IC1318 The Sadr Region /Gamma Cygni Nebula in Cygnus T68 and T20 iTelescope New Mexico 16th June 2021 (The Northern (reminiscent of) NGC3372 Eta Carinae)

 

Wide Field Carinae NGC3372 NGC3324 and Gem Cluster T8 iTelescope Siding Spring 16th May 2021

 

The Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae in the Constellation Sagittarius 12th May 2021

These remarkable nebulae are close together both within a field of view of 2 degrees and in distance from Earth (4300 light years for the Lagoon Nebula bottom right and 5200 light years for the Trifid Nebula, top left.  Both are bright enough to be directly observed through the eyepiece but long exposure astrophotography and the accompanying post processing techniques make them stand out especially with the varied colour of the smaller Trifid Nebula.    

 

The image is made up of 14 x 2 minute exposures taken with a  modified (for astrophotography) Canon 450D Camera and Skywatcher  ED80(mm) Refractor Telescope.  Image processing with Deep Sky Stacker, Nebulosty, Photoshop CC and Astropanel.

IC 2948 The Running Chicken in Hubble Pallette Colours with further processing in Astro Pixel Processor

Second Process with  preprocessing and stacking  in Asto Pixel Processor and star reduction in Photoshop.

Second Process with  preprocessing and stacking  in Asto Pixel Processor and star removal in Photoshop.

First process with stacking in Nebulosity and combination in Photoshop

Running Chicken. T8 at Coonabarabran.  Takahashi FSQ ED 106mm Refractor and FLI  Monochrome Camera plus filters for Hubble Colour Pallette(HA Hydrogen Alpha, OIII Oxygen 3 and SIII Sulphur 3)

NGC 6231 and IC 4628 in Scorpius

Combined shot each IC4628(Nebula lower left) and NGC6231(Open Star Cluster upper right) taken with a Skywatcher ED80 and modified Canon 450D on an EQ6 mount.

2 Images each consisting of 6 x 120 second frames stacked in Nebulosity and merged and further processing in Photoshop.

Below a wide field image of the Tail of Scorpius taken with Canon 1100D with a 50mm lens.  NGC6231 and IC4628 are situated at the top and centre.
 

Macquarie Heads Tasmania 7th April 2021

Early Evening with The Emu Rising Left and the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds Right.  30 Seconds Canon760D and Tokina 11-16mm Lens, Canon DPP and Photoshop.

1169 30 Second Frames Canon760D and Tokina 11-16mm Lens, Canon DPP and Virtual Dub

Crux and CoalSack.  5x 60 seconds (5 Minutes) Canon1100D and 50mm Lens, tracking Vixen Polaire.  Nebulosity and Photoshop.

Crux and Pointers.  5x 60 seconds (5 Minutes) Canon1100D and 50mm Lens, tracking Vixen Polaire.  Nebulosity and Photoshop.

Sagittarius. 5x 60 seconds (5 Minutes) Canon1100D and 50mm Lens, tracking Vixen Polaire.  Nebulosity and Photoshop.

Sagittarius.  5x 60 seconds (5 Minutes) Canon1100D and 50mm Lens, tracking Vixen Polaire.  Nebulosity and Photoshop.

Sagittarius.  5x 60 seconds (5 Minutes) Canon1100D and 50mm Lens, tracking Vixen Polaire.  Nebulosity and Photoshop.

Scorpius.  5x 60 seconds (5 Minutes) Canon1100D and 50mm Lens, tracking Vixen Polaire.  Nebulosity and Photoshop.  Trailing from Epsilon Scorpii (Wei),  the yellow star top left, to top centre Mu1 Scorpii, top right Zeta 1 Scorpii and the star Cluster Ngc6231 and Nebula IC4628.  Trailing further down the right side the yellow Eta Scorpii and then the bright white Sargas(Origins of this name now lost in time).  The bottom four from right to left, Iota Scorpii,  Girtab and the finally the 'Stinger' Shaula and Lasath.   Girtab and Shaula form a triangle with the Globular Cluster Ngc6441.  Finally two bright open star Clusters, one bottom centre Messier 7 or the Ptolemy Cluster and bottom left Messier 6 or the Butterfly Cluster.  Canon 1100D with 50mm Lens.  Image is a stacked combination of 5 x 1 Minute exposures tracking on  a Vixen Polaire.

 

Eta Carinae Test Shot Quick Process - Post Belt Modification EQ6

 NGC 3372 (2 X 5min exposures) Canon 450D(Mod) Processed in Nebulosity. The  Mount is an old black Skywatcher EQ6 Modified a few years back for Goto and now this year a Belt Drive Modification.

Eta Carinae and Tarantula Nebulae and The Sprinter Cluster Tuesday 17th March

Canon 450D and Vixen ED80 on SW EQ6 Mount

 each around 20 x 120 Sec  Stacked in Nebulosity and enhanced in Photoshop

  

M42 Orion Imaged Friday 19th March

Great Orion and  Running Man Nebulae Canon 450D and Vixen ED80 on SW EQ6 Mount

20 x 5 Sec(for Trapezium Stars) and 20 x 120 Sec  Stacked in Nebulosity and combined in Photoshop

 

M16 The Eagle Nebula from 20th August 2020

Canon 30D Multiple 2 minute exposures stacked/combined and processed in Nebulosity and further enhancement with Astropanel in Photoshop.
 

Font Hill 14th November 2020

Milky Way High in Eastern Sky 

Early Morning

Timelapse Sunset to Sunrise

Evening Redshift in the clouds to the West

 

Carina and Crux 60 Second Exposure  Canon 1100D.

The Secret Society of Astronomers

Morning Twilight