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M51a (NGC 5194) Whirlpool and M51b (NGC 5195) galaxies, 31 million years from Earth.
Shot in Kaunas, Lithuania (Bortle 8 skies) in May and June 2021.
5hr exposure (75x4min ISO800).
Setup:
Unmodified Canon EOS R
Baader MPCC and IDAS D2 LPS filter
Skywatcher Explorer 150 PDS
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Guided with ZWO ASI120MM + ZWO 30 mm F/4 Mini Guide Scope
Software:
PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, PixInsight, Topaz Denoise
Image taken with a SkyWatcher 70mm SK707AZ2 + 10mm lens.
Edited with Photofiltre and MS Picture Manager, to get more details.
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.
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
The April 2021 "Pink" Supermoon
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat 51.542 N Long 3.593 W
32 single shot RAW images 1/650s @ ISO 200 obtained with an f/4.7 254mm Skywatcher Newtonian & Olympus E410 at prime focus.
Images converted to TIFF format then 17 of them stacked with AutoStakkert! 3.1.4.
Wavelets processed with Registax 6.
Final processing with G.I.M.P. to adjust contrast and levels.
Lunar south uppermost.
Skywatcher ed 80 f/ 7.5 Atik 314L+ mono Baader filter ha Total exposure 90min Location: Grammatiko, Attika, Greece
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
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.
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
Single 55 sec shot of M8 , with new setup , consisting of SW NEQ6 PRO , SW Quattro 250 /f4 and Canon 5DSr .The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. It is an active stellar nursery, an area of dust and gas in space where stars are formed. It lies about 5,000 light-years away, near the center of our Milky Way Galaxy in the rich starfields of Sagittarius.
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
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
——— STRUMENTAZIONE ———
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: Antlia pro Ha LRGB
Software d'acquisizione Sgpro
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temp 0 con dark, flat e darkflat
Ha 171 x 300s
L 60 x 180s
R 30 x 180s
G 30 x 180s
B 30 x 180s
————— ELABORAZIONE ———
Pixinsight
Photoshop
Cassiopeia Constellation with some of the DSOs labeled.
35) 3-minute, 800-ISO, F3.5, 70mm, subs, EQ mount, guided, stacked with DSS, processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Nikon D750a, Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 lens.
Location: Okie-Tex Star Party 2021. 10/7/2021, 11:05pm
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
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.
A really beautiful conjunction, enhanced by a strong earthshine.
Tracking with Skywatcher Staradventurer GTI
Skywatcher 72ED
AZ-GTi
ZWO asi178mc
Canon Eos PR
Canon RF 24-105mm F4, @105mm
2022 10 25
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The North America Nebula (AKA NGC 7000 and Caldwell 20) is on the left and gets its name on account of its similar shape to North America with its prominent Gulf of Mexico. The Pelican nebula is to the right, again getting its name due its pelican like appearance. They sit approximately 1600 light years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus and span a combined distance of approximately 100 light years.
Equipment:
William Optics GT81 scope, Flat 6AIII field flattener, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro camera, Optolong L-eNhance filter, Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro (guided), ASIAir pro.
Frames
88 light, 180 sec, gain 100
40 dark, 40 flat, 80 bias
Software
Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in Photoshop with final touches in Lightroom
Samyang 135 F2
Zwo Asi183mm Pro
Skywatcher EQ5 Belt-modded
R: 48x120s Gain 53 -15°C
G: 48x120s Gain 53 -15°C
B: 48x120s Gain 53 -15°C
L: 760x120s Gain 53 -15°C
Ha: 128x300s Gain 111 -15°C
Telescopio: Tecnosky APO Triplet 130/910 mm
Montatura: Skywatcher NEQ-6 Pro Synscan
CCD: Lumenera Skynyx 2.2 mono
Software: Astra Image 3.0 SI, Avistack 2.0, Lucam Recorder
Zoner Phto Studio X v. 19
Filtr: Baader Planetarium Continuum
Baader Planetarium Cool Ceramic, Barlow Zeiss Abbe 3.3X
Pose: 250 a 10 fps
Lunghezza focale: 3003 mm
Seeing: 3 Trasparenza: 5
Balcone di casa Formigine (Modena), Italy
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.
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 classic target of the autumn/winter night sky. i already got this a couple of times, but i had to wait one hour for the actual target i wanted to shoot, so i gave my new cooled CMOS camera a try on it - so it is "only" one hour of integration time.
camera: ToupTek ATR533C
mount: Skywatcher HEQ5Pro
scope: Skywatcher Esprit ED80
30x120sec @gain 100 and 1x1 binning, cooled to -10°C
stacking and editing in APP
shot at 47% waxing moon under a bortle 5+ sky
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
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: 5:30 hours (subs 300 sec)
Deep Sky Stacker: Calibration and stacking of frames
Adobe Photoshop Cs2 : Data Processing, Plug-in: Hasta la vista, green, astroflat pro
PHD Guiding 2: Guide
Darks, Dark Flats, Flats and Bias apply
Serra Negra ( Bortle 4) /São Paulo/Brasil . may/2021
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,
Jupiter
Telescope: Bresser Messier 127 MAK
Camera: ZWO ASI 224 MC
Tracking Mount : Skywatcher AZ Gti WiFi
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.