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NGC2359: Thor’s Helmet NGC 2359 is an emission nebula lying 15,000 light-years from Earth and is approximately 30 light-years wide. The nebula is produced by the bright star near the center of the blue-green portion, which is WR47, a Wolf-Rayet star. Wolf-Rayet stars are rare, massive, luminous, and very hot, as they are in the […]

Messier 78 Messier 78 is a blue reflection nebula in Orion. It is located just a bit northeast of the stars in Orion’s belt and lies 1,350 light-years from Earth. M78 is the brightest reflection nebula in the sky and its blue color results from the scattering of light emitted from the bright stars in […]

NGC3587: The Owl Nebula The Owl Nebula (also known as M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is estimated to be about 8,000 years old and is approximately circular in cross-section with a faint internal structure. It was formed from the outflow of material […]

Sh2-96 Sh2-96, also known as LBN066 is an extremely faint emission nebula in Cygnus and rarely imaged. It is known as the Scarlet Letter Nebula, and just like in the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the letter outlined by this nebula is a capital A. The field also abounds with faint hydrogen-alpha nebulosity. […]

NGC4038/NGC4039: Antenna Galaxies This is the Antenna Galaxies NGC4038/NGC4039 I just completed two days ago.  This target is normally imaged by the big guns 24” PW in Chile because it is more of a Southern Hemisphere target.  However, this image will show the power of a PlaneWave 12.5”CDK telescope in the Northern Hemisphere.  The highest […]

SH2-308: Dolphin Head Nebula This is the Dolphin Head Nebula (SH2-308) imaged in HOO. Sh2-308, commonly known as the Dolphin-Head Nebula, is an H II region located near the center of the constellation Canis Major, composed of ionized hydrogen. The nebula is bubble-like and surrounds a Wolf–Rayet star named EZ Canis Majoris. This star is […]

Sh2-112 Sh2-112 is an emission nebula in Cygnus lying at a distance of 5,600 light-years. It is a blister nebula on the edge of an enormous molecular hydrogen cloud and hydrogen-alpha nebulosity can be seen all around it. It is illuminated by the star BD+45 3216, the bright star near the center of the image. […]

PlaneWave Equatorial Wedge and Pier Adapter Plate “The PlaneWave L500 mount is mounted equatorially on the observatory pier via a PlaneWave Wedge. The Wedge is attached to a PlaneWave Pier Adaptor Plate, which is bolted to the concrete pier. The wedge has adjustment bolts that allow the polar alignment to be adjusted +/- three degrees […]

PlaneWave CDK400 System “The new imaging system in the new Pommier Observatory is a PlaneWave CDK400 system. A CDK 400 system consists of a CDK17 (17-inch) telescope mounted on an L500 mount. The CDK17 is a fantastic telescope. It is fast, at f/6.8. The optics are truly superb. It produces a completely flat field with […]

Pommier Observatory: 10’6′ Ash Dome “This is the new Pommier Observatory. It consists of a 10’6” diameter Ash Dome on a supporting structure building. I absolutely love this new dome. It is the real thing! It has independent upper and lower shutters. The lower shutter covers the sky from the horizon up to 30 degrees […]

B33: The Horsehead Nebula in Orion Unguided Taken with a CDK17 on an L-500 Series Mount Total exposure time over 26 hours Rod Pommier – Pommier Observatory | Portland, Oregon USA Rod Pommier Astrophotography

Rosette Nebula “The Rosette Nebula is an H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula’s matter. The cluster […]

M75 in Sagittarius “Ever wish you could see some of the doubtless numerous deep sky splendors hidden from our view on the far side of our galaxy? Well, here is one lying in plain sight. M75 is a globular cluster in Sagittarius lying at a distance of 67,500 light-years. This means when we view M75 […]

M13: The Hercules Cluster June 6, 2023 PlaneWave CDK12.5 Paramount MX+ mount QHYCCD QHY268M LRGB, 1 hrs integration Bortle 7 skies

LBN 777: “Baby Eagle” Nebula    Captured with the PlaneWave CDK 12.5 Taken in the Atacama Desert, Chile Ted Wolfe’s Starsite

NGC 6960: The Witch’s Broom Nebula, in Cygnus NGC 6960, the Witch’s Broom (also Western Veil or Sharpless 103) Nebula is a remnant from a supernova about 10,000 years ago. Its amazing filamentary structure is due to compression of expanding shells of gas as they meet the resistance of the interstellar medium. That much of […]

M33: The Pinwheel Galaxy, in Triangulum “M33 is one of the closest spiral galaxies lying at a distance of 2,723,000 light-years. Therefore, it appears large and fortunately also presents us with a nearly face-on orientation. As such, it reads like an open book about all the processes one can see going on in a spiral […]

IC 1871: “The Whirling Dervish in the Soul Nebula” Nov. 14, 2023 PlaneWave CDK12.5, .66 reducer Paramount MX+ QHYCCD QHY268M Narrowband (SHO), 20 hours integration Bortle 7 skies

NGC 6946: “The Fireworks Galaxy” Nov. 6, 2023 PlaneWave CDK17 Paramount ME mount Apogee Alta U16M LRGB, 2.5 hrs integration Bortle 4 skies

IC 63: “Ghost of Cassiopeia” Oct. 18, 2023 PlaneWave CDK12.5, .66 reducer Paramount MX+ QHYCCD QHY268M Narrowband (SHO), 20 hours integration Bortle 7 skies

Draco Triplet Jul. 22, 2023 PlaneWave CDK12.5, .66 reducer Paramount MX+ QHYCCD QHY268M LRGB , 17 hours integration Bortle 7 skies

M101: “The Pinwheel Galaxy- with Supernova” May 31, 2023 PlaneWave CDK12.5, .66 reducer Paramount MX+ QHYCCD QHY268M LRGB , 5 hours integration Bortle 7 skies

M51: “The Whirlpool Galaxy” May 19, 2023 PlaneWave CDK12.5, .66 reducer Paramount MX+ QHYCCD QHY268M LRGB , 5 hours integration Bortle 7 skies

PlaneWave CDK12.5 setup in my backyard. Flip-roof 7’x7′ observatory

SH2-188 Jan 1, 2024 PlaneWave CDK12.5, .66 reducer Paramount MX+ QHYCCD QHY268M Narrowband (HOO), RGB Stars, 18 hours integration Bortle 7 skies

SH2-155: “The Cave Nebula” Oct. 3, 2023 PlaneWave CDK12.5, .66 reducer Paramount MX+ QHYCCD QHY268M Narrowband (SHO), 26 hours integration Bortle 7 skies

NGC 7380: “The Wizard” Aug. 31, 2023 PlaneWave CDK12.5, .66 reducer Paramount MX+ QHYCCD QHY268M Narrowband (SHO), RGB stars, 18 hours integration Bortle 7 skies

NGC 7023: “The Iris Nebula” Sept. 25, 2023 PlaneWave CDK17 Paramount ME mount Apogee Alta U16M LRGB, 2.5 hrs integration Bortle 4 skies

“Stephan’s Quintet” Sept. 14, 2023 PlaneWave CDK12.5, .66 reducer Paramount MX+ QHYCCD QHY268M LRGB, 20 hours integration Bortle 7 skies

NGC281: “The Pacman Nebula” This is “The Pacman Nebula” NGC281 that I imaged in SHO Narrowband “Hubble Palette.” Took two weeks due to the weather and the number of hours required.  You will find it incredible with the resolution of any APOD out there now and captured with a Plane Wave 12.5” CDK! I have […]

 NGC1333 : Reflection Nebula Imaged on November 18 through November 20th capturing 16 hours of LRGB data. Plane Wave 12.5 CDK with the PW 0.66 reducer Astro-Physics 1100GTO CP4 mount. Main camera used is the ATIK 16200 Mono with Chroma filters. Guider scope is the Astromania 400mm Refractor and ASI290mm guide camera. The integration time was […]

IC63 / IC59: “The Ghost of Cassiopeia” “IC 63, also known as “The Ghost of Cassiopeia”,  is an area of molecular hydrogen clouds and dust located 550 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia. This region is both an emission nebula and a reflection nebula. The gas and dust in this region are bombarded with […]

M33: “The Triangulum Galaxy” “M33, (The Triangulum Galaxy) is such a beautiful target to image. M33 is located 2.73 million light years from earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is a spiral galaxy like our Milky Way but slightly less than half the size. M33 has a lot of star formation areas occurring as seen […]

