Thursday, August 29, 2024

08/29/2024: Comet 13P Olbers, NGC281, NGC6888, NGC7380, NGC7635

 
Comet 13P Olbers

NGC281(Pacman Nebula)

NGC6888

NGC7380

NGC7635

Celestron 8/AVX mount, Starizona Night Owl F/4.0 FR Corrector, ZWO ASI294 MC Pro, Orion Mini Autoguider. Exposures: Comet 13P Olbers (30x30s), NGC281 (30x60s), NGC6888 (60x60s), NGC7380 (30x60s), NGC7635 (30x60s). Post processing: Stretching and gradient removal via GraXpert app. Adjustments with Paintshop Pro. 
    
Note: Publication date is imaging date.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

08/27/2024: IC5146, NGC6960, NGC6992, NGC7023

 

IC5146

NGC6960

NGC6992

NGC7023

Celestron 8/AVX mount, Starizona Night Owl F/4.0 FR Corrector, ZWO ASI294 MC Pro, Orion Mini Autoguider. Exposures: IC5146 (60x30s), NGC6960 (120x30s), NGC6992 (120x30s), NGC7023 (60x30s). Post processing: Stretching and gradient removal via GraXpert app. Adjustments with Paintshop Pro. 
    
Note: Publication date is imaging date.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

08/07/2024: M8, M13, M16, M17

M8

M13

M16 (Eagle Nebula)

M17 (Omega or Swan Nebula)

Celestron 8/AVX mount, Starizona Night Owl F/4.0 FR Corrector, ZWO ASI294 MC Pro. Post processing: Stretching and gradient removal via GraXpert app. Adjustments with Paintshop Pro. Exposures: M8   (30x30s), M13 (30x30s), M16(30x30s), M17(30x30s)

Note: Publication date is imaging date.

Thursday, June 27, 2024

06/27/2024 Globular Clusters: M4, M5, M12, M80

M4
 

M5

M12

M80

Celestron 8/AVX mount, Starizona Night Owl F/4.0 FR Corrector, ZWO ASI294 MC Pro. Post processing: Stretching and gradient removal via GraXpert app. Adjustments with Paintshop Pro. All images are averages of 15x30s subframes.

Publication date is imaging date.

Saturday, June 1, 2024

06/01/2024 Globular Clusters: M5, M10, M12, M13, M53, NGC5897

 
M5

M10

M12

M13

M53

NGC5897

Celestron 8 / AVX mount, Starizona Night Owl F/4.0 FR  Corrector, ZWO ASI294 MC Pro. Imaging: 20x30s or 30x30s subframes. Post processing: Stretching and gradient removal via GraXpert app. Adjustments with Paintshop Pro. 

Note: date of publication is actually imaging date. 

Thursday, May 2, 2024

05/02/2024: M3, M51, M53, M101, M106, M13

 

M3

M51

M53

M101

M106

M13

Celestron 8/AVX mount, Starizona Night Owl F/4.0 FR Corrector, ZWO ASI294 MC Pro. Post processing: Stretching and gradient removal via GraXpert app. Adjustments with Paintshop Pro.  Exposures: M3(30x30s), M51(60x60s), M53(30x30s), M101(60x60s), M106(30x60s), M13(60x30s)

Note: publication date is actually imaging date.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

05/01/2024: M3, M51, M63, M94, NGC4631


M3

M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)

M63

M94

NGC4631 (Whale Galaxy)

Celestron 8/AVX mount, Starizona Night Owl F/4.0 FR Corrector, ZWO ASI294 MC Pro.  M3:30x30s subframes, Galaxies: 30x60s subframes. Post processing: Stretching and gradient removal via GraXpert app. Adjustments with Paintshop Pro.
Note: publication date is actually imaging date.