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29.05.2025.
Prisjeka, Croatia
Telescope: SW 130PDS
Camera: ZWO ASI585MC PRO
Filter: ZWO UV/IR 1.25''
Mount: AstroBobo HEQ5 Pro (Mod by Leviner)
Guding: ZWO ASI120MMS + SVBONY 120MM F4
321x120s (10h42min)
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
NINA Observatory Software.
34 x 300 second (2 hours 50 minutes) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields, 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Topaz de-noise and Photoshop.
27th August 2021
Fish Head Nebula or LBN 645
Skywatcher 200p, NEQ6 mount, Altair Triband filter, Baader MPCC M3 coma corrector, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
NINA Observatory Software.
24 x 300 second (2 hours) at Gain 350, Offset 30, dithering every 3rd frame, 40 dark frames, 40 flat fields, 40 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP (using Ha-OIII formula), Topaz de-noise and Photoshop. .
9th/10th April 2021.
Technical card
Imaging telescope or lens: GSO RC8 Carbon Fiber
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: Baader Planetarium OIII 1.25" 8.5nm, Baader Planetarium Ha 1.25" 7nm, Baader Planetarium SII 1.25" 8nm, ZWO green, ZWO blue
Accessories: ZWO EFW, Baader Planetarium Steeltrack 2"
Resolution: 4352x3140
Dates: Sept. 20, 2017
Frames:
Baader Planetarium Ha 1.25" 7nm: 60x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader Planetarium OIII 1.25" 8.5nm: 13x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader Planetarium SII 1.25" 8nm: 13x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
ZWO green: 20x60" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
ZWO red: 10x60" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 7.7 hours
Avg. Moon age: 29.31 days
Avg. Moon phase: 0.06%
Astrometry.net job: 1751696
RA center: 344.191 degrees
DEC center: 62.615 degrees
Pixel scale: 0.688 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 84.523 degrees
Field radius: 0.512 degrees
Locations: Berga Resort, Berga, Barcelona, Spain
NGC 6357 in Scorpius
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.
UHC-S - 100 x 100 sec ISO800 (14bit NEF, Long Exp. NR on).
Pixinsight and photoshop
5 October 14
reprocessed 9 Aug 15
Skywatcher 190MN telescope, Ioptron CEM70 NUC mount, Altair Tri-Band filter, ASI2600MC Pro at -20C.
51 x 5 minute and 25 x 3 minute exposures (5 hours 30 minutes) at Gain 100, Offset 50, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in Pixinsight, Topaz denoise, and Photoshop.
Collected between 23-05 on the 12th October and 3-08 on the 13th of October and 20-00 and 22-02 on the 14th of October 2022.
3 minute exposures taken by accident instead of 5 minute exposures.
Image has been stacked using DeepSkyStacker (DSS), but no other processing done.
Taken with an Imaging Source DMK 21AU04.AS mono ccd camera. Skywatcher Quattro 8" steel tube on a HEQ5 pro mount.
Eleven, forty second exposures captured with Sharpcap and stacked with calibration frames.
Image taken with a SkyWatcher 70mm SK707AZ2 + Barlow 3X + 10mm lens (210x).
Edited with Photofiltre and MS Picture Manager, to get more details.
Skywatcher 150/750
HEQ 5 Pro Go To
ASI 183 MC PRO
34*300s with DOF 60/0/10
20*60s with DOF 100/0/10
Bin 2x2
Gain 0 Offset 7
Temp -10°C
Pre and post processing with Pixinsight
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
31 x 5 minute exposures (2 hours 35 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 18:25 and 21:177 on the 24th of January, 2022.
Probably needs more time
Imaging telescope or lens:Skywatcher Esprit 80 ED Triplet Super Apo
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI 183 MM PRO
Mount:SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Goto
Guiding telescope or lens:Skywatcher Esprit 80 ED Triplet Super Apo
Guiding camera:Astrolumina Alccd5L-IIc
Focal reducer:Skywatcher Field flattener for Esprit 80mm
Software:Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, Adobe PhotoShop CS5, FitsWork 4, DeepSky Stacker Deep Sky Stacker 3.3.4, PHD2 Guiding
Filters:Baader Ha 1.25" 7nm, Baader Planetarium SII 1.25" 8nm, Baader Planetarium O3 1.25" 8.5nm
Accessory:TSOptics TS Off Axis Guider - 9mm
Dates:May 14, 2019, May 23, 2019, May 29, 2019, June 1, 2019
Frames:
Baader Ha 1.25" 7nm: 44x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader Planetarium O3 1.25" 8.5nm: 27x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader Planetarium SII 1.25" 8nm: 25x600" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 16.0 hours
Darks: ~50
Flats: ~27
Bias: ~100
Object description (wikipedia.org):
The Elephant's Trunk nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth. The piece of the nebula shown here is the dark, dense globule IC 1396A; it is commonly called the Elephant's Trunk nebula because of its appearance at visible light wavelengths, where there is a dark patch with a bright, sinuous rim. The bright rim is the surface of the dense cloud that is being illuminated and ionized by a very bright, massive star (HD 206267) that is just to the west of IC 1396A. (In the Figure above, the massive star is just to the left of the edge of the image.) The entire IC 1396 region is ionized by the massive star, except for dense globules that can protect themselves from the star's harsh ultraviolet rays.
