AAPOD2 Image Archives
Sh2-129, Outters 4 and VdB140
Image Description and Details :
This is my first +20h long exposure during my first year of astrophotography. 270*300s of exposures in HA and OIII.
Equipment used: Nikon 200mm f2 lens, Chroma 3nm Ha+OIII filters, Asi1600mm camera and NEQ6 mount.
Location: Finland.
Copyright: Jarkko Järvinen
Abell 35 - a not-so-planetary nebula
Image Description and Details :
We are glad to propose you this beautiful picture of Abell 35 . It was taken with a Planewave CDK12.5 and a QHY600 M camera in Chile during several nights of january and february 2021. The resulting image is a mix of RGB band images for the stars and HO images for the nebula itself.As you are probably aware, Abell 35 still remains considered as PN on SIMBAD but Jacoby had already raised questions about its true nature as early as 1981. Recent studies (after Frew and Parker, PASA, 27, 129, 2010) conclude that the nebula is a Stromgren sphere in the ambient ISM, ionized by a hot DAO white dwarf companion of BD – 22º 3467 which has recently evolved from the PN phase. The system produces a strong wind, probably from the fast, rotating subgiant which interacts with the inner zone of the emission nebula to produce a dramatic parabolic bow-shock aournd BD – 22º 3467 that is strongly visible in the OIII narrowband datas.
Copyright: Team Astrochile, Jean-Philippe Cazard & Jean-Brice Gayet
Battle of the Moons
Image Description and Details :
The image displays the angular size difference between a "super" moon and a "micro" moon. The micro moon is the Cold Moon of 2020 (captured on 30th December 2020) and the super moon is the Pink Moon of 2021 (captured on 27th April 2021). The super moon gets almost 10% bigger in the night sky due to its closer approach to Earth.Gear: Nikon D5600, Sigma 150-600cPost-processing: PIPP, Autostakkert, Adobe Camera Raw, PhotoshopCapture Date: 30th December 2020 and 27th April 2021Location: Kolkata, India
Copyright: Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The Gum 15 star formation region
Image Description and Details :
12.5" f/9 Quasar Ritchey Chretien, SBIG STL11000, Losmandy Tita9
Frames: Red: 10x600", Green: 9x600", Blue: 21x60", Lum: 74x600", total exposure: 16.1 horas
This richly detailed shows the star formation region Gum 15. This little-known object is located in the constellation of Vela (The Sails), some 3000 light-years from Earth. The glowing cloud is a stunning example of an HII region.
Copyright: Insight Observatory (Franck Jobard by Deep Sky Chile) / Ruben Barbosa
Banana Nebula - NGC 3199
NGC 3199 is an emission nebula in the constellation Carina. It is commonly known as the Banana Nebula and was discovered in 1826
Copyright: Albert Barr
Distant Lights
Telescope / Mount / Guiding
ASA 10" Astrograph, ASA 3" Wynne-Corrector (focal length 910mm)
ASA DDM60, no guiding
Camera / Exposure
Moravian G3-16200, Astrodon filters
Lum 74 x 10min, R 24 x 5min bin2x2, G 24 x 5min bin2x2, B 27 x 5min bin2x2
Total Exposure time: 18h 35min
Processing
PixInsight, Fitswork, Photoshop
Notes
NGC 3642 is a spiral galaxy with an active galaxy core in constellation Ursa Major, about 75 Million light years away from our Milky Way. The galaxie belongs to the NGC 3642 group (also known as NGC 3610 group), a galaxy group that also includes the elliptical galaxies NGC 3610 and the lenticular galaxy NGC 3619.
The elliptical galaxy NGC 3613 and the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3625 are part of the NGC 3613 galaxy group. These two galaxy groups are considered associated.
Some of the galaxies, especially NGC 3619, seem to have one ore more tidal streams.
Copyright: Thomas Henne
Dragon ISS Docking Transit
Planned 2 weeks ago, 35KG equipment, about 300 KM by car, about 10 hours of time .. Everything only for 1 second!
Today's ISS Transit (April 25, 2021)
Equipment
DayStar Gemini, FlatCap
SharpStar 121SDQ
Rainbow RST-135
QHY174M
Baader D-ERF
TS 0,5 2" Reducer
Hinode Solar Guider
Software:
Sharpcap
AS3
Registax
PS, LR
Location: Einöd / Germany
Date: 04/25/2021 11:29 UTC+2
Copyright: Mehmet Ergün
M82- The Cigar Galaxy
Image Description:
M82 is also known as the Cigar Galaxy for its elongated visual appearance, it is a starburst galaxy with a superwind. In fact, through ensuing supernova explosions and powerful winds from massive stars, the burst of star formation in M82 is driving the prodigous outflow of material. The filaments extend for over 10,000 light-years. Some of the gas in the superwind, enriched in heavy elements forged in the massive stars, will eventually escape into intergalactic space. Triggered by a close encounter with nearby large galaxy M81, the furious burst of star formation in M82 should last about 100 million years or so. M82 is 12 million light-years distant, near the northern boundary of Ursa Major.
Tech card:
Imaging telescope: Teleskop Service TS 10" RC.
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI294MM-Pro.
Mount: iOptron CEM60.
Guiding camera: ZWO ASI290MM mini.
Focal reducer: Teleskop Service CCD47 0.67x reducer for RC telescopes.
Accessory: ZWO ASIAIR Pro · ZWO OAG · ZWO 8x 1.25" Filter Wheel (EFW).
Frames:
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Lum: 20x180" (gain: 120.00) -15C bin 2x2.
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Red: 20x180" (gain: 120.00) -15C bin 2x2.
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green: 18x180" (gain: 120.00) -15C bin 2x2.
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Blue: 20x180" (gain: 120.00) -15C bin 2x2.
Chroma 3nm Ha: 10x600" (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 2x2.
Total integration: 5.6 hours.
Darks: ~50.
Flats: ~30.
Flat darks: ~30.
Avg. Moon age: 26.66 days.
Avg. Moon phase: 9.26%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00.
RA center: 9h 55' 52"
DEC center: +69° 40' 56"
Pixel scale: 0.707 arcsec/pixel.
Orientation: -95.583 degrees.
Field radius: 0.150 degrees.
Imaging dates: April 8, 2021, April 9, 2021.
Imaging location: Abu Dhabi desert, UAE.
Copyright: Wissam Ayoub
Abell 33 - The Diamond Ring Nebula
Image Description and Details :
Abell 33 is a spherical planetary nebula located 2700 light years away in the southern constellation of Hydra. It lies just behind the star HD 83535. The star HD 83535 is responsible for the "diamond ring" effect seen in the photograph.Image captured on my dual rig in Spain.Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 RefractorsCameras: QSI6120wsg8Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPSA total of 6.4 hours image capture (OIIILRGB)
Copyright: Peter Goodhew