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Taken with a Skywatcher F8 6" Refractor and Canon 600D at prime focus. Taken from inside my garage due to high winds. Seeing average to poor. Best 20 of 35 RAW images stacked in Registax 6. Telescope on a HEQ5 mount, but not powered up or aligned, just used as a alt/az mount using light pressure on the 2 clutches to hold scope steady as awkward to align etc inside a garage :-)
SkyWatcher 70mm SK707AZ2 + Filter Thousand Oaks + barlow 2X + super 25mm.
Edited with MS Picture Manager and Photofiltre.
45x30sec lights,20darks. ISO1600. Skywatcher Esprit APO 100ED and Canon EOS 5D mk2. Processed Deepskystacker and Startools.
Capturado con un Telescopio Hokken 150/750
Cámara Nikon D80 + reductor de coma F5
Montura Skywatcher Eq5
Valcheta - Rio Negro - Argentina
Imaging telescope or lens:Skywatcher Esprit 80 ED Triplet Super Apo
Imaging camera:Canon EOS 450Da
Mount:SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Goto
Guiding telescope or lens:Viewfinder 8x50
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, PHD2 Guiding
Dates:Oct. 13, 2018
Frames: 51x300" ISO800
Integration: 4.2 hours
Flats: 27
Bias: 51
The Andromeda Galaxy with my good old Canon EOS 450da - It's fun ;-).
Object description (wikipedia.org):
The Andromeda Galaxy (/ænˈdrɒmɪdə/), also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, is a spiral galaxy approximately 780 kiloparsecs (2.5 million light-years) from Earth, and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. Its name stems from the area of the sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda.
The 2006 observations by the Spitzer Space Telescope revealed that the Andromeda Galaxy contains approximately one trillion stars, more than twice the number of the Milky Way's estimated 200 to 400 billion stars, though a 2018 study found that the Andromeda Galaxy's mass is roughly the same as the Milky Way's. The Andromeda Galaxy's mass is estimated to be around 1.76 times that of the Milky Way Galaxy (~0.8-1.5×1012 solar masses vs the Milky Way's 8.5×1011 solar masses). The Andromeda Galaxy, spanning approximately 220,000 light-years, is the largest galaxy in our Local Group, which is also home to the Triangulum Galaxy and other minor galaxies.
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are expected to collide in ~4.5 billion years, merging to form a giant elliptical galaxy or a large disc galaxy. With an apparent magnitude of 3.4, the Andromeda Galaxy is among the brightest of the Messier objects—making it visible to the naked eye on moonless nights, even when viewed from areas with moderate light pollution.
Skywatcher 180mm F15 Maksutov
Play One Neptune-M camera (IMX178)
Baader visual filter, red filter was used
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula.
This image is taken on single frame with Nikkor 200-500f5.6 + Kinko 1.4x @f10, 15 sec ISO 3200. Mounted on Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer
Shot the next evening after the impact of a meteor into Jupiter. It so happened that my very first LRGB set caught the exit of the Io from the Jupiter's shadow. It was unplanned, so it turned out to be a nice surprise!
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount
Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED (72/420mm)
2" 40mm extender
ZWO EFW
Baader LRGB filter set
Barlow 3x
ZWO ASI120MM-S (up to 200fps, using ROI)
FireCapture v2.7beta
PIPP (centering and cropping)
cvAstroAlign (stacking 1600 out of 8000-9000 frames)
AstroSurface R3 (sharpening)
GIMP (montage)
Skywatcher 130PDS
ZWO ASI183mmPro
Astrodon LRGB Filter
Celestron AVX
total exposure time: 4,4 Std.
62x120 Luminanz
23x120 red
24x120 green
24x120s blue
Pixinsight/Affinity Photo
Copernicus from 2020-06-01 from UK. I'm quite pleased with this one.
'Montes Carpatus' to the North West, 'Gay-Lussac' and 'Gay-Lussac A' top left of Copernicus (no sniggering at the back please)
Equipment: Altair Starwave Ascent 102ED F7
Altair Superview 15mm EP
Altair Lightwave 2x Tele-Extender
Samsung VP-HMX20C Camcorder
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro.
Software: PIPP, AutoStakkert, Registax, GIMP
Wasnt even supposed to be an imaging session so no laptop and fancy pants cameras. Not even tracking properly. Ended up taking vids till the batteries on the camera breathed their last. No spares.
Primo scatto con l'ottica nuova, uno skywatcher 80 ed sulla solita meade lxd75 e la canon EOS 400D. Scatto in Raw, elaborazione in PS (contrasto).
