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NGC1333 by Dave Collings
Submitted November 20, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
NGC1333 : Reflection Nebula
- Imaged on November 18 through November 20th capturing 16 hours of LRGB data.
- Plane Wave 12.5 CDK with the PW 0.66 reducer
- Astro-Physics 1100GTO CP4 mount.
- Main camera used is the ATIK 16200 Mono with Chroma filters.
- Guider scope is the Astromania 400mm Refractor and ASI290mm guide camera.
- The integration time was 7 hours Luminance, and 3 hours each for RGB for a total of 16 hours all 5 minute sub frames.
“NGC1333 is located in the northern constellation Perseus, positioned next to the southern constellation border with Taurus and Aries. The nebula is visible as a hazy patch in a small telescope, while a larger aperture will show a pair of dark nebulae designated Barnard 1 and Barnard 2. It is associated with a dark cloud L1450 (Barnard 205). Estimates of the distance to this nebula range from 980–1,140 light years from Earth. It contains a fairly typical hierarchy of star clusters that are still embedded in the molecular cloud in which they formed.”
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
IC63/IC59 by Dave Collings
Submitted November 16, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
IC63 / IC59: “The Ghost of Cassiopeia”
“IC 63, also known as “The Ghost of Cassiopeia”, is an area of molecular hydrogen clouds and dust located 550 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia. This region is both an emission nebula and a reflection nebula. The gas and dust in this region are bombarded with radiation from the bright star Gamma Cassiopeia. This Blue-White Giant star that forms the middle star in the “W” form made by the constellation.”
- Total of 26 hours in this image due to the difficulty of it being so dim with minimal OIII signal.
- The image has 6 hours of Ha, 11 Hours of OIII, and 9 hours of SII. It was imaged on 4 different evenings taking over 2 1/2 weeks to collect the data.
- Plane Wave 12.5”CDK with 0.66 PW reducer sitting on an Astro-Physics 1100GTO CP4 mount.
- Main camera is an ATIK 16200 Mono with Chroma filters. This image is an SHO narrowband stacked and edited in PixInsight.
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
M33 by Dave Collings
Submitted November 1, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
M33: “The Triangulum Galaxy”
“M33, (The Triangulum Galaxy) is such a beautiful target to image. M33 is located 2.73 million light years from earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is a spiral galaxy like our Milky Way but slightly less than half the size. M33 has a lot of star formation areas occurring as seen in the image in the beautiful clusters and Ha regions. It took me 3 days to capture all the data, but it was worth it.
- Image time is 5 hours Luminance, 4 hours Ha, 1.5 hours of each RGB for a total of 13.5 hours.
- This was imaged with my Plane Wave 12.5″ CDK telescope with the 0.66 PW Reducer sitting on the Astro-Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount.
- My main camera is the ATIK 16200 Mono using Chroma filters. I stacked and edited the sub-frames using PixInsight.
It is a stunning beautiful image to capture and it was a pleasure imaging it again. It has been 5 years since I last imaged it.”
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
https://www.blueridge-observatory.com
WR134 by Dave Collings
Submitted September 25, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
WR 134: “The Blue Dolphin”
- Processed and captured as a HOO narrowband.
- 16 hours of just OIII and another 7 hours of Ha to make this image appear in all its splendor.
- I imaged WR 134 from 8-20-2023 to 9-16-2023 for many evening sessions (1 month) of imaging to get enough data to pull out the details!
- PlaneWave CDK12.5
- PW 0.66 reducer
- ATIK 16200 Mono main camera with Chroma narrowband filters.
- Mount is an Astro-Physics 1100GTO CP4.
“The details of the Dolphin are incredible making it easy to identify the nose, head, body, eye, dorsal fin, and tail fin. What a great target for the Planewave 12.5” CDK to show off its capabilities. Very pleased with my final stack image of WR 134. ”
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
CED214 by Dave Collings
Submitted September 25, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
CED214: “The Emission Nebula”
Check out the details of the rising pillars of dust and smoke from new young star formations.
- This was imaged beginning on 8-31-2-23 and finished on 9-9-2023.
- 18 hours of Ha, OIII, and SII were imaged to stack this beautiful nebula in SHO narrowband.
