2017-01-01 18:00-01:00
Clear, little wind, no moon, 99% humidity, -1 degrees C
M103+NGC663
Exposures (104.5 min):
L:59x30s LIGHT (29.5 min)
R+G+B: (50+50+50)x30s LIGHT (75 min)
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
2016-11-23 22:00-01:00
Clear, no wind, no moon, 95% humidity, 2 degrees C
2016-11-24 21:30-00:30
Clear, no wind, no moon, 99% humidity, some fog, -1 degrees C
NGC1931, IC417, IC410
Exposures:
Ha:90x90s LIGHT (135 min)
R+G+B: (55+40+50)x45s LIGHT (109 min)
2016-11-28 20:00-02:00
Several high clouds, little wind, no moon, 80% humidity, -1 degrees C
2016-12-02 18:30-02:30
Clear, no wind, no moon, 75% humidity, -3 degrees C
IC405
Exposures:
Ha: 144x90s
R+G+B: (60+63+59)x45s
200 BIAS
100 FLAT per filter
100 DARK per exposure time
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-11-26 18:00-04:00
Clear, some wind, no moon, 85% humidity, 3 degrees C
M42
Exposures (163,5 min):
Ha:45x90s LIGHT
R: 31x10s+60x30s
G: 32x10s+57x30s
B: 54x30s
2016-11-27 18:00-01:00
Low clouds, windy, no moon, 60% humidity, 0 degrees C
M42
Exposures (103 min):
Ha: 85x20s+40x90s LIGHT
RGB: (12+3+50)x10s LIGHT
2016-12-02 18:30-02:30
Clear, no wind, no moon, 75% humidity, -3 degrees C
M42
Exposures:
L: 140x30s+ 201x10s LIGHT (103,5 min)
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-11-26 18:00-04:00
Clear, some wind, no moon, 85% humidity, 3 degrees C
Ced 214, NGC7822
Exposures (269 min):
Ha:90x90s LIGHT (135 min)
R+G+B: (59+60+60)x45s LIGHT (134 min)
DARK: 100
FLAT: 100
BIAS: 200
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-11-26 18:00-04:00
Clear, some wind, no moon, 85% humidity, 3 degrees C
NGC7789
Exposures:
LRGB: (60+60+60+60)x30s LIGHT
Camera L: 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
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-09-04 21:30-02:00
Clear, no moon, some wind, 75% humidity, 11 degrees C
NGC 6960 – Western Veil L:
80x30s+20x120s LIGHT
NGC 6992 – Eastern Veil L:
58x30s+60x120s LIGHT
2016-08-24 23:00-02:00
Clear, rising moon, little wind, 92% humidity, 14 degrees C
NGC 6960 – Western Veil L:
45x120s LIGHT
100 DARKS
200 BIAS
2014-09-03 23:00-04:00
Clear, 12 degrees C
NGC 6992, NGC 6960 – Veil Nebula RGB:
30x480s LIGHT
18x300s DARK
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 77, offset 12, -20C
Camera RGB: 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: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-10-29 19:00-03:00
Very clear, some wind, 75% humidity, 5 degrees C
NGC281
Exposures:
Ha:90x90s RGB:(60+60+60)x30s LIGHT (225 min)
100x90s+100x30s DARK
200 BIAS
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-10-29 19:00-03:00
Very clear, some wind, 75% humidity, 5 degrees C
NGC1499
Exposures:
Ha: 90x90s (135 min)
100x90s DARK
200 BIAS
2014-12-25 18:30-23:00, 23:30-04:00
Clear, setting moon, -10 degrees C
NGC1499 – The California Nebula
Exposures:
30x480s LIGHT
30x480s DARK
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Camera RGB: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
2016-10-28 20:00-02:00
Clear, hard wind, intermittent high clouds, 80% humidity, 7 degrees C
Cave Nebula
Exposures:
Ha:86x90s RGB:(50+44+58)x30s L:60x30s LIGHT (235 min)
100x90s+100x30s DARK
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,7nm Ha, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Camera RGB: 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: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-10-05 20:30-04:00
Clear, windy, 80% humidity, 5 degrees C
M52
Exposures Luminance:
90x30s+25x120s+20x240s LIGHT
100x240s DARK
200 BIAS
2015-08-12 23:30-03:30
Very clear, no moon, no wind, 9 degrees C
M52
Exposures RGB:
27x480s LIGHT
49x480s DARK
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 77, offset 12, -20C
Camera RGB: 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: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-10-04 21:00-03:30
Some low clouds, windy, 80% humidity, 5 degrees C
IC1805
Exposures Luminance:
90x30s+25x120s+20x240s LIGHT
100x240s DARK
200 BIAS
2015-12-13 17:30-21:00 (2 hours lost due to Canon driver issue with Windows 10 and USB 3.0 setting in VMWare Fusion 8.1.0)
Some low clouds followed by fog, no wind, -3 degrees C
IC1805
Exposures RGB:
9x480s LIGHT
60x480s DARK
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 77, offset 12, -20C