WR 134: “The Blue Dolphin” Processed and captured as a HOO narrowband.  16 hours of just OIII and another 7 hours of Ha to make this image appear in all its splendor. I imaged WR 134 from 8-20-2023 to 9-16-2023 for many evening sessions (1 month) of imaging to get enough data to pull out […]

CED214: “The Emission Nebula” Check out the details of the rising pillars of dust and smoke from new young star formations. This was imaged beginning on 8-31-2-23 and finished on 9-9-2023. 18 hours of Ha, OIII, and SII were imaged to stack this beautiful nebula in SHO narrowband. Planewave 12.5” CDK PW 0.66 reducer Main […]

NGC 6960: The Western Veil Nebula Optics: 24 inch f6.8 PlaneWave Corrected Dall-KirkhamMount: Astrophysics 3600GTOPECamera: Apogee Alta U16M, Astrodon MonsterMOAGFilter: Astrodon 3 nm Ha, OIII, SIIDates: Oct 20, 2011 –  Oct 31, 2011Location: Covington Observatory, Englewood, ColoradoExposure : Two frame mosaic, 20 minute subs, 12 hours total timeAcquisition: MaxIm DL, ACPProcessing: MaxIm DL, Adobe Photoshop […]

M33: Galaxy in Triangulum Optics: 24-inch f6.8 PlaneWave Corrected Dall-KirkhamMount: Astrophysics 3600GTOPECamera: Apogee Alta U16M, Astrodon MonsterMOAGFilter: Astrodon LRGBDates: Sep 3 – Sep 30, 2011Location: Covington Observatory, Englewood, ColoradoExposure: LRGB, 20 min subs; 24 hours total timeAcquisition: MaxIm DL, ACPProcessing: MaxIm DL, Adobe Photoshop CS5 www.deepskygallery.com | © Turner, James

 IC5070: “The Pelican Nebula” Plane Wave Instruments 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.63 reducer on the Astro-Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount. Main camera is the ATIK 16200 Mono with Chroma Filters capturing this beautiful 11 hours of Narrowband Ha-OIII-SII. Subframe captures were 5 minutes each for the Ha-OIII-SII.   “The details show an active […]

This is M22 sitting in the middle of the Milky Way, a stunning amount of stars! Captured with my Plane Wave Instruments 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.63 reducer on the Astro-Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount. My main camera is the ATIK 16200 Mono capturing this beautiful 5-hour LRGB Globular Cluster nestled in our […]

NGC6888: “The Crescent Nebula”   Plane Wave Instruments 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.63 reducer on the Astro-Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount. Main camera is the ATIK 16200 Mono with Chroma filters for HA, OIII, and SII. Imaged in narrowband HOO for 8 hours total with 4 hours of Ha and 4 hours of […]

M63: The Sun Flower Galaxy This is M63 ‘The Sun Flower Galaxy’.  It took me 6 weeks to capture all the data needed for this LRGB image due to weathering.  I finally got it done after capturing 10 hours of LRGB data. Plane Wave 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.66 Reducer on an Astro […]

“This is an extremely rare event that I captured on May 24, 2023. When I heard NASA thought they saw a super Nova in one of the spiral arms of M101 on May 23rd, I imaged M101 again on May 24th.  I did very clearly see the new huge Super Nova, an extremely rare event […]

Captured with the PlaneWave CDK 12.5 Taken in the Atacama Desert, Chile Ted Wolfe’s Starsite

Captured with the PlaneWave CDK 12.5 Total of 6.5 hours of imaging ZWO ASI6200 CMOS Taken in the Atacama Desert, Chile Processing was on Prism, Maxim DL, Registar, and Photoshop CS6. Ted Wolfe’s Starsite

LDN-43:  “The Cosmic Bat Nebula” Plane Wave 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.66 Reducer on an Astro Physics 1100 GTO CP4 mount. Main camera is an ATIK 16200 Mono CCD with an ATIK EFW3 Filter wheel with Chroma LRGB Ha & OIII,  SII, and  HA 3nm filters. Guide scope is Astromania 400mm Refractor with […]

A beautiful galaxy about 41 Million light years from Earth and spans 100,000 light-years across! Image shot in LRGB.  7 hours Luminance, 2 hrs. Red, 2 hrs. Blue and 2 hrs. Green for a total of 13 hours. All sub-frames were 300 sec. exposures. Plane Wave 12.5” CDK telescope with the PW 0.66 Reducer on […]

The M101 Pinwheel stacked after 14 hours of HaLRBG. Captured with the PlaneWave 12.5 CDK telescope.   David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

Captured in LRGB 9-hour image all of 300-sec subframes with the PlaneWave 12.5 CDK telescope.   David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

The M104 Sombrero in an LRGB 9-hour image all of 300-sec subframes. Captured with our PlaneWave 12.5 CDK telescope.   David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

Imaged over 3 evenings during a Gibbous Moon! This narrowband image was captured on March 29, March 30 and April 2, 2023 by David Collings at the Blue Ridge Observatory in Sparta, NC. Captured with our PlaneWave 12.5” CDK telescope using Chroma filters, 3 hrs. of Ha, 3 hrs. of SII and 3 hrs. of […]

David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

Imaged in HOS Narrowband with a PlaneWave CDK12.5. David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

David Collings – Blue Ridge Observatory | Sparta, North Carolina  USA https://www.blueridge-observatory.com

9-hours total exposure with Planewave CDK12.5 at f/5, Astrodon filters, and ST11000 CCD.

NGC1512 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.

NGC1398 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.

NGC1055 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.

NGC289 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.

NGC 1977 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.

M104 by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.

Gem Cluster by Martin Pugh with a CDK17.

NGC 7023 with a CDK500 by Jeff Lovelace.

Comet NEOWISE with a CDK600 by Kurious George

NGC 225 with a CDK350 by Kevin Morefield.

PK 136+05 with a CDK500 by Jeff Lovelace

M101 with a CDK600 by Kurious George.

Here is a view of an emission nebula in the constellation Centaurus known as the Running Chicken Nebula. The bright glowing red is hydrogen gas that is emitting red wavelengths of light after absorbing energy from nearby starlight. I used a CDK24 telescope and L-600 mount to capture 8 hours of images through LRGB filters […]

I imaged the Centaurus A Galaxy from the pristine dark skies of Observatorio El Sauce in Chile. The galaxy is an estimated 10 to 16 million light years away. Amazing to think that the galaxy is also 60,000 light years across! So that means the light takes 60,000 years to travel from one end of […]

Pictured here is over 26-hours of exposure on a beautiful nebula visible in the Southern Hemisphere known as NGC3579. I used a CDK24 and L-600 mount to capture images with the FLI Proline 16803 CCD camera from the dark night skies of Observatorio El Sauce. The camera collected wavelengths of hydrogen gas (greenish color), sulfur […]

NGC 4565 with a CDK600 by Kurious George.

NGC 3718 by Martin Pugh

The Hercules Galaxies Cluster (Abell2151) taken with CDK17.

Orion Nebula 20 minutes Exposure time CDK700 FLI ProLine Camera Taken from Trottier Observatory at Simon-Fraser University Courtesy of Matthew Cimone

Abell 2151 – The Hercules Galaxy Cluster by Bob and Janice Fera Planewave CDK17 17″ f/6.8 Cassegrain Apogee U16M CCD Camera Astrodon Filters LRGB Composite L:460 R:100 G:100 B:100 minutes Sub Exposures: L:23x20m R:5x20m G:5x20m B:5x20m All exposures unbinned Image acquired with CCDAutopilot Processed in CCDstack and Adobe Photoshop Taken June 4-7, 2016 from Sierra […]

Narrow Band image of M16. CDK12.5 on a Paramount MEII, 75 subs in Ha, OIII and SII, shot at 900sec each,  and using an SBIG STXL 6303E from New Mexico Skies Observatory.

Taken by Saran Poshyachinda and  Thanakrit Santikunaporn CDK 700 from Thailand

Taken by Saran Poshyachinda and  Thanakrit Santikunaporn CDK 700 from Thailand

Taken by Saran Poshyachinda and  Thanakrit Santikunaporn CDK 700 from Thailand

Taken by Saran Poshyachinda and  Thanakrit Santikunaporn CDK 700 from Thailand

Taken by Saran Poshyachinda and  Thanakrit Santikunaporn CDK 700 from Thailand  

Taken by Saran Poshyachinda and  Thanakrit Santikunaporn CDK 700 from Thailand

NGC6992 – Western SIde of the Veil Nebula CDK17 with Mathis MI500/750 mount Camera: STL11000M Filters: Custom Scientific LRGB Guider: STi R   9X300   2×2 bin G  9X300   2×2  bin B  9X300   2×2  bin L   9X300   1×1 bin   Software: Maxim DL 6 Pro, CCD Stack, Photoshop CS5

The Flame Nebula PlaneWave CDK20 15 hours of subs, Ha, L R G B.