The Elephant's Trunk nebula is now thought to be a site of star formation, containing several very young (less than 100,000 yr) stars that were discovered in infrared images in 2003. Two older (but still young, a couple of million years, by the standards of stars, which live for billions of years) stars are present in a small, circular cavity in the head of the globule. Winds from these young stars may have emptied the cavity.
The combined action of the light from the massive star ionizing and compressing the rim of the cloud, and the wind from the young stars shifting gas from the center outward lead to very high compression in the Elephant's Trunk nebula. This pressure has triggered the current generation of protostars.
Sunflower Galaxy or M63
Skywatcher 200p, NEQ6 mount, UV/IR Cut filter, Baader MPCC M3 coma corrector, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
NINA Observatory Software.
14 x 300 second (1 hours 10 minutes) at Gain 350, Offset 30, dithering every 3rd frame, 40 dark frames, 40 flat fields, 40 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP (using Ha-OIII formula), Topaz de-noise and Photoshop.
The centre is unfortunately over exposed.
11th/12th April 2021.
informations;
-Mount: skywatcher neq-6 goto with Rowan modification belt
-telescope: skywatcher 200/1000 F/5
-autoguiding: Asi 120mm
-total exposure: 39Min//05sec || 47 X 50sec
-Camera: canon eos 700d astrodon
-filter(s): astronomik CLS ccd eos clip
-other optic(s): baader coma corrector
Date: 31/08/2018
Skywatcher 150PDS
Celestron CG5
TS optics 3x Barlow lens & Nikon 2x teleconverter
Microsoft LifeCam Studio
Firecapture v2.4
5000 frames total
AS!3 top 50% of frames stacked
RegiStax 6 wavelets
GIMP 2.10
Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P f/3.5
Altair Astro Hypercam 585C OSC (Offset:10 / Gain:100)
HDR mode on
156 x 60 sec. subs (~2.5hrs.)
Processed in Astro Pixel Processor, GraXpert and Affinity Photo
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.
Collected on the evening of the 1st of March, 2022 between 21:59 and 23:55.
Beautiful plejades, just one step out of the house in our garden...the Milky Way.
captured with:
Telescope: TSAPO100Q 580mm f5,8
Camera: Moravian G2-8300 (black/white)
mount: Skywatcher NEQ-6 Pro
guider: Lodestar 2 as Off-axis guider
in germany (30km south of Frankfurt a.M.)
And postprocessed in Pixinsight and lightroom
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-|Band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 16 x 5 minute exposures (1 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 23:40 and 0:55 on the 16th and 7th of March, 2022.
Lots of thin cloud illuminated by a bright moon.
Skywatcher T250/1000 Newton F4
Player-One Uranus-C IMX585
Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 Pro Goto USB
Logiciels acquisition: Stellarium - SharpCap
Logiciels traitement : PIPP - AutoStakkert - Pixinsight
Filtres: IR cut
Accessoires: Focuseur ZWO EAF - Barlow Kepler x2.5
Dates: 18 Janv. 2025- 22h38 GMT
Images unitaires: SER (1054x3.36ms) 10% de 10541
Gain: 330
Échantillonnage: 0.137 "/pixel
Focale résultante: 4390mm
F/D: 17.56
Seeing: 1.10 "Arc
Bortle: 5
Phase de la Lune (moyenne):72%
M33, the Triangulum Galaxy.
Mount: SkyWatcher NEQ6.
Camera: ASI1600MM.
Telescope: SkyWatcher Newton 150/750.
Flattener: Baader MPCC Mark III.
Filters: Baader RGB, ZWO H-alpha.
Exposition: L: 93 x 120s, RGB: 12 x 120s (x 3), H-alpha: 5 x 300s.
Capture software: CCDciel, ASTAP, PHD Guiding.
Proccessed with PixInsight.
Taken with a Skywatcher ED100 Refractor with a Canon 600D at prime focus ( 900mm ) processed in mono as did not want a blueish sky in the picture :-) Best 15 of 45 shots stacked in Registax 6, seeing was average to poor with noticeable shimmering. All frames shot in JPG, not RAW.
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C.
45 x 5 minute exposures (3 hours and 45 minutes),
Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Imaged between 22:45 and 02:55, on 16/17th of December 2021.
SkyWatcher 70mm SK707AZ2 + Filter Thousand Oaks + super 25mm + barlow 2X.
