Starship Asterisk*

It could be interesting to combine data of M99 from Adam Block with this image, but I wanted to point out that APOD chose to publish a version of my work which was slightly cropped. The full image is shown here (and also appears on my AstroBin page). I was surprised to see the distant arm of the gal...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2002/UGC12951_HubbleShatz_960.jpg https://cdn.spacetelescope.org/archives/images/screen/potw1709a.jpg It is interesting to compare today's APOD with the original image of this galaxy, published on Space Telescope's own website . As you can see, the color balance of ...

Actually, all colors are boosted by long exposure and digital processing. It's amazing to realize that even our own Milky Way galaxy is seen as colorless with our own eyes, except few nearby bright stars. It's very likely that if we could look at galaxy like NGC 1566 from within, it would look color...

I've used the narrow band F658N channel to highlight certain regions in red color (quite close to H-alpha emission line), which unfortunately was limited to about 2/3 of entire image field, but still adds additional detail and dimension to the final result. It's hard to find the missing data of this...

Coma Cluster of galaxies Imaged from Negev Desert on Jan 31, 2019
QHYCCD367c/FSQ-130ED/Mach1 CP4
93×180s @-20C
Link to higher resolution image: https://flic.kr/p/243iMqP

Horsehead and Flame Nebulae from Negev desert, recent rework APM APO 107-700/SBIG STF 8300M/NEQ6 - LRGB
About 5.5 hours of integration time, HDR combining long and short exposures

Great Andromeda Galaxy Imaged at Negev Desert and processed by Leo Shatz
About 6 hours of integration time
Processed in PixInsight, postprocessing with Adobe Photoshop Details of core

VdB 152 and its neighborhood, wide field Imaged at remote site from Negev Desert
QHY367c/FSQ 130ED/Mach1 CT4: 86x300s
Additional links:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/leoshatz/ ... 088139044/
https://www.astrobin.com/359293/

LBN 437 Imaged @DSW remote observatory
FSQ106/QSI683wsg/Paramount MyT
L:25x900s,R:16x900s,G:16x900s,B:15x900s
Link to full size image https://flic.kr/p/FnMYzH

Cocoon Nebula Imaged @DSW observatory
Processing by: Leo Shatz
FSQ106/QSI683wsg/Paramount MyT
L:24x900s,H:28x1800s
R:16x900s,G:19x900s,B:12x900s
Link to full size image https://flic.kr/p/23aCEoH

Barnard E Nebula By Leo Shatz @DSW
FSQ106/QSI683wsg/Paramount MyT
L:20x900s,R:14x900s,G:13x900s,B:14x900s

M45 from Negev Desert By Leo Shatz
QHY367c/APM 107-700/Mach1
Total exposure time: 5.6 hours
Link to high res: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4460/239 ... 147a_k.jpg

M33 Galaxy SBIG 8300m/APM 107-700/TS2.5/Mach1 GTO
HaLRGB image 13.3 hours
By: Leo Shatz

vdB133 field vdB 133 @DSW by Leo Shatz
FSQ106/QSI683wsg/Paramount MyT
L:20x900s,Ha:17x900s
R:15x900s,G:19x900s,B:18x900s

Eastern Veil Nebula Based on data from DSW obs
FSQ106/QSI683wsg/Paramount MyT
H:22x1800s,S:21x1800s,O:22x1800s

Full resolution link http://astrob.in/full/315658/0/

Elephant Trunk Nebula in Cepheus.
By Leo Shatz

Imaged during August 2016 and August 2017.
SBIG 8300m/APM 107-700/Mach1GTO CP4/NEQ6
L:4x600s,R:12x600s,G:6x600s,B:11x600s
Ha:5x1200s

NGC 4395 Galaxy Imaged at DSW
Image processing and copyright: Leo Shatz

IC 2177 Seagull Nebula Imaged at remote observatory DSW
FSQ106/QSI683wsg/Paramount MyT
L:17x900s, Ha:23x1800s
R:16x900s, G:16x900s, B:16x900s
Processing by Leo Shatz

M13 Globular Cluster imaged at DSW Processing in PixInsignt 1.8 and Photoshop CC
FSQ106/QSI683wsg/Paramount MyT
L:35x60s, 11x600s
R:12x60s, 20x600s
G:12x60s, 20x600s
B:12x60s, 20x600s

Omega Centauri @ SkyGems, Namibia

Officina-Stellare RiDK 305, GTO 1200
Camera: STF 8300M
RGB filters, 3.5 hours total integration time

Dusty pixels of LBN 782 nebula in Taurus. Based on data from remote observatory DSW.
FSQ106/QSI683wsg/Paramount MyT
L:25x900s,R:16x900s,G:16x900s.B:16x900s
Copyright: Leo Shatz