Image taken with a modest 10" RC telescope with more tha 50 hours of integration time in narrow band.
Processed on "natural" palette I try to show all details as possible on that stars open cluster and also reveal how dark nebulas contribute to the composition of the image.
This stunning part of the sky in Scorpius was taken from El Sauce, Chile with a PlaneWave CDK 17” using all 7 filters. This is one of the most detailed versions I have seen. I processed it in 3 different ways to show it in all its glory, actually 4 but could only post 3 here.
I just finished processing a year of time lapse sunset images to show the movement of the sun up and down the horizon as the seasons change.
I've got a few different versions of different lengths. Here is the 6 minute version:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/QqLy6Z9yd_o[/youtube]
Links to the 3 and 19 minute versions can be found in the YouTube description, along with a video showing the hardware and software I developed to make it happen.
Imaged on the 13th, 17th, 20th and 21st September '20
Preston, UK
Altair Astro Starwave 102 ED-R
Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro
Zwo ASI294 MC Pro
STC Duo (Ha and OIII), Skytech L-Pro Max
Zwo ASI290MM (guiding)
Zwo ASIair Pro
72x 900s (18 hours) Ha/OIII
40x 180s (2 hours) RGB stars
48 darks
50 flats and 50 flat darks per session
Ha channel added as luminance
RGB added for stars
Calibrated and integrated in APP, Processed in Pixinsight and PS.
Imaged on the 13th, 17th, 20th and 21st September '20
Preston, UK
Altair Astro Starwave 102 ED-R
Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro
Zwo ASI294 MC Pro
STC Duo (Ha and OIII), Skytech L-Pro Max
Zwo ASI290MM (guiding)
Zwo ASIair Pro
72x 900s (18 hours) Ha/OIII
40x 180s (2 hours) RGB stars
48 darks
50 flats and 50 flat darks per session
Ha channel added as luminance
RGB added for stars
Calibrated and integrated in APP, Processed in Pixinsight and PS.
My submission: Crescent Nebula and Soap Bubble - NGC6888
Copyright: Wissam Ayoub
Thank you,
Re: Submissions: 2020 October
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:18 am
by Lukasz83
Hi,
Today is Mars opposition so it's good time to show effect of my project from whole September
This is full rotation of planet Mars - all of the data to make this animation was collected 3, 8, 12, 15, 22 and 28th of Septmber 2020. This allow me to collect all of the necessary data to cover full Mars surface.
Then I created several surface maps in WinJupos - using equirectangular projection and I putted it together into one map using Photoshop.
Finally I put this map to WinJupos again and in "Ephemerides" section I create 3D rotation model using this map.
The effect is on below animation
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Mars on October 12th, 04:00ut. Hephaestus Rupes, Cerberus Dorsa and Eridania Planisia regions. ( LX200ACF 305mm, ASI290mm Cmos, TeleVue 3x Barlows, Astromik GB filters, Baarder IR685 filter.)
Re: Submissions: 2020 October
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:34 pm
by Sebastian Voltmer
The poles of Mars.
The north pole is covered with ice clouds and lies in shadow. The south polar cap is very far defrosted.
These pictures are polar-coordinate-projections of my Mars map from the very similar opposition in 2005. All used images were taken in France with a C11 XLT telescope and are part of my documentary film “The Return of Mars”.
Mars (almost) at the opposition!
The Mount Viso (italian Alps) and the planet Mars in the moonlight at the end of the night.
Single shot, 50 mm closed to f/3.2, 10", ISO 3200 https://cosmoedintorni.org
Copyright: Emanuele Balboni
Re: Submissions: 2020 October
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:08 am
by msoutham
Lunar Eclipse 1-20-2019 Timeline
As the Earth's shadow passes over the moon, we are treated to a spectacular light show. During the deepest part of the eclipse, highlighted as the center image, sun light passing through the earth's atmosphere is refracted onto the lunar surface with a hint of hazy blue at upper left.
