Category: Astrophotos

2021-04-13 23:00-03:30Clear, no moon, little wind, 90% humidity, -1 degrees C112x10s L113x30s L177x60s LRotation 0 degrees 2021-04-15 23:00-03:30High clouds, setting moon, little wind, 75% humidity, 0 degrees C193x30s R176x30s G176x30s BRotation 0 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha,SII,OIII, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20CLens: … Continue readingM13 – Hercules Cluster

2021-03-15 20:00-04:30Clear, no moon, little wind, 95% humidity, -2 degrees C206x60s LRotation 0 degrees 2021-03-17 22:00-04:30Clear, no moon, no wind, 80% humidity, -3 degrees C(57+60+62)x60s RGBRotation 0 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha,SII,OIII, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20CLens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian … Continue readingM94 – Cat’s Eye Galaxy

2021-03-04 19:30-04:30Clear, rising half moon, no wind, 75% humidity, -5 degrees C NGC4236216x60s L(89+88+89)x60s RGBRotation 0 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha,SII,OIII, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20CLens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma CorrectorMount: EQ6-R ProQHY 5L-II-M OAG auto … Continue readingNGC4236

2021-03-07 19:30-05:00Clear, no moon, little wind, 50% humidity, -2 degrees C66x180s OIIIRotation 0 degrees 2021-03-15 20:00-04:30Clear, no moon, little wind, 95% humidity, -2 degrees C71x180s HaRotation 0 degrees 2021-03-17 22:00-04:30Clear, no moon, no wind, 80% humidity, -3 degrees C(59+59+59)x30s RGBRotation 0 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, … Continue readingMedusa Nebula in RGB+HaO3

2020-12-25 21:00-01:00High clouds, half moon, no wind, 90% humidity, -5 degrees C35x180s SII45x180s HaRotation: 0 degrees 2021-01-30 18:30-22:00Clear, rising full moon, no wind, 93 % humidity, -9 degrees C19x180s Ha20x180s SIIRotation: 0 degrees 2021-02-05 18:30-04:00Clear, no moon, no wind, snow on ground, 90% humidity, -10 … Continue readingIC410 – Tadpole Nebula in SII, Ha and OIII

2021-02-26 20:00-00:00Clear, full moon, no wind, snow on ground, 75% humidity, 2 degrees C M44165x30s L(85+85+85)x30s RGBRotation 90 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha,SII,OIII, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20CLens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma CorrectorMount: EQ6-R ProQHY 5L-II-M … Continue readingM44 – Beehive Cluster

2021-02-11 19:00-01:00Clear, no moon, no wind, snow on ground, 80% humidity, -13 degrees C 74x60s L(73+77+74)x60s RGBRotation 90 degrees 2021-02-12 19:00-01:00Clear, no moon, no wind, snow on ground, 80% humidity, -9 degrees C 86x180s Ha20x60s L(20+19+20)x60s RGBRotation 90 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha,SII,OIII, IDAS … Continue readingNGC 2264 in LRGBHa

2020-12-24 21:30-06:00Clear, half moon, some wind, 95 % humidity, -1 degrees C NGC217437x180s Ha42x180s OIII40x180s SIIRotation: 0 degrees 2020-12-25 21:00-01:00High clouds, half moon, no wind, 90% humidity, -5 degrees C14x180s Ha3x180s OIII9x180s SII 2021-01-30 18:30-22:00Clear, rising full moon, no wind, 93 % humidity, -9 degrees … Continue readingNGC2174 – Monkey Head Nebula in SII, Ha and OIII

2020-11-19 18:00-02:00Several low clouds, no moon, wind, 80 % humidity, 1 degrees C48x180s Ha46x180s OIII15x180s SIIRotation: 90 degrees 2020-11-20 18:00-20:00Some high clouds, no moon, no wind, 95 % humidity, -2 degrees C19x180s OIII19x180s SIIRotation: 90 degrees 2020-11-26 17:30-23:00Clear, almost full moon, no wind, 99 % … Continue readingIC1805 in SII, Ha and OIII

