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Nice clear curling feature on the West limb today.
Equipment used:
Skywatcher 120ED Esprit, Daystar Quark Chromosphere, 0.5x reducer, Orion SSPIAG 3mp camera.
Best 500 frames of 1500 aligned in PIPP, stacked in AS2! final process in CS5
Sol Región Activa 13664
Seeing y Jetstream bueno.
Telescopio: Skywatcher Refractor AP 120/900 f7.5 EvoStar ED
Cámara: ZWO ASI178MM
Montura: iOptron AZ Mount Pro
Filtros: - Baader Neutral Density Filter 1¼" (ND 0.6, T=25%)
- Baader Solar Continuum Filter 1¼" (540nm)
Accesorios: - Baader 2" Cool-Ceramic Safety Herschel Prism
- TeleVue Lente de Barlow 2,5x Powermate 1,25"
Software: FireCapture, AutoStakkert, Registax y Photoshop
Fecha: 2024-05-10 (10 de mayo de 2024)
Hora: 13:25 T.U. (Tiempo universal)
Lugar: 42.61 N -6.41 W (Bembibre Spain)
Vídeo: 60 segundos
Resolución: 2512x1578
Gain: 92 (18%)
Exposure: 0.032ms
Frames: 2294
Frames apilados: 48%
FPS: 38
Sensor temperature= 43.0°C
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, in the constellation Canes Venatici. 31 million light-years from Earth.
Skywatcher Esprit 100ED
Canon 700d
Celestron CGEM
ISO800 35x120s (1hr 10mins)
Processed in PixInsight
Grantham UK
Resolution ............... 0.797 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -90.985 deg
Observation start time ... 2023-04-07 19:36:20 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-04-07 23:51:56 UTC
Focal distance ........... 556.23 mm
Pixel size ............... 2.15 um
Field of view ............ 2d 9' 28.6" x 1d 24' 10.7"
Image center ............. RA: 13 29 52.534 Dec: +47 10 19.52 ex: -0.000050 px ey: -0.000120 px
Captured with a Skywatcher Quattro 8" S with a ZWO asi533mc pro camera on an EQ6 R pro mount, f/4 aplanatic coma corrector, Altair 50mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm mini guide camera, ZWO asiair plus.
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker & StarTools.
Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in Hydrogen Alpha B&W
Captured 11-20-2019
37 x 300s Ha – about 3 hours total
Skywatcher Esprit 120ED
ZWO ASI1600MM PRO with 8 pos filter wheel
Astrodon 5nm Hydrogen Alpha filter
EQ6R Pro mount guided with QHY 5L-II-M and mini guide scope
Captured with N.I.N.A., PHD2, Polemaster
Processed in Pixinsight
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat 51.542 N Long 3.593 W
An alternative to a mosaic. A fairly good outcome. The seeing conditions were reasonably good when the images were captured.
20 single shot RAW images 1/320s @ ISO 200 obtained with a 254mm Skywatcher Newtonian & Olympus E410 at prime focus.
Images converted to TIFF format then stacked with AutoStakkert! 3.1.4.
Wavelets processed with Registax 6.
Final levels & curves processed with G.I.M.P.
Best viewed in intermediate expanded mode.
this mosaic of the moon contains 7 pannels .
Exifs:
■ Mount: skywatcher neq-6 goto with Rowan modification belt
■ Telescope: skywatcher 200/1000 F/5
■ Camera: ZWO asi 120 mc-s
■ Other optic(s): celestron omni barlow 2X
■ Software :autostakkert / registax6 / microsoft ICE / photoshopCC
Barnard's Galaxy ( NGC 6822 ) in the constellation Sagittarius - by Mike O'Day ( 500px.com/mikeoday )..Barnard's Galaxy is one of a number of dwarf galaxies relatively near to us in our Local Group of galaxies. Similar in structure to the Small Magellanic Cloud, Barnard's galaxy is thought to be about half the size and around eight times as far away at 1.6 M Light Years. ..Details:..Barnard's Galaxy ( NGC 6822 ).Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian telescope. .Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount.Orion 80mm f5 guide scope and auto guider - PHD2. .Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector, no filter..Nikon D5300 (unmodified)..Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90..ISO400, 14bit NEF, Long Exp. NR on..40 x 180sec (1/3 before & 2/3 after zenith) 25 Aug 16.Processed in PixInsight and finished off in Photoshop..Links:..https://500px.com/MikeODay.http://photo.net/photos/MikeODay
Skywatcher 130PDS
ZWO ASI183mmPro
Astrodon LRGB Filter
Baader h-alpha
Celestron AVX
total exposure time: 8 Std.
