Saturday, March 13, 2021

Partial Solar Eclipse in Belgium June 10 2021

On June 10, 2021 a partial Sun Eclipse will take place and will be visible almost over all Europe.
For my nearest town, Diest,  with an 26% coverage, timings are (local time):

Start : 11h18 and Ending : 13h26 

Credit : Andrew Sinclair

For more information see also this link

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

M45 Pleiades


The Pleiades, also known as Messier M45 and the Seven Sisters is located in constellation Taurus and about 4000 light years away from Earth.

Setting : Nikon D7500 and TLAPO80/480 f/6. 
    - Session 1 : ISO800-6400 81x30s
    - Session 2 : ISO1250 60x60s
Cameracontrol using DigiCamControl. Stacking with APP and final editing using CS4 and DeNoise AI.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Kemble's Cascade NGC1501 NGC1502

Kemble's Cascade, NGC1501 and NGC1502. The picture is a mosaic of two pictures.
Setting : Nikon D7500 and TLAPO80/480 f/6.



Planetary Nebula NGC1501 and Open Star Cluster NGC1502

Open Star Cluster, NGC1502, located in constellation Camelopardalis is about 2700 light years away from Earth.  NGC1501 is a nice blue planetary nebula and about 4200 light years away from Earth


Setting : Nikon D7500 and TLAPO80/480 f/6; 11x60s ISO1250 with darks. Stacking using APP and final editing using CS4 zn DeNoise AI. Camera control with DigiCamControl.



Monday, March 8, 2021

Kemble's Cascade and NGC1502

Kemble's Cascade is an asterism located in constellation camelopardalis. Left on the picture is an open star cluster, NGC1502. NGC1502 is about 2700 light years away from Earth.

Setting : Nikon D7500 and TLAPO80/480 f/6; 23x30s ISO1250 with darks, 11x60s ISO800. Stacking using APP and final editing using CS4 zn DeNoise AI. Camera control with DigiCamControl.



Sunday, March 7, 2021

Rosette Nebula NGC2237 and Open Cluster NGC2244





The Rosette Nebula (NGC2237) with Open Star Cluster NGC2244 is located in constellation Monoceros and about 5200 light years away from Earth. The nebula is a H II region (region with Ionised Hydrogen).
Setting : Nikon D7500 with TLAP80/480: lights 46x60s ISO3200 with darks and H-alpha 64x90s ISO6400 with darks. Pictures taken over two nights, eacht -3°C.
Stacking with APP and final editing using CS4 and DeNoise AI.


Saturday, March 6, 2021

Planetary Nebula NGC2440



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Planetary Nebula NGC2440 is located in constellation Puppis and is about 4000 lightyears away from Earth. According literature, it's central star is one of hottest white dwarf observed with a surface tempeature of 200.000K

Setting : Nikon D7500 and TAL200Kf/8.5: ISO800, 10x60s. Camera control with DigiCamControl and stacking with APP. Final editing using CS4 and DeNoise AI.