M52

Open cluster M52 (NGC 7654)

Bright moon and haze made for none too good seeing, but okay considering.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT
Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C

First shots with a new Altair Astro Hypercam 183C

Getting to know the Hypercam 183C. There's a lot to learn and I have had issues but slowly getting to grips with it and the new processing techniques required to get the most out of it.

The sensor size is about 2/3 that of the DSLR so objects are bigger in the frame.

All these images were taken using the Sky Watcher 80ED DS Pro scope on the Celestron Advanced GT mount.

M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula.

NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula.

NGC6960 - Veil Nebula.

M57 - Ring Nebula.

M51 -Whirlpool Galaxy.

M27 - Dumbbell Nebula

The first time imaging this target. It's nice and bright in a camera so required less processing than other objects.

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

Stacked from 150 images, each 30" @ ISO1600 using Deep Sky Stacker, finished in PhotoShop Elements 13

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