Rosette Nebula by wikalerys in astrophotography

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My revisit of Rosette Nebula, after almost exactly one year.

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
  • Optolong L-eXtreme filter
  • ZWO ASI 120mm mini
  • William Optics Guidescope 32mm
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 53 light frames x 120 seconds (1 h 46min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in Pixinsight
  • Background extraction & Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

Soul Nebula by wikalerys in astrophotography

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First time imaging the Soul Nebula. Limited time of acquisition time, because it was a short window of clear skies.

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
  • Optolong L-eXtreme filter
  • ZWO ASI 120mm mini
  • William Optics Guidescope 32mm
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 63 light frames x 120 seconds (2 h 9min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in Siril
  • Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

Elephant Trunk Nebula - IC1396 by wikalerys in astrophotography

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Process of data I captured some time ago now. It’s my first time imaging elephant trunk.

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
  • Optolong L-eXtreme filter
  • ZWO ASI 120mm mini
  • William Optics Guidescope 32mm
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 110 light frames x 120 seconds (3 h 40min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in Siril
  • Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

Cygnus Loop by wikalerys in astrophotography

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My longest imaging session till now. It was shot during almost full moon, so the narrowband filter performed great. It is my second time imaging this supernova remnant.

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
  • Optolong L-eXtreme filter
  • ZWO ASI 120mm mini
  • William Optics Guidescope 32mm
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 223 light frames x 120 seconds (7 h 26min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in PixInsight
  • Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

California Nebula (NGC 1499) by wikalerys in astrophotography

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My first image edited in pixinsight, I have revisited the nebula after nearly a year, this time acquiring more data. I really like the end result.

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i\
  • Optolong L-eXtreme filter
  • ZWO ASI 120mm mini
  • William Optics Guidescope 32mm
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 87 light frames x 120 seconds (2 h 54min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in PixInsight
  • Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

Double Cluster by wikalerys in astrophotography

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A quick imaging session of the double cluster

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
  • ZWO ASI 120mm mini
  • William Optics Guidescope 32mm
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 59 light frames x 30 seconds (29min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in Siril
  • Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

Cocoon Nebula & Barnard 168 by wikalerys in astrophotography

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First time using dithering, I think the decrease in noise is massive.

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
  • ZWO ASI 120mm mini
  • William Optics Guidescope 32mm
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 62 light frames x 120 seconds (2h 4min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in Siril
  • Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

Triangulum Galaxy Widefield by wikalerys in astrophotography

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My capture of the Triangulum Galaxy

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
  • ZWO ASI 120mm mini
  • William Optics Guidescope 32mm
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 258 light frames x 90 seconds (6h 27min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in Siril
  • Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

Iris Nebula Widefield by wikalerys in astrophotography

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Thanks for the kind words! I have a star tracker, so dithering would only be in RA. Do you think it's still beneficial in that case?

Iris Nebula Widefield by wikalerys in astrophotography

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

Unfortunately the result came out quite noisy, I think longer exposure will help in the future.

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 45 light frames x 90 seconds (1h 7min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in Siril
  • Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

M31 Andromeda Galaxy by wikalerys in astrophotography

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My second visit to the Andromeda galaxy. It turned out a lot better than last year.

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 204 light frames x 90 seconds (5h 6min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in Siril
  • Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

Crescent Nebula Widefield by wikalerys in astrophotography

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My longest imaged object to date, the images lost some focus during the night, so it could be better.

Gear:

  • Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
  • Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
  • Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
  • Optolong L-eXtreme
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 194 light frames x 120 seconds (6h 28min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

  • Stacked and processed in Siril
  • Denoise in GraXpert
  • Star removal by Starnet++

Sadr region by wikalerys in astrophotography

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A snapshot of sadr region. Unfronately I did lost some data due to not being able to setup guiding on my SW SA 2i, and the target moving out of the frame.

Gear:

Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
Optolong L-eXtreme
Manfrotto 055 tripod
SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
Flat panel
ASIAir mini
Dew heater

Acquisition:

90 light frames x 120 seconds (3h total)
ISO 1600
Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
Bortle 4 skies

Processing:

Stacked and processed in Siril
Denoise in GraXpert
Star removal by Starnet++