A Stargazers Journey into Astrophotography
What do you do on cloudy nights? I process images. This is NGC 253 The Sculptor Galaxy. Took it on 11/3/2024. This is with my Celestron 9.25″ telescope and my Celestron CGE II Mount. I have struggled with 5 minute long exposures. The new mount, did it! To make this, I took 20 5 min … Read More “NGC 253 The Sculptor Galaxy” »
This image was taken 11/2/2024. It is 609 30 second subs using a Celestron 8″ SCT with a Hyperstar. Using a ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro. No filters, Here is a video of the making of this image:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcBXlDIXNGc
This picture came out better than my last one. This image was taken on October 10, 2024 from 11:25 PM until 5:19 AM. Using my ZWO ASI2600MC Pro, the filter and my AVX mount. It is 177 2 min subs at 120 seconds at 100 gain.
This has been a long time coming. I took my first Andromeda image with my Cannon DSLR. Ever since I got the Hyperstar, I have wanted to get this again. The differences is amazing between they Hyperstar & my ASI2600MC Pro. This version is from October 27 & 28th 2024; Over 9 hours of integration. … Read More “M31 – Andromeda with Hyperstar” »
Every time I have tried to get this galaxy something happened. Everything from clouds rolling in to telescope malfunctions. September 4, 2024 was no exception. This is what I got. I started imaging at 12:18 am. It was a super clear night, not a cloud in the sky. The night did not start out good, … Read More “M33 – Triangulum Galaxy” »
From the day I first got my 8″ StarSense Explorer telescope, I have been intrigued by both M81 and M82 galaxies. I still remember the first time I saw them through my eye piece. Then I looked at a picture and thought, well that’s not what I saw. Now, that I do EAA and Astrophotography, … Read More “M82-Cigar Galaxy” »
This picture was taken 6/1/2024 using my new ZWO ASI2600MC camera. Mounted to my Celestron 8″ telescope. The images were taken with Sharpcap. 25 3 minute subs, processed in Pixinsight.
It is safe to say, I am not happy with either of my work imaging M101. Part of the problem is work, part of the problem is weather and part of the problem is the unknown. I started trying to get images of M101 – The Pinwheel galaxy in April of 2024 with my Svbony … Read More “M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy” »
It was a dark but windy night here in SE Pennsylvania. Around midnight I was searching for something to image all night long. I ultimately decided, one the M104 the Sombrero galaxy. At 12:20 AM, I started with 30 second images at 150 gain. It was very windy!!! Today, I used the Blink tool in … Read More “Sombrero Galaxy – Hyperstar4” »
My first time even seeing this galaxy let alone take a picture. The pictures we taken using a Cannon m50 mark ii, different ISO and shudder speeds and a Nextar Evolution 8″ telescope. These are raw unaltered pictures taken with various ISO and shudder speeds.