NGC6357 Core in HST Narrowband Palette Planewave CDK700 Location: iTelescope, Siding Spring, Australia CCD:  FLI  PLO 9000 Filters: Astrodon 6nm Ha, OIII, SII Exposures:  Ha – 100 min 1×1, OIII – 120 min 2×2, SII – 80 min 2×2

© Schedler, Johannes Object: M31 / NGC206 – The Andromeda Galaxy Lum: 4 x 10 minutes Red: 3 x 10 minutes Green: 3 x 10 minutes Blue: 3 x 10 minutes Equipment:  CDK17, STL11000, GM2000 Mount

CDK700  with FLI CCD. LRGB. 120/10/10/10mins.

CDK700 with FLI CCD. LRGB. L:120/10/10/10min.

The Eagle Nebula (M16) CDK700 (28″) with FLI camera. LHaRGB image. Field is approx 20’x20′.

NGC 281, the Pacman nebula. Taken in narrowband using Astrodon 3nm filters in the Hubble palette. 48 – 20 minute exposures for a total of 16 hours.

Telescope: PlaneWave CDK20 0.5m f/6.8 Mount: PlaneWave Ascension A200h Exposure: 16.5 hrs Total: 5.5 hrs H-a, 8.5 hrs OIII, 1.5 hrs RGB Oag: Astrodon MonsterMOAG Acquisition: CCDAutoPilot5 Calibration: CCDStack2 Observatory Site: iTelescope.net, Siding Spring, NSW, Australia Camera: SBIG STX 16803 Filters: Astrodon 3nm OIII, 5nm H-a/SII, Gen 2 RGB

Telescope: CDK12.5 Camera: Alta F16M Mount: Paramount MX. Processed using PixInsight. 75 –  10 minute Ha, OIII, and SII subframes (25 each).

 CDK700 (28″) @ F6.8. FLI camera. L: 60mins. RGB: 5mins. This group of galaxies is located in the southern constellation of Grus and consists of three close spiral galaxies – NGC 7582, 7590 and 7599 located around 60 million light years away. The field also contains hundreds of more distant galaxies, many of them over […]

 CDK700 (28″) @F6.8. FLI camera. L:60mins. RGB: 5mins. Nicknamed the Spare-tyre nebula,IC 5148 is a planetary nebula located around 1 degree west of Lambda Gruis in the constellation of Grus. Around 3000 light-years distant, it is expanding at a rate of 50 kilometres a second, one of the fastest expansion rates of all planetary nebulae.

 CDK700 (28′) @ F6.8. FLI camera. L: 60mins. RGB: 15mins. This famous object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula (the lower, red portion), a reflection nebula (the upper, blue portion) and a dark nebula (the apparent ‘gaps’ within the emission nebula that cause the trifurcated appearance) It is […]

CDK700 (28″) @ F6.8. FLI camera. L: 60mins. RGB: 5mins. This face on spiral galaxy is located in the southern constellation of Antlia. It is 50 million light years away and glows at 10th magnitude. It can be easily seen in small telescopes.

 CDK700 (28″)  @ F6.8. FLI camera. L: 90mins. RGB: 5mins. One of the brightest planetary nebulae in the sky. It is located around 700 light years away and spans around 2.5 light years in size. Many background galaxies are visible in the image (which are vastly more distant) including some visible through the nebula itself. […]

CDK700 (28″)  @ F6.8. FLI camera. L: 60mins. RGB: 5mins. Shapley 1 (Sp 1 or PLN 329+2.1) is an annular planetary nebula in the constellation of Norma with a magnitude of +12.6. As viewed from Earth, it is peculiar in that it seems to be a non-bipolar, torus-shaped planetary nebula.Discovered in 1936 by Harlow Shapley, it […]

CDK20″ @ F4.5. FLI camera. RGB: 45mins. Possibly the finest globular cluster in the entire sky. Visible to the naked eye alongside the Small Magellanic Cloud, the massive ball of stars is 16,700 light years away from our solar system and is 120 light years in diameter. Unlike Omega Centauri (the skies bright cluster of […]

 CDK20″ with FLI-PL6303E camera. LRGB. L: 60mins. RGB: 5mins. Located in the southern constellation Sculptor, this collisional ring galaxy was likely formed from a collision between two galaxies in the distant past. The blue ring of material is a region of active star formation dominated by hot blue stars. This ring of material is 150,000 […]

Scope               Planewave CDK17 Camera           SBIG STXL 11002  with AO-X Mount               Paramount Filters               Astrodon  Ha3nm  OIII3nm  SII3nm Exposures       Ha 10hrs    OIII 5.5hrs   SII 7.5hrs   30min subs   Total hrs 23 hrs Location           SRO   Sierra remote Observatories CA.   […]

M31- Andromeda Galaxy Scope               Planewave CDK17 Camera           SBIG STXL 11002  with AO-X Mount               Paramount Filters               Astrodon  HaLRGB Exposures       8 panel mosaic Location           SRO   Sierra remote Observatories CA.    2015

Scope               Planewave CDK17 Camera           SBIG STXL 11002  with AO-X Mount               Paramount Filters               Astrodon  Ha3nm  OIII3nm  SII3nm Exposures       Ha 7hrs    OIII 6hrs   SII 6hrs   30min subs   Total hrs 19 hrs Location           SRO   Sierra remote Observatories CA.   […]

CDK 20 taken with FLI camera on December 16th, 2014                                                                   

Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5 Camera: STL-11002 + AOX Filters: Ha BIN 1×1 : RGB BIN 2×2 Exposure: Ha 1200sec x 16, RGB 180sec x 8 Mount: AP900GTO Location: Suburb of Melbourne [Victoria, Australia]. Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, PS, Pixinsight

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) CDK 14 SBIG STXL-11002 Paramount ME II 24 hours HaLRGB

CDK12.5 STL-11002 + AO-X Ha =1200sec x 17; RGB = 450sec x9

CDK12.5 STL-11002 + AO-X Ha = 1200sec x18; RGB = 450sec x8

Telescope: CDK14 Camera: SBIG STX-16803

Telescope: CDK14 Camera: SBIG STX-16803 9 hours 20 minutes LRGB

M65/M66 Telescope: CDK14 Camera: SBIG STX-16803 3 hours 20 minutes LRGB

Telescope: CDK14 Camera: SBIG STX 16803 80 minutes LRGB

Telescope: CDK14 Camera: SBIG STX 16803 90 minutes H-alpha

Telecope           Planewave 17in Camera            Apogee U16 Mount               Paramount ME Filters               Astrodon  LRGB   Ha5nm Exposures       RGB 3Hrs each   L 12Hrs    Ha 9.3hrs      Ha 20min subs   LRGB 15min subs Location           Sierra Nevada Mountains CA.  Heavens Mirror Observatory  SRO       2014  

Exposure: Total 27.5 hrs: H-a 10 hrs, OIII 7 hrs, SII 8 hrs, RGB 2.5 hrs Telescope: PlaneWave CDK20 20 Mount: PlaneWave Ascension A200h OAG: Astrodon MonsterMOAG Acquisition: CCDAutoPilot5 Calibration: CCDStack2 Observatory Site: Siding Spring, iTelescope.net, NSW, Australia Camera: Apogee U16M D09 Filters: Astrodon Gen2 LRGB, 3nm H-a, OIII, SII Guider: SBIG ST-i Camera Operation: MaximDL5.24 Processing: Photoshop CC Image Dates: 01.09.14 – 01.27.14

Imaged with Apogee F16M on a CDK12.5, mounted on a ParamountMX on the nights of January 31  and Feb. 1. An accumulation of over 14 hours of RGBs binned 1×1, captured with MaximDL and processed in PixInsight.

