Starship Asterisk*

Cosmic Embers and Rebirth


Takahasi FS60CS
Starlight Xpress Trius 814 mono
Ha 5nm 14 x 1200s
OIII 3nm 19 x 1200s
SII 3nm 18 x 1200s

Location back yard Guernsey

NGC 5662 - Open Cluster in Centaurus

BEST DETAILS
https://www.astrobin.com/full/7yfgyq/0/

EQUIPMENT:
Esprit 150mm triplet
Zwo asi 6200mc
Mount CEM120
Frames 165 x 100" ( 4,6 hours)

LOCATION: Munhoz - MG - Brazil
DATES: From 06/26/2023 to 07/03/2023

PROCESSING AND CAPTURE:
Adobe Photoshop, ASTAP, SGP, PHD2 and PixInsight

Author: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menezes_fo?ig ... _source=qr

Email: Barretosmed@hotmail.com
(Organizing author of the book Amateur Astrophotography in Brazil)
https://clubedeautores.com.br/livro/ast ... -no-brasil

One Armed Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4725 - One Armed Galaxy
Location: London, UK, Front Garden
Copyright: Hamza Ilyas

Imaging Telescope:
- Celestron C8 SC XLT (RGB)
- Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" (Luminace)
Imaging Cameras:
- ZWO ASI294MC Pro
- ZWO ASI294MM
Mounts:
- 2 x Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters:
- Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block 1.25"

Frames:
-RGB
- 104×240″(6h 56′)
- 59×300″(4h 55′)
-Lum
- 411×90″(10h 16′ 30″)
Integration: 22h 7′ 30″

Comet Over London
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) of Oct 19, 2024

Some friends and I decided to take our scope to a field here in London where we successfully captured the comet. What a spectacular sight!

Location: London, UK, Back Garden
Credit: Hamza Ilyas, Amtul Tahir Salam, Abschar Ahmed

Imaging Lenses: Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC
Cameras: ZWO ASI2600MM DUO
Mounts: ZWO AM5
Filters: Astronomik L-3 UV/IR Block 2"
Frames: 39×60 mins
Integration:
39 Mins

Rosette Nebula
Click on above to enlarge.

It is one of the images ( The Witch Head Nebula) that has brought me the most satisfaction, as photographing reflection nebulae from a city seemed like an impossible idea, despite the light pollution filters available today. This session was taken from a fifth-floor balcony in my city, Montcada i Reixac, near Barcelona (Catalonia), in a Bortle 8/9 zone with no visibility to the North, without Polaris, using drift alignment. I needed several sessions and many captures, but I couldn’t be happier with the result. It still feels unbelievable to me.

Thinking about what we are gradually losing in cities, and realizing that it shouldn't be a privilege but a right and a heritage not only of humanity but of all the inhabitants of our planet—fauna and flora—and seeing that, despite everything, it is still possible

Date and location the images was taken: 7/01,08/01,09/01/and 10/01/24.
Equipment used: Asi294 mc pro, Antlia triband RGB, HEQ-5 & Refractor Skywacher 72/420 Evostar 72 ED.
Exposure times, Gain: 52x300” Gain 120, 50x120" Gain120
Software used during capture/processing; DSS, Pixinsight, Adobe Lightroom.

https://postimg.cc/S20TWp9K]
https://i.postimg.cc/fLyGQzTY/Witchnebula.png

IC 1805 is a nebula located 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Its reddish appearance comes from gases ionized by the massive young stars of the Melotte 15 cluster. It is a region where many stars are still forming today.
IC 1848, the Soul Nebula, is located 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is illuminated by young stars that ionize the surrounding gases, giving it its reddish hue. The nebula features structures known as "pillars of creation," where new stars are formed from clouds of gas and dust.

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses : Askar FRA400
Imaging Cameras : ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Mounts : Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters : Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm · Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 36 mm · Antlia 3nm Narrowband Sulfur II 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm
Accessories : Askar F3.9 Reducer for FRA400/500 · ZWO ASIAIR Plus · ZWO EAF · ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm
Software : Adobe Photoshop · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses : Artesky Ultra 60mm MKII Guide Scope
Guiding Cameras : ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Dates:
Jan. 11 - 13, 2024
Jan. 15, 2024
Feb. 3, 2024
Feb. 12, 2024
March 1, 2024
March 5 - 7, 2024
March 11 - 13, 2024
March 15, 2024

Frames:
Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm: 96×600″(16h)
Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 36 mm: 164×600″(27h 20′)
Antlia 3nm Narrowband Sulfur II 36 mm: 156×600″(26h)
Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm: 120×60″(2h)
Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm: 120×60″(2h)
Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm: 120×60″(2h)

Integration : 75h 20′

https://www.astrobin.com/users/emmanuel.joly/

ABELL 72 OIII (rgb stars)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/18661870 ... d-public/
Copyright: Jose Luis Bedmar GSO 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Truss Tube ×
ZWO ASI294MM Pro
Sky-Watcher EQ8
Chroma H-alpha 5nm Bandpass 36 mm · Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 36 mm · Chroma SII 3nm Bandpass 36 mm
Astrophotography of the Pleiades PixInsight · Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator
November 22 - 24, 2024
Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 36 mm: 60×300.″(5h)
Integration time:5h
Average Moon Age:22.52 days
Average Moon Phase:46.08%
ARKANSAS. (center): 20h50m02s.4
Dec. (center): +13°33′32″
Pixel scale: 0.388 arc seconds/pixel
Orientation: 1,172 degrees
Field radius: 0.179 degrees
Locations: Huércal de Almería, Almería, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote Source: Non-Commercial Standalone Installation