Wednesday, July 22, 2020

NGC7000 Wide Field

A widefield of  NGC7000 was  taken using Nikon D7500 and Tamron 10-24mm. Astrometry was used to identify all objects within the field of view. Editing was done using CS4.





Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Comet Neowise C/2020 F3 with ion Tail

Yesterday I was able to make a couple of pictures of Comet NeowiseC/2020 F3. Using my Nikon D7500 and setting :  130mm F/5.6, ISO1250  12x60s exposure time. Raw data converted to DNG and stacked using DeepSkyStacker. Final editing with CS4 and DeNoise AI


Sunday, July 19, 2020

Comet Neowise C/2020 F3 Nightscape

Great nightscape with Comet Neowise C/2020 F3. 


Comet Neowise C/2020 F3 with TLAPO80/480 and blue filter


The comet was photographed using my Nikon D7500 and TLAPO80/480 f/6 toghether with a blue filter. DigiCamControl software was used to control my Nikon Camera in order to take exposures beyond 30s.
Setting : ISO640 and 9x60s exposure time. Raw data converted to DNG and stacking using DeepSkyStacker. Editing using CS4.

The ion tail is seen left from the white dust tail. The ion tail and the dust tail are "split" somewhat further away from the comet as seen on the picture. 

Comet Neowise C/2020 F3 Dust and Ion tail



Yesterday Comet Neowise C/2020 F3 was much brighter then the day before. High clouds the day before could be the cause but I'm not sure. 
The comet was photographed using my Nikon D7500 with Nikkor lens 18/200mm. Tracking was done on AZ/EQ6 which made it possible to take long exposures. DigiCamControl software was used to control my Nikon Camera in order to take exposures beyond 30s. 
Setting : ISO400 and 15x60s exposure time. Raw data converted to DNG and stacking using DeepSkyStacker. Editing using CS4 and DeNoise AI.


Halo around the Sun

A faint 360' halo around the Sun this morning.

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Comet Neowise C/2020 F3 with Blue Filter

A clear sky was not predicted so I was surprised to a clear sky around 23h00 local time. The comet could be seen with the naked eye but very faint. Less bright then 4 days ago. I had also the impression the tail is getting wider. 


Beside my Nikkor lens 18-200 I used this time my TLAPO 80/480 F6. I experimented using a blue filter to capture the gastail. Not sure if I succeeded but the picture shows a diffuse barrier left from the dusttail.