Friday, March 19, 2021

Sun H-alpha with Prominences


This afternoon the Sun could be observed with a couple of huge prominences.


Saturday, March 13, 2021

NGC2264 Christmas Tree Cluster

Using my TAL200K with Nikon D7500 to capture the Christmas Tree Cluster.



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.