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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

Peter Folkesson's astrophotos

Year: 2014