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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

NGC 281 BW

NGC 281 – Pacman Nebula – Sep 2018 v2 BW (R=Ha)

Black and white version of NGC 281, modified processing of the previous image, extracted the red channel, which is approx. 20 nm H-alpha with the IDAS LPS V4 filter.

Schwarzweiß-Version des NGC 281, modifizierte Bearbeitung, extrahiert wurde der Rotkanal des vorherigen Bilds, der IDAS LPS V4 verhält sich im Rotbereich wie ein ca. 20 nm H-alpha-Filter.

Deep Sky 2015

NGC 1499 - California Nebula

NGC 1499 – California Nebula

Die einigermaßen gelungenen (Deep Sky) Astrofotos aus diesem Jahr finden sich in dem Google Fotos Album “Deep Sky 2015”. Aufnahmeorte: Köln-Dellbrück; Dr.-Heinrich-Menke-Park, Eifel; Internationale Amateursternwarte, Hakos, Namibia.

Somewhat decent (deep sky) astrophotography over the course of this year can be found in the Google Photos album “Deep Sky 2015”. Locations: Dellbrück, Cologne, Germany; Dr.-Heinrich-Menke-Park, Eifel, Germany; IAS Observatory, Hakos, Namibia.