AAPOD2 Image Archives
The Witch's Broom Nebula
Image Description and Details : Description: This is my latest rendition of the Witch's Broom Nebula! The standard HOO palette with RGB stars is the look I went for this time around!
Equipment:
10" f/3.9 newt
asi533mm
Cem60
Astrodon Ha/Oiii/RGB 3nm filters
600s subs
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Copyright: Teagan Grable
NGC 7822
Image Description and Details : NGC 7822 is an emission nebula discovered by John Herschel in the constellation Cepheus at a distance of 800-1000 pc. The image was taken from the southwest of Germany on several nights in the period from 17.09.2021 to 26.02.2022. The total exposure time was 28 hours.
Optics: 8" f4 Newton
Mount: CGEM DX
Camera: ZWO ASI 1600 MM
Filters: ZWO Ha, ZWO OIII, ZWO SII
Guiding: ZWO ASI 290 MC with off-axis guider
Exposure: Ha: 127x300s, SII: 130x300s, OIII: 80x300s
Software: SharpCap, PHD Guiding, PixInsight
Copyright: Johannes Kohr
Tail of the Swan
Image Description and Details : Taken from my backyard in Nashville, TN over the course of 20 nights, spanning about 3 months. I hope you enjoy this image as much as I enjoyed creating it!
Image details:
Imaging Telescopes: TPO UltraWide 180 f/4.5
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters:
Baader Fringe Killer 2"
Optolong L-eXtreme 2"
Accessories:
ZWO ASIair Plus, ZWO EAF
Software: Adobe Photoshop, Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP), Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Guiding Telescope: ZWO 30mm Mini Guider Scope
Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Dates:
July 21, 2022, July 22, 2022, July 23, 2022, Aug. 1, 2022, Aug. 2, 2022, Aug. 3, 2022, Aug. 5, 2022, Aug. 6, 2022, Aug. 7, 2022, Aug. 18, 2022, Aug. 19, 2022, Aug. 22, 2022, Aug. 23, 2022, Aug. 24, 2022, Aug. 25, 2022, Aug. 26, 2022, Aug. 27, 2022, Aug. 28, 2022, Aug. 30, 2022, Aug. 31, 2022
Frames:
Baader Fringe Killer 2": 300×5″(25′) (gain: 100.00) -5°C
Optolong L-eXtreme 2": 679×480″(90h 32′) (gain: 100.00) -5°C
Integration:
90h 57′
Darks: 60
Flats: 60
Flat darks: 100
Avg. Moon age: 14.87 days
Avg. Moon phase: 26.06%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 8.00
Copyright: Jeffrey Horne
The sun
Image Description and Details : Today's sun (September 4th, 2022). A huge beautiful solar filament (about ~700,000 km long) in the area of active regions A3092 and A3093.
Equipemnet:
Lunt LS60 DS60 B1200
RST-135
Player One Neptun M IMX178
Date: Sep. 04. 2022
Location: Traisen / Germany
Copyright: Mehmet Ergün
A Nova in Andromeda Galaxy
Image Description and Details : On August 4, the team members of the Monte Baldo Observatory (Italy) identified a Nova star of magnitude +16.6 in one of the arms of M31, which was catalogued as M31N2022-08a. Furthermore, the same team immediately noticed the coincidence of the position of the Nova they discovered with the Nova M31N2005-10a discovered on 11 October 2005 and, after meticulous checks, the coincidence of the position was confirmed. It is therefore a recurring Nova, which are the most followed and studied because they are considered potential candidates to become very bright Supernovae.
Fortunately, my shots coincided with the period following the appearance of the Nova, so I was able to highlight its presence in my image by comparing it with a photo taken last year.
Sky-Watcher Evostar 80ED @480mm, F6.0
Qhy168c @-5 °C
Sky-Watcher Eq6r Pro
Optolong L_Pro 123x300"
Optolong L_eXtreme 62x600"
Kstars/ekos, APP, PixInsight, PS
Copyright: Massimo Di Fusco
Burning Heart & Flaming Soul
Image Description and Details : This panorama mosaic was skulking around in my head for about a year now.
Aside from a few hours "wasted" on trial and error'ing an intensity match issue with my RGB frames, the stitching went well using PI's PhotometricMosaic script.
Details:
Capture date: August 16th – 24th, 2022
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Bortle class: 5-6
Lights (Gain 100, -5°C, Bin 1×1):
H𝛼: 66 x 300s (5h 30m)
Oiii: 45 x 300s (3h 45m)
Sii: 44 x 300s (3h 40m)
R: 40 x 10s (6m 40s)
G: 39 x 10s (6m 30s)
B: 40 x 10s (6m 40s)
Total Integration: 13h 14m 50s
Darks: 60
Flats: 30 @ 5s, 30 @ 10s
Flat Darks: 60
Scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Reducer: APM Riccardi 0.75x
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Guide scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Guide camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini with ZWO OAG-L
Filterwheel: ZWO EFW 7x36mm
Filter(s): Astronomik H𝛼 6nm, Astronomik Oiii 6nm, Astronomik Sii 6nm, Astronomik DeepSky RGB
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Tripod: Sky-Watcher EQ6 Tripod
Control: ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Copyright: Dominik Weinbrenner
STAR-TRAILS - REFLECTIONS IN THE LAKE
Image Description and Details :Astrophotography made during the 13th Brazilian Astrophotography Meeting.
Formosa/GO - Brazil
07/28/2022-07/29/2022, 23h at 04h
Canon EOS T3 - unmodified
Rokinon 12mm F2.8 @ F2.8
150x120s, ISO 800
Fixed tripod
Copyright: Samuel Moitinho
LDN43 The Cosmic Bat
Image Description and Details : Telescope : Planewave CDK17, Camera : SBIG STXL 11002, Tracking : Paramount
Location : Chile
Image processing software : Pixinsight, Photoshop
Total 14 hours 45 minutes LRGB data
Copyright: Image captured : Martin Pugh
Image processing : Rocco Sung