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Imaging Telescopes Planewave CDK14
Imaging Cameras QHYCCD QHY268 Pro M
Mounts Planewave L-350
Locations: Valley of the Sun, Chandler, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Dates: April 26, 2023 · April 27, 2023
Frames:
Chroma Blue 50mm: 46×120″(1h 32′)
Chroma Green 50mm: 36×120″(1h 12′)
Chroma Lum 50mm: 199×120″(6h 38′)
Chroma Red 50mm: 33×120″(1h 6′)
Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most! :tease:
Gordon
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED80CF, Skywatcher 200 Quattro Imaging Newt, SeeStar S50 for EAA.
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-g mount & Skywatcher EQ5 Pro.
ZWO mini guider.
Image cameras: ZWO ASI1600 MM Cool, ZWO ASI533mc-Pro, ZWO ASI174mm-C (for use with my Quark chromosphere), ZWO ASI120MC
Filters: LRGB, Ha 7nm, O-III 7nm, S-II 7nm
Eyepieces: a few.
Primary software: Cartes du Ciel, N.I.N.A, StarTools V1.4.
Very nice image. From my latitude, M51 is mostly observable through the fine efforts of folk like you. Though I did go way up north a couple of years ago and was lucky enough to visually observe it. Thanks, Phil
Telescopes: Takahashi TSA120; Genstar 10" (Barry Arnold optics), Skywatcher ST80 (guide) Eyepieces: Televue Nagler 7/11/22mm, Takahashi LE50mm, Denkmieir 14mm, Andrews (Moonfish) 30mm Cameras: Canon EOS RP, Player One Neptune-C II Planetary (IMX464), QHY Polemaster Lenses: Canon 300mm F4 L, Tamron 24-70mm G2 F2.8, Samyang 14mm F2.8, Rokinon 8mm Mounts: Losmandy G11G, Skywatcher Star Adventurer I PRO Binoculars: Bushnell Forge ED 10x42
Scope: Skywatcher Evostar 80ED (SW 0.85 FR/FF) on a SW NEQ6Pro
Guiding; SW Evoguide 50ED, ASI 120mm mini
Meade 8" LX200 GPS on wedge (Guided with a cheapo 50mm guidescope and a ZWO ASI 120mm mini)
Sharpstar 61EDPH II (with dedicated 0.8 reducer) with wiliam Optics 32mm uniguide
Camera: ASI2600MC pro. QHY 163M with ZWO 7nm NB filters, Canon EOS700D astro mod
Secondary mount: Skywatcher StarAdventurer
Jim Thommes Jim's Astrophotography
David Levy Maksutov Newtonian, Celestron Edge 9.25, FSQ-106N Refractor (on loan), WO ZenithStar 66 APO Refractor, WO Megrez II APO, Sigma 150 mm EOS Lens
Losmandy G11/Gemini, iOptron GEM45, Celestron Advanced VX, iOptron CEM70
ST8300M Camera, Atik 383L, Canon 350D (IR cut modified), ASI1600M, ASI294M, ASI260M
Observatory - Desert Astronomy Association (Shelter Valley, CA)
Gray image and congrats on the APOD! Do you have any idea what the moving object was just above the galaxies? May have been slow for a satellite unless it was in the Clark orbit.
Steve Yates
Astro-Tech AT102ED, 102 mm, F/7, ED Achromatic Refractor Astro-Tech AT80ED, 80 mm, F/7, ED Achromatic Refractor Bresser AR102s, 102 mm, f/4.5, Achromatic Refractor
Explore Scientific Twilight I Alt/Az Mount
Bresser Nano Alt/Az Mount
The Wave Catcher wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 12:46 am
Gray image and congrats on the APOD! Do you have any idea what the moving object was just above the galaxies? May have been slow for a satellite unless it was in the Clark orbit.
Believe it or not is another galaxy IC 4277
Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most! :tease:
