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
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.