Taken with a CDK12.5  and Apogee F16M,  mounted on a Paramount MX.   Total of 9 hours of exposures and processed in PixInsight

The RGB data captured with the CDK12,5 and the luminance data with the CDK17 and the SBIG STL-11000M & AO-L.   NGC891: LRGB = 1080:60:60:60 minutes. (November 2012, January 2013 and December 2013)

RGB data captured with the CDK12,5 and the luminance data with the CDK17 and the SBIG STL-11000M & AO-L.NGC2146: LRGB = 1410:100:100:100 minutes. (march and april 2013)

RGB data captured with the CDK12,5 and the luminance data with the CDK17 and the SBIG STL-11000M & AO-L. NGC2336: LRGB = 1260: 180:120:120 minutes. (april 2013)

RGB data captured with the CDK12,5 and the luminance data with the CDK17 and the SBIG STL-11000M & AO-L. NGC3031: LRGB = 2310:270:270:270 minutes. ( spring 2011 )

RGB data captured with the CDK12,5 and the luminance data with the CDK17 and the SBIG STL-11000M & AO-L LRGB = 900:330:330:300 minutes. ( march 2011, april 2013)

Exposure:                      21.25 hrs Total, 11.5 hrs OIII, 8.5 hrs H-a. 1.25 hrs RGB Telescope:                    PlaneWave CDK20 Mount:                            PlaneWave Ascension A200HR OAG:      […]

Planewave CDK20 Camera: FLI PL16803 StarlightXpress Lodstar Mount:Astro-Physics 3600GTO mount Astrodon MonsterMOAG Astrodon 5nm Ha, 5nm OII, 5nm SII (Hubble Palette) 50 x 600 Ha 30 x 600 OII 30 x 600 SII

Planewave CDK20 Camera: FLI PL16803 Astro-Physics 3600GTO mount Astrodon MonsterMOAG StarlightXpress LodstarAstrodon Tru-Balance LRGB filters 25 x 600 L 11 x 600 R 11 X 600 G 11 X 600 B

M20 – Trifid Nebula CDK700 Camera: Apogee U16 120 second Luminance

Object – M20 CDK24 with IRF90 and DeltaT (on an AP3600 mount) Camera – FLI PL16803 and FLI 7 Position Filter Wheel Baader LRGB filters   8x400s L @ 1xbinning 6x400s RGB @ 2xbinning

NGC 3718 by Martin Pugh Taken with a Planewave 17″ CDK F/6.8 telescope and an Apogee U16M CCD 4kx4k camera. Exposures: HaLRGB = 6:15.5:4:4:4 hours for a total of 33.5 hours. Processed with Photoshop CS5 and CCDStack, PixInsight and Maxim DL/CCD.

M20 taken with the QSI 683 CCD camera on the PW 12.5 LRGB of 30:20:20:20 minutes. Image capture dark subtraction and flat fielding in MaxIm V5, then color combination in Photoshop CS2.

M 104 –  3 hours in total  LRGB, Unguided 4 minute subs,  10 subs for each filter,  FLI PL16803 & Astrodon Gen2 filters, camera binned 2×2 for all.

Planewave CDK700 FLI PL16803 & Astrodon Gen2 filters.

Telescope: CDK12.5 Mount: Paramount ME Camera: QSI 583 Software: Maxim DL, CCDAutoPilot, TheSkyX Filters: Astrodon Location: Nerpio, Spain Frames: Ha – 15 hours OIII – 12 hours SII – 25 hours

Telescope:                 Planewave 17″ CDK f6.8 Mount:                      Paramount ME by Software Bisque Instrument:               Apogee U16M, Astrodon Filters Exposure:                  HaLRGB 3:9:4:3:4 hrs)(23 hours total) Capture Software:       Maxim DL, CCDAutopilot Processing:                Maxim DL/CCD, Photoshop CS, CCDStack, PixInsight

Taken with CDK700 (0.7 meter) Telescope FLI ProLine 16803 Camera

Imaging telescopes or lenses:Planewave Instruments CDK-700 Imaging cameras:FLI PL-16803 Guiding telescopes or lenses:Planewave Instruments CDK-700 Software:Diffraction Limited Maxim DL Filters:Astrodon Gen 2 Resolution: 2048×2048 Dates: Aug. 25, 2012 Locations: Rural Observatory Frames: 28×400″ Integration: 3.1 hours Avg. Moon age: 7.84 days Avg. Moon phase: 54.84% Description NGC 253, an LRGB image, total imaging time 3.1 […]

  NGC 2024: The Flame Nebula   Optics:            24 inch f/6.8 PlaneWave Corrected Dall-Kirkham Mount:             Astrophysics 3600GTOPE Camera:          Apogee Alta U16M, Astrodon MonsterMOAG Filter:              Astrodon 3nm Ha Dates:              Jan 25 and Feb 27, 2013 Location:         Covington Observatory, Englewood, Colorado Exposure :       100 minutes Ha data, 10 min subs Acquisition:    […]

© Geissinger, Rolf

© Geissinger, Rolf  Exposure time was 17.5 hours (3 complete nights) Composit H-alpha (11 x 30min) and RGB (24 x 30min). QHY8-OSC Kamera

© Paquette, Andre The Pelican Nebula in Hubble Palette Taken 20090901 Exposures S-II: 13x900s (binned 2×2) HA: 14x900s (binned 2×2) O-III: 13x900s (binned 2×2) Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5 Camera: Apogee U16M Mount: Celestron CGE Pro Filters: Astrodon 3nm Narrowband Guiding: Astrodon Monster MOAG, Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m, MetaGuide

© Geissinger, Rolf NGC7023 – Iris Nebula Taken 01th September 2009 Germany, Remseck Exposures RGB: 31x1800sec Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5 Camera: QHY8 (one-shot.camera) Mount: 10micron GM2000 Guiding: Mitsuboshi OAG, SX Lodestar, MaximDL Image processing: MaximDL, Photoshop CS3

© Bradley, GregLRGB 60 30 30 30

© Unsold, Mike * Telescope : 12.5″ CDK PlaneWave at F8 * Camera : QSI 583ws * Color Components : 16 x 15 minutes bin 2×2, high gain, pre exposure flush 2, AstroDon 5nm H-alpha * Mount : AP 1200 GTO * Image Camera Control : ImagesPlus QSI control * Guide Control : Tv 102 […]

© Geissinger, RolfCrescent-Nebula NGC6888. Composite of one H-alpha and one OIII Image, using a special Bi-color technique described by Steve Cannistra. NGC6888, Another Version  NGC6888, LRGB Version Location: Remseck, South-Germany, balcony obervatory Date: 31th of August 2009 Scope: Planewave 12.5″ CDK (corrected Dall Kirkham) Camera: QHY8 one-shot camera (!) Mount: 10micron GM2000 with OAG autoguider Ha: […]

© Geissinger, Rolf

© Geissinger, Rolf

© Unsold, Mike * Telescope : 12.5″ CDK PlaneWave at F8 * Camera : QSI 583ws * Color Components : L : 24 x 10 minutes 5nm H-alpha, bin 2×2 with low gain * Mount : AP 1200 GTO * Image Camera Control : ImagesPlus 3.80B QSI control with remote PHD dither link * Guide […]

© Geissinger, RolfNGC7380 – Wizard Nebula Taken 13th September 2009 Germany, Remseck Exposures HA: 11x1800sec OIII: 6x1800sec Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5 Camera: QHY8 (one-shot.camera) Mount: 10micron GM2000 Filters: Baader H-alpha 7nm Baader OIII 8.5nm Guiding: Mitsuboshi OAG, SX Lodestar, MaximDL Image processing: MaximDL, Photoshop CS3

© Tony Hallas

© Paquette, AndreNGC7331 and Stephan’s Quintet Taken 20091016 A special thanks to Dave Rowe for help with the image acquisition and for the hospitality at Pinto Valley Observatory. Exposures 120 min L (unbinned) 50 min R, G, B (binned 2×2) 100 min HA (unbinned) Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK20 Camera: Apogee U16M Mount: Custom GEM mount […]

© Paquette, Andre Taken 20091112 Exposures 25 min L (unbinned) 15 min R, G, B (binned 2×2) Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5 Camera: Apogee U16M Mount: Celestron CGE Pro Filters: Baader LRGB Guiding: Astrodon Monster MOAG, Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m, MetaGuide

© Paquette, AndreTaken 20091111 Exposures 50 min L (unbinned) 25 min R, G, B (binned 2×2) Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5 Camera: Apogee U16M Mount: Celestron CGE Pro Filters: Baader LRGB Guiding: Astrodon Monster MOAG, Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m, MetaGuide

© Fera, Bob and Janice M1- The Crab Nebula in Taurus by Bob and Janice Fera Planewave CDK17 17″ f6.8 Cassegrain SBIG STL11000M CCD Camera Astrodon Filters LRGB Composite L:180 R:75 G:75 B:75 minutes Sub Exposures: L:9x20m R:5x15m G:5x15m B:5x15m RGB exposures binned 2×2 Image acquired with CCDAutopilot Processed in CCDstacK and Adobe Photoshop Taken […]

© Fera, Bob

© Fera, Bob and JaniceThe Horsehead Nebula in Orion by Bob and Janice Fera Planewave CDK17 17″ f6.8 Cassegrain SBIG STL11000M CCD Camera Astrodon Filters LRGB Composite L:100 R:60 G:60 B:60 minutes Sub Exposures: L:5x20m R:6x10m G:6x10m B:6x10m RGB exposures binned 2×2 Image acquired with CCDAutopilot Processed in CCDstacK, PIXInsight LE and Adobe Photoshop Taken […]

© van den Berg, MikeCDK17 @ F6.8 LRGB= 210:60:60:50 minutes. Binning mode 2×2 for all channels Image scale 1.27 arcsec pixel Image data acquired in the evening of 14 and 23 december 2009.