Camera RGB: 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: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-10-04 21:00-03:30
Some low clouds, windy, 80% humidity, 5 degrees C
IC1848
Exposures Luminance:
90x30s+25x120s+20x240s LIGHT
100x240s DARK
200 BIAS
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 RGB:
8x480s LIGHT
28x480s DARKS
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 77, offset 12, -20C
Camera RGB: 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: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-10-03 21:00-03:30
Some initial high clouds, some wind, 85% humidity, 5 degrees C
M33
Exposures Luminance:
59x30s+30x120s+39x240s LIGHT
100x240s DARK
200 BIAS
2016-09-09 22:00-01:30
Clear followed by fog, setting moon, no wind, 99% humidity, 12 degrees C
M33
Exposures Luminance:
126x30s+64x120s LIGHT
2014-10-29 22:30-00:30
Some initial clouds followed by clear, humid, 2 degrees C
2014-10-28 19:30-23:30
High and fast moving low clouds, humid, 9 degrees C
M33 – Triangulum Galaxy
Exposures RGB:
30+20x360s LIGHT
40+40x360s DARK
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 77, offset 12, -20C
Camera RGB: 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: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-09-08 22:00-01:30
Clear, no moon, no wind, 98% humidity, 15 degrees C
NGC7331
Exposures L:
120x30s+60x120s LIGHT
200 DARK
200 BIAS
2015-08-21 22:30-03:30
Clear, no moon, no wind, 12 degrees C
2015-08-20 00:00-01:00
Low clouds, no moon, no wind, 14 degrees C
2015-08-19 23:00-03:00
Very clear, no moon, no wind, 14 degrees C
NGC7331
Exposures RGB:
52x480s LIGHT
85 DARK
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 77, offset 12, -20C
Camera RGB: 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: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-09-05 21:30-00:30
Some high clouds, no moon, some wind, 80% humidity, 9 degrees C
NGC6888 L
Exposures:
240x30s LIGHT
200 DARK
200 BIAS
NGC6888 RGB
Exposures:
7x480s LIGHT
100 DARK
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 139, offset 21, -20C
Camera RGB: 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: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-08-14 23:00-02:00
Clear, moon, some wind, 96% humidity, 10 degrees C
Doble Cluster L
Exposures:
60x45s LIGHT
100 DARKS
200 BIAS
2016-01-04 17:30-19:00
High clouds followed by low clouds, no wind, -5 degrees C
2016-02-03 19:00-03:30
Clear, no wind, no moon, moist, -2 degrees C
Double Cluster RGB
Exposures:
9x300s+8x480s LIGHT
120x480s DARK
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 0, offset 10, -20C
Camera RGB: 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: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
2016-08-07 00:00-03:00
Low clouds, no moon, no wind, 99% humidity, 12 degrees C
2016-08-12 00:30-02:30
Clear, setting moon, no wind, 94% humidity, 5 degrees C
NGC7023 L
Exposures:
214x30s+40x45s+60x120s LIGHT
300 DARKS
200 BIAS
Camera L: ASI1600MM-COOL, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 77, offset 12 and gain 100, offset 17, -20C
2015-08-14 23:30-03:00
Very clear, no moon, some wind, 14 degrees C
2015-08-18 23:00-03:00
Clear, no moon, some wind, 14 degrees C
NGC7023 RGB
Exposures:
52x480s LIGHT
85x480s DARK
200 BIAS
Camera RGB: 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: Sequence Generator Pro, BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop
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
2016-04-11 23:00-04:00
Clear, setting moon, little wind, 4 degrees C
Coma Cluster
(20+22+26)x480s LIGHT
179x480s 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, PixInsight, Photoshop
2014-05-01 23:30-03:00
Clear, no moon, no wind, 2 degrees C
2016-04-11 23:00-04:00
Clear, setting moon, little wind, 4 degrees C
M53+NGC5053
Exposures:
(21+8)x480s LIGHT
122x480s 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, PixInsight, Photoshop
2015-03-13 23:00-04:00
Clear, rising moon, no wind, -1 degrees C
2016-03-31 22:00-00:00
Low clouds followed by clear weather, some wind, no moon, 1 degrees C
2016-04-09 22:00-04:00
High clouds followed by clear weather, no wind, no moon, -1 degrees C
M101
Exposures:
(32+9+30)x480s LIGHT
192x480s 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, PixInsight, Photoshop