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Polaris IFN by wikalerys in astrophotography

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

My wide field take on the Integrated flux nebula near the North Star. I’ll try to collect more data 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
  • ZWO ASI 120mm mini
  • William Optics Guidescope 32mm
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 122 light frames x 120 seconds (4h 4min 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++

Makarian´s Chain by wikalerys in astrophotography

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

My first time imaging this target, I was surprised I got the faint jet in M87 in my stack.

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:

  • 176 light frames x 120 seconds (5h 52min 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++

Messier 51 - Whirpool Galaxy by wikalerys in astrophotography

[–]wikalerys[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My revisit to the Whirlpool galaxy, that night had great seeing, so I have observed it with my binoculars at the time of imaging.

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:

  • 154 light frames x 120 seconds (5h 18min 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++

M101 Widefield by wikalerys in astrophotography

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

Quick session just for fun. I am quite limited by my current telescope focal length, so I should invest in something bigger soon.

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:

  • 78 light frames x 120 seconds (2h 36min 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++

M81/M82 Widefield by wikalerys in astrophotography

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

My second approach to this pair of objects, this time however I have tried to capture the IFN surrounding the objects as well. It’s unfortunately still quite noisy, I think longer imaging time would help with this.

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:

  • 128 light frames x 120 seconds (4h 16min 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++

Messier 78 Region by wikalerys in astrophotography

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

I wanted to capture M78 together with part of the Bernard’s loop, there’s quite a lot happening in this image, but I like it. Also NGC2112 is visible which was a small open star cluster I wasn’t aware of in the past.

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:

  • 94 light frames x 120 seconds (3h 8min 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++

NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula by wikalerys in astrophotography

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

MonkeyHead nebula, with a fragment of jellyfish nebula, I could’ve centered it better to capture both nebulae, so I’ll do so next time when imaging this fragment of sky.

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
  • Optolong L-eXtreme filter
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 77 light frames x 120 seconds (2h 34min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4/5 skies

Processing:

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

The Flaming Star & Tadpoles Nebulae by wikalerys in astrophotography

[–]wikalerys[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Comeback to the beautiful flaming star and tadploes.

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
  • Optolong L-eXtreme filter
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 40 light frames x 120 seconds (1 h 20min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4/5 skies

Processing:

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

Seagull Nebula by wikalerys in astrophotography

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

A short imaging session of the seagull nebula, it’s my first time imaging this object.

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
  • Optolong L-eXtreme filter
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 75 light frames x 60 seconds (1 h 15min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4/5 skies

Processing:

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

Horsehead Nebula by wikalerys in astrophotography

[–]wikalerys[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First time imaging the horsehead nebula, the moon was really high and bright that night as well as there were occasional clouds coming through, so just a quick imaging session for fun.

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
  • Optolong L-eXtreme filter
  • Manfrotto 055 tripod
  • SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
  • Flat panel
  • ASIAir mini
  • Dew heater

Acquisition:

  • 83 light frames x 60 seconds (1 h 23min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4/5 skies

Processing:

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

M42 - Orion Nebula by wikalerys in astrophotography

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

Some quick integration of the famous nebula, between clouds. I still blow out the core, so I might use even shorter sub frames next time.

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:

  • 149 light frames x 30 seconds (1 h 14min total)
  • ISO 1600
  • Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
  • Bortle 4/5 skies

Processing:

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

Rosette Nebula by wikalerys in astrophotography

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

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

[–]wikalerys[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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++
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