© Griffin, Hap DateLocation: January 9, 2010 GriffinHunter Observatory Bethune, SC Camera: QSI 583wsg Filters: Astrodon E Series Generation 2 LRGB CCD Temperature: -20 C Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5″ Focal Ratio: f8 Mount: AP-1200 Guiding: Auto via the QSI camera’s built in Off-Axis Guider mirror and a Starlight Express Lodestar Guider Conditions: Clear and cold […]

© Griffin, HapDateLocation: January 12, 2010 GriffinHunter Observatory Bethune, SC Camera: QSI 583wsg Filters: Astrodon E Series Generation 2 LRGB CCD Temperature: -20 C Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5″ Focal Ratio: f8 Mount: AP-1200 Guiding: Auto via the QSI camera’s built in Off-Axis Guider mirror and a Starlight Express Lodestar Guider Conditions: Clear and cold Weather: […]

© Ishikura, Masao Date: January 16 2010 Ota: PLANEWAVE CDK 12.5+TOA-RE(F6.0) Camera: ST10XME Filters: BAADER LRGB Mount: SHOWA-NEW20E Location: ISHIKI-TOWN JAPAN Exposures: L900SX10 (1×1) R600SX4,G600SX5,B600SX6 (2×2) Processing: StellaImage6, MaximDL4,Photoshop CS3

© Paquette, AndreThis is a single frame of the Mars animation. See the Animated Image Telescope: CDK12.5 with 5x barlow. Camera: Lumenera Skynyx2.0m. Processed with Registax and Photoshop.

© Ishikura, MasaoLocation: ISHIKI-TOWN JAPAN Ota: PLANEWAVE CDK 12.5(F8.0) Camera: ST10XME(C1) Filters: BAADER LRGB Exposures: L900SX16 (1×1) R600SX4,G600SX5,B600SX6 (2×2) Mount: SHOWA-NEW20E Guiding: Mitsuboshi OFFAXIS(U5),CCDsoft remotehead Processing: StellaImage6, MaximDL4,Photoshop CS3

© Paquette, AndreTelescope: PlaneWave CDK 12.5 Camera: Apogee U16M Mount: Celestron CGE Pro Guide method: Astrodon Monster MOAG Guide camera: Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m Guide software: MetaGuide Image scale 0.73″pixel. Subframes: 26x600s L 9x300s R,G,B 9x600s HA Acquisition software: MaximDL Processing software: custom, MaximDL, ImagesPlus, PhotoShop CS4

© Paquette, AndreM106, a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, accompanied by several other galaxies including NGCs 4217, 4248, 4231, and 4232. Telescope: PlaneWave CDK 12.5 Camera: Apogee U16M Mount: Celestron CGE Pro Guiding: OAG with Astrodon Monster MOAG, Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m, MetaGuide Image consists of 150min L, 60min R,G,B (each) and 40min HA. Data taken […]

© Glace, DeanTelescope: CDK17″ Camera: STL11000M Mount: MI500 w MI750 arms Control Software: Maxim DL Planetarium: The Sky 6 Pro Image Processing: Maxim DL and Photoshop CS3 Location: Dark Sky Observatory near Boone NC Remote Control: Dean Glace in Summerville SC Filters: Custom Scientific Set LRGB 50mm LRGB 20X 90 sec each Sky: Clear cool

© Don GoldmanRGB unbinned (no luminance) 25 min Astrodon Gen 2 RGB filters Apogee U16M at -25C. Data collected automatically using CCDAutoPilot running MaximDL and PinPointPro for plate solving. Guided with Starlight XPress Lodestar in an Astrodon MonsterMOAG. Data calibrated and pre-processed in CCDStack. Final processing in Photoshop CS3 Taken in mag 4.5 Sacramento skies […]

© Don Goldman2 hours of Luminance (No Narrowband) Processing in Photoshop. Taken in mag 4.5 Sacramento skies on a portable rig that was leveled with JMI wheeley bars on thin cement near my pool. Polar alignment using a laser at the side of the PME hitting a mark on the south wall of the house.

© Gray, Dan; Hare, JonahMount: Custom GEM Camera: SBIG 6303 Guiding: Internal guide chip, Maxim DL Exposures: 20x300s L (unbinned) 10x300s R,G,B (binned 2×2) Note the huge jet emanating from the center of galaxy.

© van den Berg, MikeSBIG STL-11000M CCD-camera. LRGB= 400:40:40:40 minutes. Binning mode 1×1 for the luminance channel and 2×2 binning for the colors. Image scale for the resulting image is 0,63″pixel. Image data acquired in the evening of 9,11,12,13,15,16,17 april and 5 may 2010.

© van den Berg, Mike SBIG STL-11000M CCD-camera. The filterset is from Baader (Germany), for the luminance channel and the UHC-S. LUMINANCE: 20 x 20 minutes. Binningmode 1×1 RED, GREEN and BLUE for each color 6 x 10 minutes in 2×2 binning mode. Thus LRGB = 400:60:60:60 minutes. Data acquired on 6,14,15,19 and 20 may […]

© Griffin, HapCamera: QSI 583wsg Filters: Astrodon E Series Generation 2 LRGB CCD Temperature: -10 C Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5″ Focal Ratio: f8 Mount: AP-1200 Guiding: Auto via the QSI camera’s built in Off-Axis Guider mirror and an SBIG ST-402 Guider Conditions: Clear for a SC summer night Weather: 70 F, still Exposure: 310 minutes […]

© Paquette, AndreTelescope: PlaneWave CDK20″ Mount: Custom GEM Camera: Apogee U16M Guiding: AstroDon Monster MOAG Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m MetaGuide Filters: Baader 8.5nm Exposures: 3x900s HA, S-II, O-III

© Gray, Dan; Paul, Chris; Paquette, AndreMount: Custom GEM Camera: SBIG 6303 Guiding: Internal guide chip, Maxim DL Exposures: 24x300s L (unbinned) 12x300s R,G,B (binned 2×2)

© Goldman, DonExposure Time: 12.5 hrs Total; 7 hrs OIII, 4.5 hrs H-a, 1 hr RGB Camera: Apogee U16M Telescope: CDK17 Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME

© Goldman, DonExposure Time: 5.5 hrs Total; 2 hrs OIII, 2.5 hrs H-a, 1 hr RGB Camera: Apogee U16M Telescope: PlaneWave CDK17 Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME My image was taken with 3 nm Astrodon OIII and H-a filters to enhance the contrast of the filamentary structure. Astrodon Generation 2 RGB filters were used for […]

© Hallas, Tony(Ha)(OIII) R (Ha) G (OIII) B (OIII) L = 900 x 9 each 1 x 1 RGB = 900 x 7 2 x 2 Ha = 2700 x 10 1 x 1 0 III 2700 x 6 1 x 1 Plane Wave CDK 17 f6.8 Apogee 16803 camera Astrodon Gen II filters AP […]

© Griffin, HapDateLocation: August 7-8, 2010 GriffinHunter Observatory Bethune, SC Camera: QSI 583wsg Filters: Astrodon E Series Generation 2 LRGB HA CCD Temperature: -10 C Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5″ Focal Ratio: f8 Mount: AP-1200 Guiding: Auto via the QSI camera’s built in Off-Axis Guider mirror and an SBIG ST-402 Guider Conditions: Hot and humid, clear […]

© Griffin, HapDateLocation: August 7-8, 2010 GriffinHunter Observatory Bethune, SC Camera: QSI 583wsg Filters: Astrodon E Series Generation 2 LRGB CCD Temperature: -10 C Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5″ Focal Ratio: f8 Mount: AP-1200 Guiding: Auto via the QSI camera’s built in Off-Axis Guider mirror and an SBIG ST-402 Guider Conditions: Hot and humid, clear for […]

