Peter Folkesson, Author at astrophotos.se

IC5146 Cocoon Nebula

2015-08-13 23:30-01:30 Few high and low clouds, no moon, some wind, 14 degrees C IC5146 Exposures: 15x480s LIGHT 2015-08-23 22:30-02:00 Few high clouds, setting moon, some wind, 15 degrees C IC5146 Exposures: 26x480s LIGHT 91x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: … Continue readingIC5146 Cocoon Nebula

NGC7331 and Stephan’s Quintet

2015-08-19 23:00-03:00 Very clear, no moon, no wind, 14 degrees C NGC7331 Exposures: 9x480s LIGHT 2015-08-20 00:00-01:00 Low clouds, no moon, no wind, 14 degrees C NGC7331 Exposures: 7x480s LIGHT 2015-08-21 22:30-03:30 Clear, no moon, no wind, 12 degrees C NGC7331 Exposures: 35x480s LIGHT 85x480s … Continue readingNGC7331 and Stephan’s Quintet

M52, NGC7635 (The Bubble Nebula)

2015-08-12 23:30-03:30 Very clear, no moon, no wind, 9 degrees C M52 Exposures: 27x480s LIGHT 49x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope … Continue readingM52, NGC7635 (The Bubble Nebula)

NGC 7000 North America Nebula, IC 5070 Pelican Nebula

2015-08-08 23:30-03:30 Clear, rising moon, no wind, 10 degrees C NGC 7000 North America Nebula, IC 5070 Pelican Nebula Exposures: 24x480s LIGHT 52x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider … Continue readingNGC 7000 North America Nebula, IC 5070 Pelican Nebula

M84, M86, M87, M89, M90, M91, Markarian’s Chain

2015-04-19 23:30-03:00 Clear, no moon or wind, 6 degrees C 2014-04-03 02:00-05:00 Clear, moon at the horizon, no wind, 0 degrees C M87+M88+M99+Markarian’s Chain Exposures: 23+21x480s LIGHT 45x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener … Continue readingM84, M86, M87, M89, M90, M91, Markarian’s Chain

NGC4631, NGC4656

2015-04-20 23:00-03:00 Clear, no moon or wind, 7 degrees C NGC4631 Exposures: 24x480s LIGHT 44x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope Software: … Continue readingNGC4631, NGC4656

M13

2015-04-21 23:00-03:00 Clear, no moon, some wind, 6 degrees C M13 Exposures: 20×60+20×120+20×240+8x480s LIGHT 40×60+40×120+40×240+46x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope Software: … Continue readingM13

M98, M99, M100

2015-04-15 23:30-02:00 Very clear, no moon, some wind, humid, 3 degrees C Power supply broke, telescope set up in a hurry 2015-04-18 00:30-03:00 Initial low clouds followed by clear, no moon, little wind, 1 degrees C M98+M99+M100 Exposures: 39x480s LIGHT 67x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: … Continue readingM98, M99, M100

NGC2264

2015-03-11 20:00-00:00 Very clear, no moon, no wind, 1 degrees C NGC2264 Exposures: 28x480s LIGHT 2015-03-21 20:00-23:00 Very clear, no moon, no wind, -2 degrees C NGC2264 Exposures: 20x480s LIGHT 67x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + … Continue readingNGC2264

M106 and friends

2015-03-22 00:00-04:00 Few high clouds, no moon, no wind, -6 degrees C M106 Exposures: 31x480s LIGHT 67x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide … Continue readingM106 and friends

M101 and friends

2015-03-13 23:00-04:00 Clear, rising moon, no wind, -1 degrees C M101 Exposures: 32x480s LIGHT 67x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope Software: … Continue readingM101 and friends

M3

2015-03-12 00:00-03:30 Very clear, rising moon, no wind, -1 degrees C M3 Exposures: 20×60+20×120+20x300s LIGHT 39×240+68x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope … Continue readingM3