2020-10-13 20:00-06:00Intermittent low clouds, no moon, no wind, 90 % humidity, 4 degrees C15x180s Ha19x180s OIIIRotation: 90 degrees 2020-10-15 20:00-06:00Clear, no moon, some wind, 95 % humidity, 2 degrees C74x180s Ha74x180s OIII26x180s SIIRotation: 90 degrees 2020-10-18 20:00-01:00Some high clouds, no moon, wind, 75 % humidity, … Continue readingNGC281 (Pacman Nebula) in SII, Ha and OIII

2020-08-31 22:30-03:30Very clear, full moon, no wind, 90 % humidity, 5 degrees CCederblad 21440x180s HaRotation: 90 degrees 2020-09-01 22:30-03:30Clear, full moon, no wind, 85% humidity, 11 degrees CCederblad 21484x180s HaRotation: 90 degrees 2020-09-16 21:30-01:30Some low clouds, no moon, some wind, 75% humidity, 8 degrees CCederblad … Continue readingCed214

2020-08-15 23:30-02:30Clear, rising moon, no wind, 90 % humidity, 14 degrees CNGC688860x180s OIIIRotation: 0 degrees 2020-08-16 23:30-02:30Clear, no moon, no wind, 90 % humidity, 16 degrees CNGC688871x180s HaRotation: 0 degrees 2020-08-22 22:30-23:30Clear, no moon, no wind, 95 % humidity, 14 degrees CNGC688859×30 RRotation: 0 degrees) … Continue readingNGC6888 Ha+OIII+RGB

2019-08-20 22:30-01:30Some clouds, rising moon, no wind, 90% humidity, 10 degrees C58x90s HaRotation 180 degrees 2019-08-24 22:30-03:30Some high clouds, rising moon, no wind, 95% humidity, 14 degrees C84x60s L(60+60+59)x60s RGBRotation 180 degrees 2020-08-08 23:30-02:00Clear, half moon, no wind, 90 % humidity, 16 degrees C35x90s Ha31x90s … Continue readingHubble Palette M27 with RGB stars

Complete reprocessing of: https://astrophotos.se/?p=1187

2020-04-20 22:30-03:30Some high clouds, no moon, no wind, 65 % humidity, 7 degrees C28x60s L(77+77+79)x60s RGBRotation: 90 degrees 2020-04-21 22:30-03:30Very clear, no moon, no wind, 65 % humidity, 6 degrees C239x60s LRotation: 90 degrees 2020-04-22 23:00-03:30Clear, no moon, no wind, 55 % humidity, 8 degrees … Continue readingNGC 5033 and NGC 5005

2020-04-17 22:30-03:30Some high clouds, no moon, no wind, 65 % humidity, 2 degrees CExposures:116x60s L(60+60+60)x60s RGBRotation: 0 degrees 2020-04-19 22:30-03:30Clear, no moon, no wind, 65 % humidity, 4 degrees CExposures:125x60s L(42+42+42)x60s RGBRotation: 0 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, … Continue readingNGC 3718 and NGC 3729

2020-03-25 21:00-04:00Some high clouds, no moon, no wind, 65 % humidity, 0 degrees CExposures:140x60s L(60+60+60)x60s RGBRotation: 90 degrees 2020-03-26 21:00-04:00Clear, no moon, no wind, 60 % humidity, -2 degrees CExposures:337x60s LRotation: 90 degrees 2020-03-27 20:30-04:00Clear, setting moon, no wind, 60 % humidity, -1 degrees CExposures:60x60s … Continue readingLeo Triplet – 2020 (NGC 3628, M65, M66)

2020-03-13 23:30-03:00Very clear, half moon, no wind, snow on ground, 85% humidity, -5 degrees CM101 Exposures:120x90s HaRotation: 90 degrees 2020-03-20 20:00-04:00Very clear, no moon, some wind, 50% humidity, 0 degrees CM101 Exposures:(99+110+100)x60s RGB131x60s LRotation: 90 degrees 2020-03-21 20:00-04:00Very clear, no moon, no wind, 70 % … Continue readingM101 and NGC 5474

