Tag Archives: Altair Astro 70 ED-T

The NorthAmerican Nebula NGC7000 in SHO

Posted on September 25, 2021 by paul

This image is the result of 13 hrs of imaging. I still have much to learn about image processing but I am quite happy with this result. The S1, Ha and Oiii subs were 120s @gain 200 to avoid burning … Continue reading →

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IC 1396 The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

Posted on September 8, 2021 by paul

This is a narrow band S2, Ha, O3 image taken over 6 hours (2hrs each) in one night. Imaged with my Altair Astro 70mm ED-Triplet and my ASI1600mm pro camera. This image is a reprocess of the same data with … Continue reading →

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Caldwell 33, The Eastern Veil

Posted on September 7, 2021 by paul

This is the result of 4 hrs each of S2, Ha and O3 subs taken over three nights, I was lucky to have excellent conditions. I have been able to pull out the gas from the background with very little … Continue reading →

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Caldwell 34 – The Witch’s Broom and Pickering’s Triangle in HOO

Posted on August 30, 2021 by paul

Rare are nights of clear skies and then two in a row allowed me to capture over 7 hours of data of the Western Veil or Filamentary nebula – it has many names. The imaging was done on my “portable” … Continue reading →

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