Friday, October 21, 2022
Friday, October 14, 2022
Back to the Heart...
Back to the Heart...
IC 1805 (Heart Nebula)
Distance: 7,500 light years
From my backyard (previous house) in Las Cruces.
Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7
Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II
Camera QSI 540wsg @ -15C
Friday, September 9, 2022
M63 - Sunflower Galaxy
OBJECT
M63 - Sunflower Galaxy
Distance: 25 million light years
Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7
Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II
Camera QSI 690wsg @ -15C
Filters Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2
Guider SX Lodestar
Settings 16x5min L (bin1x1); 5x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, PI, CS4 (uncropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias)
Date/Location
7 April 2022 - Las Cruces, NM
Saturday, September 3, 2022
Milky Way from Las Cruces, New Mexico
OBJECT
Milky Way from New Mexico backyard
Distance: Various
Telescope N/A (Samyang 14mm lens)
Mount N/A (tripod)
Camera Canon T3i (stock/unmodded)
Filters N/A
Guider N/A
Settings 20x15sec, 14mm, f/4.0, ISO3200; AstroArt5, CS4 (cropped, reduced-size)
Date/Location 28 Aug 2022, Las Cruces, NM
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Stars over the Fence (Las Cruces)
From my backyard in my city... the same place where I capture all of my images.
(1 Apr 2022, Las Cruces, NM)
Equipment: Canon T3i, Samyang 14mm F/2.8, normal tripod
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Thursday, July 28, 2022
M81 - Bode's Galaxy
OBJECT
M81 - Bode's Galaxy (and satellite galaxy Holmberg IX, left of M81) (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , large)
Distance: 12 million light years
Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7
Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II
Camera QSI 690wsg @ -15C
Filters Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2, Astrodon Ha (3nm)
Guider SX Lodestar
Settings 20x5min L (bin1x1); 5x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, PI, CS4 (uncropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias)
Date/Location
7 April 2022 - Las Cruces, NM
This image is LRGB.
Sunday, February 13, 2022
M78 - NGC 2068 (reflection nebula)
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OBJECT M78 - NGC 2068 (reflection nebula) Distance: 1,600 light years Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II Camera QSI 690wsg @ -15C Filters Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2, Astrodon Ha (3nm) Guider SX Lodestar Settings 15x10min L; 3x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) Date/Location 28 October 2021 - Las Cruces, NM
OBJECT M78 - NGC 2068 (reflection nebula) Distance: 1,600 light years Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II Camera QSI 690wsg @ -15C Filters Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2, Astrodon Ha (3nm) Guider SX Lodestar Settings 15x10min L; 3x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) Date/Location 28 October 2021 - Las Cruces, NM