© Bradley, GregCDK17, Paramount ME, FLI Proline 16803, Astrodon Gen 11 LRGB filters LRGB 90 50 50 50

© Griffin, HapCamera: QSI 583wsg Filters: Astrodon E Series Generation 2 LRGB CCD Temperature: -10 C Instrument: Planewave 12.5″ CDK Focal Ratio: f8 Mount: AP-1200 Guiding: Auto via the QSI camera’s built in Off-Axis Guider mirror and an SBIG ST-402 Guider Conditions: Cool and clear Weather: 65 – 50 F, still Exposure: 300 minutes total […]

© Glace, DeanTelescope: Planewave CDK17″ Mount: Mathis MI500750 CCD: SBIB STL-11000M Filters: Custom Scientific LRGB Location: Dark Sky Observatory, near Boone, NC Observer: Dean Glace Images: L 10 X 300 , 1X1 bin R,G,B 8 X 300 ea , 2X2 bin Control Software: MaximDL Planetarium: The Sky 6 Pro Imaging software: CCD Stack, MaximDL, and […]

© Trottier, HowardObject: IC1396A, “Elephant’s Trunk Nebula”. Instrument: PlaneWave CDK17. Focal Ratio: f4.5 (with PlaneWave focal reducer). Mount: Paramount ME. Camera: SBIG STL-4020M. Dates: August 6-15 2010 (3 nights). Integrated exposure: L (300 minutes unbinned), RGB (100 minutes each, 2×2 binning). Location: Cabin in the Sky Observatory, South Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada. Image Capture: MaxIm […]

© van den Berg, MikeM33 in 1×1 binning mode in the evening of 11-10-2010, 27 & 28-11-2010. LRGB = 330:30:30:30 minutes The resolution of the image is 2,1 arcseconds. Camera: SBIG STL-11000M with the AO-L (guiderate 7Hz) Telescope: PlaneWave CDK17 Mount: Paramount ME Robotic Imageprocessing has been done in CCDStack version 2 and Photoshop CS5.

© Bradley, GregLRGB 30 50 50 60 minutes Camera is FLI Proline 16803, Paramount ME mount on a permanent pier.

© Bradley, GregLRGB 110 40 30 30.jpg FLI Proline 16803 Astrodon Gen 11 filter Planewave CDK17 scope Paramount ME mount

© Mandell, GordonTarget: M1 (NGC 1952, Crab Nebula, supernova remnant in Taurus) Distance from Earth: 6300 light-years Image FOV: 29 x 23 arcmins Telescope: PlaneWave CDK 20 (f6.8) (for LRGB) and Takahashi TOA-130 refractor with TOA-130 0.78x reducer (f6.0) (for Ha & O3) Camera: FLI ProLine PL11002M ccd (for LRGB) and Starlight Xpress SXVF-H9 ccd […]

© Wade Van Arsdale * Instrument: Planewave Instruments CDK 12.5 with Astro-Physics AP27TVPH focal reducer @ f6.2 (1971mm) * Mount: AP1200GTOCP3 * Image Scale: 1.2 arc-seconds per pixel after processing Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM with AO8 Adaptive Optics and CFW10 Color Filter Wheel using Custom Scientific LRGB filters Filters & Exposure Times: o L: 18 x […]

© Wade Van Arsdale * Instrument: Planewave Instruments CDK 12.5 with Astro-Physics AP27TVPH focal reducer @ f6.2 (1971mm) * Mount: AP1200GTOCP3 * Image Scale: 0.98 arc-seconds per pixel after processing Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM with AO8 Adaptive Optics and CFW10 Color Filter Wheel using Custom Scientific LRGB filters Filters & Exposure Times: L: 18 x 5 […]

© Glace, DeanScope: Planewave CDK17″ Mount: Mathis MI500750 CCD: SBIG STL11000M Filters: LRGB 50mm Custom Scientific Control software: MaximDL Planetarium: The Sky6 Pro Observatory: Dark Sky Observatory, near Boone, NC Observer: Dean Glace Image processed using: CCD Stack, MaximDL, Photoshop CS3 L 10 X 600 sec 1X1 R 8 X 600 sec 2X2 G 8 […]

© van den Berg, Mike; Ippel, MathijnImaged on the nights of 10,27,28 january 2011 ; 8,9,21 february 2011, 4,5,7,8,9 march 2011. The data were acquired with two PlaneWave telescopes separated 57km from each other. The luminance data were acquired with the PlaneWave CDK17 and the RGB data with his PlaneWave CDK12.5. Total exposure time used […]

© Musialik, MaciekExposure time 30x1200sec (10 hours) Camera QSI583csg

© Trottier, HowardInstrument: PlaneWave CDK17. Focal Ratio: f4.5 (with PlaneWave focal reducer). Mount: Paramount ME. Camera: SBIG STL-4020M. Dates: April 22 and 23 2011. Integrated exposures: L: 150 minutes unbinned; R, G, B: 70 minutes each, 2×2 binning. Location: Cabin in the Sky Observatory, South Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada. Image Capture: MaxIm DL, TheSky6, FocusMax. […]

© van den Berg, Mike; Ippel, Mathijn We have imaged M51 with a PlaneWave CDK17 for the luminance data and with a PlaneWave CDK12,5 for the RGB data. Totally we made 260 frames and each frame is exposed for 30 minutes binning 1×1. We started the project on 23-03-2011 and in may 2011 we ended […]

© Masi, Gianluca 40, 90-sec exposures STL-6303E CCD camera. Website

© Trottier, HowardInstrument: PlaneWave CDK17. Focal Ratio: f4.5 (with PlaneWave focal reducer). Mount: Paramount ME. Camera: SBIG STL-4020M. Dates: August 6-26 2011. Integrated exposures: L: 6 hours unbinned; R, G, B: 3 hours each, 2×2 binning. Location: Cabin in the Sky Observatory, South Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada. Image Capture: MaxIm DL, TheSkyX, FocusMax. Image Processing: […]

© Jimenez, ManuelTelescope: Planewave CDK 17″ F6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph Mount: Paramount ME Camera: FLI PL 16803 Without Cover Slip Filters: Astrodon Ha 3nm, OIII 3nm Date: July 2011 FWHM: 2″ Processing: Pixinsight Ha : 0.75xHa + 0.25xOIII : OIII Ha: 4×1800 seconds (2 hours) OIII: 14×1800 seconds (7 hours) Website

© Pugh, MartinMount: Paramount ME Instrument: Apogee U16M Astrodon Filters (LRGB GenII, Ha-5nm; SII-5nm; OIII-3nm) Exposure:RGB (15 mins each), Syn(L) 710mins, Ha: 160mins, SII: 370mins OIII: 180 minutes Capture Software: CCDSOFT V5, CCDAutopilot Processing: Maxim DLCCD, Photoshop CS, CCDStack, PixInsight www.martinpughastrophotography.id.au

© Manner, MarkAugust 23, 25, 26 & 27, 2011 Camera: SBIG STX16803 Filters: AstroDon LRGB Camera control software: MaximDL Guidingadaptive optics: Self guided Camera temperature: -20C Telescope: PlaneWave CDK 24″ Telescope control software: SiTech, PointXP, TheSky6 Mount: PlaneWave Ascension 200HR Total exposure time: 5 hours Subexposures: Luminance: 48 x 5 minute, binned 2×2 (0.89 arc […]

© Bradley, GregComet Garradd C2009 P1 LRGB 48 18 15 15 1 hour 36 minutes FLI Proline 16803,Planewave CDK17 F4.45,Astrodon Gen 11 filters Comet is in the lower part of the Northern sky near M71. Good conditions, Kurrajong NSW Australia. 3 minute exposures.

