Total Lunar Eclipse & Beehive Cluster
Total Lunar eclipse with the Beehive Cluster in the upper left. Acquisition: Canon EOS 500D, 18-50 Kit Lens Date: Jan. 21, 2019 Lights: Single Exposure
Month: March 2020
Comet 2017/T2 PANSTARRS
Comet 2017/T2 (PANSTARRS), between Perseus and Cassiopeia, at approximately magnitude 12. Acquisition: William Optics GT81, William Optics 0.8x Flat6AIII, ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool, Atik EFW2, Astronomik L 1.25″ Mount/Guiding: Orion ST80, QHY 5, PHD2, Sky-Watcher NEQ6, EQMod, Sequence Generator Pro Processing: PixInsight 1.8 Date: Mar. 1, 2020 Lights: L 142 x 30 seconds Bias: No Darks: No …
Venus 50% Illuminated
A quick snapshot of Venus. Acquisition: William Optics GT81, WO Flat 6AIII 0.8x reducer, ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool, Atik EFW2, Astronomik L 1.25″ Mount/Guiding: Orion ST80, QHY 5, PHD2, Sky-Watcher NEQ6, EQMod, Sequence Generator Pro Processing: PixInsight 1.8.8 Dates: Mar. 1st 2020 Lights: L x <1S, Unity Gain, -15C Bias: No Darks: No Flats: No
Waxing Moon
A quick snapshot of the waxing Moon. Acquisition: William Optics GT81, WO Flat 6AIII 0.8x reducer, ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool, Atik EFW2, Astronomik L 1.25″ Mount/Guiding: Orion ST80, QHY 5, PHD2, Sky-Watcher NEQ6, EQMod, Sequence Generator Pro Processing: PixInsight 1.8.8 Dates: Mar. 1st 2020 Lights: L x <1S, Unity Gain, -15C Bias: No Darks: No Flats: No
Heart Nebula in HSO
The Heart Nebula (IC1804) is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is approximately 7.500 light years away. Acquisition: William Optics GT81, WO Flat 6AIII 0.8x reducer, ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool, Atik EFW2, Astronomik Ha, OIII, SII 1.25″ Mount/Guiding: Orion ST80, QHY 5, PHD2, Sky-Watcher NEQ6, EQMod, Sequence Generator Pro Processing: PixInsight 1.8.8 Dates: Mar. …
Cheap DIY Remote Controlled Flat Panel
When astro-imaging, taking flat frames is essential to calibrate your images. A flat frame is just an image of a uniformly illuminated, featureless surface that essentially creates a “map” of how light travels through the telescope, filters and camera. When processing the images, the light frames (i.e. images of the night sky) are divided by …