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The Sadr region – first light for my Samyang 135mm F2 lens and home brew mount.
This is a “first light” image taken with my new wide-field setup. Here we have the star Sadr in the constellation of Cygnus. Using narrowband Ha (56mins) and Oiii (30mins) filters I’ve captured the glowing dust in the region surrounding … Continue reading
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Tagged ASI1600mm Pro, HEQ5, N.I.N.A., Pixinsight
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7-Sisters, The Pleiades Cluster, Messier 45
This is the bright 7-Sisters star cluster in Taurus visible high in the winter northern skies. This is a target that has been long on my list of failures – results have previously been poor with not having the right … Continue reading
Posted in Deep Sky, Nebula, Open Cluster
Tagged Altair Astro 70mm EDT-F, Canon 550d, HEQ5, Pixinsight
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The Andromeda Galaxy M31
This is the result of 3hrs and 50 minutes of 5min subs @ ISO800 using my resurrected Canon 550d, Optolong L-pro, Altair 70mm EDT-F on my trusty HEQ5pro. I’m pretty happy with picking up the star bridge between M31 and … Continue reading
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Tagged Altair Astro 70mm EDT-F, Canon 550d, HEQ5, Optolong L-Pro
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Now take my Soul, IC1848 the Soul nebula in SHO
Right next to the Heart ( IC1805 The Heart Nebula – SHO) you will find the Soul. This was trickier for me to process than the Heart nebula. Although it was clear, conditions were not great and I had few … Continue reading
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Tagged Altair Astro 70mm EDT-F, ASI1600mm Pro, ASIAIR Pro, HEQ5, Pixinsight
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IC1805 The Heart Nebula – SHO
This is my first imaging season using narrow band filters on a mono camera. I’m enjoying the freedom to image and not fight moonlight or light pollution from the city. The Heart nebula (IC1805) is in the constellation of Cassiopeia. … Continue reading
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Tagged Altair Astro 70mm EDT-F, ASI1600mm Pro, ASIAIR Pro, HEQ5
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The NorthAmerican Nebula NGC7000 in SHO
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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Tagged Altair Astro 70 ED-T, ASI1600mm Pro, ASIAIR Pro, HEQ5
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IC 1396 The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
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
Caldwell 33, The Eastern Veil
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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Tagged Altair Astro 70 ED-T, ASI1600mm Pro, ASIAIR Pro, HEQ5
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Caldwell 34 – The Witch’s Broom and Pickering’s Triangle in HOO
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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Tagged Altair Astro 70 ED-T, ASI1600mm Pro, HEQ5, Pixinsight
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M13 imaged over the years
I have been fascinated by astronomy ever since I was a boy (even making a telescope with simple lenses) but it wasn’t until 2005 that I really started taking astronomy and astrophotography seriously. But as is common with me, my … Continue reading
Posted in Deep Sky, Globular Clusters
Tagged DSLR, HEQ5, Orion Optics 250mm
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