Pixinsight/Affinity Photo
Nikon d90 mod
TS72 432mm /f6/ iso1600
TS 50mm mini guidescope+ZWO ASI 120 mc-s
Baader 7nm 2" Ha filter
31x5min
Total 2hrs 31min
Tracked with Skywatcher Star Adventurer
Stacked in DSS and processed in Photoshop.
Technical card
Imaging telescope or lens: Altair Astro RC250-TT 10" RC Truss Tube
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mount: Skywatcher AZ EQ-6 GT
Guiding telescope or lens: Celestron OAG Deluxe
Guiding camera: QHYCCD QHY5III174
Focal reducer: Astro-Physics CCDT67 - 0.67x Reducer
Software: Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Filters: Optolong Ha 7nm 36mm, Baader Planetarium OIII 1.25" 8.5nm, Baader Planetarium SII 1.25" 8nm
Accessories: MoonLite CSL 2.5" Focuser with High Res Stepper Motor, ZWO EFW
Resolution: 4096x3097
Dates: Jan. 6, 2017, Jan. 11, 2018
Frames:
Baader Planetarium Ha 1.25" 7nm: 31x300" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Optolong Ha 7nm 36mm: 11x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader Planetarium OIII 1.25" 8.5nm: 9x300" (gain: 139.00) bin 1x1
Baader Planetarium SII 1.25" 8nm: 8x300" ISO139 bin 1x1
Integration: 5.8 hours
Avg. Moon age: 16.32 days
Avg. Moon phase: 41.78%
Astrometry.net job: 1891525
RA center: 44.109 degrees
DEC center: 60.585 degrees
Pixel scale: 0.611 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 87.295 degrees
Field radius: 0.436 degrees
Locations: Berga Resort, Berga, Barcelona, Spain
The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, is a large region of ionized gas surrounding a collection of newly-forming stars at the eastern end of the stellar bar in the Large Magellanic Cloud and is located 170000 light years away.
This image was taken in narrowband using 35 x 3 minute hydrogen A, 15 x 3 minute Oxygen III and 14 x 3 minute SII exposures (total over 3 hours) on an SBIG st2000xm CCD camera cooled to 0'c. It was mounted on a Skywatcher Quattro 8 inch carbon fibre reflector telescope. The payload was carried an a Skywatcher NEQ6 mount, and guided with a Meade DSIii attached to a Skywatcher 102/500 guide scope.
The images were stacked and calibrated by my helper to produce the final image.
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Telescopio: Skywatcher 200/800 Wide Photo
Camera: Zwo Asi 294 mm pro monocromatica
Montatura: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6
Autoguida: 60mm UltraGuide Artesky con zwo asi 224mc
Correttore di coma: aplanatico Skywatcher f4
Focheggiatore motorizzato Zwo Eaf
Ruota portafiltri Zwo Efw
Filtri: Optolong 3nm Ha O3 S2
Software d'acquisizione Sgpro
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temp 0 con dark, flat e darkflat
HA 220 x 300s
O3 60 x 300s
————— ELABORAZIONE ———
Pixinsight
Photoshop
Last night I added 25 x 4 min exposures to this, it is now about 2.5 hours of data. I think I will leave this for this year now, maybe next year I will have better equipment and maybe more skills.
40 x 10s, 23 x 60s, 11 x 180s and 25 x 240s @ ISO1600
Captured with APT stacked with DSS and processed with PS CC15
Canon 1100D full Mod with CLS CCD
Skywatcher 150P
EQ3-2 Mount non Goto
Guided with QHY5L-II-C on Orion Mini Guide Scope
Equipment:
Takahashi Epsilon 130ED
ASI294mmPro
ZWO EFW 8x
Astronomik Deep-Sky RGB und SHO MaxFR
Skywatcher EQ8
exposure time: 4,9hour
Processing: PixInsight/affinity photo
La otra noche salí a hacer foto nocturna con unos amigos. Algo de Lightpainting, pero también algo de cielo profundo. Era la primera vez que usaba un telescopio refractor Skywatcher ed80 de 600mm f7,2. Pude disparar a Pleiades. Son 24 fotos de 10 segundos a ISO 6400 con la A7R fullspectrum, apiladas con SIRIL. Espero que os guste.
The other night I went out to shot night photos with some friends. Some Lightpainting, but also some deep sky pictures. It was the first time I used a Skywatcher ed80 600mm f7.2 refractior telescope. I was able to shoot Pleiades. This is a 24 photos stacked using SIRIL, each one of 10 seconds at ISO 6400 with my A7R fullspectrum. I hope you like it.
