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Skywatcher 72ED
AZ-GTi
ZWO asi178mc
2023 10 28
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Cygnus Wall within the North American Nebula or NGC7000
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 36 x 5 minute exposures (3 hours) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Pixinsight (based on www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV6ObLVRvNk ) and Photoshop.
A bit windy.
18:32 - 22:55 UTC, 30th October 2021.
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
Celestron NexStar SE mount, Skywatcher 72ed and Canon 600d. 110x 35 second exposures with calibration frames.
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 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.
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
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
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
Solar image taken with the following equipment.
Skywatcher Evo 80DS-Pro
Baader planetarium herchel wedge
ASI 224MC camera
Sesto Senso remote focuser
A 2000 frame video was taken with sharpcap, and processed in Autostakkert, IMGPP, and then false colour added and final tweaks in Photoshop CS5.5.
Exifs
■ Mount: skywatcher neq-6 goto with Rowan modification belt
■ Telescope: skywatcher 200/1000 F/5
■ Autoguiding: Asi 120mm
■ Total exposure: 1H35Min || 19 X 300 seconds
■ Camera: modified canon eos 700d astrodon
■ Filter(s): astronomik CLS ccd eos clip
■ Other optic(s): baader coma corrector
■ Software : Siril / photoshopCC
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Olympus E410 at prime focus. EQ6 Syntrek Mount.
A 3 pane mosaic of this well know pair of star clusters.
Also known as Caldwell 14.
Each pane consists of 10 light frames of 40s @ ISO 800
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker & Image Composite Editor
Not ideal viewing conditions as increasing cloud limited the amount of frames obtained. It seems that the focussing had slipped a little on the 3rd set of captures as well.
Captured with Canon 6D, Skywatcher Skymax 127 with Astrozap solar filter + Skywatcher Star Adventurer
Both galaxies are 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
210x2min ISO400 lights (7hr exposure). Bortle 7, Kaunas, Lithuania
Setup:
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
PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, PixInsight
Orion Nebula
Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian.
Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount
Orion 80mm f5 guide scope and auto guider - PHD2.
Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector, UHC-S 'nebula' filter.
Nikon D5300 (unmodified).
Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90.
ISO800, JPEG Fine, Long Exp. NR on.
HDR processed in PixInsight
- 20x120sec,
- 20x30sec,
- 20x 8sec,
- 12x4sec.
Individual groups aligned and integrated.
Then four integrated images aligned and HDR combined.
17 January 2015 - reprocessed 25 Apr 2015
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-|Band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 22 x 5 minute exposures (1 hour 50 minutes ) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in Pixinsight Topaz denoise and Photoshop.
Collected between 22:35 and 0:25 on the 20th and 21st of March, 2022.
Bright moon.
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius.
The Lagoon Nebula, so called because of the dark gap (the lagoon) dividing the nebula in two, is estimated to be between 4,000–6,000 light-years away from the Earth. The Lagoon nebula is big, its size is approximately 110 by 50 light years; in other words, if the nebula started at Earth it would reach to the star Alkaid, which is the last star in the handle of the big Dipper. There is a lot to see in the Lagoon; the nebula contains several dark patches, known as Bok globules (dark nebulae or clouds of dark cosmic dust from which stars may form); there is an open star cluster (NGC6530) to the left of the ‘lagoon’; the Lagoon Nebula also contains at its centre a structure known as the Hourglass Nebula, which is just visible in this image in the bright centre just to the right of the ‘lagoon’.
SkyWatcher 80ED + WO 0.8x TypeII + SEOCooledX2
on SkyWatcher HEQ5 PRO
Frames: 4x900sec (Total:60min)
Guiding: RFT80S + Meade DSI Pro
DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop CS4
Locations: Koresato, Akaiwa, Okayama, Japan
Aug. 2009
Skywatcher 180mm F15 Maksutov
Player One Neptune-M camera (IMX178)
Baader visual filter, red filter was used
Skywatcher 130PDS
ZWO ASI183mmPro
Astrodon LRGB Filter
Celestron AVX
total exposure time: 6,5 std
105x120s Luminanz
30x120s red
25x120s green
35x120s blue
camera: Nikon D810A
telescope: SkyWatcher Esprit 80ED
mount: iOptron iEQ45 Pro
Single exposure 120s at ISO 1600
Processing: RAW/NEF adjustments in Photoshop.
