Deep sky imaging showcase 2020

[Uranium235 7,225]

Its that time again!

Please use this thread to showcase your best images captured during 2020 (we've all spent a lot of time at home during 2020, so I'm expecting some good stuff). Just one post per member but you can include up to 5 images if you want.

The thread is for all imagers, both novices and advanced.

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

The thread needs to be packed with images so please don't respond to the postings. The previous years showcase thread(s) can be found here:

https://stargazerslounge.com/forum/203-imaging-showcase-threads/

[Uranium235 7,225]

I'll kick it off as usual, just a few from the Askar lens and 130pds

 

 

[Budgie1 441]

I only started back into the hobby in July 2020 so here are some of my 2020 images with an EQ5 Pro, SW Evostar 100ED Pro and Canon EOS1300D:

Had to have M31.

NGC6992 - Eastern Vail

NGC7023 - Iris Nebula

IC5070 - Pelican Nebula

Finally, NGC7000 - North American Nebula, well part of it anyway.

 

[almcl 729]

All taken with either SW200P or 190MN and Canon 700d

Eastern Veil (as a bicolour with RGB stars)

 

Hidden Galaxy IC342

 

NGC6946

M63

 

Crystal Ball nebula NGC1514

 

Edited January 7 by almcl

[happy-kat 5,985]

Surprised to find three images to show for 2020. Orion mosaic I am building, startrails and comet Neowise plus with the ISS, all taken from home.

 

 

 

 

 

[DaveS 8,602]

OK, five from me. All with TS Photoline 130mm set up, with ASI1600 and either Baader LRGB or Astrodon 3nm NB roughly in chronological order

M33

Leo Triplet

M13

Tulip Nebula

Fleming's Triangle

I do have another 5, but thought these to be representative

[Hallingskies 1,043]

My five from 2020, all with an Esprit 100/Atik 460...

LDN 1622

 

M16, Eagle Nebula

Comet NEOWISE

Sh2-115, the Troll Nebula

IC59, 63: Chinese Dragon Nebula (Ghosts of Gamma Cassiopeiae)

Edited January 8 by Hallingskies
Scope/camera added

[CCD-Freak 413]

Here are some images made with a 150mm F2.8 Hyper Newt and an ASI-533MCP

B33

IC5070 Pelican Nebula

M78

NGC2264 

B150

Edited January 8 by CCD-Freak

[discardedastro 978]

Couple from earlier in the year, before I got my Paracorr, of M51 and NGC 7023 on the 200PDS:

And one from later in the year - ever since I got the Paracorr I've had clouds and dewy nights alternatively, so not much time imaging!

[MartinB 2,703]

IC1396, NA neb and pelican, and Simeis 147 taken with a ZWO 1600 and a 200mm lens.  Comet Neowise Canon 6D 200mm, Soul ZWO 294 with Tak FSQ 106 and 0.73 reducer

 

[Magnus_e 348]

Here are my 5

All with Celestron AVX, SkyWatcher Equinox PRO 80 APO, ASI 1600mm-c, ZWO EFW with, ZWO LRGB and Baader SII, Ha, OIII

From my remote obsy: Observatory17b @ Bortle5 skies

April - September Crescent nebula ngc6888 Ha(synth)OIII

 

October - November Elephant's trunk nebula ic1396 (HA)SHO

 

November Andromeda galaxy m31 L(R+Ha)GB

 

November Pelican nebula ic5070 (HA)SHO Starless

 

December (reprocess) Elephant's trunk nebula ic1396 (Ha)HOO

 

I just (today) recieved the correct adapter ring for my new Hotech SCA T-adapter. This will hopefully remove the tilt seen, starting fresh in 2021 with better stars!

Hope you like and Clear skies!

Edited January 13 by Magnus_e

[carastro 8,942]

Here are my 5. 

WOZS71/Atik460EX/EFW/ Bortle 6

 

Samyang 135mm/Atik460EX/EFW / Bortle 8

Samyang135mm / Atik460EX/EFW / Bortle 8

 

Samyang 135mm/Atik460EX/EFW combined with data from 2019 with a WOZS71  Bortle 4

 

4 pane Mosaic, using Samyang lens 135mm/Atik460EX / EFW Bortle 8

Edited February 6 by carastro

[Taman 490]

Here are my 5 from 2020, taken with ASI294MC Pro and 11" SCT.

Tony.

[Padraic M 323]

New to 'proper' AP in 2020; two samples from Bortle 8 lock-down with Esprit 80, ASI1600MM, Baader 3.5nm H-alpha mono. Both easily-recognisable targets!

 

[glowingturnip 1,247]

For a while I thought I wasn't going to get any at all this year, because my kit is in Spain, but I did manage two weeks in the summer.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 31 by glowingturnip
adding the two i just finished processing

[alan4908 2,825]

Here's five of my favorites from 2020, all taken with an Esprit 150 and a SX Trius 814.

Alan

NGC3718

NGC4725

NGC6995

Vdb152

M94

 

[masjstovel 90]

3 out of 4 captures in 2020.
All shot with ASI1600MM in 150 PDS, all ZWO Narrowband 1.25".

NGC 281:

IC 1396 -Elephants trunk

 

NGC 7635:

[michael.h.f.wilkinson 21,229]

2020 has been the year my DSO imaging took a very different turn with the arrival of a second-hand Meade SN-6 6" F/5 Schmidt-Newton (with upgraded focuser for just EUR 165). It has opened up a whole new range of targets. I used it exclusively with the (uncooled) ASI183MC I normally use for planetary imaging, and it got me way better images than before.

5 hours of data (not enough) on the Leo Triplet

13 hours on M27 (getting there), using an Optolong L-eNhance filter

8 hours and more on M106 (needs a lot more)

4 hours of M101

and of course my first supernova image (SN2020fqv)

 

 

[wimvb 4,751]

ngc 1275

ngc 3718

ngc 4088

ngc 4216

M94

 

Edited February 20 by wimvb

[gorann 5,617]

Sorry to be a bit slow in attending. 2020 has been interesting to me as I started with a new rig with a RASA 8 and ASI2600MC. I even built a separate obsy for them. Although I have done a bit of imaging with my Esprits and Meade 14" in the other obsies, I dedicate this entry to my RASA images, so wide field things. All from my backyard of my small farm in a rather dark place in Sweden (Bortle 2-3).

[tomato 2,729]

Here are my five from 2020, also late to the party:

NGC 2903 with the dual Esprit 150/ASI 178 set up

 

M81 with the same rig

 

M31 with my new widefield rig RASA8/QHY268C 

Surprise, a nebula image again using the widefield setup

And my never ending 12 panel M31 project, to be continued...

 

 

 

[Xiga 1,724]

A pretty barren year for me with just 5 images to show for it.

Cygnus SHO Mosaic - 27 hrs, Atik 383l+, Tamron Adaptall II 135mm F2.8 shot at F4.5, Zuiko 50mm F1.8 shot at F4. 

Double Cluster. ED80, Atik 383l+ Lum (60 mins), Nikon D5300 Colour (60 mins):

Pelican Nebula. 100 mins each of SHO, ED80, Qhy9m (thanks Adam!):

M106. ED80, just under 7 hrs with a Qhy163c: 

Comet Neowise. About 40 mins with a Nikon D5300 and a very dewy ED80!