M33 Triangulum Galaxy

It's been nearly two years since I last imaged M33, so here is a new image.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6
Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C

Guide scope: Sky Watcher Evoguide 50ED
Guide cam: Altair Astro GP-CAM 290M

20/09/2020
60 x 120s Lights
30 x 120s Darks

21/09/2020
59 x 120s Lights
30 x 120s Darks

DSS Stack: 95 images out of 119.
Total exposure time after stacking: 3hrs 10mins

Image capture: SharpCap
Guiding: PHD2
Planetarium: Cartes du Ciel

Stacked in DSS, finished in Affinity Photo and PhotoShop Elements.

 

Mars - 13/09/2020

As Mars approaches opposition in early October it's increasing in brightness and size. This is probably my best image to date. The southern ice cap can be seen bottom right.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Imaging Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C + Celestron X-Cel LX x2 Barlow
Planetarium software: Cartes Du Ciel
Mount control: EQMOD

Guide Scope: Sky Watcher Evoguide 50ED
Guide Camera: Altair Astrom GP-CAM 290M
Guide Software: PHD2

 

Sun in Hydrogen Alpha Today

Sun spots AR2767, bottom left and AR2768 top right.

Scope: Coronado PST
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Camera: Altair Astro GP-CAM 178M
Processed with Registax 6 and Photoshop Elements.

A prominence in action

The following video was compiled from 120 time lapse images taken at 15 second intervals. Best viewed full screen [] on 'loop', right click. It shows a closeup of the prominence top left in the picture above.

Comet C2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

Some more images, but still lots to process.

The first is from a stack of 985 x 4 second exposures taken on 20th July.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Imaging Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Planetarium software: Cartes Du Ciel
Mount control: EQMOD

Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and Affinity Photo

This next one was taken by my daughter Alex from Mountjoy near Carisbrooke Castle at around 23:30 on the 17th July using an iPhone.

Comet C2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

My first attempt at Comet C2020 F3 (NEOWISE).

This image is just a stack of 30 x 2s exposures, 30 darks and 30 flats, I've many more to process for the final image.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Imaging Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Planetarium software: Cartes Du Ciel
Mount control: EQMOD

Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and Affinity Photo

NGC6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula

The Eastern Veil nebula imaged over two nights, 10th and 11th July 2020.

67 x 120s Lights

30 x 120s Darks

30 Flats

Stacked 53, for a 106min integration.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Imaging Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Guide Camera: Altair Astro GP-CAM3 290M
Guide software: PHD2
Planetarium software: Cartes Du Ciel
Mount control: EQMOD

Processed with Deep Sky Stacker, Affinity Photo and Photo Shop Elements 13

Sunspot region AR2765

Some views of Sunspot region AR2765 from 7th and 8th June 2020

Ha images:
Scope: Coronado PST
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT
Camera: Altair Astro 290 M3
Processed with Registax 6 and Affinity Photo

White light images:
Scope: Sky-Watcher ED80 DS Pro c/w Baader AstroSolar Safety Film
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6
Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Processed with Registax 6 and Affinity Photo

07/06/2020 White Light

07/06/2020 Ha

08/06/2020 Ha