A true southern skies object, the IC 2631 reflection nebula and dark friends in Chamaeleon.
More details at Astrobin.
Continue readingIC 2631 – Reflection Nebula in Chamaeleon
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19P/Borelly – Comet in Pisces
Some remote data from Hakos before the rain season started. Comet Borelly one day after perihelion (2022-02-01).
All details and full size at Astrobin.
Continue readingvdB 31 – Reflection Nebula in Auriga and Dark Friends
Processing of some data already acquired in Dec 2021.
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Continue readingIC 2118 – Witch Head Nebula
A two panel mosaic of the Witch Head Nebula, with Rigel to the right outside the field giving his very best to produce some light streaks.
More details at Astrobin.
Continue readingNGC 104 – Globular Cluster
A true southern skies object, NGC 104 or 47 Tucanae, appears to be in the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, even though the SMC is farther away.
All details at Astrobin.
Continue readingC/2021 A1 Leonard at Perihel
Comet Leonard at Perihel (already quite a bit darker) and one day before.
All details here (02 Jan) and here (03 Jan) at Astrobin.
Continue readingC/2021 A1 Leonard – Animation
Clouds/haze around dusk and limited transparency, but Leonard was bright enough to deliver approx. half an hour of usable data for this animation of the movements within the comet’s tail (22 RGB frames).
Also posted to my YouTube channel (new version).
Continue readingC/2021 A1 Leonard – Comet in Microscopium
More spectacular day by day (or rather night by night), a shot one week later at comet Leonard.
All details at Astrobin.
Continue readingC/2021 A1 Leonard – Comet in Sagittarius
The “Christmas star” from southern skies. ;-)
Full details at Astrobin, Image of the Day on 30 Dec 2021!
Continue readingM45 – Pleiades
A well known star cluster from the southern hemisphere.
All details and full size at Astrobin.
IAS – International Amateuersternwarte e.V. – Hakos Observatory, Namibia
Test of IAS remote telescope “Klein-Lukas”
Remote team: F. Hund, J. Obstfelder, L. Demetz, M. Mushardt, T. Klemmer, T. Winterer, M. Junius
Takahashi Epsilon 160, 10Micron GM3000 HPS, QHY268M, Chroma LRGB filters
71 x L, 25 x R, 23 x G, 22 x B, 60s each, mode 1, gain 56, offset 30, -10C, 4 x 20 skyflats, 12 darks
Total time: 8460s / 2h21
Data calibration/integration: PixInsight
Image processing: PixInsight, Photoshop, Lightroom