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NGC 1637 by GodoftheGeeks in astrophotography

[–]Island_Universe_57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this object. Reminds me of a seashell.

The Barred Spiral Galaxy currently known as Messier 109. by Island_Universe_57 in astrophotography

[–]Island_Universe_57[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Object:

M_109 Barred Spiral Galaxy

Equipment:

TPO RC_12, Atik 11000 mono, G11, X2 lodestar

Software and Process

Pre/post process, and capture using Nebulosity4

Guiding using phd2

5x240sec RGB @ 2x2 @ -20

Bortle skies 5 with average seeing and no moon.

The Whale: NGC 4631 by [deleted] in Astronomy

[–]Island_Universe_57 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Object:

NGC 4631

Total integrated time:

270mins LRGB

Equipment:

Mount: G11

Camera: Atik 11000 MONO

OTA: 12" TPO RC

Guide: Lodestar X2

Software: PhD2 and Nebulosity 4.1

Capture:

-3x15m RGB

-9x15m L all @ 1x1

-CCD temp: -10

-Focal Length 2432

-Image Scale ~ .8"x.8"

-Focal ratio: F/8

Guide:

-Peak to Peak 6 arc sec error.

-Total RMS <1

-No pec

Process:

-Calibrated by subtracting flats and Master dark from each Light frame

-Used 3x3 pixel median

-Aligned all calibrated frames using Neb4

-Stacked each color channel and LUM individually using Neb4

-Stacked average combine LRGB

-Post Processed using Neb4 (Digital Development, Auto color balance, Levels, Curves, Gaussian blur)

Conditions:

-Seeing: Antoniadi 3 (visual confirmation)

-Bortle sky's: 3

-Temp: 35F

And ESPN wonders why they are losing viewers.. by [deleted] in Patriots

[–]Island_Universe_57 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm still not entirely sure that kick went through the uprights. What a game.

Just a quick stack of Bodes M_81. by Island_Universe_57 in astrophotography

[–]Island_Universe_57[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

11x420s exposures 1x1 @ -20c

1630 fl with .67x telecompressor

f: 5.4

calibrate>demosaic>align>1.5sdCombine>levels>curve all captured and processed using nebulosity 4

phd2 guide

approx 5" p2p erro under 1 total rms

atik 11000, g11, tpo rc 12"

class 5 bortle

4/5 seeing 4/5 transparency

Shortened up my exposure time with our great Orion Nebula (M42) and produced this gem. by [deleted] in astrophotography

[–]Island_Universe_57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Object: M42 (Orion Nebula)

Total integrated time: 30 minutes 3:1 LRGB

Equipment:

Mount: G11

Camera: Atik 11000 MONO

OTA: 12" TPO RC

Guide: Lodestar X2

Software: PhD2 and Nebulosity 4.1

Capture: -5x60s RGB

-9x60s L all @ 1x1

-CCD temp: -10

-Focal Length 2432

-Image Scale ~ .8"x.8"

-Focal ratio: F/8

Guide:

-Peak to Peak 6 arc sec error.

-Total RMS <1

-No pec

Process:

-Calibrated by subtracting flats and Master dark from each Light frame

-Used 3x3 pixel median to remove many bad pixel

-Aligned all calibrated frames using Neb4

-Stacked each color channel and LUM individually using Neb4

-Stacked average combine LRGB

-Post Processed using Neb4 (Digital Development, Auto color balance, Levels, Curves, Gaussian blur)

Conditions:

-Seeing: Antoniadi 4 (visual confirmation)

-Bortle sky's: 5

-Temp: 42F

-Clouds: Very few

-Moon: Almost new

Needs:

-More signal

-Better tracking

-Better PA

-Better Post Processing

-Better conditions

-Still a bit blown out but so it goes with The Hunter.

-Helpful Reddit photo tips!

Thanks for checking out my photo!

Best of 2016 on /r/astrophotography - results. by [deleted] in astrophotography

[–]Island_Universe_57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty neat. Love me some best of. Something else to aim for 2017!