- Planewave 12.5” CDK
- PW 0.66 reducer
- Main camera: ATIK 16200 Mono captured this incredible detail
- Mount is the Astro-Physics 1100GTO CP4
- Filters used for these sub-frames are Chroma narrowband filters
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
The Western Veil Nebula by James Turner
Submitted August 21, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
NGC 6960: The Western Veil Nebula
Optics: 24 inch f6.8 PlaneWave Corrected Dall-Kirkham
Mount: Astrophysics 3600GTOPE
Camera: Apogee Alta U16M, Astrodon MonsterMOAG
Filter: Astrodon 3 nm Ha, OIII, SII
Dates: Oct 20, 2011 – Oct 31, 2011
Location: Covington Observatory, Englewood, Colorado
Exposure : Two frame mosaic, 20 minute subs, 12 hours total time
Acquisition: MaxIm DL, ACP
Processing: MaxIm DL, Adobe Photoshop CS5
www.deepskygallery.com | © Turner, James
M33 by James Turner
Submitted August 15, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
M33: Galaxy in Triangulum
Optics: 24-inch f6.8 PlaneWave Corrected Dall-Kirkham
Mount: Astrophysics 3600GTOPE
Camera: Apogee Alta U16M, Astrodon MonsterMOAG
Filter: Astrodon LRGB
Dates: Sep 3 – Sep 30, 2011
Location: Covington Observatory, Englewood, Colorado
Exposure: LRGB, 20 min subs; 24 hours total time
Acquisition: MaxIm DL, ACP
Processing: MaxIm DL, Adobe Photoshop CS5
www.deepskygallery.com | © Turner, James
The Pelican Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted August 7, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
IC5070: “The Pelican Nebula”
- Plane Wave Instruments 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.63 reducer on the Astro-Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount.
- Main camera is the ATIK 16200 Mono with Chroma Filters capturing this beautiful 11 hours of Narrowband Ha-OIII-SII.
- Subframe captures were 5 minutes each for the Ha-OIII-SII.
“The details show an active mix of star formations and evolving gas clouds. The foreground has a dark dust molecular cloud.”
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
M22 by Dave Collings
Submitted July 21, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
This is M22 sitting in the middle of the Milky Way, a stunning amount of stars!
- Captured with my Plane Wave Instruments 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.63 reducer on the Astro-Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount.
- My main camera is the ATIK 16200 Mono capturing this beautiful 5-hour LRGB Globular Cluster nestled in our Milky Way.
Being 3000 ft up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC allows for very dark skies yielding good details of the massive amount of stars in our Milky Way galaxy. Subframe captures were 60 secs each for Luminance and 120 secs each for RGB.
M22 has an estimated 80,000 Suns in its cluster. The age of M22 is estimated to be 12 billion years and is only 10,000 light years from Earth located in Sagittarius.
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
The Crescent Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted June 20, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
NGC6888: “The Crescent Nebula”
- Plane Wave Instruments 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.63 reducer on the Astro-Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount.
- Main camera is the ATIK 16200 Mono with Chroma filters for HA, OIII, and SII.
- Imaged in narrowband HOO for 8 hours total with 4 hours of Ha and 4 hours of OIII.
- Stacked as a bi-color image with Ha to Red, OIII to Green, and Blue with some pixel math allowing some Ha to the Blue channel.
“NGC6888 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. NGC6888 has an apparent magnitude of 7.4. It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star (WR 136) colliding with and energizing the slower-moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant star. The result of the collision is a shell and two shock waves, one moving outward and one moving inward revealing the beautiful OIII and Ha of the Crescent.
Being 3000 ft up in the Blue Ridge Mountains allows for very dark skies yielding good details of deep space objects.”
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
M63 ‘The Sun Flower Galaxy’ by Dave Collings
Submitted June 12, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
M63: The Sun Flower Galaxy
This is M63 ‘The Sun Flower Galaxy’. It took me 6 weeks to capture all the data needed for this LRGB image due to weathering. I finally got it done after capturing 10 hours of LRGB data.
- Plane Wave 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.66 Reducer on an Astro Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount.
- Main camera is an ATIK 16200 Mono CCD with an ATIK EFW3 Filter wheel with Chroma LRGB Ha & OIII, SII, HA 3nm filters.
- Guide scope is Astromania 400mm Refractor with an ASI 290mm guide camera.
- A total of 10 hours of imaging was used to create this beautiful LRGB image of M63 “The Sun Flower Galaxy’.
- All sub-frames were 300 sec. each gathering 4 hours of Luminance, 2 hours each Red, Green and Blue.
- Voyager software is used for capture and running the entire observatory. PixInsight was used for stacking the subs and editing to bring out all the fine detail of M63.
“I imaged M63 ‘The Sun Flower Galaxy’ 5 years ago that was published in Sky & Telescope magazine, but this image, today, of M63 using my Plane Wave 12.5” CDK telescope is 3 times the quality and details my old published image from just 5 years ago! Again, it sure says a lot about Plane Wave telescopes!”
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
Supernova Discovered in M101- The Pinwheel Galaxy
Submitted June 5, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
“This is an extremely rare event that I captured on May 24, 2023.
