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Moon (m) Total integration: 2-6 seconds (500-1500 x 4 milliseconds). moon_v1-studio.jpg Cameras: QHY294M (11mp mono) CMOS cooled to -15 degrees C. Telescope: Takahashi FC100DF Steinheil fluorite doublet apochromat refractor @ f/7.4. Reducer: None. Mount: Paramount MyT. Filters: Orion SkyGlow Broadba...

The ghost of cassiopeiae/Gamma cas nebula IC59/IC63/LBN623/Sh2-185 (c-lsho) Also includes: gamma cassiopeiae Total integration: 53.8 hours/3225 minutes (221x5m = ~18.4h for S2 + 297x5m = ~25h for Ha + 127x5m = ~11h for O3). Camera: QHY163M (16mp mono) CMOS cooled to -15 degrees C. Telescope: Takahas...

sh2-108/IC1318/LBN238 (c-sho) Also includes NGC6910. Total integration: 1942 minutes/32.4 hours (98 x 300s or 11.43h for Ha + 96 x 300s or 11.20h for O3 + 84 x 300s or 9.80h for S2). Cameras: QHY294M (11mp mono) CMOS cooled to -15 degrees C. Telescopes: Stellarvue SV70T triplet apochromat refractor ...

Flying Bat and Squid nebulae Sh2-129/Ou4 widefield (c-shorgb) Also includes LBN445, LBN449, LBN453, v419 Cephei. Total integration: 7876 minutes/131+ hours (2193 x 300s for Ha + 3489 x 300s for O3 + 2074 x 300s for S2 + 60 x 120s for OSC). Cameras: QHY163M (16mp mono) and QHY247C (24mp OSC) CMOS coo...

Planetary nebula Sh2-216/LBN744/PNG158.5+00.7/PK158+00.1 (c-lsho) http://ram.org/images/space/scope/1.4.4.5/sh2-216_c_lsho_1218m+812m+903m_2933m_49h.jpg sh2-216_lsho.v1.1-studio.cropped.inline.jpg Total integration: ~49 hours/2933 minutes (174 x 420s or 20.3h for Ha + 129 x 420s or 15h for O3 + 116 ...

Jellyfish nebulae Ced73/Ced74/IC443/IC444/LBN840/LBN841/LBN844/Sh2-248/Sh2-249/SNR G189.0+03.0/VdB75 narrowfield (c-shorgb) Also includes Eta Geminorum/Propus, Mu Geminorum/Tejat, and LDN1564-LDN1568. ic443_sho_nf.v0.1-studio-minimal.inline.jpg http://ram.org/images/space/scope/1.4+7.4.5+6/ic443_nf_...

Flying Bat and Squid nebulae Sh2-129/Ou4 narrowfield (m-sho, c-shorgb) Also includes LBN445, LBN449, LBN453, v419 Cephei. Total integration: 7876 minutes/131+ hours (153/204 x 300/420s or 37h for Ha + 632/47 x 300/420s 58h for O3 + 153/185 x 300/420s or 34h for S2 + 60 x 120s for OSC). Cameras: QHY1...

Squid nebula Ou4 (c-orgb), also includes: v419 Cephei. Total integration: 3280 minutes/~55 hours (*632 x 300s for O3 + **60 x 120s for OSC). Cameras: *QHY163M (16mp mono) and **QHY247C (24mp OSC) CMOS cooled to -20 and -15 degrees C. Telescopes: *Takahashi FC100DF Steinheil fluorite doublet and **St...

Heart (Ced7/Cr26/IC1805/LBN654/Mel15/Sh2-190) and Fishhead (Ced6/IC1795/LBN645/NGC896) nebulae (c-sho). Also includes: Cr30/Mel16/IC1824/NGC1027, IC1831, LBN646-48,50,55-57, and LDN1356,59-73. Total integration: 43.75 hours/2625 minutes (136x7m = ~16h for Ha + 92x7m = ~11h for O3 + 147x7m = ~17h for...

Comet NEOWISE C/2020 F3 (c-lrgbsho). Total integration: 37 minutes/2210 seconds (37m L + 7-8m for RGBSHO). Cameras: *QHY163M (16mp mono) and **QHY247C (24mp OSC) CMOS cooled to -15 degrees C. Telescopes: *Takahashi FC100DF Steinheil fluorite doublet and **Stellarvue SV70T triplet apochromat refracto...

The Lion Nebula B369/Ced203/LDN1150/LBN473/LDN1150/LDN1156/LDN1154/LDN1161/LDN1163/Sh2-132 (c-lhoos/sho) Also includes: WR-153/GP Cephei, RW Cephei. Total integration: 60.4 hours/3625 minutes (263x5m = ~22h for Ha + 278x5m = ~23h for O3 + 184x5m = ~15h for S2). sh2-132_184x300+263x300+278x300_3625m_...