Imaging telescope or lens: SkyWatcher ED80 ED APO
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM-Pro
Mount: Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro Goto
Guiding telescope or lens: 9x50 Skywatcher finder-guider 9x50 finder-guider
Guiding camera: QHYCCD QHY5L-IIc
Focal reducer: Skywatcher 0.85x Reducer & Flattener
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 , Sequence Generator Pro , PixInsight 1.8 Ripley
Filters: Baader SII 8nm 1.25" , Baader OIII 8.5 nm 1.25" , Baader Ha 7nm 1.25"
Dates:Nov. 10, 2018 , Feb. 22, 2019 , Feb. 23, 2019 , Dec. 1, 2019 , Feb. 13, 2020
Frames:
Baader Ha 7nm 1.25": 57x180" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader OIII 8.5 nm 1.25": 60x180" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader SII 8nm 1.25": 54x180" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 8.6 hours
Darks: ~40
Flats: ~40
Flat darks: ~40
Avg. Moon age: 12.86 days
Avg. Moon phase: 55.58%
Panel 5 of Orion Mosaic
25) 3-minute, ISO-1600, F/4, 135mm focal length lights.
25) Darks
25) Flats
25) Bias
Guided, dithered after every frame, stacked with DSS, edited in PixInsight and Photoshop.
Camera: Nikon D750a
Lens: Rokinon 135mm F2
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
Location: Fort Davis State Park, Texas.
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Nikon D780 at prime focus. EQ6 Syntrek Mount.
Imaging session commenced 20:01 UT
9 x 30s at ISO 1600
9 x 30s at ISO 1000
9 x 30s at ISO 800
9 x 20s at ISO 800
Also 10 dark frames.
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and final levels adjusted with G.I.M.P.
Not ideal sky conditions for capture as a 12 day (87.3% illuminated) waxing gibbous moon was not too far away in the constellation of Cancer.
I will have to get to grips with some other processing techniques as time goes by.
The core of the Milky Way rises above Clavell Tower overlooking Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset. 2 merged exposures. One 7 minute exposure for the sky using the SkyWatcher Star Adventurer tracking mount, and an eleven minute exposure for the foreground.
NGC-1365 is also known as the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, and is a double-barred spiral galaxy. It is approximately 56 million light-years away from earth and is in the constellation Fornax.
This is a quick 1hr 48 min test of 3 min luminance exposures.
Taken 27/11/19 with the SBIG ST2000xm and Skywatcher Quattro 8inch carbon fibre Newtonian reflector telescope.
A really beautiful conjunction, enhanced by a strong earthshine.
Tracking with Skywatcher Staradventurer GTI
Foreground:
Sigma 14mm f1.8 @ F2.8
Background:
7 x 180s tracked with SkyWatcher Star Adventurer
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM @ F2.8 + NISI Natural Night lightpollution filter
Captured: March 4, 2019.
Location: AO Nostromo, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
Telescope: SkyWatcher MN190/1000
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-EQ6 GT
Camera: DSLR Canon 450D (full spectrum)
Frames: 34×420″
Exposure: 4h
Software: PHD2; BackyardEOS; PixInsight; Photoshop
OTA: Newtonian Celestron 130 mm/f5 modified
Mount: Skywatcher Heq 5
Imaging Camera: Canon 700D astro modified
Telescope Guide: Gso 50mm
Camera Guide: QHY5L II Mono
Baader Mk III Coma Corrector
Polemaster Eletronic Polar Scope
Total Exposure: 2:30 hours (subs 300 sec)
Deep Sky Stacker: Calibration and stacking
Adobe Photoshop Cs2 : Data Processing
PHD Guiding 2: Guide
Darks, Dark Flats, Flats and Bias apply
Serra Negra ( Bortle 4) /São Paulo/Brasil . July/2019
This is a wider field view of the lovely Perseus Double Cluster complex imaged during the night of the 9th October.
The image shows the two open clusters, NGC869 (top) and NGC884 (below) sitting within a rich star field. This rendition illustrates a nice perspective I feel.
The myriad of stars that compose the flat disk of our Milky Way galaxy pass right through Cassiopeia and Perseus – and in doing so they also pass in front and behind the Double Cluster resulting in this lovely view.
The two clusters making up the complex lie at a distance of around 7500 lightyears from us.
Imaged with a Skywatcher 72ED refractor fitted with a flattener and a ZWO 2600MC camera.
29x180s guided exposures
30xDarks (temp. matched)
Gain 100 camera cooled to -10°C
Flats & Dark Flats
Thanks for looking!
25.11.20
In the constellation of Cepheus, 2400ly away within the wider IC1396 complex of ionized gas and dust region this dense globule is illuminated by the nearby bright star.