When I heard NASA thought they saw a super Nova in one of the spiral arms of M101 on May 23rd, I imaged M101 again on May 24th. I did very clearly see the new huge Super Nova, an extremely rare event to image.
They are in black and white by inverting the images to make it easier to see all the stars in the galaxy and the Super Nova.
- The image of M101 on the left was 12 hours of LRGB data inverted and B&W.
- The image on the right capturing the Super Nova in M101 was only 15 minutes of Luminance data only!
That says a lot about the Plane Wave 12.5” CDK !!”
The picture above depicts the original color image published in April, M101 by Dave Collings, now alongside M101 imaged on May 24, 2023.
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
Vela Supernova by Ted Wolfe
Submitted May 10, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
- Captured with the PlaneWave CDK 12.5
- Total of 6.5 hours of imaging
- ZWO ASI6200 CMOS
- Taken in the Atacama Desert, Chile
- Processing was on Prism, Maxim DL, Registar, and Photoshop CS6.
Cosmic Bat Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted May 8, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
LDN-43: “The Cosmic Bat Nebula”
- Plane Wave 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.66 Reducer on an Astro Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount.
- Main camera is an ATIK 16200 Mono CCD with an ATIK EFW3 Filter wheel with Chroma LRGB Ha & OIII, SII, and HA 3nm filters.
- Guide scope is Astromania 400mm Refractor with an ASI 290mm guide camera.
- A total of 9 hours of imaging was used to create this beautiful LRGB image of LDN-43 “The Cosmic Bat Nebula”. All sub-frames were 300 sec.
- 4 hours of Luminance, 2 hours of red, and 1.5 hours of Green and Blue.
“It has amazing detail that even blew me away for a 12.5” Plane Wave Telescope. What a joy to capture this target.”
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
NGC4725 by Dave Collings
Submitted May 8, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
A beautiful galaxy about 41 Million light years from Earth and spans 100,000 light-years across!
- Image shot in LRGB. 7 hours Luminance, 2 hrs. Red, 2 hrs. Blue and 2 hrs. Green for a total of 13 hours. All sub-frames were 300 sec. exposures.
- Plane Wave 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.66 Reducer on an Astro Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount.
- Main camera is an ATIK 16200 Mono CCD with an ATIK EFW3 Filter wheel with Chroma LRGBHa & OIII, SII, and HA 3nm filters.
- Guide scope is Astromania 400mm Refractor with an ASI 290mm guide camera.
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
M101 Pinwheel by Dave Collings
Submitted April 19, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
The M101 Pinwheel stacked after 14 hours of HaLRBG. Captured with the PlaneWave 12.5 CDK telescope.
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
M100 by Dave Collings
Submitted April 19, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
Captured in LRGB 9-hour image all of 300-sec subframes with the PlaneWave 12.5 CDK telescope.
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
M104 Sombrero by Dave Collings
Submitted April 19, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
The M104 Sombrero in an LRGB 9-hour image all of 300-sec subframes. Captured with our PlaneWave 12.5 CDK telescope.
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
IC443 Jelly Fish Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted April 5, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
Imaged over 3 evenings during a Gibbous Moon! This narrowband image was captured on March 29, March 30 and April 2, 2023 by David Collings at the Blue Ridge Observatory in Sparta, NC.
Captured with our PlaneWave 12.5” CDK telescope using Chroma filters, 3 hrs. of Ha, 3 hrs. of SII and 3 hrs. of OIII for a total of 9 hours imaging.
NGC2359 Thor’s Helmet by Dave Collings
Submitted March 28, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
M20 Trifid Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted March 23, 2023 by Chelsea Chin
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
M27 Dumbbell Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted March 23, 2023 by support@hoydenbranding.com
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
NGC7635 Bubble Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted March 23, 2023 by support@hoydenbranding.com
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
M16 Eagle Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted March 20, 2023 by support@hoydenbranding.com
Imaged in HOS Narrowband with a PlaneWave CDK12.5.
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
NGC4631 Whale Galaxy by Dave Collings
Submitted March 20, 2023 by support@hoydenbranding.com
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
IC405 Flaming Star Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted March 20, 2023 by support@hoydenbranding.com
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
NGC7293 Helix Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted March 20, 2023 by support@hoydenbranding.com
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
IC1795 Fish Head Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted March 20, 2023 by support@hoydenbranding.com
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
M78 Reflection Nebula by Dave Collings
Submitted March 20, 2023 by support@hoydenbranding.com
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
Flame Nebula with CDK12.5 by Dave Collings
Submitted February 27, 2023 by support@hoydenbranding.com
David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina USA
LDN 673
Submitted May 18, 2022 by support@hoydenbranding.com
9-hours total exposure with Planewave CDK12.5 at f/5, Astrodon filters, and ST11000 CCD.
