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Name:
ArtĊĞras Medvedevas
Object:
M51 Whirlpool galaxy
Description:
http://arturas.space/images/m51/5921fd7fed053c09de9efa99 This was imaged from the middle of a city surounded by streetlights and I no longer have astrodark, so it was only nautical dark. SQM reading was ~18.9 at best. Equipment/Acquisition Details: Imaging Scope: SkyWatcher Explorer 250PDS 1200mm F4.7 newtonian reflector Imaging Camera: Starlight Xpress Trius-SX694 Mono CCD Filter Wheel: Starlight Xpress Mini Filter Wheel w/ Integrated OAG Filters: 1.25" mounted Baader LRGB filters Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Mount: SkyWatcher NEQ6 with wedge upgrade, hypertuned, beltmod Accessories/Software: Baader MPCC Mk.III, QHY Polemaster, EQMOD, PHD2, Sequence Generator Pro, Pixinsight Integration Details: 18x120s L (1x1bin), 10x90s R (2x2bin), 10x90s G (2x2bin), 10x90s B (2x2bin). TOTAL: 1 Hour 21 minute.
Name:
Christopher Gomez
Object:
NGC4725
Description:
Galaxy season is coming to a close but I'm glad I was able to finish this one up, NGC4725 in LRGB+Ha shot with my QSI690 WSG-8 and RC8 Please paste the following link to see full resolution http://www.astrobin.com/full/295861/0/ Enjoy!
Name:
Cory Phillips
Object:
Galactic Landscape
Description:
That urge to pull over in the middle of a highway, to look up into the vast unknown, to stand on the shoulders of giants, while we catch glimpse beyond profundity, into a reunion with that of which where we came. Tokina 12mm f3.2 10x 25sec exposures. PS,LR.
Name:
Diego Colonnello
Object:
Statue Of Liberty Nebula
Description:
Hi guys, i want to share my last revision of this Narrowband work, i have added more data and processed differently, hope you like it... 8 inch F5 newt, QHY9S camera, ZWO NB filters......
Name:
Diego Colonnello
Object:
M8
Description:
i want to share this new revision of my M8 photo, i added more data and processed it better to show more definition on details, if you compare it with my other M8 photo, you will notice a lot of features coming out, also my stars look a bit better without artifacts, i hope you like it. I am still making lots of mistakes when processing, but slowly trying to clean my workflow..... in less than a year i have been able to learn the basics, and now i am trying to go deep in to details...
Name:
Miroslav Horvat
Object:
Abell 1656 - Coma cluster
Description:
Telescope : Skywatcher ED80/0.85 FF/FR Camera: QHY8 Mount: NEQ6pro Guiding : SW 9x50 finder guider with QHY5L-IIc Exposure: 8 x 1200 sec Software: Nebulosity 3, PHD, Pixinsight, PS CS6 Location: Petrova gora, 29.04.2017.
Name:
The Head Of The Pelican Nebula
Object:
IC5070
Description:
Tailing off Deneb, here is the head of the Pelican Nebula IC5070 captured in bicolor QSI690 WSG-9 RC8 http://www.astrobin.com/full/294805/0/
Name:
Diego Colonnello
Object:
ETA CARINA NEBULA
Description:
I promise no more photos from Eta Carina, but this one i love too much not to post.... 8 inch F5 newtonian, Narrowband photo 120s x 10 each filter...
Name:
ArtĊĞras Medvedevas
Object:
NGC4565
Description:
This galaxy was quite surprising- it is really bright, and I initially planned on doing 600s L subs, but after getting RGB data decided that I will do 300s same as for RGB. Managed to pull some great detail considering my scope (5" with ~40% central obstruction), so quite happy with that. Lots of smaller galaxies out there too, not all cataloged in main catalogs though. Equipment/Acquisition Details: Imaging Scope: SkyWatcher Explorer 130PDS 650mm F5 newtonian reflector Imaging Camera: Starlight Xpress Trius-SX694 Mono CCD Filter Wheel: Starlight Xpress Mini Filter Wheel w/ Integrated OAG Filters: 1.25" mounted Baader LRGB filters Guide Camera: Lodestar X2 Mount: SkyWatcher NEQ6 with wedge upgrade, hypertuned Accessories/Software: QHY Polemaster, EQMOD, PHD2, Sequence Generator Pro, Pixinsight Integration Details: 55x300s L, 15x300s R, 14x300s G, 12x300s B. TOTAL: 8 Hours.
