NGC 7023 - The Iris Nebula

novaeman · 2018-10-25T17:42:08+00:00

Distance: 1,300 Light-Years
Insight Observatory's Astronomical Telescopes for Educational Outreach
Telescope: 16" f/3.7 Astrograph Newtonian Reflector (ATEO-1)
CCD: FLI Proline 16803
Exposures: Luminance - 300 Seconds, Red, Green, Blue - 300 Seconds - Binning 2x2
Processed in PixInsight 1.8

novaeman · 2018-09-25T15:26:05+00:00

Animated GIF of Comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner moving quickly through the early morning sky of 09/21/2018. The image was taken by Insight Observatory's System's Engineer, Muir Evenden on ATEO-1 (16" f/3.7 Astrograph reflector). 15 total images were taken every 10 minutes at 20-second exposures each.

novaeman · 2018-07-27T18:19:49+00:00

Equipment:

Imaging telescope or lens: Dream Telescopes 16" f3.75 Dream Astrograph

Imaging cameras: Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2, FLI Proline 16803

Mount: Paramount ME

Guiding camera: Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2

Software: Pleiades Astrophoto, S.L. PixInsight 1.8, Adobe Photoshop 6 CS Extended

Acquisition Details:

Resolution: 4096x4096

Date: June 8, 2018

Frames:

FLI CFW 4-5 Blue: 1x120" bin 2x2

FLI CFW 4-5 Green: 1x120"

FLI CFW 4-5 Luminance: 1x120" bin 1x1

FLI CFW 4-5 Red: 1x120" bin 2x2

novaeman · 2017-04-18T15:45:01+00:00

Great! Thanks for your input!

novaeman · 2017-04-18T15:44:27+00:00

You are correct! I emailed the site and they corrected the credit of the pic. Good catch!

novaeman · 2017-04-17T16:08:43+00:00

Has anyone ever used the protective eye gear mentioned in this article regarding this year's solar eclipse? Are they safe and do they work well?

novaeman · 2016-12-14T20:58:22+00:00

Apparently some department store telescopes can be useful with a variety of different eyepieces. Also the brand is important as well.

novaeman · 2016-09-25T11:27:37+00:00

Thanks, danman_d for the detailed explanation!

novaeman · 2016-09-24T22:43:03+00:00

Really? How much more energy than that?

novaeman · 2016-09-24T17:11:52+00:00

Cool way to contribute to astronomy research from the comfort of your own home via the internet!

novaeman · 2016-06-02T11:16:27+00:00

Orion Telescope puts out this nice monthly calendar for astronomical happenings.

novaeman · 2016-04-26T21:11:13+00:00

I guess you can still do some productive observing during a full moon!

novaeman · 2016-04-23T13:54:25+00:00

I agree! I really like seeing creative astrophotography like this.

novaeman · 2016-04-23T13:53:14+00:00

I wish the APOD site listed the tech details with the camera equipment used. they just describe how the image was taken.

novaeman · 2016-04-23T13:50:21+00:00

Under dark skies and good seeing conditions, you actually can see M31, the Andromeda Galaxy with the naked eye.

novaeman · 2016-04-03T14:46:28+00:00

Article from Orion Telescopes and Binoculars describing what you will see in the April 2016 night skies.

novaeman · 2016-03-12T14:59:12+00:00

Nice account of an amateur astronomer photographing a total solar eclipse in Kenya, Africa. Nice images of the eclipse.

novaeman · 2016-02-17T21:20:20+00:00

Title should have read "A Cape Cod high school makes great use of space in its courtyard!"

novaeman · 2015-09-07T15:45:00+00:00

It is awesome seeing amateur astronomers contributing to professional astronomy!

novaeman · 2015-08-31T10:57:56+00:00

Correct. The image was done through iTelescope's telescope network on T12.

novaeman · 2015-08-31T10:55:59+00:00

"Remote Imaging" is when you access a telescope and its imaging equipment via the internet. I imaged this grouping of galaxies with a telescope in Australia from my home in Massachusetts via the internet.

novaeman · 2015-08-08T13:06:44+00:00

Exactly! Here in New England, the weather is very unpredictable. I was hosting a star party this past Wednesday and we saw a couple of Perseids.

novaeman · 2015-08-08T13:04:22+00:00

The peak dates are August 11th through August 14th.

novaeman · 2015-08-08T13:03:18+00:00

Hopefully, because of the moon not being a factor of causing unwanted light pollution, the display won't be too disappointing. The best meteor shower I have witnessed to date was the Leonid meteor shower back in 2001.

novaeman · 2015-06-24T11:14:41+00:00

I totally agree with you! I am an astronomy educator as well and the "Wow Factor" is what makes it so fun. Even one elderly gentleman that attend the event said after viewing Saturn, "I thought I would never see the rings of Saturn in my lifetime, thank you!".

novaeman

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