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
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, … Continue readingNGC1333
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 … Continue readingM97, M108 – 2019
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 … Continue readingM1 – Crab Nebula in LRGBHa
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: … Continue readingNGC2903
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 … Continue readingM35 / NGC2158 – 2019
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 … Continue readingM37 – 2019
2018-12-27 18:00-22:00Clear, no moon, some wind, 99% humidity, 3 degrees C M33Exposures:43x60s L(30+30+30)x60s RGB30x90s HaRotation: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 … Continue readingFirst light TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC: M33 – 2018
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 … Continue readingM45 Pleiades – 2018
(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 … Continue reading(101) Helena
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 … Continue readingNGC1499 in LRGB+Ha – 2018