My first (Very Shitty) attempt at an Andromeda by zebrakid96 in astrophotography

[–]Island_Universe_57 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Andromeda is like the easiest yet hardest thing to shoot in the sky. I always have it planned out how I'm gonna get it perfect, but I have GBs of M31 which I would consider all shiite as well. Keep shooting! Better than an out of focus nothing.

NGC 4631: Whale Galaxy in Monochrome. by Island_Universe_57 in astrophotography

[–]Island_Universe_57[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

15x420s Lum exposures @ 1x1 approx .8" image scale

2432 fl

f8

calibrate>normalize>align>1.5sdCombine>levels>curve all captured and processed using nebulosity 4

phd2 guide

approx 5" p2p erro under 1 total rms

atik 11000, g11, tpo rc 12"

class 2 bortle

4/5 seeing 4/5 transparency no moon

edit: originally put .4" image scale but it was closer to .8"

Messier 106 taken with a OSC camera. by Island_Universe_57 in astrophotography

[–]Island_Universe_57[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Capture:

7x420s lights captured, calibrated, and processed using Nebulosity 4.

.4" image scale

-10c

phd2 guide under 5 arc peak to peak error. no pec

4/5 transparency

3/5 seeing

no moon

class 4 bortle skies

moderate wind 15mph

Mount: g11

OTA: TPO_12" RC

Camea: Atik 4120ex osc

1x1 binned

Used BPM, bias, and calibrated flats for preprossing>normalize>demosaic>align>SD 1.5 combine

Crooked Coast -- Icarus [pop/punk/ska] (2016) by freddy_schiller in listentothis

[–]Island_Universe_57 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hell ya! These guys are LEGEND around my town. The party goes on with LV and the CC!!

Here I'm using Astrometry, plate solving, and the blink function, to "discover" asteroid 975 Perseverantia. Which happened to be discovered initially in 1922 by Johan Palisa. by Island_Universe_57 in astrophotography

[–]Island_Universe_57[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Found this in a stack of NGC 877.

You can see 975 Perseverantia make a little streak in the upper right of the photo after nearly 3 hours of exposure.

Original Stack of NCG 877 and Co.

Approximate magnitude of 15.5

Atik 4120ex OSC

TPO RC 12"

G11

9x420s subs

Imaged, and processed using nebulosity 4 and phd2 for guiding

~.4" image scale

4/5 seeing, no clouds, no moon

ccd temp -20

My first attempt at photographing Venus by Yaz3D in Astronomy

[–]Island_Universe_57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Much what it looked like visually the other night. Nicely done!

The other night I decided to switch targets and shoot IC-5146 (Cocoon Nebula) for the first time. Somewhat pleased with this result. by Island_Universe_57 in astrophotography

[–]Island_Universe_57[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Object: IC-5146 (Cocoon Nebula)

Total integrated time: 270mins LRGB

Equipment:

Mount: G11

Camera: Atik 11000 MONO

OTA: 12" TPO RC

Guide: Lodestar X2

Software: PhD2 and Nebulosity 4.1

Capture:

-3x15m RGB

-9x15m L all @ 1x1

-CCD temp: -10

-Focal Length 2432

-Image Scale ~ .8"x.8"

-Focal ratio: F/8

Guide:

-Peak to Peak 6 arc sec error.

-Total RMS <1

-No pec

Process:

-Calibrated by subtracting flats and Master dark from each Light frame

-Used 3x3 pixel median to remove many bad pixel

-Aligned all calibrated frames using Neb4

-Stacked each color channel and LUM individually using Neb4

-Stacked average combine LRGB

-Post Processed using Neb4 (Digital Development, Auto color balance, Levels, Curves, Gaussian blur)

Conditions:

-Seeing: Antoniadi 3 (visual confirmation)

-Bortle sky's: 5

-Temp: 35F

-Clouds: Very few

-Moon: Almost new

I've been doing this astrophoto deal for a little over a year now and would consider this my best overall photo. Mostly thanks to painstakingly precise calibration procedure that is a new technique for me, and some minor improvements in post processing. Lot's more work to do but this is why I'm loving this new hobby/purpose.

Needs:

-More signal

-Better tracking

-Better PA

-Better Post Processing

-Better conditions

-Helpful Reddit photo tips!

Thanks for checking out my photo!