Calibration: none, zero, zilch
The D810A is an impressive camera for both astrophotography and daytime use.
If during the day you haven’t found time to do things your heart truly speaks to, no one is to be blamed, except you.
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——— 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 50 x 180s
R 50 x 180s
G 50 x 180s
B 50 x 180s
————— ELABORAZIONE ———
Pixinsight
Photoshop
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Olympus E410 at prime focus. EQ6 Syntrek Mount.
24 suitable light frames of 40s at 800 ISO. Also 10 dark frames.
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and final levels adjusted with G.I.M.P.
An open star cluster located in the constellation of Perseus.
The image has been slightly cropped but still displays coma towards the edges. This is is one drawback of a parabolic f/4.8 Newtonian.
Taken with a Skywatcher ED80 Refractor and Canon 500D at prime focus ( 600mm ) Baader Astrosolar Film Filter fitted to scope
La Nébuleuse de la Tête de Cheval, dans la constellation d'Orion à travers un Skywatcher Quattro (F=800mm, D=200mm)et un réducteur de focale (focale résultante sur un 24x36: environ 1000mm F/3.5) Suivi à l'aide d'une Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro. Nikon D5300 avec filtre clip in LPS-D1-N. Télécommande Twin1 ISR2
28x 121s, 650 ISO.
Assemblage dans IRIS , cosmétique dans Photoshop CS4.
The Horsehead Nebula, in the Orion constellation through a skywatcher Quattro (F=800mm, D=200mm) with a coma reducer (resulting in a focal lenght in 24x36 of roughly 1000mm F/3.5) Tracking with a Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro. Nikon D5300 with clip in filter LPS-D1-N. Remote Twin1 ISR2
28x 121s, 650 ISO.
Compiling in IRIS , cosmetics in Photoshop CS4.
This another narrowband image of the beautiful Rosette Nebula in Monoceros. This time with a synthetic green component created from a blend of the Ha data and double ionized Oxygen data (OIII).
The Ha was mapped to red, synthetic green to green and OIII mapped as the blue component.
Imaging details are as before with a focal reduced Skywatcher ED80 refractor and a ZWO1600MM cooled camera fitted wih Baader narrowband filters.
20x600s Ha
15x600s OIII
Many thanks for looking!
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: 11:00 hours (subs 300 and 600 sec)
Deep Sky Stacker: Calibration and stacking
Adobe Photoshop Cs2 : Data Processing
Guide: PHD Guiding 2
Darks, Dark Flats, Flats and Bias apply
Serra Negra ( Bortle 4) /São Paulo/Brasil . 05/2019 + 05/2024
Nikon d90(mod)
TS72 APO + TS72flat
settings: 432mm, f6, iso800, 360min
guiding:
ZWO asi120mcs
TS 50mm guidescope
Tracking: Skywatcher Star Adventurer
software:
guiding: phd2
Stacking: Deepskystacker 4.2.2
Processing: Adobe Photoshop , Photokemi Startools action set, GradientXterminator, Nik software, HLVG
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.
skywatcher ED80 APO refractor, canon 600D, CLS clip filter.
First processes of what's
proving to be a frustrating processing learning curve. Horrible gradient in the background. ! hour 36 minutes total exposure. 180, 120 and 60 second frames with darks.
Skywatcher 190MN telescope, Ioptron CEM70 NUC mount, Altair Tri-|Band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 9 x 5 minute exposures (45 minutes) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in Pixinsight Topaz denoise and Photoshop.
Collected between 11:00 and 11:50 on the 8th of April, 2022.
First light with the new mount. Clouds terminated the session.
——— 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
Filtro: Antlia Filtri HA OIII serie pro
Software d'acquisizione Sgpro
————— FOTO ————
temp 0 con dark, flat e darkflat
Ha 42 x 300s
OIII 46 x 300s
————— ELABORAZIONE ———
Pixinsight
Photoshop
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