2022 Astrophotography Highlights
Created: 1/4/2023
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Sun in H-Alpha
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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 |
Saturn
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Telescope: Vixen VMC260L Mount: AP 900 GTO Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5 Location: MHO Date: 20-Jul-2022 2:59AM EDT |
Moon near last quarter
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Telescope: Stellarvue SVX102D Mount: AP 900 GTO Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Processing: ImagesPlus 6.5 Location: MHO Date: 20-Jul-2022 3:19AM EDT |
Jupiter, IO & shadow, GRS
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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 |
Mars
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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 |
Sun H-Alpha
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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 Trifid Nebula
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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 and M8
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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 |
M25 Dumbell Nebula
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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
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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
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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 Cat's Eye Galaxy
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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 |