NGC 1893 Cluster and IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula
Imaging telescope: William Optics Zenithstar 61 APO 360mm (f/5.9)Focal reducer: William Optics x0.8 Adjustable Reducer Flattener for ZS61Imaging camera: ZWO
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Imaging Session – 12th Jan 2022
First full session using N.I.N.A on M81 Bode’s Galaxy with the Esprit 120 and more data gathering with the William
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M81 Bode’s Galaxy – 120mm
Imaging telescope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120 840mm (f/7)Focal reducer: Imaging camera: ZWO ASI 533MC-PROMount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PROGuiding telescope: Astro Essentials 32mm
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IC 1396 Elephant’s Trunk Nebula – 61mm v1 + 2
Imaging telescope: William Optics Zenithstar 61 APO 360mm (f/5.9)Focal reducer: William Optics x0.8 Adjustable Reducer Flattener for ZS61Imaging camera: ZWO
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IC 1396 Elephant’s Trunk Nebula – 120mm v1
Imaging telescope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120 840mm (f/7)Focal reducer: Imaging camera: ZWO ASI 533MC-PROMount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PROGuiding telescope: Astro Essentials 32mm
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Imaging Session – 5th Jan 2022
I decided to point both of my telescopes towards IC 1396 The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula for this session and compare
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NGC 6992 Veil Nebula
Imaging telescope: William Optics Zenithstar 61 APO 360mm (f/5.9)Focal reducer: William Optics x0.8 Adjustable Reducer Flattener for ZS61Imaging camera: ZWO
Continue readingImaging Session – 15th Dec 2021
First clear night in a few weeks – very damp, bright moon and not particularly good seeing, but I set
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Stellarium Customised Landscape
Customising the landscape in Stellariun for one showing my own back garden has been a real game changer; it makes
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Removing star halos in Photoshop
I recently watched a video by AstroQuest1 for removing halos around stars and found it to be surprisingly simple and
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