NGC2237, NGC2244 – Rosette Nebula

2015-03-12 20:00-23:00 Some high clouds, no moon, no wind, 1 degrees C 2015-03-13 20:00-23:00 Few high clouds, no moon, no wind, 1 degrees C NGC2244 Exposures: 46x480s LIGHT 67x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field … Continue readingNGC2237, NGC2244 – Rosette Nebula

M37

2015-03-04 21:30-00:00 Clear, full moon, some wind, -2 degrees C M37 Exposures: 28x240s+2x300s LIGHT 40x240s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope Software: … Continue readingM37

NGC1499

2014-12-25 18:30-23:00 Clear, setting moon, -10 degrees C NGC1499 – The California Nebula Exposures: 30x480s LIGHT 30x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide … Continue readingNGC1499

IC405, IC410

2014-12-25 23:30-04:00 Clear, setting moon, -10 degrees C IC405, IC410 Exposures: 30x480s LIGHT 30x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope Software: BackyardEOS, … Continue readingIC405, IC410

M45

2014-12-20 19:00-03:00 Very clear, no moon, -2 degrees C M45 – The Pleiades Exposures: 20x60s+20x120s+20x240s+29x480s LIGHT 30x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide … Continue readingM45

Testing Pixinsight Drizzle Integration

The first picture is a test using Pixinsight drizzle integration on the same image data as the picture below it. Although the images have been processed quite differently, there is definitely an improvement in the amount of details possible when using 2X drizzle (artificially doubling … Continue readingTesting Pixinsight Drizzle Integration

M33

2014-10-28 19:30-23:30 High and fast moving low clouds, humid, 9 degrees C 2014-10-29 22:30-00:30 Some initial clouds followed by clear, humid, 2 degrees C M33 – Triangulum Galaxy Exposures: 30+20x360s LIGHT 40+40x360s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED … Continue readingM33

M31, M32, M110

2014-09-26 22:00-01:30 Fast moving low clouds, windy, 10 degrees C M31 – Andromeda Galaxy Exposures: 20x60s+13x180s+5x480s LIGHT 20x60s+20x180s+18x480s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm … Continue readingM31, M32, M110

Veil Nebula

2014-09-03 23:00-04:00 Clear, 12 degrees C Veil Nebulae Exposures: 30x480s LIGHT 18x300s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

M11, NGC6712, IC1295

2014-08-27 22:45-02:00 Scattered low clouds, 11 degrees C M11, NGC6712, IC1295 Exposures: 24x300s LIGHT 50x300s DARK 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope Software: … Continue readingM11, NGC6712, IC1295

M27

2014-08-06 23:45-03:00 Setting moon, high clouds, 15 degrees C M27 Exposures: 16x300s+8x240s+9x180s LIGHT 16x300s+20x240s+13x180s DARKS 200 BIAS Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope Software: BackyardEOS, … Continue readingM27

AAPOD winner of July 20th 2014

This image of the central part of Auriga containing the star clusters M36, M38, NGC1931 as well as the nebulae IC417 and NGC1907 was chosen as the Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day today (July 20th 2014) 🙂

NGC4565, NGC4559, NGC4494

2014-04-04 23:00-05:00 Clear, setting moon, no wind, 3 degrees C NGC4565+NGC4559 23x480s LIGHT 34x480s DARK 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope … Continue readingNGC4565, NGC4559, NGC4494

M53, NGC5053

2014-05-01 23:30-03:00 Clear, no moon, no wind, 2 degrees C M53+NGC5053 Exposures: 21x480s LIGHT 20x480s DARKS 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide … Continue readingM53, NGC5053

M81, M82, NGC2976, NGC3077

2014-04-27 23:00-03:30 High clouds, no moon, no wind, 10 degrees C M81+M82 Exposures: 28x480s LIGHT 45x480s DARKS 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm … Continue readingM81, M82, NGC2976, NGC3077

