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The Andromeda Galaxy with its 2 neighbouring galaxies M32 and M110 from my back garden last night.
Skywatcher 72ed
Celestron NexStar SE mount on a homemade wedge
Canon 600d
170x 36 seconds ISO 400 exposures
40x Darks
40x Flats
40x Bias
Stacked in DSS and processed in GIMP and Lightroom.
SkyWatcher 70mm SK707AZ2 + Filter Thousand Oaks + barlow 2X + super 25mm.
Edited with MS Picture Manager and Photofiltre.
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
31 x 5 minute exposures (2 hours and 35 minutes),
Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Imaged between 20:40 and 23:40, on 10th of February 2022.
Lots of faint passing clouds and a bright moon caused difficulties.
Arguably the apostrophe in Lower's should be at the end (Lowers') as it was father and son who found it. Or so I have read.
A faint target which needs more integration time. I'll be back!
SkyWatcher 70mm SK707AZ2 + Filter Thousand Oaks + super 25mm + barlow 2X.
Edited with MS Picture Manager and Photofiltre.
It's possible the tiny 2842 and 2845 spots this time.
Another Saturn
I worked out how to attach my 2x barlow to my dslr. This is shot with a Canon 7D + 1.4x TC + 2x Barlow + 10 inch skywatcher dob
Images captured with 5x live view in APT
Processed with Pipp, Autostakkert and Registax
Best 20% of ~4000 images
Taken w/ William Optics Redcat 51, QHYCCD Polemaster, Skywatcher EQM-35, Nikon D7500.
53 x 120 s & 82 x 90s lights @ ISO 800, ~45 dark, ~80 flat, ~100 bias, stacked in DSS and post-processed in Photoshop
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
21 x 5 minute exposures (1 hours 45 minutes) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Pixinsight Topaz denoise and Photoshop.
Imaged between 21:32 and 23:47 on the 24th of January, 2022.
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Tal 3x Barlow Lens, ZWO ASI 120MC Astronomical Imaging Camera.
Out of 9500 frames about 2300 processed with AutoStakkert! & Registax 6.
Colour contrast on albedo features and final levels adjusted with G.I.M.P.
Image size scaled up by 150%
The seeing conditions were reasonably good.
The target was about 42.4° above the horizon at the time of capture.
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
37 x 5 minute exposures (3 hours 5 minutes) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Pixinsight Topaz denoise and Photoshop.
Imaged between 21:07 on the 20th of January and 01:00 on the 21st of January, 2022.
I wasn’t happy with previous version, so i reedited this widefield.
2 picture mosaic (43*60sec, 50mm, f3.5, ISO3200). I love this area of Milky Way, full of light/dark nebulas, stars and starclusters.
Unmodified Pentax k-50, Skywatcher Star Adventurer tracker.
Aquí comparto una foto que hice anoche, desde San Vicente del Raspeig.
Se trata de la Nebulosa de California, o NGC 1499.
Es una nebulosa de emisión en la constelación de Perseo a 1000 años luz de distancia de la Tierra. Se llama así por su forma, ya que recuerda el contorno de ese estado de Norteamérica.
EXIF: ASI 294MC Pro, telescopio Skywatcher ed 80, 600mm f7,5, reductor focal 0,85, filtro L-Enhace, focal efectiva 510mm a f6,375. 10 tomas de 2 minutos apiladas con una ganancia de 350, con sus flats, bias, darks, etc. Montura ecuatorial Explore Scientific EXOS 2. Con seguimiento.
Procesada en SIRIL, Starnet++ y PS.
Espero que os guste.
Saludos.
Aquí comparto una foto recién sacada del horno. Las nebulosas de la Llama y la de Cabeza de Caballo, cerca de la constelación de Orión.
51 fotos de 20 segundos a ISO 6400 con la A7R fullspectrum, y el telescopio Skywatcher Ed 80 600mm f7,2, 14 darks, y 16 biases. Seguimiento con la Skywatcher Star Adventurer.
Espero que os guste.
Here I share a shot taken few minutes ago. The Flame and Horsehead nebulae, near Orion.
