Monthly Archives: June 2021

Da war doch noch was … Barmer Viertel …

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Urlaub

Auch schon wieder 15 (!) Jahre her, der beginnende Abriss des Barmer Viertels. Da hat es mich sehr gefreut, dass die Bilder jetzt zur Illustration in einer Ausgabe der moderne REGIONAL genutzt wurden: “Sorge um den Bestand”.

Allzu oft wird Bestehendes geopfert, um vermeintlich Besseres zu schaffen.

moderne REGIONAL

Wohl wahr …

North America and Pelican

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NGC 7000 – North America Nebula and IC 5070 Pelican Nebula – Ha BW – Jun 2021 Mosaic v1

Continuing the explorations with the QHY268M, a two panel H-alpha mosaic. And the first time I used NINA to control the imaging session.

Backyard astrophotography in light-polluted Cologne-Dellbrück (SQM 19.7)
Skywatcher Esprit 100/550 ED, Skywatcher Flattener, Optolong Ha 7nm / QHY268M
OAG with Lodestar X2
Mount AZ EQ6 GT
Image acquisition: CdC, NINA, PHD2, dithering
Ha: 2 x 6 x 600s, mode 1, gain 56, offset 10, -5C, 10 flats, 50 bias, 20 darks
Data calibration/integration: PixInsight
Image processing: PixInsight, Lightroom, two panel mosaic

NGC 7000 Ha Test

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NGC 7000 – North America Nebula – Ha Test with QHY268M Jun 2021

First steps into the realm of mono astrocams with the QHY268M. Pretty amazed what 3 x 10 min were able to pull out of my suburban skies.

In memoriam Dr. Carsten Jacobs, ad astra!

Backyard astrophotography in light-polluted Cologne-Dellbrück (SQM 19.7)
Skywatcher Esprit 100/550 ED, Skywatcher Flattener, Optolong Ha 7nm, QHY268M
OAG with Lodestar X2
Mount AZ EQ6 GT
Image acquisition: CdC, APT, PHD2, dithering
Ha: 3 x 600s, mode 1, gain 56, offset 40, -10C, 20 flats, 40 bias, 12 darks
Data calibration/integration: PixInsight
Image processing: PixInsight, Lightroom