Edited with MS Picture Manager and Photofiltre.
It's possible to see the 3708, 3709, 3711, 3712, 3713 and 3716.
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 31 x 5 minute exposures (2 hours 35 minutes) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in APP, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Imaged over two nights, 1st and 5th of December 2021, due to varying weather.
Quick test on the Great Orion Nebula.
Imaged during night of full moon.
25min exposure at iso200 with Nikon d610 and TS72
North America Nebula in constellation Cygnus with brightest star Deneb.
Nikon d610
145mm @ f4
iso1000
18 frames - total exposure time 64min
Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P f/3.5
QHYCCD Minicam8
LRGBHa
15 x 120sec. subs each filter (2.5hrs. total)
Processed with Astro Pixel Processor, GraXpert, NoiseXTerminator and Affinity Photo
The Pearl Cluster in constellation Centaurus ( NGC 3766 ) by Mike O'Day ( 500px.com/MikeODay )..The Pearl Cluster, visible from the Southern Hemisphere, shimmering like a pearl to the naked eye, is an open cluster of mostly young blue stars approximately 5500 light years from Earth. ..Links:..https://500px.com/MikeODay.http://photo.net/photos/MikeODay..Details:..NGC 3766 - RA 11h 37m, Dec -61deg 41'. .Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian. .Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount..Guiding: Orion Shortube 80 guidescope, Starshoot Autoguider, PHD2..Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector..Hutech IDAS D1 filter..Nikon D5300 (unmodified)..Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90..Combination of 55 images 30 sec @ ISO400...Pixinsight
Copyright and personal information:
My name: Cornelis van Zuilen
My website: www.CVZastro.com
Heiloo, The Netherlands
Equipment used:
Telescope: Askar 103APO
Main camera: ZWO AS2600MC AIR
Filters: Optolong UV/IR cut
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
Exposures:
2hr 27min
49x 180sec
Calibration frames
20 Darks
20 Flats
20 Dark flats
Processed in Pixinsight & Photoshop
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 27 x 5 minute exposures (2 hours 15 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.
Many passing clouds.
18:25 - 21:50 UTC, 4th November 2021.
SkyWatcher 70mm SK707AZ2 + Filter Thousand Oaks + barlow 2X + super 25mm.
Edited with MS Picture Manager and Photofiltre.
SCHEDA TECNICA
Tubo ottico riflettore: Newton Skywatcher 150/750 PDS Explorer
Telescopio guida: 60/280
Montatura: EQ - Celestron AVX Advanced VX
Riprese: Camera CCD ZWO Asi 1600 mono PRO (raffreddata a -10°)
Filtro: H-alfa
Inseguimento: Camera CCD ZWO Asi 120 mono
Software riprese: SharpCap 3.2
Software inseguimento: PHD Guiding 2
Integrazione: 75 pose (.fits) × 60 secondi + dark frame
Elaborazione: Deep Sky Stacker + Photoshop
Messier 52 or M52, also known as NGC 7654, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Cassiopeia. Messier 52 can easily be seen with binoculars. In 10×50 binoculars, it appears as a hazy, nebulous patch of light. 4-inch telescopes reveal a dense, compressed star cluster populated by many faint stars, with a shape resembling that of the letter V. More stars are visible in 6-inch and larger instruments. The cluster occupies an area just less than half of the size of the full Moon.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation: Cassiopeia
Right ascension: 23h 24m 48.0s
Declination: +61° 35′ 36″
Distance: 4.6 kly
Apparent magnitude (V): 7.3
Apparent dimensions (V): 13.0′
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at 0F, 41 x 60 second exposures, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in DSS and PixInsight. Image Date: July 28, 2024. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Image taken with a SkyWatcher 70mm SK707AZ2, using a super 10mm lens.
Once I could get the best results throughout the Moon's disk I joined two shots with the same data, one about two thirds north-south of the disk and another covering the rest.
I edited and joined them with Photofiltre and MS Picture Manager, to get more details.
Lunar close-up from last night.
Sky-watcher Skymax 102, ZWO ASI 120MC-S, Star Adventurer Pro.
Used Software: Firecapture, PIPP, Autostakkert, Registax
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 / photoshopCC
■ Date : 31-03-2020
Taken with a Skywatcher ED80 Refractor fitted with a Baader Astrosolar Filter and a Canon 600D at prime focus. Best 20 of 45 images stacked using Autostakkert 2. PIPP was also used prior to stacking to centre and crop and eliminate cloudy frames.
Taken with a Skywatcher ED80 Refractor fitted with a Baader Astrosolar Filter and a Canon 600D at prime focus. Tried RAW images today to see if there was a difference between jpgs. Processing a lot longer with no visible benefit the result. Slower shooting too due to file sizes. Best 20 of 30 images stacked using Autostakkert 2