NGC1512 by Martin Pugh
Submitted January 19, 2021 by Matt Dieterich
NGC1512 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.
NGC1398 by Martin Pugh
Submitted January 19, 2021 by Matt Dieterich
NGC1398 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.
NGC1055 by Martin Pugh
Submitted January 19, 2021 by Matt Dieterich
NGC1055 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.
NGC289 by Martin Pugh
Submitted January 19, 2021 by Matt Dieterich
NGC289 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.
NGC 1977 by Martin Pugh
Submitted January 19, 2021 by Matt Dieterich
NGC 1977 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.
Gem Cluster by Martin Pugh
Submitted January 19, 2021 by Matt Dieterich
Gem Cluster by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.
NGC 7023 with a CDK500 by Jeff Lovelace
Submitted September 18, 2020 by Matt Dieterich
NGC 7023 with a CDK500 by Jeff Lovelace.
Comet NEOWISE with a CDK600 by Kurious George
Submitted September 18, 2020 by Matt Dieterich
Comet NEOWISE with a CDK600 by Kurious George
PK 136+05 with a CDK500 by Jeff Lovelace
Submitted September 18, 2020 by Matt Dieterich
PK 136+05 with a CDK500 by Jeff Lovelace
Messier 101 by Kurious George
Submitted September 18, 2020 by Matt Dieterich
M101 with a CDK600 by Kurious George.
IC2948 by Matt Dieterich
Submitted August 3, 2020 by Matt Dieterich
Here is a view of an emission nebula in the constellation Centaurus known as the Running Chicken Nebula. The bright glowing red is hydrogen gas that is emitting red wavelengths of light after absorbing energy from nearby starlight. I used a CDK24 telescope and L-600 mount to capture 8 hours of images through LRGB filters from Observatorio El Sauce. I processed the images with PixInsight and Photoshop.
Centaurus A Galaxy by Matt Dieterich
Submitted August 3, 2020 by Matt Dieterich
I imaged the Centaurus A Galaxy from the pristine dark skies of Observatorio El Sauce in Chile. The galaxy is an estimated 10 to 16 million light years away. Amazing to think that the galaxy is also 60,000 light years across! So that means the light takes 60,000 years to travel from one end of the galaxy to the other end! Considering 1 light year is 5.8 trillion miles I can’t even fathom that scale! Imaged in collaboration with Nick Dunckel and his CDK24 and L-600 mount. I used 10 x 5 minute exposures through LRGB filters
NGC3579
Submitted August 3, 2020 by Matt Dieterich
Pictured here is over 26-hours of exposure on a beautiful nebula visible in the Southern Hemisphere known as NGC3579. I used a CDK24 and L-600 mount to capture images with the FLI Proline 16803 CCD camera from the dark night skies of Observatorio El Sauce. The camera collected wavelengths of hydrogen gas (greenish color), sulfur (brownish red color), and oxygen (bluish color). When combined and mapped to RGB channels, the resulting Hubble Pallette colors are shown. Needless to say I was blown away while processing this nebula!
Needle Galaxy (NGC4565) by Kurious George
Submitted July 3, 2020 by Matt Dieterich
NGC 4565 with a CDK600 by Kurious George.
Hercules Cluster by Tony Hallas
Submitted July 26, 2018 by Planewave Instruments
The Hercules Galaxies Cluster (Abell2151) taken with CDK17.
Abell 2151 (Hercules Galaxies Cluster) by Bob and Janice Fera
Submitted August 6, 2016 by Planewave Instruments
Abell 2151 – The Hercules Galaxy Cluster
by Bob and Janice Fera
Planewave CDK17 17″ f/6.8 Cassegrain
Apogee U16M CCD Camera
Astrodon Filters
LRGB Composite
L:460 R:100 G:100 B:100 minutes
Sub Exposures: L:23x20m R:5x20m G:5x20m B:5x20m
All exposures unbinned
Image acquired with CCDAutopilot
Processed in CCDstack and Adobe Photoshop
Taken June 4-7, 2016 from Sierra Remote Observatories, CA
Jupiter taken by NARIT team in Thailand
Submitted June 1, 2016 by Planewave Instruments
Taken by Saran Poshyachinda and Thanakrit Santikunaporn
CDK 700 from Thailand
Mars taken by NARIT team in Thailand
Submitted June 1, 2016 by Planewave Instruments
Taken by Saran Poshyachinda and Thanakrit Santikunaporn
CDK 700 from Thailand
Saturn by NARIT team in Thailand
Submitted May 30, 2016 by Planewave Instruments
Taken by Saran Poshyachinda and Thanakrit Santikunaporn
CDK 700 from Thailand
47 Tucanae by Damian Peach
Submitted July 21, 2015 by Planewave Instruments
CDK20″ @ F4.5. FLI camera. RGB: 45mins.