51 20-second photos at ISO 6400 with the A7R fullspectrum, and the Skywatcher Ed 80 600mm f7.2 telescope, 14 darks, and 16 biases. Trking with the Skywatcher Star Adventurer.
I hope you enjoy it.
Some 2500 young stars are ripping apart this cloud of gas and dust with their harsh radiation. Two massive O stars, HD46150 (pretty much dead center) and HD46223 directly below center will live a few million years before dying as powerful supernovae. Apparently the official astronomical object of Oklahoma. Also, a bit "Eye of Sauron." Having been through Oklahoma, I'm willing to consider that these things are correlated.
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Nikon D780 at prime focus with Skywatcher Coma Corrector, EQ6 Syntrek Mount.
Imaging session commenced 02:31 UT.
33 x 20s at ISO 2000
18 dark frames & 18 flats.
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and levels adjusted with Lightroom & G.I.M.P.
Best viewed using the expansion arrows.
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Olympus E410 at prime focus. EQ6 Syntrek Mount.
Imaging session commenced 19:34 UT
9 light frames of 30s at ISO 1600
15 light frames of 50s at ISO 800
9 light frames of 25s at ISO 800
Also 10 dark frames.
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and final levels adjusted with G.I.M.P.
An example of what can be achieved with an old digital SLR, limited exposure times, a 254mm telescope and a little bit of processing software.
A little grainy and some coma towards the edges The light pollution at my location makes this a very difficult target to capture.
Despite its faults the image does provide a little more than trying to visually observe this target through the eyepiece.
My biggest project so far, finally hit the 20 hours mark on a single image! let me know what you think. Im really happy with the nebulosity detail that came through.
Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405 is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. It surrounds the irregular variable star AE Aurigae and is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open clusters M38 and M36, and the K-class star Iota Aurigae. The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0', and lies about 1,500 light-years away from Earth. It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to the Orion's Belt area. The nebula is about 5 light-years across.
8" skywatcher newt on a heq5pro. guiding phd with lx toucam pro2.astronomik cls 2" filter 30 minutes with a modded canon 350d. stacked in DSS.
bad collimation
heavy light pollution
take in 21/03/2020
Exifs:
■ Mount: skywatcher neq-6 goto with Rowan modification belt
■ Telescope: skywatcher 200/1000 F/5
■ Autoguiding: no autoguiding
■ Total exposure: 1H15Min || 19 X 240 seconds
■ Camera: modified canon eos 700d astrodon
■ Filter(s): astronomik CLS ccd eos clip
■ Other optic(s): baader coma corrector
■ Software : DSS ( comet mode ) / photoshopCC
A stack of 18 x 5 second exposures through my SkyWatcher ED80 refractor.
The sky was too light and too blue to reveal the ion tail. I've adjusted the black levels to make the comet stand out from the background.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Skywatcher Esprit 80 ED Triplet Super Apo
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI 183 MM PRO
Mounts: SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Goto
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Skywatcher Esprit 80 ED Triplet Super Apo
Guiding cameras: Astrolumina Alccd5L-IIc
Focal reducers: Skywatcher Field flattener for Esprit 80mm
Software: DeepSky Stacker Deep Sky Stacker 3.3.4 · PhotoShop CS5 · PHD2 Guiding · FitsWork 4 · CCDCiel
Filters: Baader Planetarium O3 1.25" 8.5nm · Baader R 1.25'' CCD Filter · Baader B 1.25'' CCD Filter · Baader G 1.25'' CCD Filter · Baader Ha 1.25" 7nm
Accessory: TSOptics TS Off Axis Guider - 9mm
Dates:May 17, 2020 , May 18, 2020 , May 21, 2020 , May 25, 2020
Frames:
Baader B 1.25'' CCD Filter: 14x300" (1h 10') (gain: 53.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader G 1.25'' CCD Filter: 14x300" (1h 10') (gain: 53.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader Ha 1.25" 7nm: 21x600" (3h 30') (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader Planetarium O3 1.25" 8.5nm: 48x600" (8h) (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader R 1.25'' CCD Filter: 14x300" (1h 10') (gain: 53.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 15h
Darks: 37
Flats: 25
Flat darks: 100
——— STRUMENTAZIONE ———
Telescopio: Skywatcher 200/800 Wide Photo
Camera: Zwo Asi 294 mm pro
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 LRGB
Software d'acquisizione Sgpro
————— FOTO ————
temp 0 con dark, flat e darkflat
L 57 x 180s
R 57 x 180s
G 57 x 180s
B 93 x 180s
Ha 145 x 300s
————— ELABORAZIONE ———
Pixinsight
Photoshop
Mount: SW EQM35-pro
Telescope :WO ZenithStar 80mm f/6.8 II ED APO
WO Flattener/ Reducer x0.8 v.II
Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color
Baader IR-cut 2" filter
96 frames x120s., gain 140
Celestron NexStar SE mount, Skywatcher 72ed and Canon 600d. 110x 35 second exposures with calibration frames.
