Another lunar piece.
More Moon 2020-04-01 7.7d 53%
Tag Archives: astronomy
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.
Moon 2020-03-28 3.9d 16%
Moon shot at the end of a perfect clear skies week …
Skywatcher Esprit 100/550 ED, Tele Vue Powermate 2x, Astronomik L2, ASI 294MC Pro
Mount AZ EQ6 GT
Image acquisition: SharpCap
10% of 1000 frames, 35 ms, gain 120, 0C
Data calibration/integration: AutoStakkert
Image processing: PixInsight, Lightroom
New Processing – Saturn and Jupiter
New processing of the Gamsberg 2018 data for Jupiter and Saturn, taken with the mighty “70er” at the IAS Observatory Gamsberg, Namibia.
Continue readingIC 1848 – Ha BW
BW only processing of IC 1848 (red channel = ~10 nm Ha).
Backyard astrophotography in light-polluted Cologne-Dellbrück (19.6 mag/”2)
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
46 x 900s, gain 120, -10C, 30 flats, 30 darkflats, 16 darks
Data calibration/integration: PixInsight
Image processing: PixInsight, Starnet++, Photoshop, Lightroom
More details at Astrobin.
IC 1848 – Soul Nebula Bicolor Processing
First light (Dec 2019/Jan 2020) with the Optolong L-eNhance filter.
Continue readingSaturn May 2019
Only a quick try in May, should’ve taken many more frames for a proper image. Too focussed on Jupiter at that time. ;-)
Internationale Amateursternwarte e.V.
IAS Observatory Hakos, Namibia
Celestron C14 14″ 3910mm f/11 on Kraska horseshoe mount
ASI178MC with Televue Powermate 2,5x
Gain 359, 60ms, 20% out of 1000 frames
Image acquisition in cooperation with Michael Mushardt: Sharpcap
Image processing: AutoStakkert! 3, PixInsight, PIPP, Lightroom
More Jupiter
One of the better single Jupiter images, taken back in May at Hakos, Namibia. Conditions for planetary imaging were relatively poor, tried over the course of 5 nights. All new single Jupiter images can be found in the Planets album.
Internationale Amateursternwarte e.V.
IAS Observatory Hakos, Namibia
Celestron C14 14″ 3910mm f/11 on Kraska horseshoe mount
ASI178MC with Televue Powermate 2,5x
Gain 240, 60ms, 10% out of 1000 frames
Image acquisition in cooperation with Michael Mushardt: Sharpcap
Image processing: AutoStakkert! 3, PixInsight, PIPP, Lightroom
Jupiter and Ganymede Animation
Another Jupiter animation, technical details will follow.