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Long time since I've done a full solar disc view. Skywatcher 120ED Esprit with a Baader white light homemade filter and Canon 700D at prime, this is the best 85% of 40 single consecutive DSLR frames all 1/800 sec at ISO 200, 1st centred and aligned in PIPP to an avi, stacked in AS2! and final process in CS5.
Taken at 10.57 UTC 22 August 2015.
Big sunspot region AR2403 produced C and M class flares this day before I had even set up the scope at 9am, I'm pretty sure I was sitting watching this area in Ha with my other scope at the time of one of them (13:23 UTC) because there was a considerable brightening of the area. This sunspot has a beta-gamma-delta magnetic field capable of producing an X class flare.
NGC 7000, NGC 6997, NGC 6996, IC 5070
2-Panel Mosaic
RGBHOO data
65, 10-minute, Ha
65, 10-minute, OIII
65, 1-minute, Red
65, 1-minute, Green
65, 1-minute, Blue
About 23hrs Per panel.
46hrs total integration.
ASI2600mm pro camera
Sky-watcher Esprit 100ED, 550mm focal length, F5.5
EQ6-R Pro mount.
ASI174mm guide cam
Dithered every frame
2x drizzled in PIX
Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Data collected at Bortle-6 and Bortle-1 locations.
8/17/2023, 8/19/2023, 8/20/2023, 8/21/2023, 8/22/2023, 8/24/2023, 8/25/2023, 8/26/2023, 8/28/2023, 8/29/2023, 8/31/2023, 9/1/2023, 9/2/2023, 9/6/2023
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 24 x 5 minute exposures (2 hours) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Pixinsight, Starnet, Topaz de-noise and Photoshop.
28th August 2021.
Skywatcher 150/750
HEQ 5 Pro Go To
ASI 183 MC PRO
27*300s with DOF 60/0/10
Gain 0 Offset 7
Temp -10°C
Pre and post processing with Pixinsight
Mercury is the tiny dot at about 7 o'clock on the suns disc. Observed and photographed using a Skywatcher star travel 80 . Objective filtered with Baader astro solar film . Panasonic Lumix GF 6..
Always seek advise before attempting to observe and photograph the sun. If in doubt DONT, you could easily blind yourself .
Skywatcher 12" goto dob, 5x TeleVue Powermate, ZWO224MC, Sharpcap, PIPP, AS3
2021-08-25-1123_4__pipp_lapl4_ap185_Drizzle15_convRS1
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 1:05 and 2:53 on the 27th of March, 2022.
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 25 x 5 minute exposures (2 hours 5 minutes) 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.
23:30 - 01:05 UTC, 30th - 31st October 2021.
A picture I took of our neighbour planet, the Gas Giant Jupiter and 4 of its largest moons. :)
Gear used:
- Skywatcher Skymax 102 MAK
- Star Adventurer Pro
- ASI 120MC-s
- MSI gaming laptop (capturing)
Software used:
- Firecapture
- PIPP
- Autostakkert!3
- Registax 6
Messier Object 104 is a galaxy that is about 1/3 the size of our own galaxy and 29 million light-years away. It's been dubbed "The Sombrero Galaxy" because of its love of guacamole.
I really love the structure of this galaxy! It's pretty small in my scope... I had to crop the image a bit for this result and I don't know that it'd make a great print, but I still smile at how it looks. The galaxy is roughly magnitude 8 and in the region of Virgo and Corvus.
This image came from 3-hours of RGB-data, 1 hour in each color. Individual exposures were 3 minutes long. I'm actually encountering some new astrophotography issues right now, involving the cooling of my camera, and this is limiting some of my results currently. I do plan to keep persevering even if my issues will limit me in some ways.
Telescope: Skywatcher 150PDS
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM
SkyWatcher 200/1000 Newton
EQ6-PRO GoTo mount
Canon EOS 70D
Baader MPCC MkIII
100*30s exp.
70*10s exp.
ISO 1600
2017.12.30.
Mogyoród, Hungary
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
60 x 1 minute exposures (1 hour) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in Pixinsight Topaz denoise and Photoshop.
Imaged between 20:23 and 21:57 on the 28th of February 2022.
Windy
Newton SkyWatcher 200/1000
Monture EQ6-r pro
Canon 1000D défiltré partiel
Correcteur de coma Baader MPCC Mk III
Autoguidage OAG + ZWO ASI 290mm mini
ASIAIR Pro
51*300" => 4h15'
48*300" => 4h00
Total 8h15'
Traitement PixInsight + Photoshop CC
Sol Región Activa 12863
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" (double stacked) (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: 2021-09-03 (3 de septiembre de 2021)
Hora: 14:10 T.U. (Tiempo universal)
Lugar: 42.615 N -6.417 W (Bembibre Spain)
Vídeo: 3 minuto
Resolución: 1552x1042
Gain: 61 (11%)
Exposure: 0.032ms
Frames: 10830
Frames apilados: 12%
FPS: 60
Sensor temperature= 41.2°C
Skywatcher Explorer with IMG132e camera
Processed in Registax. 1300 frame video.
