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