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: 4:30 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
——— 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 LRGB
Software d'acquisizione Sgpro
————— FOTO ————
temp 0 con dark, flat e darkflat
L 55 x 180s
R 53 x 180s
G 51 x 180s
B 51 x 180s
————— ELABORAZIONE ———
Pixinsight
Photoshop
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat 51.542 N Long 3.593 W
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Nikon D780 at prime focus with Skywatcher coma corrector. EQ6 Syntrek Mount.
Imaging session commenced 02:48 UT with a 96.67% illuminated moon bleaching the night sky.
24 x 25s at ISO 1250
Also 18 dark frames & 18 flats.
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and levels adjusted with Lightroom & G.I.M.P.
Final image cropped.
Panel 8 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.
Skywatcher ED80 Field flattener IDAS D2 filter HEQ5 pro mount Canon 600D. 3hours 15 minutes total exposure stacked from 45 second subs to reduce light pollution effects
Mars as seen on the 16th January 2025 at 01:27.
This is Mars at opposition as seen through my 14" telescope. Many features are visible in this photo including the main Arabia Terra region in the centre, the North polar cap and clouds on the far left limb of the planet.
This was only the second time ever that I had photographed Mars. I'm so happy I was able to capture it at opposition as usually it's completely clouded here in the UK for any celestial event.
Equipment / affiliate links
- Skywatcher 350P / 14" dobsonian - www.firstlightoptics.com/dobsonians/skywatcher-skyliner-3...
- ZWO 585MC - www.firstlightoptics.com/zwo-cameras/zwo-asi-585mc-usb-3-...
- TeleVue 3x barlow - www.firstlightoptics.com/barlow-eyepieces/tele-vue-barlow...
- ZWO ADC - www.firstlightoptics.com/zwo-accessories/zwo-125-atmosphe...
- PIPP
- SharpCap 4.1
- Autostakkert
- AstroSurface
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Tal 3x Barlow Lens, ZWO ASI 120MC Astronomical Imaging Camera.
Out of 10000 frames about 2085 frames processed with AutoStakkert!2.
Wavelets processed with Registax 6
Colour contrast on albedo features and final levels adjusted with G.I.M.P.
Image size scaled up by 150%
Seeing conditions were reasonably good with the target about 44.5° above the horizon at the time of capture.
Lights: 200x30" (1h40)
DOF: 30
Iso: 800
Traitement: PixInsight / DxO PhotoLab / Topaz Denoise
Nikon D3100 (Non Défiltré)
Skywatcher 80ED Equinox (80x500)
Skywatcher Az-Gti Equatorial Mode
Field Flattener Télévue 0.8x
AR 3664 12/5/2024
Skywatcher ed 80 f/7.5
Baader astrosolar filter
Baader solar continuum
Televue barlow 3x
QHY 5L-II mono
Vironas, Athens, Greece
I did a quick process of this data before I went away on holiday this year but never got around to uploading it. From memory I did a quick tweet on this without even getting it up the right way!
This image is a stack of 60% of only 61 frames. To be honest 30% doesn't make any difference to the quality. The reason for the short number of frames taken was that originally this was just a test to make sure my equipment and software was working well after a major IT change. The seeing this day must have been exceptional!
Equipment:
Skywatcher 120ED
Celestron AVX
Daystar Quark Chromosphere
Daystar Tilt Adaptor
Point Grey Grasshopper 3 (IMX174)
Processed in Autostakkert!2 and Adobe CS5