Astrophotography gallery
In this astrophotography gallery are some images taken in the last year. I am lucky enough to live in a class 4 Bortle location with very little light pollution but I am very near the sea so humidity can often ruin an imaging session (and my equipment ). I use two setups depending on the composition, Rig 1 is narrow FOV and can be seen here, and Rig 2 is wide FOV and is here. I now have two fifferent camera trains, one colour (osc) and the other mono with a filter wheel.
Hope you enjoy the images
Bubble Nebula NGC7635
Captured in November 2022 using Rig 1 with ASI 2600mm Pro camera (-15c, gain 100, offset 50). Composed of over 13 hours of 6nm narrowband data sets for Ha, Oiii, Sii, stacked & processed using PixInsight using the Hubble palette. Conditions were poor so many additional images were discarded prior to processing due to poor guiding (wind) or cloud cover.
M43
Captured using Rig 1 with ASI 2600mm Pro camera (-15c, gain 100, offset 50). RGB filters and then a narrowband Ha filter used for the luminance channel which was merged back in using Pixinsight (5 hours of RGB data and 4 hours of Ha for the luminance channel).
IC410
Captured using Rig 1 with ASI 2600mm Pro camera (-15c, gain 100, offset 50). Composed of 6 hours of 6nm narrowband data sets for Ha, Oiii, Sii processed using PixInsight, combo of Hubble (50%) and ForaxX (50%) palettes.
NGC 281 Pacman Nebula
Captured using Rig 2 with ASI 2600mm Pro camera (-15c, gain 100, offset 50). Composed of 5 hours of 6nm narrowband data sets for Ha, Oiii, Sii processed using PixInsight,combo of Hubble (70%) and ForaxX (30%) palettes.
NCG 6995 Bat Nebula
Captured using Rig 1, composed of 50 x 300 second images (-10c), unity gain 120, processed using PixInsight.
NGC1977 Running Man
Captured using Rig 1, composed of 68 x 180 second images (-10c), gain 200, processed using PixInsight.
NGC 6960 Witch’s Broom Nebula
Captured using Rig 1, composed of 60 x 180 second images (-10c), unity gain 120, processed using PixInsight.
Plaides M45
Captured using Rig 2, composed of 80 x 180 second images (-10c), gain 200, processed using PixInsight.
Horsehead & Flame nebula in Orion
Captured using Rig 2, composed of 72 x 180 second images (-10c), unity gain (120) processed using PixInsight.
NCG 7635
Captured using Rig 1, composed of 60 x 180 second images (-10c), gain Unity120, processed using PixInsight.
Andromeda M31
Captured using Rig 2, composed of 80 x 180 second images (-10c), unity gain (120) processed using PixInsight.
NCG 2174 Monkey Head Nebula
Captured using Rig 1, composed of 80 x 300 second images (-10c), unity gain 120 using an Optolong L-enhance filter, processed using PixInsight.
IC405 Flaming Star
Captured using Rig 1, composed of 50 x 300 second images (-10c), unity gain 120 using an Optolong L-enhance filter, processed using PixInsight.
M33 Triangulum Galaxy
Captured using Rig 1, composed of 50 x 180 second images (-10c), unity gain 120 and just an IR/UV filter, processed using PixInsight.
Cigar Galaxy M82
Captured using Rig 1, composed of 87 x 180 second images (-10c), unity gain 120, Optolong L-Pro Filter, processed using PixInsight.
Bode’s galaxy M81
Captured using Rig 1, composed of 80 x 180 second images (-10c), unity gain 120, Optolong L-Pro Filter, processed using PixInsight.
IC405 Flaming Star (wide FOV)
Captured using Rig 2, composed of 80 x 180 second images (-10c), unity gain (120) processed using PixInsight.
NGC 2238 Rosette Nebula
Captured using Rig 2, composed of 94 x 180 second images (-10c), unity gain (120) processed using PixInsight.