Name:
Diego Colonnello
Object:
Another Eta Carina
Description:
I am Sorry for showing another Eta Carina, but this one is special, first of all it was shot with SGP fully auto... SGP was in charge of centering, focusing each filter and flipping the mount half way in to the integration time.... Also made possible by the New Moonlite focuser that lets me autofocus with SGP... This test also solves a BIG problem i had with my photos, MY NARROWBAND FILTERS WHERE UPSIDE DOWN... the AR side of the filters where pointing to the telescope, allowing a glare from the sensor window to show up on the subs as a weird gradient not possible to calibrate with flats or process out easily. now the subs are totally clean after the calibration... This image has Darks and Bias subtracted, no flats... Ha, Oiii and Sii 10 x 120 seconds each filter. I now have to keep working on my guiding, as you can see, star shapes are still weird..... So far, the difference when processing is HUGE.... hope you like it.
Name:
Leo Triplet (LRGB)
Object:
Leo Triplet
Description:
My first attempt to capture these 3 beautiful galaxies in Leo from very dark site near Coonabarabran (NSW, Australia). The maximum altitude of this object from this site was 39 deg so I could only image less than 2 hours each night, also I was uncertain whether 10 minutes frames would saturate the bigger stars but after a few test shots I've decided to proceed and i'm quite happy with the amount of star colors and details in the galaxies. Dates: April 23, 2017, April 27, 2017, April 28, 2017 Astrodon Luminance E-Series Gen 2: 11x600" -20C Astrodon Tru-Balance RGB E-Series Gen 2: 25x600" -20C bin 1x1 Integration: 6.0 hours Darks: ~12 Flats: ~15 Astrobin: http://astrob.in/294164/E/
Name:
Adam Landefeld
Object:
Sombrero Galaxy
Description:
Sombrero Galaxy, 6.3 hrs LRGB with a Planewave 17" and an FLI Proline 16803
Name:
Adam Landefeld
Object:
M82
Description:
M82 from 4 nights in eastern Washington, 13.5 hrs HaLRGB with a SkyWatcher Esprit 120 and QSI 6120
Name:
The Early Bird
Object:
M16
Description:
With the core of our milky way rising in the early morning, galaxy season gives way to nebula season that brings some of our favorite targets. I could not wait to see what the new CCD would produce on M16 and finally had a chance to do so late March. Here I my bicolor version of the Eagle Nebula in Ha and OIII captured with my QSI 690 WSG-8 and RC8. Enjoy! http://www.astrobin.com/full/288320/C/
Name:
Jeffrey E. Shokler
Object:
Leo Triplet (M65, M66, NGC 3628)
Description:
Canon 5D Mark II (astromodified; Baader UV/IR cut) Stellarvue 130EDT (f7) Celestron CGEM mount 1600 ISO 10x6min subexposures (60mins/1 hr total integration) Guided (Lacerta MGEN II) PixInsight (calibrated, registered, stacked, post-processed) Photoshop (finish processing)
Name:
Roy Hansen
Object:
Rosette Nebula
Description:
First light with my new QSI 6120, Explore Scientific 102 cf triplet, .8 televue reducer, cgem, 3 - 5 min each lrgb astrodon gen 2 e series filters
Name:
Craig Smith
Object:
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy
Description:
All data captured in 2016 (in three states). I have been collecting data but not processing much over the last two+ years. Trying to get back into finishing the loop! For this project, I really wanted to preserve the central glow without losing detail . Shot with TEC140 at native focal length. Camera was STT8300. Acquisition software is SGP and PHD2.
Name:
Diego Colonnello
Object:
Prawn Nebula
Description:
Prawn Nebula, IC 4628, is an emission nebula located around 6000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. Narrowband work using only 2 filters, Ha and Sii, Carbon Fiber Newtonian 8 inch f5, camera QHY9S... shot with APT.
Name:
Bray Falls
Object:
m51
Description:
This is a 19hr integration of m51 taken from a red zone using an orion ed80tcf and sbig st8300m. Color was composed of 200x5m exposures and color was composed of 24x150s bin 2x2 for each color channel.
Name:
Jeff Weiss
Object:
M81, M82 and IFN
Description:
9.8 hr HaLRGB with emphasis on the surrounding IFN at good transparancy (SQM 21.6+). Composited with 12.2 hours of HaLRGB on the M81,M82 galaxies only for 22 hours total exposure on the galaxies.