Deep sky imaging showcase 2015

[MartinB]

Please use this thread to showcase your best images captured during 2015. Just one post per member but you can include up to 5 images if you want.

The thread is for all imagers novices and advanced. 

Please keep details to a minimum - scope and camera possibly along with a few comments.

The thread needs to be packed with images so please don't respond to the postings 

Showcases from previous years

[Uranium235]

A bit of a lean year for me, two bad winters and a so-so spring and autumn - so not much to choose from really!

[carastro]

My first comet (Lovejoy)

Rosette Nebula in bicolour:

Wizard nebula Hubble Palette

Lunar eclipse

IC63 

M78 Reflection Nebula (need to get some more data for this).

Carole 

[libraryman]

The Heart Nebula, its taken me quite a while to collect the data for this, its not been too fruitful a year!

Ray

[Scott]

2015 was the year of starting ccd imaging. Not a lot to choose from but here you are

2014-12-12 Horsehead ProcessMask After by Scott Prideaux, on Flickr

pelican_2nites_TVpro by Scott Prideaux, on Flickr

Heart of the heart by Scott Prideaux, on Flickr

veil complex 2nites by Scott Prideaux, on Flickr

Cone Neb by Scott Prideaux, on Flickr

I'll try for a bit of colour next year

[gorann]

Friends,

I just passed my first 9 months as an astrophotography pretender, and checking my log book I had only 15 nights under the sky so far (due to clouds, moon, other commitments and 4-5 summer months of light nights up here). No wonder I almost panic when the sky is clear and I can open the roof of my obsy. Here are my contributions, all taken with a Canon 60Da and either a 127mm or 80 mm Explore Scientific budget triplet apo. I have to say that I am quite pleased with the scopes and camera and the weaknesses are mainly due to too few subs as I am still too excited about moving onto the next target. I have bought a mono CCD camera and filters and aim to start on this new steep learning curve as soon as it looks like I will get a few nights in a row...

They are all well known targets that need no presentation.

[swag72]

Here's a selection from 2015 - I did add up all of the imaging time on this and it is 277 hours. A combination of cameras (Sony chip and kodak chip) and a couple of scopes (FSQ85, RC8 and ODK10)

You can see a larger res version on my website 

[ChrisLX200]

Hmm. Just 5 images? I don't know what are the best so I'll just choose some randomly...

First 3 are using the NP127is and Atik490EX camera, last 2 are using the NP127is and G4-16000 camera.

ChrisH

[StargeezerTim]

Here is my contribution. Its my first real year after a false start last year so am very pleased overall. Even produced a calendar for the family at Christmas

All shot with my modified 100D and processed with DSS, Photoshop and occasionally a touch of DBE (from Pixinsight Lite).

Happy 2016, and clear skies all!

Cone Nebula (Christmas tree) Just reprocessed.

M42 (Orion Nebula)

NGC 7000 (North American Nebula)

Flame and Horsehead Nebulas

Rosette Nebula.

That's my 20 MB worth!

[Fay]

Christmas Tree and Cone

Part of The Veil

Veil complex

ISS

Comet Lovejoy

Barnards Loop, Horsehead and M42

[MikeODay]

Lagoon Nebula ( Messier 8 )

Bright Nebula in Ara ( NGC 6188 )

[MikeODay]

Rosette Nebula ( NGC 2237 )

The Jewel Box ( NGC 4755 )

Edited January 1, 2016 by mike005

[MattJenko]

I have had a brilliant 2015, with an Atik 414 added to the Canon. 18 months since first looking through a telescope and I am more enthusiastic now than when I started!

Mosaic Double Cluster:

Bodes Nebula (M81):

A holiday Milky Way widefield

Iris Nebula 

and finally, HST narrowband PacMan:

Looking forward to 2016, although the weather needs to improve a LOT

Thanks

Matt

[PeterCPC]

I can't hope to compete with the wonderful CCD images on here but here's a few with my Canon 1200d. You know what they are.

Peter

[Mark62]

Not had much experience but here's what Iv got

Cannon 1200d DSLR

Single 180s at 55mm

Double cluster

Blood moon

Single 30s of the milkyway

And my first ever go at Orion 16 30s iso 1600 and 8 darks. Plus dust bunny

Mark

[Stub Mandrel]

My first year, lots to learn about how to get the best from my gear and processing. DSOs are definitely the hardest things to get right. Hope these prove its worth having a go at DSOs with an EQ3 mount, even if an EQ8 would have done better ;-)

[Eri]

only just starting out but these are my proudest achievements so far equipment in my sig

Andromeda

 

NGC2903

M42

Horsehead Nebula

[Magnus_e]

First 12 months of imaging soon coming to an end. Here are my best three.

Orion nebula first dso ~1hour 40min over two nights. ST80, unmodded 550d

Pleiades second dso ~2hour one night. ST80 modded 550d

Pelican and NA 3hour 30min two nights. Equinox80 modded 550d

Thanks for all the help on the beginner forum, and have a good 2016

[ollypenrice]

Well, the big Orion with Tom, of course. 400 hours, 33 panels, two focal lengths, etc etc!!    Runner-up in the APOTY competition and more Tom's than mine. Still, I'll bung it in before he does!     

An HaRGB mosaic following structures in the North America region a bit forther south to see what was happening.

Another mosaic from the Crescent down to the Tulip done with guest Paul Kummer. HaLRGB.

Supernova remnant not so often seen near VdB152. (Lots of Ha!)

And finally another mosaic uniting M35, NGC2158, The Jellyfish, Sh2 247 and the Monkey Head. Multi focal length, HaOIIIRGB. About 60 hours.

An enjoyable year, as ever, and the Mesu has still never dropped a single sub. Cheers, Lucas. 

Olly

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Great to see all these fantastic images together. Just three for me.

Downtown Cygnus with a closer view of the NA & Pelican Nebulae.

A wide view of the Pleiades.

And this crop of a 200mm lens shot of Andromeda.

Edited January 2, 2016 by Knight of Clear Skies

[glowingturnip]

oo - here's mine, a year of getting used to my modded 1100d and my new AZEQ6GT:

(not deep-sky, but does this count ?)

(think I could probably nudge the saturation a bit more on this one)

[Davide Manca]

Hey guys, I am new around here

2015 has been a quite productive year, here I am showcasing the 5 pictures I like most (but it was tough to pick only 5)

Happy new year and clear skies everyone

Davide

[frostynixon]

I wasn`t able to image that much, but my favourites are the ones below:

Clear skies!

Matthias

[Mike Hawtin]

Tough to pick my favourites from last year but for what they're worth here they are:

# 1. Horsehead & Flame LRGB, 3 panel luminance mosaic  taken with a C6 Hyperstar and Atik 428EX mono with the colour taken through a Borg 71FL and QHY9 mono.

# 2. IC 1311 2 panel mosaic, C6 Hyperstar and Atik 428EX mono LHaRGB.

# 3.  Messier 8 region 2 panel mosaic, C6 Hyperstar and Atik 428EX mono RHaGB.

# 4.  Messier 16 2 panel mosaic, C6 Hyperstar and Atik 428EX mono RGB.

# 5.  NGC 7822 2 panel mosaic, C6 Hyperstar and Atik 428EX mono LRGB.

Hope you like them.

Edited January 9, 2016 by Mike Hawtin

[toxic]

some awesome pictures so far peeps now for my go lol

Messier 31 the Andromeda galaxy and friends

Messier 1 the Crab nebula  

Messier's 42 & 43 the Orion nebula  

NGC 281 the Pac-Man nebula

NGC 2174 the Monkey head nebula

hope you like