© Pugh, MartinTelescope: Planwave 17″ CDK f6.8 Mount: Paramount ME by Software Bisque Instrument: Apogee U16M, Astrodon Filters (Ha-5nm; SII-5nm; OIII-3nm) Exposure: Ha: 5.5hrs, SII: 5.5hrs OIII: 7hrs 50minutes Capture Software: CCDSOFT V5, CCDAutopilot Processing: Maxim DLCCD, Photoshop CS, CCDStack, PixInsight Website

© Trottier, HowardI shot the Cave for more than 16 hours over four nights between August 26 and September 1 of 2011, but used only the best 10 hours for processing: 300 minutes in luminance (unbinned), and 100 minutes in each of R, G, and B. Ten-minute subframes were taken in all channels. These images […]

© Pugh, MartinMount:Paramount ME by Software Bisque Instrument: Apogee U16M, Astrodon Filters Exposure: LRGB (6:2:2:2 hrs) Capture Software: CCDSOFT V5, CCDAutopilot Processing: Maxim DLCCD, Photoshop CS, CCDStack, PixInsight www.martinpughastrophotography.id.au

© Pugh, MartinMount: Paramount ME Instrument: Apogee U16M, Astrodon Filters (Ha-5nm; OIII-3nm) Exposure: Ha: 5hrs, OIII: 6hrs with synthetic luminance. Capture Software: CCDSOFT V5, CCDAutopilot Processing: Maxim DLCCD, Photoshop CS, CCDStack, PixInsight www.martinpughastrophotography.id.au

© Jimenez, ManuelMount: Paramount ME Camera: FLI PL 16803 Without Cover Slip Filters: Astrodon Ha 3nm, OIII 3nm, FLI LRGB Date: August-October 2011 FWHM: 2″ Processing: Pixinsight Ha+OIII+L : Ha+R : OIII+G : OIII+B Total Exposure: 51 hours Ha: 60×1800 seconds (30 hours) OIII: 15×1800 seconds (15 hours) L: 20×600 seconds (3 hours) R bin […]

© Thibeault, DorisDone over 3 nights on the forst, 6 and 7th of October. Luminance 3.5 hours. RGB=4 hours all 10 min subs at bin 2×2. Equipment used. www.astroastro.org Done remotely from. www.astroastro.org

© Pugh, MartinTelescope: Planewave 17″ CDK f6.8 Mount: Paramount ME by Software Bisque Instrument: Apogee U16M, Astrodon Filters Exposure: LRGB: 9:3:3:3 Hours (total 18 hours) Capture Software: CCDSOFT V5, CCDAutopilot Processing: Maxim DLCCD, Photoshop CS, CCDStack, PixInsight www.martinpughastrophotography.id.au

© Pugh, MartinMount: Paramount ME by Software Bisque Instrument: Apogee U16M, Astrodon Filters (Ha-5nm; OIII-3nm) Exposure: Ha: 3.5hrs, OIII: 5hrs with synthetic luminance. Capture Software: CCDSOFT V5, CCDAutopilot Processing: Maxim DLCCD, Photoshop CS, CCDStack, PixInsight www.martinpughastrophotography.id.au

© Geissinger, RolfObject name: NGC 7380 – Wizard Nebula Optics: Planewave 12.5″ CDK Objekt type: Emission nebula Focal lenght: 2541 mm Constellation: Cepheus Camera: FLI ML 16803-65 Location Date: Remseck 22. October 2011 Exposure: 30 x 1200 sec H-alpha 23 x 1200 sec OIII 27 x 1200 sec SII 1 x 300 sec RGB Filters: […]

© Jimenez, ManuelMount: Paramount ME Camera: FLI PL 16803 Without Cover Slip Filters: FLI LRGB Date: August-October 2011 FWHM: 1,6-1,8″ Processing: Excalibrator, Pixinsight Total Exposure: 28 hours L: 50×600 seconds (8,5 hours) R bin 2×2: 80×300 seconds (6,5 hour) G bin 2×2: 80×300 seconds (6,5 hour) B bin 2×2: 80×300 seconds (6,5 hour) www.manuelj.com

© Paquette, Andre20111028-20111030 at Pinto Valley Observatory Exposures 180 min L 40 min R, G, B Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK20 Camera: Apogee U16M Mount: Custom GEM mount using Sidereal Technology controller Filters: Baader LRGB Guiding: Astrodon Monster MOAG, Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m, MetaGuide website

© Prendergast, Peter10 hours total camera time LRGB CDK 12.5 on a Paramount ME.

© van den Berg, Mike; Ippel, MathijnA high resolution H-alpha image of NGC6992 made in october 2011 during a nearly full moon. It

© Jimenez, ManuelTelescope: Planewave CDK 17″ F6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph Mount: Paramount ME Camera: FLI PL 16803 Without Cover Slip Filters: Astrodon Ha 3nm, OIII 3nm, SII 3nm Date: SeptemberOctober 2011 FWHM: 2″ Processing: Pixinsight Total Exposure: 46 hours Ha: 14×1800 seconds (7 hours) OIII bin 2×2: 16×1800 seconds (8 hours) SII bin 2×2: 16×1800 […]

© Jimenez, ManuelMount: Paramount ME Camera: FLI PL 16803 Without Cover Slip Filters: Astrodon Ha 3nm, OIII 3nm Date: September-October 2011 FWHM: 2″ Processing: Pixinsight Total Exposure: 46 hours Ha : OIII : OIII Ha: 42×1800 seconds (21 hours) OIII: 50×1800 seconds (25 hours) www.manuelj.com

Optics: 24 inch f6.8 PlaneWave Corrected Dall-Kirkham Mount: Astrophysics 3600GTOPE Camera: Apogee Alta U16M, Astrodon MonsterMOAG Filter: Astrodon 3nm narrowband Dates: Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2011 Location: Covington Observatory, Englewood, Colorado Exposure : Ha; OIII; SII: 100, 600, 1200 sec subs; 6 hours total time Acquisition: MaxIm DL, ACP Processing: MaxIm DL, Adobe Photoshop […]

© Glace, DeanLocation: Dark Sky Observatory, near Boone, NC Observer: Dean Glace Date: 1 Nov. 2011 Telescope: Planewave CDK17 Mount: Mathis MI500750 Fork Camera: SBIG STL-11000M Filters: R, V, B, L Software: MaximDL, CCD Stack2, Photoshop CS5 L 22 X 300 sec 1×1 Bin R 6 X 300 sec 2×2 V 6 X 300 sec […]

© Pugh, MartinTelescope: Planewave 17″ CDK f6.8 Mount: Paramount ME by Software Bisque Instrument: Apogee U16M, Astrodon Filters Exposure: SII:Ha:OII 7 Hours each (total 21 hours) Capture Software: Maxim DL, CCDAutopilot Processing: Maxim DLCCD, Photoshop CS, CCDStack, PixInsight www.martinpughastrophotography.id.au

© Allen, ThomasEM400 Mount SBIG STL11K Hydrogen Alpha 60 minutes Photoshop CS4, CCDSOFT Guide scope used was a Takahashi FS-60C external guide camera for the SBIG STL11K

Optics: 24 inch f6.8 PlaneWave Corrected Dall-Kirkham Mount: Astrophysics 3600GTOPE Camera: Apogee Alta U16M, Astrodon MonsterMOAG Filter: Astrodon Ha, OIII, SII Dates: December 15 – 25, 2011 Location: Covington Observatory, Englewood, Colorado Exposure : 20 minute subs, 15 hours total time Acquisition: MaxIm DL, ACP Processing: MaxIm DL, Adobe Photoshop CS5 www.deepskygallery.com | © Turner, […]

© Trottier, HowardApproximately 12 hours of exposures 300 minutes in luminance (unbinned) 100 minutes in each of R, G, B, and Halpha (all with 2×2 binning). Ten-minute subframes were taken in all channels. The frames were captured over several nights during the summer of 2011 (between July 1 and September 3) CDK17 telescope, operating with […]

© Jimenez, ManuelTwo Pane Mosaic Telescope: Planewave CDK 17″ F6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph Mount: Paramount ME Camera: FLI PL 16803 Without Cover Slip Filters: FLI LRGB Date: December 2011 – February 2012 FWHM: 1,5-2,5″ Processing: Excalibrator, Pixinsight Total Exposure: 60 hours L: 30×1800 seconds (15 hours) R bin 2×2: 10×1800 seconds (5 hour) G bin […]

Mount: Astrophysics 3600GTOPE Camera: Apogee Alta U16M, Astrodon MonsterMOAG Filter: Astrodon 3 nm narrowband Dates: March 4 – 8, 2012 Location: Covington Observatory, Englewood, Colorado Exposure: Ha, OIII, SII 20 min subs; 8.66 hours total time Acquisition: MaxIm DL, ACP Processing: MaxIm DL, Adobe Photoshop CS5 www.deepskygallery.com | © Turner, James

© Voltmer, SebastianCamera: DMK 21BF04 Filters: Baader IR-RGB Barlow: Baader Fluorite Flatfield Converter Website

Optics: 24 inch f6.8 PlaneWave Corrected Dall-Kirkham Mount: Astrophysics 3600GTOPE Camera: Apogee Alta U16M, Astrodon MonsterMOAG Filter: Astrodon 3 nm Ha Dates: Nov 13, 2011 – Mar 17, 2012 Location: Covington Observatory, Englewood, Colorado Exposure : 20 minute subs, 12 hours total time Acquisition: MaxIm DL, ACP Processing: MaxIm DL, Adobe Photoshop CS5 www.deepskygallery.com | […]