Possibly the finest globular cluster in the entire sky. Visible to the naked eye alongside the Small Magellanic Cloud, the massive ball of stars is 16,700 light years away from our solar system and is 120 light years in diameter. Unlike Omega Centauri (the skies bright cluster of this type) 47 Tucanae is much denser toward the core giving the cluster a “3D” appearance in the telescope.
Cartwheel Galaxy by Damian Peach
Submitted July 21, 2015 by Planewave Instruments
CDK20″ with FLI-PL6303E camera. LRGB. L: 60mins. RGB: 5mins.
Located in the southern constellation Sculptor, this collisional ring galaxy was likely formed from a collision between two galaxies in the distant past. The blue ring of material is a region of active star formation dominated by hot blue stars. This ring of material is 150,000 light years in diameter which is larger than our own milky way galaxy. The Cartwheel Galaxy is 500 million light years away and glows at 15th magnitude.
NGC7380 by Bill Snyder
Submitted March 19, 2015 by Planewave Instruments
Scope Planewave CDK17
Camera SBIG STXL 11002 with AO-X
Mount Paramount
Filters Astrodon Ha3nm OIII3nm SII3nm
Exposures Ha 10hrs OIII 5.5hrs SII 7.5hrs 30min subs Total hrs 23 hrs
Location SRO Sierra remote Observatories CA. 2015
IC1795 Fishhead Nebula by Bill Snyder (APOD Dec 24, 2014)
Submitted December 30, 2014 by Planewave Instruments
Scope Planewave CDK17
Camera SBIG STXL 11002 with AO-X
Mount Paramount
Filters Astrodon Ha3nm OIII3nm SII3nm
Exposures Ha 7hrs OIII 6hrs SII 6hrs 30min subs Total hrs 19 hrs
Location SRO Sierra remote Observatories CA. 2014
M51 by Warren Keller
Submitted August 25, 2014 by Planewave Instruments
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
CDK 14
SBIG STXL-11002
Paramount ME II
24 hours HaLRGB
Leo Trio by Mike Hatcher
Submitted May 13, 2014 by Planewave Instruments
M65/M66
Telescope: CDK14
Camera: SBIG STX-16803
3 hours 20 minutes LRGB
Lunar Eclipse by Mike Hatcher
Submitted May 13, 2014 by Planewave Instruments
Telescope: CDK14
Camera: SBIG STX-16803
M13 by Mike Hatcher
Submitted May 13, 2014 by Planewave Instruments
Telescope: CDK14
Camera: SBIG STX 16803
80 minutes LRGB
M8 by Mike Hatcher
Submitted May 13, 2014 by Planewave Instruments
Telescope: CDK14
Camera: SBIG STX 16803
90 minutes H-alpha
M81 by Mike Hatcher
Submitted May 13, 2014 by Planewave Instruments
Telescope: CDK14
Camera: SBIG STX-16803
9 hours 20 minutes LRGB
Abell 7 by Don Goldman (APOD Dec 5, 2013)
Submitted December 14, 2013 by Planewave Instruments
Mount: PlaneWave Ascension A200HR
OAG: Astrodon MonsterMOAG
Acquisition: CCDAutoPilot5
Calibration: CCDStack2
Observatory Site: Siding Springs, iTelescope.net, NSW, Australia
Filters: Astrodon Gen2 RGB, 5nm H-a, 3 nmOIII
Guider: SBIG ST-i
Camera Operation: MaximDL5.24
Processing: Photoshop CC, PixInsight1.8
M20 by Les Bildy
Submitted September 13, 2013 by Planewave Instruments
Object – M20
CDK24 with IRF90 and DeltaT (on an AP3600 mount)
Camera – FLI PL16803 and FLI 7 Position Filter Wheel Baader LRGB filters
8x400s L @ 1xbinning
6x400s RGB @ 2xbinning
Eta Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) – by Colin Eldridge
Submitted March 19, 2013 by Planewave Instruments
Taken with CDK700 (0.7 meter) Telescope
FLI ProLine 16803 Camera
Corona Australis
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Bradley, GregCDK17, Paramount ME, FLI Proline 16803, Astrodon Gen 11 LRGB filters
LRGB 90 50 50 50
Barnard 147 in Cygnus
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Snyder, BillCamera Apogee U16
Mount Paramount ME
Filters Astrodon Ha5nm OIII3nm SII5nm
Exposures Ha 4.3hrs OIII 4hrs
SII4hrs 20min subs
Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO
billsnyderastrophotography.com
NGC 5395, Heron Galaxy
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Snyder, BillCamera Apogee U16
Mount Paramount ME
Filters Astrodon LRGB
Exposures RGB 2Hrs each L 8Hrs LRGB 15min subs Total time 14hrs
Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO
billsnyderastrophotography.com
NGC 5921
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Snyder, BillCamera Apogee U16
