#astroimaging

[jameswebb-discoveries]

Webb's Dazzling Collection Unveiled: A Mosaic of 19 Face-On Spiral Galaxies

In an exciting release on January 29, 2024 - Webb's Dazzling Collection Unveiled: A Mosaic of 19 Face-On Spiral Galaxies - For the latest discoveries visit www.jameswebbdiscovery.com - In a groundbreaking revelation, a treasure trove of mesmerizing images captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has just been made public, showcasing face-on spiral galaxies in near- and mid-infrared brilliance. For centuries, humanity has meticulously mapped Earth's features, advancing our understanding through sophisticated instruments. This extraordinary collection, featuring 19 face-on spiral galaxies, reveals stars, gas, and dust on a minute scale beyond our own galaxy.

[spacettf]

Orion Panorama with the QHY367 by Terry Hancock Via Flickr: Please read my mini review on Cloudy Nights www.cloudynights.com/topic/574372-orion-panorama-with-the... Orion Panorama with the QHY367 This is a new process of data captured from Whitewater Colorado on the slopes of Grand Mesa. Using the new COLDMOS QHY367C, Full Frame 7376x4938, 36.4mega pixel One Shot Color Sony CMOS IMX096 sensor camera sporting the sensor used in the Nikon D810a. For this capture I used a Gain of 1208 and Offset of 76, although since then I have been using the Unity Gain of 2850. For comparison, here is my earlier Mosaic of Orion captured using the QHY11 Mono CCD, total integration time was over 40 hours (admittedly this image has H-Alpha added) www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/15094540899/in/album-7... See crop of M42 here www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/33988042412/in/photost... See crop of M78 here www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/33334152483/in/photost... Technical Information Location: Grand Mesa, Whitewater Colorado Captured February 15th and 16th 2017 Size: 7376 x 4938 pixels x 3 Pixel Size: 4.88um x 4.88um Total integration Time 4.5 Hours QHY367C Full Frame One Shot Color COLDMOS cooled to -20C 135 x 120 sec @ 1x1 Optics: Takahashi E-180 Epsilon Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount Image Acquisition Maxim DL Pre Processing Deep Sky Stacker Post Processing Photoshop CS6

[kharvilak]

The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) and the Horsehead Nebula (appears within the southern region of the dense dust cloud known as Lynds 1630, along the edge of the much larger, active star-forming H II region called IC 434). I'll have to revisit this at another time for a new image set, as clouds moved in to limit my integration time, and neighbors whose house this rises over had a back porch spotlight on, causing a lot of ghosting in the lower right corner. William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, F/5.9) w/6AIII x0.8 flattener (total effective focal length with flattener is 384mm, F/4.7), Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount, Nikon D5100. 29 x 180 second lights (1 hour 27 minutes total integration), 10 darks, 10 bias. ISO 1600. Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, post processed in Abobe Photoshop Express and Paintshop Pro X7. 11/16/2020. #astroimaging #astrophotography #skyandtelescope #nightskyphotography #nebulae #nikon #williamoptics #flamenebula #horseheadnebula (at Westminster, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIIDDn6Hmce/?igshid=1b2bu27aipyzs

[spacettf]

A Deep View of M45 (testing the QHY367C) by Terry Hancock Via Flickr: You can also view this as a short music video on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/BSGqI7nDoQe/?taken-by=hancockterry&am... I had previously posted this image with only "20 x 2 minute exposures" www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/33490437146/in/datepos... I had forgotten (old age) I had also captured 45 x 2 minute exposures on the 17th February while I was using a lower gain setting so I decided to process it, I was hoping to combine all of the data but was unable due to the different gain settings I used and a slight ifference of camera rotation but this is the resulting image of this newly discovered data. Total Integration Time 90 minutes The new QHY367C, Full Frame 7376x4938, 36.4mega pixel One Shot Color CMOS camera. Here I used the original DSO setting of 1208 Captured from the backyard of John Mansur's house on the slopes of Grand Mesa at an elevation of 6150 feet in Western Colorado on the 17th February 2017. Technical Information Location: Grand Mesa, Whitewater Colorado Captured February 17 2017 Size: 7376 x 4938 pixels Pixel Size: 4.88um x 4.88um Total integration Time 90 minutes QHY367C Full Frame One Shot Color COLDMOS cooled to -20C Gain 1208, Offset 76 Darks and Flats no Bias 45 x 120 sec @ 1x1 Optics: Takahashi E-180 Epsilon Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount Image Acquisition Maxim DL Pre Processing Deep Sky Stacker Post Processing CS6 Please check out the new observatory progress on Grand Mesa, Colorado www.grandmesaobservatory.com/

