Saturn - One day before Opposition

Saturn this evening, one day before opposition.

Setting: TAL200K f/8.5, ASI224MC, ADC and Barlow x2

Software: SharpCap 4, AS3!, CS4 and DeNoise AI.

Hercules Globular Cluster M13

 

My picture of Hercules Globular Star Cluster Messier M13. It's located in constellation Hercules and about 22.000 light years away from Earth. The cluster counts a couple of hundred thousand stars.

The picture was taken on August 10th, 2022 and it was my first time using Sharpcap for polarallignement. As a result my guiding error reduced significally and up to 0,23 pixels. 

Setting: TAL200K f/8.5, ASI2600MC, guiding scope 50x180 with ASI290MM

Exposure: 12x180s with darks, bias, flats, darkflats and binning 2x2

Software: SharpCap, ASIStudio, N.I.N.A., PHD2, Stellarium, Astro Pixel Processor, CS4, DeNoise AI

Planetary Nebula NGC6781 - Ghost of the Moon Nebula

 

Planetary Nebula NGC6781 is located in constellation Aquila and about 1500ly away from Earth.

My first attempt to image this Planetary Nebula was on location @ Helios member Guido. But due to lot's of issues this attempt failed completely. The good news is that some of the issues were rootcaused resulting in new way of polar allignment using sharpcap. Yesterday (aug 12, 2022) I was able to use my adjusted set up with an "excellent polarallignment" and a guiding error of 0,75px. This second attempt was succesfull while having a full moon sky.

Stephen James O'Meara's (Herschel 400 Observing Guide p 249) calls this planetary nebula "Ghost of the Moon Nebula".

Setting: TAL200K f/8.5, ASI2600MC and my new guide scope 50x180 with ASI290MM

Exposure: lights 14x300s, darks, bias, flats and darkflats; binning 2x2

Software: SharpCap 4, ASIStudio, N.I.N.A., Astro Pixel Processor, CS4 and DeNoise AI

Jupiter - reworked image

 

My earlier images of Jupiter are reworked. In stead of keeping the best 10% frames during stacking I kept 60%. The GRS is beautifull visible surrounded with lots of details. 

Setting: TAL 200K f/8.5 with ASI224MC
Imaging: ADC and Barlowx2
Software: SharpCap 4, AS3! (best 60% frames), CS4 and DeNoise AI

Saturn - reworked imaged

My earlier images of Saturn are reworked. In stead of keeping the best 10% frames during stacking I kept 60%. As a result more details are visible.

Setting: TAL 200K f/8.5 with ASI224MC
Imaging: ADC and Barlowx2
Software: SharpCap 4, AS3! (best 60% frames), CS4 and DeNoise AI

Jupiter and Saturn with ASI224MC

Jupiter and Saturn in the night from Aug 7 to 8th.

Setting: TAL 200K f/8.5 with ASI224MC
Imaging: ADC and Barlowx2

Software: SharpCap 4, AS3! (best 10% frames), CS4 and DeNoise AI

Moon Golden Handle

The best moment of the Golden Handle on the Moon just passed ... Picture taken with TAL200K f/8.5 abd ASI2600MC.