with PTGui.
South is at centre, north to either end. The original is 25,700 x 7,700 pixels.
It was nearly a full moon, but a rare clear November night, so I tried running Ha as a luminance channel. Seems to work pretty well both in terms of dodging the moonlight and in terms of clarity.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Meade Starfinder 8 f/6 Newtonian OTA
Imaging Cameras
Canon EOS 500D / Rebel T1i / Kiss X3 (modified) · ZWO ASI1600MM
Mounts
Losmandy GM8 / GM8G
Filters
Astronomik H-alpha CCD 12nm 2" · Baader Neodymium Moon & Skyglow 2"
Accessories
Baader 2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector (2458400A)
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 · Nov. 8, 2022
Frames:
86×240″(5h 44′)
Astronomik H-alpha CCD 12nm 2": 200×120″(6h 40′) -10°C bin 2×2
Integration:
12h 24′
Darks:
100
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
21.29 days
Avg. Moon phase:
51.72%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6563857
RA center: 09h55m50s.2
DEC center: +69°41′20″
Pixel scale: 0.640 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 184.558 degrees
Field radius: 0.524 degrees
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Resolution: 4766x3472
File size: 10.3 MB
Data source: Backyard
In going back through archives on an old computer, I found a cache of 35mm color-film images I'd made at the inaugural Eldorado Star Party in west Texas.
This was made with a Zenitar 16mm F2.8 fisheye lens affixed to a Pentax MX 35mm film SLR, which was piggybacked on a 6" Celestron refractor driven (unguided) by a CI-700 equatorial mount. I think the exposure was about 1 minute and the film was Fujicolor at about ISO 800.
Notice the dust lanes in the Milky Way show up nicely. The skyglow along the horizon was caused by reflections from dust in the air, as it had been very windy near sunset. The local time was about an hour past sunset.
"Down" in the photo is to the lower left corner.
Due to distortion of the stars by the extremely short focal-length of the lens, this is best viewed Medium rather than Large or Original.
This was taken October 23, 2003.
My most-favorited photo (hit 100 on Feb. 19, 2011--thanks, Michelle!).
It's my seventh photo to reach 800 views , fifth to reach 900, fourth to reach 1,000, third to reach 1,250 views, and second to reach 3,000 and 4,000 views on Flickr! Also, my first to reach 50 Favorites (thanks!).
-Added to theCream of the Crop pool as most favorited.
Image file: ESP-milkyway4.jpg
Target: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy This galaxy is interacting with another galaxy labeled NGC5195.
It is located in the constellation of Canes Venarici at about 32 million ly away.
Gear:
Mount: ZWO AM5
Main Cam: ZWO ASI294MC Pro @ gain 121 and 14F
Guide Cam: ZWO ASI120MM Mini with ZWO 30mm f/4 scope
Telescope: Askar 103APO w/ 1.0x flattener - 700mm f/6.8
Filter: Baader Moon and Skyglow Broadband light pollution
Acquisition:
Light frames: 81 3 minute subs for 4:03 integration
Sessions: 13-Feb-2024
Moon: below horizon
Location: Houston Suburban back yard, Bortle 8?