astroenthusiast

I'm excited, ordered the KrakenSDR, five channel software defined radio receiver for my two, 3-meter radio astronomy telescopes last October 2021. Finally a shipping date, end of this month, May 2022. I tell you, supply chain issues hurt! This little jem will allow me to combine both RAS telescopes into an interferometer, with coherent fringes. 😀

Pixilating, not enough exposure time and processing needs work.

To much blue, and not enough exposure time.

The image of Messier 1, the Crab Nebula a remanent of a supernova explosion was taken on 01/08/2022, using multiple filters: An Astronomic HA 6.5nm. An OPT Radian Ultra Narrowband filter, Optolong OIII, and SII 6.5nm filters. The OPT Radian Ultra Narrowband filter served as the luminance filter for the ASI2600mm Pro mono camera; with an exposure time of 3.5hours and a camera temperature of -20 Celsius. The telescope used was the Explore Scientific ED 165mm APO Airspaced Triplet Refractor.

Process work in progress, sigh. HA, SII & OII

The Crescent Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus at around 5000 light-years away and is also designated NGC 6888. NGC 6888 is 25 light-years across and is considered the site in our Milky Way galaxy as a stellar demolition zone. A massive star nearing the end of its stellar life is seen here ripping apart the gaseous shell that makes up its surroundings; blowing it away some 250,000 years ago with the star's strong stellar wind! The star WR 136, with the shell of material encompassing it, is known as a Wolf-Rayet; a highly rare class of super-hot stars. The Crescent Nebula's, image was captured using RGB filters and a Radian Ultra Narrowband filter (substitution for luminance). The colors aren't natural or processed as other astrophotography images.

Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific ED102 APO Triplet Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 2600mm Pro Mount: Sky-watcher EQ6R-Pro Accessories Explore scientific Finder Scope with Diagnonal, Primaluce Labs ESATTO Robotic Focuser 2", ZWO EFW 7 x 2" Software: Photoshop, SharpCap Pro Version 4.0, Astropixel Processor Acquisition details: Dates: April 23, 2022 Frames: ZWO/OPT RGB and Radian Ultra Narrowband filters: 251x30" (2h 5' 30") (gain: 200.00) -25°C bin 2x2 Integration: 2h 5' 30" Flats: 75 Avg. Moon age: 22.15 days Avg. Moon phase: 49.95% Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 6.00

ES ED102mm Air-spaced Triplet Refractor, Sky-Watcher 80mm guide-scope, ASI174mm monochrome camera, ZWO AIRs, ES finder with diagonal, illuminated reticle and primary camera, ASI533 MC Pro. Dew straps are attached to ES ED102, ES finder scope and guide-scope.

Solar scope Equipment Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific ED102 APO Triplet Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI174mm Mount: Sky-watcher EQ6R-Pro: Filters: StarGuy 2" UV-IR Cut Filter, Daystar Quark Chromosphere (Hydrogen Alpha) Accessories: Explore Scientific Finderscope Software: ImPPG version 0.6.5, Autostakkert3, Photoshop, SharpCap Pro Version 4.0 Acquisition details Date: Nov. 13, 2020 Time: 13:10 ET Frames: 9 FPS: 7.320 (to slow) Resolution: 1426x900 Locations: United States