2019-03-01 19:30-03:00
Very clear, no moon, no wind, 85% humidity, -3 degrees C
M106
Exposures:
(60+60+60)x60s RGB
120x60s L
52x90s Ha
Rotation:180 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M OAG auto guider
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2019-01-02 18:00-01:00
Several low clouds, no moon, some wind, 65% humidity, -1 degrees C
2019-01-09 18:00-22:00
Several high clouds, setting moon, some wind, 95% humidity, -3 degrees C
NGC1333
Exposures:
140x60s L
(81+70+63)x60s RGB
Rotation:180 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M OAG auto guider
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2019-02-27 19:30-00:00
Clear followed by fog, no moon, no wind, 85% humidity, 4 degrees C
M97+M108
Exposures:
(55+55+55)x60s RGB
34x60s L
Rotation:180 degrees
2019-02-28 19:00-00:00
Clear followed by fog, no moon, no wind, 70% humidity, -2 degrees C
M97+M108
Exposures:
59x90s Ha
80x60s L
Rotation:180 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M OAG auto guider
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2019-01-29 18:30-21:30
Clear followed by fog, no moon, some wind, 80% humidity, -10 degrees C
Exposures:
43x60s L
(24+22+22)x60s RGB
2019-02-11 18:30-04:00
Intermittent low clouds, half moon, some wind, 80% humidity, -1 degrees C
Exposures:
58x90s Ha
(35+25+25)x60s RGB
60x60s L
Rotation:180 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M OAG auto guider
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2019-02-11 18:30-04:00
Intermittent low clouds, half moon, some wind, 80% humidity, -1 degrees C
NGC2903
Exposures:
(74+53+67)x60s RGB
Rotation:180 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M OAG auto guider
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2019-01-14 20:00-01:00
Clear, half moon, some hard wind, 65% humidity, -1 degrees C
M35
Exposures:
57x60s L
(30+29+29)x60s RGB
Rotation:180 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M OAG auto guider
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2019-01-14 20:00-01:00
Clear, half moon, some hard wind, 65% humidity, -1 degrees C
M37
Exposures:
32x60s L
(20+20+22)x60s RGB
Rotation:180 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M OAG auto guider
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2018-12-27 18:00-22:00
Clear, no moon, some wind, 99% humidity, 3 degrees C
M33
Exposures:
43x60s L
(30+30+30)x60s RGB
30x90s Ha
Rotation:180 degrees
First light with new equipment: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector, ZWO OAG, EQMOD and SESTO SENSO robotic focusing motor. Was only going to finetune and test the equipment but the clear weather persisted and I couldn’t resist capturing when looking at the subs. Unfortunately guiding wasn’t perfect due to hard wind (having problems guiding in DEC for some reason).
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M OAG auto guider
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
Below is an overview of my new setup:
2018-12-04 20:00-03:00
Clear, no moon, no wind, 90% humidity, -1 degrees C
M45
Exposures:
160x60s L
(65+54+75)x60s RGB
Rotation:0 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
(101) Helena is a 11th magnitude Asteroid currently in the constellation Perseus. It s a small asteroid, roughly 66 kilometers across and has an average distance of 2.6 AU. (101) Helena is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter every 4.2 years.