Mount Paramount ME
Filters Astrodon LRGB
Exposures RGB 1.5Hrs each L 7.5Hrs LRGB 15min subs Total time 12hrs
Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO
billsnyderastrophotography.com
M 1, Crab Nebula
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Fera, Bob and Janice
M1- The Crab Nebula in Taurus
by Bob and Janice Fera
Planewave CDK17 17″ f6.8 Cassegrain
SBIG STL11000M CCD Camera
Astrodon Filters
LRGB Composite
L:180 R:75 G:75 B:75 minutes
Sub Exposures: L:9x20m R:5x15m G:5x15m B:5x15m
RGB exposures binned 2×2
Image acquired with CCDAutopilot
Processed in CCDstacK and Adobe Photoshop
Taken November 14, 15, 2009 from Eagle Ridge Observatory, Foresthill, CA
Rosette Nebula
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Fera, Bob and JaniceThe Horsehead Nebula in Orion
by Bob and Janice Fera
Planewave CDK17 17″ f6.8 Cassegrain
SBIG STL11000M CCD Camera
Astrodon Filters
LRGB Composite
L:100 R:60 G:60 B:60 minutes
Sub Exposures: L:5x20m R:6x10m G:6x10m B:6x10m RGB exposures binned 2×2
Image acquired with CCDAutopilot
Processed in CCDstacK, PIXInsight LE and Adobe Photoshop
Taken December 17, 18, 2009 from Eagle Ridge Observatory, Foresthill, CA
IC 1396A, Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Trottier, HowardObject: IC1396A, “Elephant’s Trunk Nebula”.
Instrument: PlaneWave CDK17.
Focal Ratio: f4.5 (with PlaneWave focal reducer).
Mount: Paramount ME.
Camera: SBIG STL-4020M.
Dates: August 6-15 2010 (3 nights).
Integrated exposure: L (300 minutes unbinned), RGB (100 minutes each, 2×2 binning).
Location: Cabin in the Sky Observatory, South Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.
Image Capture: MaxIm DL, TheSky6, FocusMax.
Image Processing: MaxIm DL, CCDInspector2, CCDStack2, CCDSharp, Photoshop CS5.
Website: http:www.sfu.ca~trottierobservatory.html
IC 5070, The Pelican Nebula
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Paquette, Andre The Pelican Nebula in Hubble Palette
Taken 20090901
Exposures
S-II: 13x900s (binned 2×2)
HA: 14x900s (binned 2×2)
O-III: 13x900s (binned 2×2)
Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5
Camera: Apogee U16M
Mount: Celestron CGE Pro
Filters: Astrodon 3nm Narrowband
Guiding: Astrodon Monster MOAG, Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m, MetaGuide
M 101, Pinwheel Galaxy
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Paquette, AndreTelescope: PlaneWave CDK 12.5
Camera: Apogee U16M
Mount: Celestron CGE Pro
Guide method: Astrodon Monster MOAG
Guide camera: Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m
Guide software: MetaGuide
Image scale 0.73″pixel.
Subframes:
26x600s L
9x300s R,G,B
9x600s HA
Acquisition software: MaximDL
Processing software: custom, MaximDL, ImagesPlus, PhotoShop CS4
M 106
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Paquette, AndreM106, a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, accompanied by several other galaxies including NGCs 4217, 4248, 4231, and 4232.
Telescope: PlaneWave CDK 12.5
Camera: Apogee U16M
Mount: Celestron CGE Pro
Guiding: OAG with Astrodon Monster MOAG, Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m, MetaGuide
Image consists of 150min L, 60min R,G,B (each) and 40min HA.
Data taken over two nights, starting March 16.
M 20, Trifid Nebula
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Griffin, HapDateLocation: August 7-8, 2010 GriffinHunter Observatory Bethune, SC
Camera: QSI 583wsg Filters: Astrodon E Series Generation 2 LRGB
CCD Temperature: -10 C
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5″
Focal Ratio: f8
Mount: AP-1200
Guiding: Auto via the QSI camera’s built in Off-Axis Guider mirror and an SBIG ST-402 Guider
Conditions: Hot and humid, clear for summer in SC
Weather: 85-75 F, still
Exposure: 270 minutes total (12 x 10 minutes Luminance, 5 x 10 minutes each RGB binned 2×2)
Capture: CCDAutopilot 4 w Maxim DL Camera Control, focused automatically w FocusMax
Processing: Frame calibrations, alignment and stacking with ImagesPlus v3.80. Finishing in Photoshop CS4. Noise reduction with Noise Ninja.
