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Astrophotography Interpretations and Science Postings
From Torus to Spiral Disk – Galactic Spiral Structure (Part 3)
M74 Galaxy in Pisces Askar 151phq; AP Mach2 GTO; ASI6200MM, – Chroma Broadband and 5nm Ha FiltersL: (111 x 120s, Bin 1, Gain 100); H: (51 x 720s Bin 1, Gain 100); R,G,B: (48,59,61 x 180s, Bin 1, Gain 100)Total
The Cave Nebula and Hydrogen’s Journey
(Full Res in RASC Zenfolio, or full res mouseover in Astrobin) (Full Res in RASC Zenfolio, or full res mouseover in Astrobin) SH2-155 or Caldwell 9: The Cave Nebula in Cepheus Askar 151phq; AP Mach2 GTO; ASI6200MM, – Chroma Broadband
Wolf Rayet Star – A Giant Star’s Transformation
Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) in SHO Askar 151phq; AP Mach2 GTO, ASI6200MM, – Chroma RGB & 5nm Narrowband FiltersH,O,S: (37,24,27 x 720s 61Bin 1, Gain 100) R,G,B: (16,15,12 x 120s, Bin 1, Gain 100)Total integration time = 19.0 hrs (June 12,13,14,18,20,22
Narrowband Light & Filters – A Quick Overview
Ou4 (The Squid Nebula) represents a nice challenge to astrophotography and I find myself going back to it almost annually to try another technique and see if my skill and available processing tools have improved. As part of my new
More than Dust in the Wind
LDN 534 and the Checkmates (Dust, reflections, galaxies, stars, and a PN) in LHaRGB (Andromeda)Askar 151phq (FIRST LIGHT!); AP Mach2 GTO; ASI6200MM, – Baader RGB & 6.5nm NB CMOS opt. filtersHa: ( 74 x 600s, Bin 1, Gain 200); R,G,B:
A Rotting Fish tells no tails
Although the same subject as a recent image post, this is actually a new image taken with my Televue 127is telescope, and processed to highlight the eddies and turbulence that exists within the molecular cloud. In this case, the primary