2020-04-10 22:00-01:00Clear, rising moon, no wind, 65 % humidity, 2 degrees CNGC 4631/NGC 465677x60s LRotation: 0 degrees 2020-04-13 22:00-04:00Clear, rising moon, windy, 45 % humidity, 1 degrees CNGC 4631/NGC 4656115x60s L(61+57+51)x60s RGBRotation: 0 degrees 2020-04-16 22:30-01:30Some low clouds, no moon, some wind, 60 % humidity, … Continue readingNGC4631 / NGC4656

2020-03-30 22:00-05:00 Clear, setting moon, no wind, 60 % humidity, -4 degrees C M3 176x10s + 60x60s L (173+172+172)x10s + (30+30+30)x60s RGB Rotation: 0 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 … Continue readingM3

2020-03-27 20:30-23:30 Clear, setting moon, no wind, 60 % humidity, -1 degrees C M67 Exposures: (33+29+30)x60s RGB 59x60s L Rotation: 90 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20CLens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma CorrectorMount: … Continue readingM67

2020-02-23 21:30-05:30 Low clouds followed by clear, no moon, some wind, 99% humidity, 1 degrees C M81+M82 Exposures: 410x60s L Rotation: 90 degrees 2020-02-27 21:00-05:30 Low clouds followed by clear, no moon, no wind, snow on ground, 90% humidity, -5 degrees C M81+M82 Exposures: (118+119+120)x60s … Continue readingM81, M82 in LRGB+Ha

2020-02-02 19:00-02:00 Very clear, half moon, some wind, 99% humidity, -1 degrees C Exposures: 120x90s Ha (42+51+60)x60s RGB Rotation: 0 degrees 2020-02-19 19:00-22:00 Clear followed by low clouds, no moon, no wind, 90% humidity, 1 degrees C Exposures: (58+43+47)x60s RGB Rotation: 0 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO … Continue readingLower’s Nebula in RGBHa

2020-01-19 19:00-20:00 Some high clouds, no moon, no wind, 99% humidity, -1 degrees C NGC1579 Exposures: 41x60s L Rotation: 90 degrees 2020-01-22 18:00-03:00 Very clear, no moon, some wind, 80% humidity, -1 degrees C NGC1579 Exposures: (60+60+60)x60s RGB 179x60s L Rotation: 90 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO … Continue readingNGC1579

2019-12-31 18:00-00:00 Clear, setting moon, no wind, 99% humidity, 0 degrees C NGC2403 Exposures: (38+38+43)x60s RGB 155x60s L Rotation: 90 degrees 2020-01-04 18:00-04:00 Clear, half moon, windy, 65% humidity, 0 degrees C NGC2403 Exposures: 86x90s Ha (65+64+62)x60s RGB 232x60s L Rotation: 90 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO … Continue readingNGC2403 – 2020

Due to the bad weather this season I got around playing with some old data. This is my first attempt at combining data from two different telescopes. Full acquisition details are available at:

2019-01-02 18:00-01:00 Several low clouds, no moon, some wind, 65% humidity, -1 degrees C NGC1333 Exposures: 140x60s L Rotation: 90 degrees 2019-01-09 18:00-22:00 Several high clouds, setting moon, some wind, 95% humidity, -3 degrees C NGC1333 Exposures: (81+70+63)x60s RGB Rotation: 90 degrees 2019-11-29 18:00-04:00 Clear, … Continue readingNGC1333

2019-09-17 22:00-01:00 Clear, rising moon, some wind, 95% humidity, 5 degrees C IC5146 Exposures: 92x90s Ha Rotation:90 degrees 2019-10-05 20:30-02:30 Clear, some low clouds, setting moon, no wind, 90% humidity, -1 degrees C IC5146 Exposures: (60+60+60)x60s RGB 129x60s L Rotation:90 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader … Continue readingIC5146 in LRGBHa