Conditions very not ideal
On May 3, 1764, Charles Messier discovered this globular cluster (M3) and mistook it for a nebula without stars. He added it to his growing catalog of objects/regions that comet-hunters should avoid so they are not misled by diffuse non-star objects. He would end up cataloging 110 different "Messier objects" in his lifetime, while searching for comets. To him, these were basically areas of "non-interest" and he was far more interested in the 13 comets that he discovered throughout his observations.
Onto the object at hand... Messier 3 (M3) is a globular cluster that contains about 500,000 stars. The center of this cluster is about 32,000 light years away from Earth. This particular image came from about 3 hours of RGB data, roughly 1 hour in each color. Taken in my backyard on April 23-24, 2021 in Parkesburg, PA.
Scope: Skywatcher 150 PDS on Skywatcher HEQ5
Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM Pro with EFW and ZWO filters
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
26 x 5 minute exposures (2 hours 10 miutes) 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 ), Topaz denoise and Photoshop.
17:58 - 20:41 UTC, 28th November 2021.
Stock Canon 550D, Sigma @ 600mm,Sky-watcher Star adventurer.
Camera is showing its age, sensor stripes :( but cant complain too much about the result!
50mins lights
30 darks
30 flats
40 bias
This is an ultra-faint supernova remnant in the constellation Cassiopiea. This photo is the result of over 60 hours of individual images through a Skywatcher Esprit 120 F/7 refractor with a ZWO ASI294mm Pro camera. This nebula is HOO and the stars are RGB. This was taken in Bortle 6 skies in suburban Oklahoma City.
Thank you for looking!
Ha: 177x600s
O3: 172x600s
R,G,B: 45x60s (each)
ISS transit through the sky.
One single shot for the sky + one shot for the foreground.
Time of exposure of the sky – 6min, 47sec.
Time of exposure of the foreground – 6min, 47sec.
Lens – Laowa 4mm.
Camera – Fujifilm X-T20.
Tracking mount – Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Mini (SAM)
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
28 x 5 minute exposures (2 hours 20 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 19:42 and 22:40 on the 27th of January, 2022.
Passing clouds and puffs of wind.
In the 8 years of photographing nightscapses I have not ventured out into the Winter cold for photos. Mostly because I didn’t invest in a lens warmer. Finally this past year I did purchase one and it came in handy throughout the year late at nights. East of Erie, PA USA sits Eaton Reservoir under bortle 4 skies. It was a chilly adventure being 27 degrees but luckily it wasn’t windy. Still, I had kind of an idea what I wanted to photograph but the cold had me quickly make a final decision and go with it. I will say it was a new experience for me and a learning process since I usually photograph the milky way core but I was up for the challenge. At the end of the night and later on in post production I had learned some valuable lessons for the future when it comes to Winter photographs. The settings and gear are as follows:
Camera: Canon 6D
Lens: Tamron 35mm f/1.4
Tracker: Skywatcher Star Adventure
Sky: 2 panels (vertical) @f/2.2 @60 sec. ISO 800. Each a stack of 7 photos and then stitched
Foreground: 1 photo (Landscape) @ f/2.2 @ 30sec. ISO 1000
Stacking: Starrylandscape stacker
Post-process: Photoshop and final touches in Lightroom
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 50 x 5 minute exposures (4 hours 10 minutes) 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 ), Topaz denoise and Photoshop.
Passing clouds and occasional puffs of wind, 6 hours of data unusable.
19:38 - 05:15 UTC, 3rd/4th November 2021.
Taken with a Skywatcher ED80 Refractor with a Baader Astrosolar Filter fitted. A Canon 600D was at prime focus
Mars and the Pleiades rising above the mountains. I also framed the California nebula which adds a nice touch of colour.
Shot with D7500 partially de-filtered. The ground was shot untracked. 30s exposures were used for the sky, tracked with Skywatcher Staradventurer and stacked with Siril. The ground and sky were then blended in Photoshop.
Soul Nebula image taken on Dec 11, 2023. 3.8 hours of 3 minute sub-images (76x180 sec.)
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Equipment and site: QHY294c, Baader UHC-S filter, Astro-Tech AT60ED at F/4.8, SkyWatcher GTi goto mount. SharpCap 4.x LiveStacking for acquisition. Location was a metro area with a Bortle 7-8 sky, 34 degrees F, clear, transparent.
A difficult target at my focal length. 5 hours data, 2 minutes subs ISO1600. Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED and modified Canon DSLR
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm, 1200mm f/l Newtonian Reflector, Nikon D780 at prime focus with Skywatcher Coma Corrector, EQ6 Syntrek Mount.
Imaging session commenced 21:51 UT
26 x 20s at ISO 2500
18 x 20s at ISO 3200
18 dark frames & 15 flats.
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and levels adjusted with Lightroom & G.I.M.P.
Full frame image cropped on final processing
Best viewed using the expansion arrows.
NGC 7380 (also known as the Wizard Nebula) is an open cluster discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. William Herschel included his sister's discovery in his catalog, and labelled it H VIII.77. It is also known as 142 in the 1959 Sharpless catalog (Sh2-142). This reasonably large nebula is located in Cepheus.