This nebula gets its name from the fact that the main cloud is tri-sected by a dark nebula into three main sections. The beautiful red and blue colors come from the regions of the nebula where hydrogen is glowing (red) and reflecting starlight (blue). The red portion is excited to emission by the ultraviolet light coming from a triple star system embedded within. The distance to the Trifid is approximately 5200 light years, although there is a large disparity between various sources.
M 45, Pleiades
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Paquette, AndreTaken 20091111
Exposures
50 min L (unbinned)
25 min R, G, B (binned 2×2)
Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5
Camera: Apogee U16M
Mount: Celestron CGE Pro
Filters: Baader LRGB
Guiding: Astrodon Monster MOAG, Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m, MetaGuide
M 63, Sunflower Glaxay
Submitted November 30, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Griffin, Hap
DateLocation: January 9, 2010
GriffinHunter Observatory Bethune, SC
Camera: QSI 583wsg
Filters: Astrodon E Series Generation 2 LRGB
CCD Temperature: -20 C
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5″
Focal Ratio: f8
Mount: AP-1200
Guiding: Auto via the QSI camera’s built in Off-Axis Guider mirror and a Starlight Express Lodestar Guider
Conditions: Clear and cold
Weather: 17 F, still
Exposure: 150 minutes total (5 x 10 minutes each in RGB)
Capture: CCDAutopilot 4 w Maxim DL Camera Control, focused automatically w FocusMax
Processing: Frame calibrations, alignment and stacking with ImagesPlus v3.80. Finishing in Photoshop CS4.
M 101, The Pinwheel Galaxy
Submitted November 21, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Schnepel, Soenke
The Pinwheel Galaxy, M101
Planewave CDK 12.5
10 Micron GM2000 QCI
STL-11000M
LRGB (40:30:30:30 min., all 1 x 1 bin)
Total Exposure Time: 2 hours and 10 minutes
Image processed with: MaximDL 5, CCDAutoPilot 4, CCDStack 1.4, Adobe Photoshop CS3
Date: 04-22-2009
Location: Luetjensee, Germany
Seeing conditions: less good
M 101, The Pinwheel Galaxy
Submitted November 21, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Geissinger, Rolf
M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy
Taken 23th May 2009 / Germany, Remseck
Exposures RGB: 10x1200sec
Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5
Camera: QHY8 (one-shot.camera)
Mount: 10micron GM2000
Guiding: Mitsuboshi OAG, SX Lodestar, MaximDL
Image processing: MaximDL, Photoshop CS3
M 104, Sombrero Galaxy
Submitted November 21, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Wood, Kent
M104 Sombrero Galaxy
Date: May 2009
Starlodge Observatory
Planewave CDK 12.5
SBIG STL 11000 Cropped
LRGB 110:90:90:90
M 13
Submitted November 21, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Geissinger, Rolf
M13 – Globular Cluster in Hercules
Taken 20th July 2009 / Germany, Remseck
Exposures RGB: 11x600sec
Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5
Camera: QHY8 (one-shot camera)
Mount: 10micron GM2000
Guiding: Mitsuboshi OAG, SX Lodestar, MaximDL Image processing: MaximDL, Photoshop CS3
M 1, Crab Nebula
Submitted November 20, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Geissinger, Rolf
Exposure time: 10 x 1200 sec
Camera: QHY8
Scope: CDK 12.5″
Mount: 10micron GM2000
M 42, Orion Nebula
Submitted November 20, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Schnepel, Soenke
The Orion Nebula, M42
Planewave CDK 12.5
10 Micron GM2000 QCI
STL-11000M
LRGB (2 x 180 sec each channel, all 1 x 1 bin) Total Exposure Time: 24 minutes
Image processed with: MaximDL 5, CCDAutoPilot 4, CCDStack 1.4, Adobe Photoshop CS3
Date: 01-07-2009
Location: Luetjensee, Germany
Seeing conditions: good
M 51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
Submitted November 20, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Wood, Kent
The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, NGC 5194, NGC 5195
Location: Starlodge Observatory
Camera: SBIG STL 11000
Scope: Planewave CDK 12.5
LRGB 45:90:90:90
M 76
Submitted November 20, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Geissinger, Rolf
M76
Exposure time: 13 x 1000 sec
Location: “balcony observatory ” Remseck / Germany
Date: 2008 / 12 / 30
Camera: QHY8
Scope: CDK 12.5″
IC 5146, Cocoon Nebula
Submitted November 17, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Murphy, Stephane
Object: IC 5146, The Cocoon Nebula
Total exposure: HaRGB 300:60:60:60.