[spacettf]

M45 in Taurus (test image with QHY367C) by Terry Hancock Via Flickr: Another quick test image of one of the most common and popular object of the night sky The Pleiades. This was only "20 x 2 minute exposures" and yet is revealing some of the very faint dust and nebulae. Total Integration Time 90 minutes Compare this to an earlier image of mine and Kim's (collaboration) yes much deeper but it has an integration time of over 13 hours www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/15790014857/in/datepos... The new QHY367C, Full Frame 7376x4938, 36.4mega pixel One Shot Color CMOS camera. I used the new Unity Gain (DSO) setting of 2850 Captured from the backyard of John's house on the slopes of Grand Mesa at an elevation of 6600 feet in Western Colorado on the 1st March 2017. Technical Information Location: Grand Mesa, Whitewater Colorado Captured March 1st 2017 Size: 7376 x 4938 pixels Pixel Size: 4.88um x 4.88um Total integration Time 40 minutes QHY367C Full Frame One Shot Color COLDMOS cooled to -20C Gain 2850, Offset 76 Darks and Flats no Bias 20 x 120 sec @ 1x1 Optics: Takahashi E-180 Epsilon Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount Image Acquisition Maxim DL Pre Processing Deep Sky Stacker Post Processing CS6 Please check out the new observatory progress on Grand Mesa, Colorado www.grandmesaobservatory.com/

[spacettf]

la meduse by telemaq76 Via Flickr: Ic443, la nebuleuse de la meduse 65 x 3 minutes exposures 23 darks, +flats and offsets

[kharvilak]

Full "Pink" "Super" Moon. 100% illumination. 4/26/2021, 9:50pm, Westminster, MD. William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, F/5.9), Celestron Luminos 2.5x Barlow (total combined focal length: 1200 mm @ f/14.75), Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount, Nikon D5100. Multiple exposures (20 x 1/40 second, 20 x 1/60 second, 20 x 1/80 second, 20 x 1/100 second, 20 x 1/125 second, 20 x 1/250 second) @ ISO 100. Stacked in SiriL, post-processed in GIMP. Original scale. #astroimaging #astrophotography #astronomy #skywatcher #skyandtelescope #nightskyphotography #themoon #moonphotography #moon #williamoptics #williamopticsgt81 #celestronluminos #nikon #pinksupermoon #fullmoon (at Westminster, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/COKCGP2nCZ4/?igshid=defdp85u3iiw

[kharvilak]

M3 (NGC 5272) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It was discovered on May 3, 1764, and was the first Messier object to be discovered by Charles Messier himself. 4//2/2021, 9:49 pm. Westminster, MD. William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, F/5.9), Celestron Luminos 2.5x Barlow (total combined focal length: 1200 mm @ f/14.75), Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount, Nikon D5100. 77 x 120 sec light subs, 32 darks, 31 bias, no flats. ISO 1600, 2 hours and 34 minutes total integration. Stacked and post-processed in Astro Pixel Processor and GIMP. Cropped for composition. Some star elongation from not using a flattener, and the barlow compounds the issue. #astrophotography #astroimaging #astronomy #nightskyphotography #globularcluster #M3 #skyandtelescope #williamoptics #williamopticsgt81 #celestronluminos #skywatcher (at Westminster, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNO0QGNnLoo/?igshid=1t6izb8ih7qam