Coma Cluster

2014-04-26 00:00-03:30 Some high clouds initially, no moon, no wind, 10 degrees C 2014-04-27 00:00-03:30 Some high clouds, no moon, no wind, 10 degrees C Coma Cluster Exposures: 42x480s LIGHT 45x480s DARKS 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit … Continue readingComa Cluster

NGC2403

2014-04-20 23:00-03:00 Some high clouds, no moon, no wind, 12 degrees C NGC2403 Exposures: 26x480s LIGHT 25x480s DARKS 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron … Continue readingNGC2403

M97, M108

2014-04-04 23:00-05:00 Clear, setting moon, no wind, 3 degrees C M97+M108 Exposures: 12x480s LIGHT 30x480s DARKS 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide … Continue readingM97, M108

IC1848

2014-04-03 22:00-05:00 (2 hours lost due to a combination of hardware and software problems) Clear, moon at the horizon, no wind, 0 degrees C IC1848 Exposures: 8x480s LIGHT 28x480s DARKS 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + … Continue readingIC1848

M84, M86, M87, M89, M90, M91, Markarian’s Chain

2014-04-03 22:00-05:00 (2 hours lost due to a combination of hardware and software problems)Clear, moon at the horizon, no wind, 0 degrees C M87+Markarian’s Chain21x480s LIGHT30x480s DARKS200 BIAS40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattenerMount: HEQ5 ProSkywatcher SynGuider … Continue readingM84, M86, M87, M89, M90, M91, Markarian’s Chain

M65, M66

2014-04-01 01:30-04:30Mostly clear, some fog, no wind or moon, 0 degrees C M65+M66Exposures:19x480s LIGHT25x480s DARKS200 BIAS40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattenerMount: HEQ5 ProSkywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scopeSoftware: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

M36, M38, NGC1931

2014-03-30 22:00-01:00 Increasing high clouds, no wind or moon, 6 degrees C 2014-03-31 22:30-00:30 High clouds followed by mostly clear, no wind or moon, 2 degrees C M36+M38+NGC1931 Exposures: 30x480s LIGHT 25x480s DARKS 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher … Continue readingM36, M38, NGC1931

IC342

2014-03-29 21:00-01:30 Clear, no wind or moon, 2 degrees C IC342 Exposures: 3x300s+9x480s+16x600s LIGHT 20x600s DARKS 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide … Continue readingIC342

SKYWATCHER ESPRIT 80ED FIXED

After a lot of fiddling with lenses and stray light I have finally made the adjustments necessary to reduce the diffraction spikes that have plagued the photos taken with my SkyWatcher Esprit 80ED refractor. By first removing the dew shield, a soft cloth glued around the lens chamber … Continue readingSKYWATCHER ESPRIT 80ED FIXED

M95, M96, M105

2014-03-24 21:30-02:00 Scattered clouds, moist, no wind or moon, 0 degrees C M95+M96+M105 Exposures: 27x300s LIGHT 20x300s DARKS 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO400, ISO800 (mainly), ISO1600 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto … Continue readingM95, M96, M105

M44

2014-03-24 21:30-02:00 Scattered clouds, moist, no wind or moon, 0 degrees C M44 Exposures: 3x180s+3x300s+2x600s LIGHT 20x300s DARK 200 BIAS 40 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO400, ISO800 (mainly), ISO1600 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto … Continue readingM44

M35, NGC 2158, IC 2157, NGC 2129

2014-03-12 21:30-00:00 Very clear, no wind, half moon high up, 1 degrees C M35 Exposures: 42x180s LIGHT 20x180s DARK 20 BIAS 20 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600D, ISO400 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm … Continue readingM35, NGC 2158, IC 2157, NGC 2129

M34

2014-03-11 20:30-23:00 Some high clouds, no wind, half moon high up, 1 degrees C M34 Exposures: 40x180s LIGHT 20x180s DARK 20 BIAS 20 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600D, ISO400 Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron … Continue readingM34