Whilst I think target looks so much better in Hubble Palette (Which I am working on) here's my LRGB+HA Version
Image Details:
18x300S Luminance
15x300S Red
15x300S Green
15x300S Blue
22x600S HA (As Overlay in Red Channel)
Equipment Used:
Imaging Scope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 8-CF 8" F4
Imaging Camera: Atik Cameras 383L+ Mono CCD Cooled to -20C
Flattener: Sky-Watcher Aplanatic Coma Corrector
Guide Scope: Celestron Telescopes C80ED
Guide Camera: Qhyccd QHY5L-II
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro
Filter Wheel: Starlight Xpress Ltd 7x36mm EFW
Image Acquisition: Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro
Stacking and Combining: Maxim-DL
Post Processing: Photoshop
Gear used:
Canon 6D, Canon 400mm f5.6 and Skywatcher Star Adventurer
Software used:
Stacked in DeepSkyTracker, processed in PixInSight and Adobe Photoshop CC
60 x 1 min @ ISO 1600 lights
30 flats/darks/bias
My very first session of imaging deep space objects with an equatorial mount. How did i do?
Luogo: Ladispoli (Roma)
Telescopio: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED Professional F/5.5
Montatura: 10Micron Gm1000HPS
CCD: Moravian G2 8300
Filtri: Astrodon 36mm - Ha 5nm, O3 3nm, SII 5nm
Pose (non guidate):
Ha 27X600" bin 1
SII 29x600" bin1
O3 27x600" bin1
Temperatura sensore -20°
Integrazione: 13 ore, 150 min
SkyWatcher 200/1000 Newton
EQ6-PRO GoTo mount
Canon EOS 70D
Baader MPCC MkIII
Lacerta/MGEN standalone autoguider
24*300s exp.
ISO 800
2018.10.05.
Mogyoród, Hungary
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-|Band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 19 x 5 minute exposures (1 hour 35 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 1:05 and 2:40 on the 17th of March, 2022.
Lots of thin cloud illuminated by a bright moon.
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-|Band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 28 x 5 minute exposures (2 hour 20 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 20:03 and 22:21 on the 22nd of March, 2022.
Passing thin clouds.
Optics: Skywatcher ED80, 0.85 FF/FR
Camera: ASI1600mm pro @ -20°C
Mount: SW EQ6 Pro
Guiding: finderguider with QHY5L-IIc
Exposure: Baader Ha 51x180 sec, Gain 200, Offset 50, Dark, Flat, Flat dark
Baader SII 39x180 sec, Gain 200, Offset 50, Dark, Flat, Flat dark
Baader OIII 31x180 sec, Gain 200, Offset 50, Dark, Flat, Flat dark
Total integration time 6 hrs
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD2, PixInsight, PS CC 2017
Location and date: Samoborsko gorje, 28.12.2018., Zagreb 07.02.2019.
Total of 10 hours.
M: Skywatcher EQ-5 Pro GoTO
S: Lacerta 72/432 F6
R: Skywatcher 0,85x
C: Pentax K-1
F: Optolong L-eXtreme 2"
G: Orion 50mm mini
GC: ZWO ASI 120mm Mini
Exposures:
Light: 10x300s, ISO12800
110x300s, ISO3200
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
NINA Observatory Software.
36 x 300 second (3 hours) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat frames, 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Pixinsight, Topaz de-noise and Photoshop.
19th September 2021
SkyWatcher Star Adventurer mechanika
SkyWatcher StarAdventurer háromláb
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro
Canon EOS 250D
10x120sec light 1600 ISO
5x dark
5x offset/bias
Taken with Skywatcher Esprit 120 with a modded Canon t3i on top of a Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro mount.
87 x 4min subs
20 x darks
total integration time of 5hrs 48min
bortle class 4 skies
Skywatcher 250pds with Coma corrector
Canon 1100D prime focus CLS Click filter
SW80 Guide scope using Synguider
91 lights 40 seconds ISO3200, Darks and Bias x12
DSS and PS4
My 4th and best attempt at M51 although not happy that I had to go to ISO3200. My guide scope was causing me problems which I couldn't seem to sort out quickly. So rather than waste time I decided to go with the higher ISO ( yeah desperate !) to at least acheive something. Of the 91 subs I discarded about 10%
Skywatcher 190MN, Ioptron CEM70NUC mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI2600MC Pro at -20C.
61 x 2 minute exposures (2 hour and 2 minutes),
Gain 100, Offset 50, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in Pixinsight, Photoshop and Topaz.
Imaged between 22:31 and 001:30, on 5/6th of November 2022.
40% of images were unusable due to wind effects. Image needs more data...
The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula and The Spire) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745–46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula,[3][4] an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the aforementioned Pillars of Creation. The Eagle Nebula lies in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way.
Canon 5DSr and SW Quattro 250/F4 on a SW NEQ6 Pro. 12 x 55 sec subs , no calibration frames.