Crescent Nebula NGC6888

Crescent Nebula NGC6888

06-09 July 2018

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT
Camera: Pentax K-S2

Stacked from 288 images, each 30" @ ISO1600 using Deep Sky Stacker, finished in PhotoShop Elements 13

From June 2nd a nice image of Jupiter with the Great Red Spot.

Scope: Celestron C8
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT
Camera: QHY 5L-II-C

Veil Nebula NGC6960

First attempt at the Veil Nebula NGC6960

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT
Camera: Pentax K5

Stacked from 80  images, each 30" @ ISO1600 using Deep Sky Stacker, finished in PhotoShop Elements 13

Reprocessed with a trial version of PhotoShop CC

Strictly not Astronomy but it is looking up - Lightning Saturday Night

Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5474

A bit grainy but not too bad for a first attempt at this object, like the earlier image of the Whirlpool Galaxy it needs more exposure time.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT mount

Stacked from about 80 x 30s images at ISO-1600

Full frame

Centre cropped

Whirlpool Galaxy - M51

First outing with a new Pentax K-S2 camera.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT mount

Stacked from 80 x 30s images at ISO-1600

And the cropped to the centre

NGC2237 Rosette Nebula including Star cluster NGC2244

First time imaging NGC2237

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT
Camera: Pentax K5

Stacked from 120 images, each 30" @ ISO 1600