Description of the PixInsight workflow for processing the recently posted NGC 6188 image.
Continue readingNGC 6188 Workflow
NGC 6188 – Emission Nebula in Ara – May 2020 IAS Remote Session
Remote Observatory, Hakos, Namibia
Data acquisition by Herbert Sauber/Werner Möhler for the IAS e.V. community, used with kind permission.
ISS Strike at the Center of the M106 Galaxy
When the ISS flew over Cologne, Germany on 15 May 2020, 02:17 – 02:24 CEST, the path went straight through M106 which I was imaging at that time.
Given the recent Starlink upheaval, I was a bit angry that one of my subexposures had been ruined by a bright satellite. But on second thought I realized that this was a special event. The path of the ISS flyover can be seen here on heavens-above.com.
Single image, exposure time 10 min, not stacked. See below for technical details.
Continue readingM101 – Pinwheel Galaxy
M51 – Whirlpool Galaxy
The galaxy season started, here’s a modest try at M51. See at Astrobin and below for more details.
Continue readingAnd a Supermoon, of course …
Almost full moon shortly after perigee, “supermoon” as the hype goes. Distance at Perigee 356,908 km.
Continue readingYet Another Moon 2020-04-03 9.9d 75% Golden Handle
Waxing moon with “Golden Handle” (Montes Jura above Sinus Iridum).
More Moon 2020-04-01 7.7d 53%
Another lunar piece.
Another Moon 2020-03-31 6.7d 43%
Following the lunar cycle as weather permits.
IC 405 – Flaming Star Nebula – Bicolor
16 hours photon collection in January and Marc. Bicolor processing similar to my recent IC 1848.
Backyard astrophotography in light-polluted Cologne-Dellbrück (SQM 19.6-19.9)
Skywatcher Esprit 100/550 ED, Skywatcher Flattener, Optolong L-enhance, ASI 294MC Pro
OAG with Lodestar X2
Mount AZ EQ6 GT
Image acquisition: CdC, APT, PHD2, dithering
64 x 900s, gain 120, -10C, 120 flats, 30 darkflats, 16 darks
Data calibration/integration: PixInsight
Image processing: PixInsight, Starnet++, Photoshop, Lightroom
More details at Astrobin.