AstroWork

  Galaxies The Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31 and Messier 32) 2 hours using Redcat 51, modified canon 750d and l-enhance filter, 1 minute subs Captured 10/29/22 from the backyard and reprocessed in PixInsight The original image processed in 2022 using Siril and Gimp

Solar System Objects Jupiter 11/22 Saturn 11/22 Mars 11/22 Planetary Capture Rig Celestron Omni AZ 102 (660mm focal length, f/6.5) asi678mc camera, asiair, uv/ir cut filter, neewer extender, skywatcher alt az gti mount Comet Neowise 7/18/2020 Surface of the moon Shooting Star (Meteor)

 The Eagle Nebula (Messier 16) in the constellation Serpens Home of the Pillars of Creation Captured 10/25/22 Using a Zenithstar 61 telescope, asi183mc pro camera, l-extreme filter About 2 hours of capture using 63 120 second subs This was shot in the front yard with the telescope pointed towards the nebula with a bright lampost close by.  So surprised I could still get pretty good results.

 The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) In the constellation Cassiopeia 12 hours total integration time Version with some work on colors Starless Version 4.5 hours using a Canon 750 DSLR, zenithstar 61 and l-extreme filter More PixInsight Color Processing OSC data combined with H-Alpha from mono camera using different telescopes Zooming in on the heart of the Heart Nebula

 The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380) near the constellation Cepheus Four hours integration time, captured over 3 nights. Another attempt at processing the image to get better colors Pixinsight processing steps (after DSS stacking for SHO images) linear fit to S channel combination automatic background extraction blurXteriminator histogram transformation/screen transfer function to stretch starnet2 to remove stars and create starmask scnr - remove green 0.74 create and apply luminance mask invert mask, then use curves to remove red and darken background invert mask, to increase red, decrease green on nebula iterate through luminance mask to update image color to taste dark structure enhance noiseXterminator  pixel math to add back stars star reduction save image Use mac preview to adjust colors to taste including contrast 9.5 hours total integration time After image processing using Mac Preview (sharpening and contrast adjustments) 11 hours, 40 minutes Pixinsight Foraxx Script

 The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) in the constellation Auriga 8 hours and 20 minutes of data captured.  A much subdued processing of the nebula.

 The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) in the constellation Cepheus Total of 15 hours, with data from 2023 and 2024 11 hours and 45 minutes, processed in PixInsight with a little bit of tweaking in Mac Preview to adjust exposure and colors

 The California Nebula (NGC 1499) in the constellation Perseus, north of the bright star Menkeb Shot with a Canon 750d astro-modded DSLR Attached to a Redcat 51 telescope Using an l-enhance filter About an hour's worth of one minute subs

 The Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992), in the constellation Cygnus Shot with Redcat 51, asi183mc pro and l-extreme filter Using 180 second sub frames, 16 total for 48 minutes total integration time This is one of those nice colorful nebula that is fairly easy to locate and capture.   Can get really nice results even with under an hour of total integration time.   Here is a a more widefield view of the whole Veil region taken with a modified canon 750d DSLR with an askar fma180 scope and l-extreme filter.  This is directly out of the asiair using livestack after just around 30 minutes of one minute captures.

 Astrophotography Imaging Hardware Monochrome Rig Featuring Zenithstar 61 and asi294mm pro camera with 7nm SHO filters One shot color imaging rig featuring Redcat 51 and asi183mc pro astro camera DSLR Rig featuring Askar FMA180 and Canon 750d astromodified Astro imaging from the backyard garden observatory.    A small area for viewing the night sky , but enough to image lots of nice deep sky objects.  Can get things all quickly setup in under 10 minutes.  This includes assembly of rig, taking it outside (very lightweight, can be done in one trip including external battery pack), polar alignment, goto then focusing on a bright star (using the H filter), goto and confirming specific target, starting and checking autoguiding, and finally setting up the imaging sequence, typically a set of 12 5 minute sub frames divided evenly between H, S and O filter).  Take down is even faster, maybe just five to ten minutes to put everything away.  The asiair makes thi...

 The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49, NGC 2244) in the constellation Monoceros in the vicinity of Betelgeuse and Orion's Belt 10 hours 25 minutes in SHO Rosette Nebula using the Foraxx Palette in PixInsight 10/26/24 (10h)