Friday, 28 February 2020

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy 17/02/2020 + 27/02/2020

Two sessions combined.
 
Session 1 - 17/02/2020
60 x 120s Light
30 x 120s Dark
31 Flat

Session 2 - 27/02/2020
21 x 300s Light
12 x 300s Dark
20 Flat

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Guide Cam: QHY 5L-II-C
Guide software: PHD2
Planetarium software: Cartes Du Ciel
Mount control: EQMOD

Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and Photo Shop Elements 13



Friday, 21 February 2020

Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

The comet is about 256,492,406 km away and is just past it's closest approach. It's predicted to be at maximum brightness in early June 2020.

This is my first post after acquiring a Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro SynScan mount.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Guide Cam: QHY 5L-II-C
Guide software: PHD2
Planetarium software: Cartes Du Ciel
Mount control: EQMOD

60 x 120s subs
30 x 120s darks
30 flats

Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and Photo Shop Elements 13


Video 10 frames / sec, 1sec = 20 mins