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by felix_wegerer
Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 November
Replies: 214
Views: 3271299

Re: Submissions: 2020 November

NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula Emission Nebula imaged in SHO palette. Constellation Cassiopeia. There's a lot of integration time in this image. I got nearly 100 subs for Ha and O3, and 50 subs for S2. Every sub is 10 minutes, O3 and S2 are binned 2x2. That's a total integration time of over 40 hours. ...
by felix_wegerer
Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:38 am
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 November
Replies: 214
Views: 3271299

Re: Submissions: 2020 November

Fox Fur and Cone Nebula imaged in LHaRGB.

Chilescope Data aquisition.
FoxFur_LHARGB.jpg
by felix_wegerer
Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:41 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 August
Replies: 141
Views: 187722

Re: Submissions: 2020 August

Panorama of the North America Nebula in HOO. This very popular region in the constellation Cygnus is full of Hydrogen and Oxygen emissions. This is a panoramic view starting at the Cygnus wall on the left. The image is taken during multiple nights in August 2020 from Linz, a city in Austria, Bortle ...
by felix_wegerer
Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:36 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 June
Replies: 151
Views: 204861

Re: Submissions: 2020 June

The Crescent Nebula - The Brain of the Universe NGC 6888 imaged in HOO Taken in June 2020 from the Petrinum Observatory (High School) www.petrinum.ac.at in Linz, Austria. . NGC6888_vibrant_HOO.jpg . 4 hours Halpha, 4 hours O3, 8 hours total. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CB1DnE1DJ9P/ Hope y...
by felix_wegerer
Tue May 26, 2020 4:45 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 May
Replies: 153
Views: 194251

Re: Submissions: 2020 May

A Portrait of the Lady in the IC 1396, or the Elephant Trunk. Imaged in Linz, Austria from a school observatory in May 2020. Processed as custom SHO. 203mm APO, Full Frame SBIG CCD, 13 hours of integration time. . IC1396_SHO_small.jpg . Hope you like it, clear skies! More astrophotography on https:/...
by felix_wegerer
Fri May 22, 2020 9:18 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 May
Replies: 153
Views: 194251

Re: Submissions: 2020 May

Heart and Fishhead Nebula 3 panel mosaic in SHO, taken in April 2020 from Linz, Austria. School Observatory. 30+h integration Heart_Fish_SHO_crop.jpg Hope you like it, clear skies! Heart Nebula as a dog.png Felix, that's a great mosaic of the Heart Nebula with superb detail. Hope you don't mind tha...
by felix_wegerer
Fri May 22, 2020 6:18 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 May
Replies: 153
Views: 194251

Re: Submissions: 2020 May

Cygnus is rising high up in the northern hemisphere already. This is a beautiful area of the sky. This image is taken a few days ago in Linz, a city in Austria. Under great light pollution through narrowband filters. Processed as HOO. Hope you like it, clear skies! . NGC7000_P1_HOO_dreamy.jpg . chec...
by felix_wegerer
Wed May 13, 2020 9:16 am
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 May
Replies: 153
Views: 194251

Re: Submissions: 2020 May

Earth's Rotation through a tele lens. Großglockner, highest peak of Austria. Star Trails, single image.
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by felix_wegerer
Mon May 11, 2020 9:36 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 May
Replies: 153
Views: 194251

Re: Submissions: 2020 May

Heart and Fishhead Nebula 3 panel mosaic in SHO, taken in April 2020 from Linz, Austria. School Observatory. 30+h integration
Heart_Fish_SHO_crop.jpg
Hope you like it, clear skies!
by felix_wegerer
Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:55 am
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 April
Replies: 214
Views: 231925

Re: Submissions: 2020 April

Lyrid Meteor Shower on April 23rd 2:30 AM in Upper Austria. Milky Way with North America, Elephants Trunk Nebula.
Lyrids_NA.jpg
by felix_wegerer
Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:26 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 April
Replies: 214
Views: 231925

Re: Submissions: 2020 April

IC 1396 in custom HOO. This is probably one of my most colorful images. The Elephant Trunk in Hydrogen and Oxygen. Taken mid march in Linz, Austria.
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Astrobin Link: https://www.astrobin.com/paiqea/0/
by felix_wegerer
Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:20 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 April
Replies: 214
Views: 231925

Re: Submissions: 2020 April

This is an image of the Soul Nebula, IC1848. It's a two panel mosaic taken in Linz, Austria. Roughly 30 hours of integration time went into this image. Hope you like it!
UGWtHuqQB3U7_16536x16536_Y-rcCjOC.jpg
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This is the link to astrobin:
https://www.astrobin.com/zwbwxj/?nc=user
by felix_wegerer
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:30 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Galactic Center from Radio to X-ray (2020 Mar 31)
Replies: 25
Views: 9027

Re: APOD: The Galactic Center from Radio to X-ray (2020 Mar 31)

Seeing images in wavelengths our eye can't see is always amazing.
by felix_wegerer
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:28 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Stars Trail over Ragusa (2020 Mar 28)
Replies: 40
Views: 14562

Re: APOD: Stars Trail over Ragusa (2020 Mar 28)

The first time I shot star trails around polaris I was impressed. I knew already that the stars will have a circular path around the north star but seeing it like this the first time was interesting!
by felix_wegerer
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:23 am
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: What did you see in the sky tonight?
Replies: 1300
Views: 1046334

Re: What did you see in the sky tonight?

This week I started shooting the Flying bat and the squid. It's so faint you probably can't get enough data so why not star earl. Clear skies!
by felix_wegerer
Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:24 am
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 March
Replies: 105
Views: 119509

Re: Submissions: 2020 March

IC 1848 in SHO.
It's a 2 panel mosaic taken in Linz with an APO. I tried to bring out the sulfur a bit more than usual.
UGWtHuqQB3U7_16536x16536_Y-rcCjOC.jpg
Here is the link to the image on astrobin:

https://www.astrobin.com/zwbwxj/?nc=user

Clear skies!
Felix
by felix_wegerer
Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:20 am
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 March
Replies: 105
Views: 119509

Re: Submissions: 2020 March

IC 1848, The Soul Nebula, 2 panel mosaic!

https://www.astrobin.com/full/zwbwxj/0/

Deep View in SHO, captured in Linz.
~29 hours total integration time
Hope you like it!
by felix_wegerer
Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:09 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Pets
Replies: 457
Views: 731652

Re: Pets

Can't post images yet but I find it really funny everytime I log into the computer to control the imaging rig my cat comes into my room to check on what I am doing. No idea, what he can see on my screen. :?:
by felix_wegerer
Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:06 am
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: Introductions: How did you become interested in astronomy?
Replies: 271
Views: 2032620

Re: Introductions: How did you become interested in astronomy?

Hy everyone! I will just post my introduction as a reply: So my name is Felix and I run the observatory of the school I graduated from. I went from landscape to nightscape to deep sky imaging and I love to see the progression by others and by myself. It's a lot of fun to compare your images to the o...
by felix_wegerer
Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:00 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A 212-Hour Exposure of Orion (2020 Mar 29)
Replies: 9
Views: 3770

Re: APOD: A 212-Hour Exposure of Orion (2020 Mar 29)

Wow, what a fantastic image! 212 hours is crazy. :O