2018-11-27 17:30-22:00
Clear, rising moon, no wind, 85% humidity, -7 degrees C
Exposures:
205x60s using various filters
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2018-11-27 17:30-22:00
Clear, rising moon, no wind, 85% humidity, -7 degrees C
60x60s L
(50+45+50)x60s RGB
Rotation:90 degrees
2016-10-29 19:00-03:00
Very clear, some wind, 75% humidity, 5 degrees C
90x90s Ha
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2018-11-16 18:00-23:30
Clear, half moon, some wind, 99% humidity, 4 degrees C
NGC475
Exposures:
120x60s L
(49+55+55)x60s RGB
Rotation:0 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2018-10-28 18:30-23:30
Clear, some wind, rising moon, 90% humidity, -1 degrees C
M15
Exposures:
72x10s L
88x30s L
(87+84+87)x30s RGB
Rotation:0 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2016-10-28 20:00-02:00
Clear, hard wind, intermittent high clouds, 80% humidity, 7 degrees C
Exposures:
Ha:86x90s RGB:(50+44+58)x30s L:60x30s
2018-10-14 20:00-05:00
Clear, some wind, no moon, 80% humidity, 12 degrees C
Exposures:
L: 114x60s RGB:(90+84+90)x60s
2018-10-18 20:00-05:00
Clear, no wind, half moon, 90% humidity, 3 degrees C
Exposures:
Ha: 94x90s RGB:(81+77+82)x60s
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2018-10-10 00:00-05:00
Clear, no wind, no moon, 97% humidity, 7 degrees C
M31
Exposures:
244x60s L
Rotation: 0 degrees
2018-10-11 20:00-05:00
Cloudy followed by high clouds, some wind, no moon, 75% humidity, 12 degrees C
M31
Exposures:
14x90s Ha
97x30s L
(19+29+32)x60s RGB
Rotation: 0 degrees
2018-10-13 20:00-05:00
Some high clouds, some wind, no moon, 85% humidity, 15 degrees C
M31
Exposures:
(80+70+72)x60s RGB
30x60s L
120x90s Ha
Rotation: 0 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2018-10-03 20:30-01:00
Clear, some wind, no moon, 95% humidity, 3 degrees C
Sh2-101
Exposures:
60x60s L
(63+60+59)x60s RGB
Rotation:-45 degrees
2018-10-10 20:00-00:00
Clear, no wind, no moon, 97% humidity, 7 degrees C
Sh2-101
Exposures:
45x60s L
93x90s Ha
Rotation:-45 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2018-09-15 22:30-04:00
Some low clouds, some wind, no moon, 95% humidity, 8 degrees C
2018-09-28 20:30-23:30
Some low clouds, little wind, rising moon, 75% humidity, 4 degrees C
IC5146
Exposures:
58x60s L
(32+51+29)x60s RGB
Rotation:45 degrees
IC5146
Exposures:
(29+30)x60s RB
40x90s Ha
Rotation:45 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2018-09-03 22:00-01:00
Clear, no wind, rising moon, 85% humidity, 13 degrees C
IC5070
Exposures:
34x60s L
89x90s Ha
Rotation:0 degrees
2018-09-02 22:00-01:00
Clear, no wind, rising moon, 95% humidity, 12 degrees C
IC5070
Exposures:
(56+53+53)x60s (R+G+B)
Rotation:0 degrees
2017-08-23 22:00-02:00
Clear, some high clouds, no moon, 85% humidity, 8 degrees C
2017-08-22 22:00-00:30
Low clouds followed by high clouds, no moon, 85% humidity, 10 degrees C
2017-08-13 23:00-00:00
Clear followed by low clouds, rising moon, 90% humidity, 11 degrees C
2017-08-10 23:00-00:00
Clear followed by fog clouds, full moon, 95% humidity, 12 degrees C
NGC7000
Exposures:
(35+19+26)x90s Ha
(50+51+51)x60s (R+G+B)
30x60s L
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2018-08-21 23:00-03:00
Clear, no wind, setting moon, 90% humidity, 10 degrees C
2018-08-20 23:00-02:30
Some high clouds, some wind, setting moon, 95% humidity, 10 degrees C
2016-09-05 21:30-00:30
Some high clouds, no moon, some wind, 80% humidity, 9 degrees C
NGC6888
Exposures:
93x90s Ha
(29+30+28)x60s RGB
Rotation:90 degrees
Exposures:
(49+55+50)x60s RGB
Rotation:90 degrees
Exposures:
240x30s L
Rotation:90 degrees
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2018-04-12 23:00-04:00
Some high clouds, windy, no moon, 45% humidity, 4 degrees C
140x90s L
2018-04-13 23:00-04:00
Clear, some wind, no moon, 45% humidity, 8 degrees C
(60+57+60)x90s RGB
2018-04-20 23:00-03:00
Clear, no wind, setting moon, 75% humidity, 10 degrees C
78x90s Ha
84x90s L
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
QHY 5L-II-M auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