16 x 300s subs,
bias, flats, darks x15,
Skywatcher 10" F4 Newtonian,
NEQ6 pro guided,
Modded Canon 1100D,
Astronomik Ha clip filter,
Processed with DSS and Affinity photo.
Taken with a Skywatcher ED80 Refractor and Canon 500D. Baader Astrosolar Filter cap fitted. 12 jpg stack as caught in a very small cloud gap.
Taken with a Skywatcher ED80 Refractor with a Baader Astrosolar filter and a Canon 600D at prime focus
Nikon d610 with TS72
iso1600
2hrs.17min
Tracking: Skywatcher Star Adventurer
Software used:
Stacking: DeepskyStacker
Processing: Adobe Photoshop,Adobe camera raw, Photokemi Startools action set, GradientXterminator, Nik software, HLVG
The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy
This was a challenge to image as I struggled with constant fog and seeing problems and a 70% or more moon on every night of imaging. I never captured Ha in last years version so I wanted to highlight the numerous Ha regions within the galaxy.
Very difficult to process out the effects of the ³moon and keep the image clean, but I'm happy with the result. I cant be too picky at this time of the year when clear skies are a rarity!
Acquisition details:
Dates:Dec. 1, 2020 , Dec. 2, 2020 , Dec. 4, 2020 , Dec. 5, 2020
Frames:
Optolong B 36mm: 88x60" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Optolong G 36mm: 90x60" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Antlia Ha 3.5nm 36mm: 72x600" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Optolong L 36mm: 163x60" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Optolong R 36mm: 90x60" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 19.2 hours
Equipment used:
Imaging telescope: SkyWatcher Esprit 80ED Super APO Triplet
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-P (Pro Cooled Mono)
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
more information can be found here,
Taken with a Skywatcher 200PDS refelctor telescope. A ZWO ASI224MC camera was used to take 5000 frames of video which was then processed with PIPP, Autostakkert and Photoshop.
Clouds cleared enough last night giving me a quick chance to image the moon.
Used my little Skywatcher 72ED and my ZWO 2600MC.
You are looking at The Eagle Nebula, also known as M16 (Messier Object 16). It is a diffuse emission nebula about 5700 light-years away in the constellation Serpens (in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way). This nebula is probably most famous/known because of a 1995 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) called "The Pillars of Creation". That image showcased the central region of star formation in the image before you, now. If you've never seen the HST's 20-year update of that image, you really should check it out in all its splendor!
I've actually been attempting this target for about a month, now. It is low enough in the sky (at least given my neighboring trees/houses) that I only have had a brief window to shoot after sunset. I had repeated calibration and alignment issues, but I had two sessions that combined to make this image. I used about an hour of data from two separate nights to make this image.
I've been really enjoying some good telescope time, lately... so I think I should have some more to share with you quite soon!
The specifics:
Exposures: Hydrogen-alpha(H) = 10x180s, Oxygen-ii(O) = 10x300s, Sulfur-iii(S) = 10x180s
Monochromatic images combined in PixInsight, mapped SHO to RGB.
Location: Parkesburg, PA
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM with ZWO EFW and filters
Scope: Skywatcher 150PDS
- Canon 1100D
- Skywatcher 200PDS
- Baader Neodymium + Solar Film Filter
APT Assist for capture, Stacked with registax 6, False Color CS6 duotone
The strongly shining, waxing gibbous moon was too hard to ignore last night. I had again intended to do some deep sky work but a combination of strong moonlight and annoying clouds made this very difficult!
So I decided I had to image our beautiful natural satellite which was now over 97% illuminated.
Towards the left of the image the blue colour of the bright crater Aristarchus is very noticeable.
I have slightly boosted the natural colour of the lunar surface to highlight the different mineral composition present in the lunar regolith. Trying to keep the colour variations and transitions as subtle as possible.
Regions which are a muddy brown are more rich in iron compounds in comparison to those areas which have a more blue cast being richer in titanium compounds.
The prominent lunar highland crater Tycho's huge ray system is well displayed.
Many thanks for looking!
Imaged with a Skywatcher Esprit 120ED scope and a ZWO 2600MC camera.
Captured using SharpCap PRO. Sharpened in Registax with final processing being done in Photoshop 2021.
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Olympus E410 at prime focus. EQ6 Syntrek Mount.
Imaging session commenced 02:16 UT
Out of 35 frames captured, 33 were used in the processing.
9 x 60s @ ISO 800
24 x 50s @ ISO 800
Also 10 dark frames.
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker.
Final levels slightly adjusted with G.I.M.P.
Some coma towards the edges. I should invest in a coma corrector but I may just wait until I can upgrade the camera.