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Astrophotography / Re: M 5 Globular cluster in Se...

Last post by Carole - Today at 15:38:05

Amazingly good and noise free for only 14 minutes. 

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Astrophotography / M 5 Globular cluster in Serpen...

Last post by The Thing - Today at 13:10:12

Only 7x120s at unity gain and temperature of 0C. The other 30 subs were marred by clouds and by mount vibrations from my old NEQ6 blurring everything or periodic error issues or just plain old inaccurate guiding, this mount is a bit rough despite belt drive and upgraded bearings. Liberal use of BlurExterminator turned it into a fair image.

Image date, time and location: 2024-05-24 00:00. Manche.France
Telescope aperture and focal ratio: Teleskop Service ClassicCassegrain 8" f12 fl 2463mm
Camera and filters used: QH294PROC OSC, Svbony UVIR
Processing applied: DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight, Affinity Photo

#3

Astrophotography / Re: M82 HaLRGB

Last post by garrick - Yesterday at 17:31:22

Great vibrant image.

Clear skies

G

#4

Updates and Upsets / Monthly updates 2024...

Last post by Rick - May 23, 2024, 12:00:07

Last month's and this month's Members' Images presentations are now on the main website. Observing Notes will follow when I receive them...

Edit 24/5/24: ... and done.

#5

Astrophotography / Re: Moon - Gassendi region in ...

Last post by Roberto - May 22, 2024, 20:50:45

Glad you liked them! Have a go at collimating and getting that telescope working!

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Astrophotography / Re: Moon - Gassendi region in ...

Last post by The Thing - May 22, 2024, 20:32:48

If I ever get my Classic Cassegrain collimated properly I might get some roughly similar pics (fantasy beast) but they wouldn't compete with these excellent views. 

[Moon - IR 742nm - 19 May 2024 - Copernicus and Gassendi]

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Astrophotography / Moon - Gassendi region in IR

Last post by Roberto - May 22, 2024, 14:31:28

Taken on Sunday night using the 10" f/20 Maksutov in good seeing (despite the low altitude of the Moon):

Moon - IR 742nm - 19 May 2024 - Copernicus and Gassendi

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/5do8fd/B/

Gassendi crater, rimae and Mersenius rimae



Copernicus - fully illuminated



Roberto

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Astrophotography / Re: More light than dark from ...

Last post by Roberto - May 21, 2024, 07:49:08

Carole

Thank you.  You can download the .gif file from here or Astrobin. Do you still need it as a file?

Roberto

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Astrophotography / Re: More light than dark from ...

Last post by Carole - May 21, 2024, 01:04:33

A nice selection Roberto.  amazing you can get that faint nebulosity from Petts Wood.

Any chance of letting me have the file of the prominence animation, so I can send it to Raf so it will play on Members Images. 

arole

[LBN 406, 413, 415 - Faint nebulosity in Draco]

#10

Astrophotography / More light than dark from Pett...

Last post by Roberto - May 20, 2024, 17:54:32

Another potpourri of what the weather allows:

LBN 406, 413, 415 - Faint nebulosity in Draco

This is very faint.  Not even after close to 11hrs of L did it show much. A couple of clear nights were "ruined" by the glow of the aurora throwing the OSC frames completely off and reducing the contrast in the L.  In any case, details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/8xwd5i/C/





Dates:  7 - 9 May 2024, 11 - 13 May 2024, 16 May 2024
Frames:  OSC - 129×300″(10h 45′)
L - IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 70×600″(11h 40′)
Integration: 22h 25′

And from this weekend:

Sun WL and Ha - 19 May 2024 - 11:34UT - AR13685



Taken with the 10" f/20 Mak in "white light" under below average seeing. Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/zlqdl1/0/

Same morning:

Sun Ha - 19 May 2024 - 9:17UT - plus Prominence Animation

Taken with the 94mm f/7 refractor using a (double-stacked) front mounted Ha etalon.  Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/rarpat/?nc=user



Close-up of prominence and animation:



Roberto