Pacman Nebula IC11/IC1590/LBN616/LBN123.17-06.28/NGC281/Sh2-184 (c-sho) Also includes: Multiple star B 1, Bok globules. http://ram.org/images/space/scope/1.7.4.5/ngc281_54x300+90x300++48x300_960m_16h.inline.jpg Total integration: 16 hours/960 minutes = 54x5m for S2 + 90x5m for Ha + 48x5m for O3. Cam...

The Wizard Nebula Ced206/Cr452/LBN511/NGC7380/Sh2-142/Sh2-143 (c-sho); also includes: PK107-00.1. Total integration: 27 hours/1620 minutes = 110x5m for S2 + 112x5m for Ha + 102x5m for O3. Camera: QHY163M (16mp mono) CMOS cooled to -15 degrees C. Telescope: Takahashi FC100DF Steinheil fluorite double...

Flaming Star nebula C31/Ced42/LBN795/IC405/Sh2-229/VdB34 (c-shorgb) Total integration: 1303 minutes/21.7 hours (*42 x 300s for Ha + 24 x 300s for O3 + 42 x 300s for S2 + **109 x 420s for OSC). Cameras: *QHY163M (16mp mono) and **QHY247C (24mp OSC) CMOS cooled to -20 and -15 degrees C. Telescopes: *T...

California nebula Ced26/LBN756/NGC1499/PGC3517586/Sh2-220 (c-sho). http://ram.org/images/space/scope/1.4.4.5/ngc1499_31x420+49x420++30x420_777m_12.8h.inline.jpg Also includes: Galaxies IC2005 and IC2027. Total integration: 12.8 hours/770 minutes = 31x7m for S2 + 49x7m for Ha + 30x7m for O3. Camera: ...

~76 hours nebula and open cluster B59/Ced214/LBN589/NGC7762/NGC7822/Sh2-171 (c-sho). http://ram.org/images/space/scope/1.4.4.5/ngc7822_153x420+52x360+155x420+52x360+168x420+80x360_4556m_76h.inline.jpg Total integration: ~76 hours/4556 minutes = (153x7m + 52x6m for S2) + (155x7m + 72x6m for Ha) + (16...

Omicron Persei Cloud (Gingrich 1) B3/B4/B5/Ced20/Cr41/IC348/LBN758/VdB19 (c) Total integration: 510m/8.5h (102 x 300s). Camera: QH247C (24mp OSC) CMOS cooled to -15 degrees C. Telescope: Takahashi FC100DF Steinheil fluorite doublet apochromat refractor @ f/4.9. Reducer: Takahashi FC-35 2". Moun...

Pleiades aka The Seven Sisters/Subaru/Cr42/M45/Mel22 (c) http://ram.org/images/space/scope/1.7.4.6/m45_c_90x120s+240x15s_240m.inline.jpg Total integration: 240m/4h (90 x 120s + 240 x 15s). Camera: QH247C (24mp OSC) CMOS cooled to -15 degrees C. Telescope: Takahashi FC100DF Steinheil fluorite doublet...

My most recent integration collected over two years combining L, OSC, and narrowband (HOS) data. Low resolution inline image: http://ram.org/images/space/scope/1.6+7.4.5+6/m33_c_lrgbhos_77x120s+139x60s+10x120s+13x300s+8x300s+8x300s_458m.inline.jpg Full resolution image: http://ram.org/images/space/s...

Veil nebula - West C34/Ced182a/NGC6960/LBN191/PGC3517684 and East C33/Ced182b/IC1340/NGC6992/NGC6995 (c-sho) two panel mosaic. Total integration: 960 minutes/16 hours (20+10 x 6m for S2 + 61+20 x 6m for Ha + 34+15 x 6m for O3). Camera: QHY163M (16mp mono) CMOS cooled to -15 degrees C. Telescope: Ste...

Nothing necessarily that spectacular, but these are my first light images with my QHY247C and I'm excited about them. OSCs have come a long way! Enjoy. Inline images are what are inlined. http://ram.org/images/space/scope/1.7.4.6/ic5146_c_105x120s_210m.inline.jpg http://ram.org/images/space/scope/1....

Full IC1396, including the Elephant's Trunk in SHO. Details of the capture are here: https://www.astrobin.com/409845/B/



--Ram

Elephant's Trunk Nebula IC1396A (c-sho). https://cdn.astrobin.com/solutions/829c1b93-b046-4ad2-b14e-56c4d765721a-1526181275.png http://ram.org/images/space/scope/1.7.4.5/ic1396_sho.v0221.jpg Total integration: 660 minutes/11 hours (48 x 5m for S2/red + 36 x 5m for Ha/green + 48 x 5m for O3/blue). Ca...