2022 Astrophotography Highlights
Created: 1/4/2023
2022-07-14-1438-36_6-GRADEAVG-Best90Per-1AP 2.jpg
Sun in H-Alpha View Image  (900 x 900)
Telescope: Stellarvue SVX102D
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro, bin 2x2
Filter: DayStar Combo Quark (Chromosphere)
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5, PhotoImpact combined
Location: MHO
Date: 14-Jul-2022

2022-07-20-0659_6 Saturn VMC260L ASI183MC-GRADEAVG-Best20Per-1AP.jpg
Saturn View Image  (638 x 478)
Telescope: Vixen VMC260L
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 20-Jul-2022 2:59AM EDT

2022-07-20-0719_0 Moon SVX102D ASI183MC-GRADEAVG-Best30Per-1AP.jpg
Moon near last quarter View Image  (1010 x 900)
Telescope: Stellarvue SVX102D
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 20-Jul-2022 3:19AM EDT

2022-11-01T21_53_12 Jupiter VMC260L-GRADEAVG-Best75Per-1AP.jpg
Jupiter, IO & shadow, GRS View Image  (798 x 598)
Telescope: Vixen VMC260L
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Pro
Exposure: 1 min 2755 frames at 61 fps, Best 75%, d=0.075
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 1-Nov-2022

2022-11-23T21_56_46 Mars VMC260L-GRADEAVG-Best10Per-1AP.jpg
Mars View Image  (638 x 478)
17.0 arcsec, 99% illum., -1.7 mag.
Telescope: Vixen VMC260L
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC
Exposure: 1 min 1000 frames at 114 fps, Best 10%, d=0.172
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 23-Nov-2022 9:56PM EST

2022-12-30T13_04_13 Sun Ha ED130SS ASI533MC-GRADEAVG-Best80Per-1APa.jpg
Sun H-Alpha View Image  (900 x 900)
Telescope: Vixen ED130SS
Mount: AP 900 GTO
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Filter: DayStar Combo Quark (Chromosphere)
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.0, PhotoImpact 11
Location: MHO
Date: 30-Dec-2022

M20 SVX102D-FLAT4_17 (60Da Duo-Band) VG 01.jpg
M20 Trifid Nebula View Image  (1376 x 900)
Telescope: Stellarvue SVX102D
Guide Scope: ZWO 60 w/ 2.4x extender
Lens: William Optics FLAT4 0.8x reducer/flatterer [17]
Mount: Vixen SXD2 using video guiding x1, 5 5, 5 5, 10 10, 0.5, 10
Camera: Canon 60Da ISO 1600
Filter: Duo-Band (ZWO)
Exposure: 0h 56m 0s (28 at 120sec.)
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: NCO
Date: 18-Jun-2022

M20-M8 ED130SS-FLAT4_5 (D600) 01.jpg
M20 and M8 View Image  (1348 x 900)
Telescope: Vixen ED130SS
Guide Scope: Mini Borg 50 with ASI120MM
Lens: William Optics FLAT4 0.8x reducer/flatterer [5]
Mount: AP 900 GTO using ZWO USB autoguider
Camera: Nikon D600 ISO 6400
Exposure: 0h 26m 0s (13 at 120sec.)
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 24-Jun-2022

M27 VMC160L-APCCDT Duo-Band D600 01.jpg
M25 Dumbell Nebula View Image  (1348 x 900)
Telescope: Vixen VMC260L
Guide Scope: ZWO 30F4 with QHY5L-IIC
Lens: AP CDDT67 at f/6.7 reducer
Mount: AP 900 GTO using autoguider
Camera: Nikon D600 ISO 6400
Filter: Duo-Band (ZWO)
Exposure: 0h 40m 0s (20 at 120sec.)
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 25-Jun-2022

M31 SVX102D-FLAT4_17 (D600) 02.jpg
M31 View Image  (1222 x 900)
Telescope: Stellarvue SVX102D
Guide Scope: ZWO 30F4 with QHY5L-IIC
Lens: William Optics FLAT4 0.8x reducer/flatterer [17]
Mount: AP 900 GTO using ZWO USB autoguider
Camera: Nikon D600 ISO 1600
Exposure: 1h 14m 0s (37 at 120sec.)
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5, PhotoImpact 11
Location: MHO
Date: 23-Sep-2022

M42 SVX080T 60Da Duo-Band 02.jpg
M42 View Image  (1352 x 900)
Telescope: Stellaruve SVX080T
Guide Scope: ZWO 30F4 with ASI120MM-S on image scope
Lens: William Optics FLAT4 0.8x reducer/flatterer [17]
Mount: AP 900 GTO using ZWO USB autoguider
Camera: Canon 60Da ISO 800
Filter: Duo-Band (ZWO)
Exposure: 1h 49m 0s (69 at 60sec.), (80 at 30sec.)
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 20-Feb-2022

M94 SVX102D ASI533MC Duo-Band 01.jpg
M94 Cat's Eye Galaxy View Image  (900 x 900)
Telescope: Stellarvue SVX102D
Guide Scope: QHY Mini Guidescope 30
Mount: AP 900 GTO using autoguider
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC
Filter: Duo-Band (ZWO)
Exposure: 0h 45m 0s (20 at 120sec.), (1 at 300sec.)
Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5
Location: MHO
Date: 05-Jun-2022