Location: Cambridge, UK
Equipment: Canon 300mm f/4L USM, Canon EOS 1100D, Skywatcher HEQ5
Exposure: 296 x 40s @ ISO800
Total exposure: 3 hour 17 min 20 sec
Processing: Deep Sky Stacker and Fitswork
Except for the rings of Saturn, the Ring Nebula (M57) is probably the most famous celestial band. Its classic appearance is understood to be due to our own perspective, though.In this well-studied example of a planetary nebula, the glowing material does not come from planets. Instead, the gaseous shroud represents outer layers expelled from the dying, once sun-like star, now a tiny pinprick of light seen at the nebula's center. Intense ultraviolet light from the hot central star ionizes atoms in the gas. In the picture, the blue color in the center is ionized helium, the cyan color of the inner ring is the glow of hydrogen and oxygen, and the reddish color of the outer ring is from nitrogen and sulfur. The Ring Nebula is about one light-year across and 2,000 light-years away.
Source of explanation: NASA
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 ASI2600MC AIR
Filters: Optolong L-Pro
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
Exposures:
Optolong L-Pro
1hr 12min
24x 180sec
Calibration frames:
20 Darks
20 Flats
20 Dark flats
Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop
Skywatcher 150/750, Neq3-2 AD motorised
Nikon D3000
70x25" @1600 ISO
40x8" @800 ISO
30 Dark, 20 Offset, 11 Flat
06-11-2015
Tunis, Tunisia
Skywatcher 12" goto dob, 5x TeleVue Powermate, ZWO224MC, Sharpcap, PIPP, AS3
2021-08-25-1302_9-2021-08-25-1303_0__pipp_lapl5_ap1181_Drizzle15_RS1
Skywatcher 80ED Pro
canon500D
4x900" ISO800 + 3 Dark + 15 Bias + 21 flat
Not a good one but this is all I could do
Sol Regiones Activas 2740 y 2741 - Barlow Powermate 2'5X
Foto izquierda Región Activa 2740
Telescopio: Skywatcher Refractor AP 120/900 f7.5 EvoStar ED
Cámara: ZWO ASI178MM
Montura: EQ5 Bresser EXOS2 motorizada sin goto
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: SharpCap, Pipp, AutoStakkert, Registax y Photoshop
Fecha: 2019-05-10
Hora: 17:05 T.U.
Lugar: 42.615 N -6.417 W (Bembibre Spain)
Vídeo: 2 minutos
Resolución: 1024 x 768
Gain: 100
Exposure: 0,000049
Frames: 13179
Frames apilados: 8%
FPS: 109.797
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Foto derecha Región Activa 2741
Telescopio: Skywatcher Refractor AP 120/900 f7.5 EvoStar ED
Cámara: ZWO ASI178MM
Montura: EQ5 Bresser EXOS2 motorizada sin goto
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: SharpCap, Pipp, AutoStakkert, Registax y Photoshop
Fecha: 2019-05-10
Hora: 16:59 T.U.
Lugar: 42.615 N -6.417 W (Bembibre Spain)
Vídeo: 2 minutos
Resolución: 1024 x 768
Gain: 100
Exposure: 0,000049
Frames: 14662
Frames apilados: 10%
FPS: 121.95
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, StarSpikes Pro, PHD2 Guiding
Filters:Baader R 1.25'' CCD Filter, Baader B 1.25'' CCD Filter, Baader G 1.25'' CCD Filter
Accessory:TSOptics TS Off Axis Guider - 9mm
Dates:Oct. 10, 2018
Frames:
Baader B 1.25'' CCD Filter: 84x60" (gain: 53.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader G 1.25'' CCD Filter: 84x60" (gain: 53.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader R 1.25'' CCD Filter: 84x60" (gain: 53.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 4.2 hours
Darks: 31
Flats: 27
Artificial Star spikes by StarSpikes Pro
Object description (wikipedia.org):
The Double Cluster (also known as Caldwell 14) is the common name for the open clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884 (often designated h Persei and χ Persei, respectively), which are close together in the constellation Perseus. Both visible with the naked eye, NGC 869 and NGC 884 lie at a distance of 7500 light years. NGC 869 has a mass of 3700 solar masses and NGC 884 weighs in at 2800 solar masses; however, later research has shown both clusters are surrounded with a very extensive halo of stars, with a total mass for the complex of at least 20,000 solar masses. Based on their individual stars, the clusters are relatively young, both 12.8 million years old. In comparison, the Pleiades have an estimated age ranging from 75 million years to 150 million years. There are more than 300 blue-white super-giant stars in each of the clusters. The clusters are also blueshifted, with NGC 869 approaching Earth at a speed of 39 km/s (24 mi/s) and NGC 884 approaching at a similar speed of 38 km/s (24 mi/s). Their hottest main sequence stars are of spectral type B0.
Copyright and personal information:
My name: Cornelis van Zuilen
My instagram: www.instagram.com/cvz_astrophotography/
Heiloo, The Netherlands
Equipment used:
Telescope: Askar 103APO
Main camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Filters: Optolong L-eNhance
Guidescope: SvBony Sv106 50mm
Guide camera: ZWO ASI224MC
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
Exposures:
Optolong L-eNhance
4hr 05min
49x 300sec
Calibration frames for each stack:
20 Darks
20 Flats
20 Dark flats
Processed in Pixinsight
Extra information:
The first image made with my Askar 103APO telescope!