Sun(day)

Observation of the Sun this morning with good seeing conditions.

All images taken with TAL200K f/8.5. The sundisk was imaged with ASI2600MC and sunspots AR2993/94 with ASI290MM.

Software : Sharpcap, AS3!, IMPPG, CS4.

IMPPG Software and Sunspot AR2993/94

 

I'm using IMPPG software for processing my solar images. See also this link for more information. It executes Lucy-Richardson deconvolution with great results.
So, after stacking my SER 16bit movies, I'm opening the Tif files in IMPPG. The result is a sharper and brighter Tif (or PNG,..) file which is finally edited using CS4.

Sunspot AR2993/94

 

Sunspot AR2993/94 this morning - April 23, 2022.

Setting : TAL200K f/8.5 with ASI290MM and ND5.0 (no OIII filter)

Software : Sharpcap (AVI 8bit), AS3!, IMPPG, CS4

Sunspot AR2993/94

No time during the week but this morning I made some time to capture the huge sunspots. Image of 

Sunspot AR2993/94 this morning (April 23) - forced false colour.

Setting : TAL200K f/8.5 with ASI290MM and ND5.0 and OIII filter

Software : Sharpcap (Ser 16bit), AutoStakkert3, IMPPG, CS4  

H-Alpha Prominences

On Saturday morning, April 16, 2022, sunspots AR2993/94 are on the sun's limb causing changing prominences. Within 30minutes the scene kept on changing.

Setting : SolarMax III DS/BF15 70/400 with ASI290MM

Software : Sharpcap (Pro), AutoStakkert3, IMPPG, CS4.

Sunspot AR2993/94 in CaK

 

Sunspots AR2993 & AR2994 in CaK on Easter day (April 17, 2022)

Setting : TAL200K/8.5 with ASI290MM

Software : Sharpcap, AutoStakkert3, IMPPG, CS

Sunset Colourpanel

A bright colourpanel during sunset.

Sunset @ De Panne

Sunset at the Belgian Coast (De Panne).

Astroblog: The Lonely Photon

Two astro bloggers: Pascal (l) and Adriano (r)

End of March I met in Berzieux (France) a new friend, Adriano, with the same intrest. Both stayed in the very dark skies of Berzieux making astropictures. It was a pleasure talking with him and to share tips and ideas. Interesting as well is that we both have a personal blog.

Adriano's blog can be found as The Lonely Photon - see this link.

Adriano has build up lot's of experience with installing his astro equipment on different locations as his own location suffers from lightpollution. This was clearly shown in Berzieux: remote, fast and efficient set up.

Lately he is taking pictures of nebulas and galaxies with long exposures (5-15hours) with some awesome results. 

Comet C/2019 L3 (Atlas)

Comet C/2019 L3 (Atlas) was photographed on March 24, 2022 (UT20h35).The comet was located in constellation Gemini and about 3.8 Astronomical Units away from Earth. According Stellarium, magnitude 12,73.

Setting: TAL200K f/8.5 with ASI2600MC, guidescope 30/120 with ASI224MC

Software: N.I.N.A., Stellarium, PHD2, APP, CS4

Location: Backyard

NGC1893 and Flaming Star Nebula

NGC1893 and IC405 Flaming Star Nebula (partial).

Setting : TLAPO80/480 f/6 with ASI260MC, guidescop 30/120 with ASI224MC
Lights: 12x300s, darks, bias, flats and darkflats

Software: N.I.N.A, Stellarium, PHD2, APP, CS4, DeNoise AI

Location : Berzieux (F)

Photo Collage Berzieux

I made a photo collage of my astroweekend in Berzieux (France) on March 25-27, 2022

My picture of Moon-Uranus published in magazine Heelal

My picture of planet Uranus near the Moon (see this link) earlier this month was published in magazine Heelal. 

Comet 19P/Borrelly & NGC1499

On Saterday March 26, 2022, Comet 19P/Borrelly was visible near NGC1499 (California Nebula). Picture was taken in Berzieux (F) without using filters. 

Setting: TLAP80/480 f/6 with ASI2600MC, guidescope 30/120 and ASI224MC

Light: 1x300s, darks, flats, darkflats, bias

Software: N.I.N.A, Stellarium, PHD2, APP, CS4.

Location: Berzieux (F)

Coma Cluster Abell 1656

The Coma Cluster (Abell 1656) is a collection of galaxies (more then 1000 identified galaxies) located in constellation Coma Berenices. The brightest member in the central region of the Coma Cluster is Coma B (NGC4889 or C35) and about 300 million ly away from Earth.

Using Astrometry.net about 100 galaxies can be seen on the picture (both NGC and IC)

Setting : TLAPO80/480 f/6 with ASI2600MC, guidingscope 30/120 with ASI224MC

Light : 12x300s, darks, bias, flats and darkflats

Software : N.I.N.A., Stellarium, PHD2, APP, CS4, DeNoise AI

Location : Berzieux (F)

Quasar CSO784 z=1.922

My picture of C35 (NGC4889 or Coma B) shows 3 quasars of which one is Quasar CSO784. CSO784 has a redshift of 1.922. Using Ned Wright's standard settings, the light of this quasar travelled 10.2 billion years. 

NGC4712 & NGC4725

NGC4725 is located in constellation Coma Berenices and about 41 million light years away from Earth. On the picture is also NGC4712 which is about 200 million ly away from Earth.

Setting: TAL200K f/8.5 with ASI2600MC, guidescope 30/120 with ASI224MC

Lights : 12x300s with darks, bias, flats and darkflats

Software : N.I.N.A, Stellarium, PHD2, APP, CS4, DeNoise AI

Location : Berzieux (F)

Milky Way @ Berzieux

Nightscape of the Milky Way taken in the morning of March 27, 2021 in Berzieux (France, Region Grand Est).