Location: Granville, Ohio
Date: Sept 2008
Aquisition: CCDAutopilot 4.0 + CDK 12.5 + STL11002M + MOAG ST-402, Astrodon Gen2 Filter.
Processing: CCDstack, and CS3
M 33, Pinwheel Galaxy
Submitted November 17, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Wood, Kent
M33, The Pinwheel Galaxy
Date: August 2008
Location: Starlodge Observatory
Camera: STL 11000
Telescope: CDK 12.5
LRGB: 300:140:140:140 (12 hours)
IC 5146, Cocoon Nebula
Submitted November 16, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Wood, Kent
IC5146 Cocoon Nebula
Location: Starlodge Observatory
July 2008
Scope: CDK 12.5
Camera: SBIG STL 11000
LRGB 230:100:100:100
M 1, Crab Nebula
Submitted November 16, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Seavey, Richard
Object: M1 – The Crab Nebula
Field Center: RA 5h 34.5m DEC +22d 01m
Field Size: ~ 48 x 33 arcminutes
Exposure: LRGB = “coming” minutes
Instruments: CDK12.5 f/8 with STL-11000
Location: “info coming”
Date: “info coming”
Conditions: ~ 2.5-3 arcsecond seeing
Processing: “info coming”
M 13, Hercules Cluster
Submitted November 16, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Schnepel, Soenke
Object: M13 – The Hercules Cluster
Exposure: 50 minutes, 5 x 10min Luminance
Equipment: CDK12.5 and GM2000 GEM by 10-Micron
1. PlaneWave 2.75″ Focuser with EFA (Electronics Focus Accessory).
2. PreciseParts custom Planewave to Optec Pyxis 3″ adapter
3. Optec Pyxis 3″ camera rotator
4. Optec 3″ to AP 2.7″ adapter (female)
5. Astrodon’s Monster Off-Axis Guider AP 2.7″
5.1. Attached remote STL guider
5.2. Astrodon’s STL-adapter
5.3. Attached STL-11000
M 13, Hercules Cluster
Submitted November 16, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Wood, Kent
Object: M13 – The Hercules Cluster
Image details:
Location: Star Lodge Observatory
Date: May, 2008
Telescope: Planewave CDK 12.5
Camera: SBIG STL 11000
LRGB 35:20:20:20
M 16, Eagle Nebula
Submitted November 16, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Wood, Kent
Object: M16 – The Eagle Nebula
H-alpha: 180 minutes
Lum: 180 minutes
Red: 90 minutes
Green: 90 minutes
Blue: 90 minutes
Equipment: CDK12.5, STL11000
M 27, Dumbbell Nebula
Submitted November 16, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Murphy, Stephane
Object: M27, The Dumbbell Nebula
Image Information
Date: July 3rd, 2008
Location: Stonecreek Observatory
Telescope: PlaneWave CDK12.5
Equipment: SBIG STL11000, Software Bisque Paramount, Astrodon RGB Filters, Astrodon MOAG (off axis guider), Optec TCF-S3
LRGB: 0:60:60:60
Acquisition: CCDAutopilot4.0
Processing: CCDStack and Photoshop CS3
M 31, Andromeda Galaxy
Submitted November 16, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Schnepel, Soenke
Object: M31- The Andromeda Galaxy, the Core Region
Red: 60 minutes (10 x 6min)
Green: 60 minutes (10 x 6min)
Blue: 60 minutes (10 x 6min)
Equipment: CDK12.5, STL11000M, 10 Micron GM2000 QCI GEM, PlaneWave 2.75″ (EFA) Electonic Focuser
Processed with MaxIm DL, Focus Max, CCDStack, CCDAutoPilot 4, Photoshop
M 63, Sunflower Galaxy
Submitted November 16, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
© Wood, Kent
Date: May, 2008
Location: Starlodge Observatory
Telescope: Planewave 12.5 CDK
Camera: SBIG STL 11000
LRGB 200:120:120:120 (9 hours total exposure time)
M65/66 by Bill Snyder (APOD June 15, 2012)
Submitted June 28, 2012 by Planewave Instruments
Scope Planewave CDK17
Camera Apogee U16
Mount Paramount ME
Filters Astrodon LRGB Ha5nm
Exposures R2hrs G1.5hrs B1.5hrs L 7.5Hrs Ha 3hrs Ha 20min subs LRGB 10min subs
Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO