IC 443/IC444 in Ha (and a quick ISS/STS-122 moon pass)

[SteveL]

Well, it appears that last night was the last of the current clear spell in the east of the UK. Tonight is forecast with mist and fog, and tomorrow the rainclouds start to roll in again. I can’t complain though, 4 clear nights in a row, 3 of which I was out imaging.

I`ve been after IC443 for a while, but its always been low down on my list. As it happens, I also managed to get IC444 in the image, so I am pretty pleased with this one.

OTA: NS8GPS @ f/2 (Hyperstar v3)

Guiding: William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD + DSI-C + PHD

RGB Imaging: QHY8 + MaximDL, 20×900s, Astronomik 13nm Ha

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker (2xdrizzle)

Post Process: ImagesPlus (2xbin) + PSCS2 + Noel Carboni’s AstroTools

While waiting for it to get really dark, I managed to take this image for the ISS + STS-122 passing just south of the moon just before 19:00 GMT (image is a composite of three seperate frames, hence the breaks in the line)

[centroid]

That's a nice wide FOV through that '66' Steve, and a very nice result to show for it too.

Dave

[SteveL]

That's a nice wide FOV through that '66' Steve, and a very nice result to show for it too.

*cough*

OTA: NS8GPS @ f/2 (Hyperstar v3)

Guiding: William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD + DSI-C + PHD

[centroid]

"wood for trees" and all that, or not paying attention.

Dave

[CELESCOPE]

Lovely wide field on that one Steve , the image has come out very well indeed , full marks again on this mate

Rog

[Ferox]

Lovely image Steve.

[moondog]

Super Ha image Steve, plenty of exposure time gets the nebulosity.

The Moon with the ISS is a bonus. Well done.

8)

MD

[MartinB]

Superb composition Steve. Another stunning shot.

[zhgutas]

plain wunderbar Steve, very sharp. I love it

Marius