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

Moon 3rd September 2020

2 Panel Mosaic each 20 Frames, 40 Frames Total Stacked

Processed in Nebulosity and Photoshop

 Canon 550D and 150mm SkyWatcher Matsukov

Globular Cluster NGC 109 / 47 Tucanae

Globular Cluster NGC 109 47 Tucanae

120 Light Years across and 13050 Light Years distant

10 x 2 Minute frames stacked and processed in Nebulosity and Photoshop

150mm Skywatcher Matsukov and Modified Canon 550D

Tracking Skywatcher EQ6 Mount 

Autoguiding 50mm Guidescope and Meade DSI C

Software Carte Du Ciel, PHD2 and Astro Photography Tool

Stacking Post Processing Nebulosity and Photoshop

Messier 7 The Ptolemy Cluster

 

Modified Canon 30D and Vixen ED80

Tracking Skywatcher EQ6 Mount

AutoGuiding 50mm Guidescope and Meade DSI C II

21 x 2 Minute Frames

Preprocessing, Stacking and Stretching in Nebulosity  

Further enchancements PhotoShop with Astropanel

 

M24 - Sagittarius Star Cloud

2 Panel Mosaic Modified Canon30D Skywatcher ED80

Processed Nebulosity and Photoshop with Astro Panel