2019-09-21 21:00-22:00 Very clear followed by fog, no moon, no wind, 90% humidity, 12 degrees C DWB 111 Exposures: 38x90s Ha Rotation:90 degrees 2019-09-30 21:30-02:00 Clear, some low clouds, no moon, some wind, 85% humidity, 5 degrees C DWB 111 Exposures: 60x60s L (30+45+60)x60s RGB … Continue readingDWB111 – Propeller Nebula

2019-09-18 21:00-01:00 Clear, half moon, little wind, 85% humidity, 7 degrees C M71 Exposures: 65x60s L (35+35+35)x60s RGB Rotation:90 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: … Continue readingM71

2019-09-13 22:00-02:00 Clear, full moon, windy, 80% humidity, 11 degrees C Double Cluster Exposures: 58x60s L (29+28+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: … Continue readingDouble Cluster – 2019

2019-08-25 22:30-03:30 Several high clouds, rising moon, no wind, 90% humidity, 15 degrees C NGC6914 80x90s Ha Rotation:270 degrees 2019-08-26 22:30-03:30 Some high clouds, rising moon, no wind, 80% humidity, 17 degrees C NGC6914 66x60s L (54+59+59)x60s RGB Rotation:270 degrees 2019-08-31 23:00-00:00 Clear followed by … Continue readingNGC6914

2019-08-20 22:30-01:30 Some clouds, rising moon, no wind, 90% humidity, 10 degrees C M27 Exposures: 58x90s Ha Rotation:180 degrees 2019-08-24 22:30-03:30 Some high clouds, rising moon, no wind, 95% humidity, 14 degrees C M27 Exposures: 84x60s L (60+60+59)x60s RGB Rotation:180 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader … Continue readingM27 in LRGB+Ha

2019-04-22 22:30-03:30 Clear, rising moon, some wind, 50% humidity, 10 degrees C Exposures: (63+65+45)x60s RGB Rotation:90 degrees 2019-04-23 22:30-03:30 Clear, rising moon, windy, 25% humidity, 12 degrees C Exposures: 180x60s L Rotation:90 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C … Continue readingComa Cluster – 2019

2019-04-04 21:30-04:30 High clouds, no moon, no wind, 55% humidity, 8 degrees C Exposures: 43x60s L (49+50+52)x60s RGB Rotation:90 degrees 2019-04-07 21:30-01:30 Clear followed by low clouds, no moon, no wind, 70% humidity, 1 degrees C Exposures: 181x60s L Rotation:90 degrees 2019-04-08 21:30-04:30 Very clear, … Continue readingNGC4565

2019-04-11 22:30-04:00 Very clear, half moon, some wind, 60% humidity, -3 degrees C Exposures: 269x60s L Rotation:90 degrees 2019-04-12 22:30-04:00 Very clear, half moon, no wind, 55% humidity, -1 degrees C Exposures: (80+81+79)x60s RGB Rotation:90 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, … Continue readingNGC5053, M53

2019-03-29 20:30-22:00 Clear followed by low clouds, no moon, windy, 85% humidity, 5 degrees C Exposures: (20+19+20)x60s RGB Rotation:90 degrees 2019-03-31 21:30-04:30 Clear, no moon, no wind, 55% humidity, 0 degrees C Exposures: (40+40+39)x60s RGB 170x60s L Rotation:90 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B, IDAS … Continue readingM96, M95

2019-03-11 19:30-05:00 Clear, setting moon, windy, 75% humidity, -3 degrees C M63 Exposures: (60+60+60)x60s RGB 246x60s L Rotation:180 degrees 2019-03-25 20:30-01:00 Clear, no moon, some wind, 90% humidity, -2 degrees C M63 Exposures: 180x60s L Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset … Continue readingM63 – Sunflower Galaxy

2019-03-08 19:30-22:00Some low clouds, no moon, some wind, 95% humidity, 0 degrees C Exposures:(50+40+40)x60s RGBRotation:180 degrees 2019-03-10 19:30-03:00Clear, setting moon, some wind, 85% humidity, -3 degrees C Exposures:(50+60+59)x60s RGB212x60s LRotation:180 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20CLens: TS-Optics 8″ … Continue readingM51 – Whirlpool Galaxy

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″ … Continue readingM106 – 2019