A few more from Petts Wood - NGC609, Barnard 8 and the ISS...

[Roberto]

Hello All

A few more pictures and an animation taken in November/December from Petts Wood:

1 - NGC609 and NGC637 field in Cassiopeia

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/pb0wv9/D/
Total exposure = 12h 30'



2 - Barnard 8,12 and 13 with LDNs 1390 to 1408 in Camelopardalis - Mosaic 2x1

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/kya97a/B/
Total exposure = 20h 45'



3 - ISS passes over Petts Wood on 2 and 4 December 2021

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/xxrpfb/D/ for 2 December
Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/ovl7m5/B/ for 4 December







And changing perspective: 


Best wishes for a happy Xmas and a much better 2022!

Roberto

[Carole]

These are excellent Roberto,  I am not familiar with the DS objects, but they both have your beautiful touch to the processing. 

The ISS images are just stunning, well done.

Carole 

[Roberto]

Thank you Carole! You are too kind!  I was particularly pleased with the ISS given these were my very first and second attempts at imaging it. It's a tough target 

Roberto

[The Thing]

Wow, the ISS is spectacular! And the other images aren't bad either.

[RobertM]

Lovely images Roberto and especially of the ISS.  I must get around to doing that myself one of these days !

[Roberto]

Thank you Duncan and Robert.  It seems so long ago these images were taken...nothing but clouds since!

Roberto

[ApophisAstros]

Nice images Roberto , i was trying to download Skytrack but my Antivirus cant validate it as safe , can you advise a safedownload location.
Roger

[Roberto]

Hi Roger

I get it from the heavenscape.com website and scan once downloaded. No problems at my end.

Roberto

[ApophisAstros]

Cheers , mate.
Roger

[MarkS]

WOW!!  Your ISS results are stunning!  Was the seeing good that night, since the images look free from distortions?

Mark

[Roberto]

Hi Mark

Thank you.  Seeing was indeed very good for my first lucky run.  I have been advised to switch the OSC to the smaller telescope and concentrate on B&W for the larger Maksutov to try and capture more detail.  I was really happy with how the shots turned out as this was my first ever attempt at doing this.  Most experts track the ISS manually but I was using software.  Finding it and keeping it centred in the large Mak in that tiny FOV is almost impossible (but fun!).

Roberto