© van den Berg, Mike; Ippel, MathijnAn image of M101 with supernova 2011 made with two telescopes, a Planewave CDK17 for the luminance data and a PlaneWave CDK12,5 for the RGB data. LRGB = 3720:510:510:480 minutes. CDK17 luminance data: 124 x 30 minutes CDK12,5 red and green: 17x 30 minutes CDK12,5 blue: 16 x 30 […]

© Trottier, HowardApril 20-22 2012 PlaneWave CDK17 with a focal reducer at f4.5 Paramount ME, along with an SBIG STL-4020M camera. 8 hours of exposure: 240 minutes in luminance (unbinned), and 80 minutes in each of red, green, and blue filters (all binned 2×2). Ten minute subframes were taken in all channels TheSkyX, MaxIm DL, […]

© van den Berg, Mike; Ippel, MathijnCDK17 (luminance): 33 x 30 minutes. CDK12,5 (RGB): 8 x 30min.; 8 x 30min.; 8 x 30min. We used a SBIG STL-11000M CCD & AO-L. Guiderate 7 Hz.

© van den Berg, Mike; Ippel, MathijnAn image of M33 made in september and october 2011 under very good seeing conditions. PlaneWave CDK17 (Luminance): 33 x 30 minutes. PlaneWave CDK12,5 (RGB): 6×30 min.; 6×30 min.; 6×30 min. LRGB = 990:180:180:180 minutes. SBIG STL-11000M CCD & AO-L

© Jousset, MarcSBIG STL4022M + AOL L : 47x5min RGB : 14x3min www.astrosurf.comjousset

© Snyder, BillCamera Apogee U16 Mount Paramount ME Filters Astrodon LRGB Exposures RGB 2Hrs each L 8Hrs LRGB 15min subs Total time 14hrs Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO billsnyderastrophotography.com

© Snyder, BillCamera Apogee U16 Mount Paramount ME Filters Astrodon LRGB Exposures RGB 1.5Hrs each L 7.5Hrs LRGB 15min subs Total time 12hrs Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO billsnyderastrophotography.com

© Snyder, BillCamera Apogee U16 Mount Paramount ME Filters Astrodon Ha5nm OIII3nm SII5nm Exposures Ha 4.3hrs OIII 4hrs SII4hrs 20min subs Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO billsnyderastrophotography.com

Mount: Astrophysics 3600GTOPE Camera: Apogee Alta U16M, Astrodon MonsterMOAG Filter: Astrodon 3 nm narrowband Dates: July 12 – Aug 24, 2012 Location: Covington Observatory, Englewood, Colorado Exposure : Ha and OIII 20 min subs; SII 30 min subs; 6 hours total time Acquisition: MaxIm DL, ACP Processing: MaxIm DL, Adobe Photoshop CS5, HOS palette www.deepskygallery.com […]

© Trottier, HowardCamera: Apogee U16M with FW50 10-position filter wheel. Filters: Astrodon LRGB and 3-nm narrowbands. Mount: Paramount ME. Guiding: Starlight Xpress Lodestar camera with an Astrodon MOAG. Exposures: 200 minutes in luminance (unbinned); 170 mins in narrowband Ha (unbinned); and 130 mins red, 140 mins green, and 260 minutes blue (all colours binned 2×2). […]

© Schram, BrandtEquipment * Software Bisque Paramount ME * Apogee U16M D9 * Astrodon LRGB filters * Astrodon MMOAG off-axis guider with Starlight Xpress Lodestar * MaxIm DL * TheSkyX Image Stack * L 300 Minutes 1×1 * R 240 minutes 1×1 * G 240 minutes 1×1 * B 240 minutes 1×1 Location (J2000) * […]

© Geissinger, Rolf Exposure time: 6 x 1200 sec Camera: QHY8 Scope: CDK 12.5″ Mount: 10micron GM2000

© Geissinger, Rolf Location: Remseck, “balcony obervatory”, Germany Date: August 2009 total exposure time: 15h (RGB + OIII + H-alpha) Scope: CDK 12.5″ Cam: QHY8 Filters: IDAS LPS / Baader OIII 8.5nm / Baader H-alpha 7 nm Mount: 10micron GM2000 Color developement with Steve Cannistras Bicolor H-alpha / OIII processing

© Paquette, Andre Western Part of the Veil Nebula in Hubble Palette Taken 20090813 Exposures S-II: 31x240s (unbinned) HA: 28x240s (unbinned) O-III: 32x240s (unbinned) Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5 with Focal Reducer Camera: Apogee U16M Mount: Celestron CGE Pro Filters: Astrodon 3nm Narrowband Guiding: Astrodon Monster MOAG, Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m, MetaGuide

© Unsold, Mike * Telescope : 12.5″ CDK PlaneWave at F8 * Camera : QSI 583ws * Color Components : 20 x 15 minutes bin 2×2, low gain, AstroDon 5nm H-alpha * Mount : AP 1200 GTO * Image Camera Control : ImagesPlus QSI control * Guide Control : Tv 102 with Starfish and PHD […]

© Wood, Kent M104 Sombrero Galaxy Date:  May 2009 Starlodge Observatory Planewave CDK 12.5 SBIG STL 11000 Cropped LRGB 110:90:90:90

© Geissinger, Rolf Moon crater – Albategnius Taken 2nd April 2009 / Germany, Remseck Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5 Extender: Televue Powermate 2x Effective focal length: 5082 mm Camera: TIS DMK31 (video camera) Mount: 10micron GM2000 Filters: Astronomik IR Pro 742 Image processing: Registax 5, Photoshop CS3

© Geissinger, Rolf Moon crater – Aristoteles and Eudoxus Taken 2nd April 2009 / Germany, Remseck Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5 Extender: Televue Powermate 2x Effective focal length: 5082 mm Camera: TIS DMK31 (video camera) Mount: 10micron GM2000 Filters: Astronomik IR Pro 742 Image processing: Registax 5, Photoshop CS3

© Geissinger, Rolf M81 Exposure time: 9 x 1200 sec Location: “balcony observatory ” Remseck / Germany Date: 2009 / 04 / 19 Camera: QHY8 Scope: CDK 12.5″ Mount: 10micron GM2000

© Schnepel, Soenke The Pinwheel Galaxy, M101 Planewave CDK 12.5 10 Micron GM2000 QCI STL-11000M LRGB (40:30:30:30 min., all 1 x 1 bin) Total Exposure Time: 2 hours and 10 minutes Image processed with: MaximDL 5, CCDAutoPilot 4, CCDStack 1.4, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Date: 04-22-2009 Location: Luetjensee, Germany Seeing conditions: less good

© Schnepel, Soenke The Dumbbell Nebula, M27 Planewave CDK 12.5 10 Micron GM2000 QCI STL-11000M LRGB (60:40:40:40 min., all 1 x 1 bin) Total Exposure Time: 3 hours Image processed with: MaximDL 5, CCDAutoPilot 4, CCDStack 1.4, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Date: 04-23-2009 Location: Luetjensee, Germany Seeing conditions: good, sometimes very good

© Paquette, Andre M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy OTA: Planewave CDK 12.5 Camera: Apogee U16M Mount: Celestron CGE Pro Filters: Baader LRGB, Astrodon HA Guided with MetaGuide Exposures: L: 200min @1×1 RGB: 40min each @2×2 HA: 240min @2×2 Processing: Mostly home-grown software for calibration Aligning done with MaximDL DDP done with ImagesPlus Photoshop used for […]

© Geissinger, Rolf M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy Taken 23th May 2009 / Germany, Remseck Exposures RGB: 10x1200sec Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5 Camera: QHY8 (one-shot.camera) Mount: 10micron GM2000 Guiding: Mitsuboshi OAG, SX Lodestar, MaximDL Image processing: MaximDL, Photoshop CS3

© Chonis, Taylor; Miller, Tom The Crescent Nebula – NGC 6888 Imaged with Tom Miller Date: August 1, 10, 12, 13, 21, 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE (The Miller Observatory) Telescope: PlaneWave Instrument CDK20 Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME Camera: SBIG STL-11000M with SBIG STL-CFW8 & AO-L Exposure: Ha, OIII = 5 hrs (20 min subframes). […]

© Geissinger, Rolf M13 – Globular Cluster in Hercules Taken 20th July 2009 / Germany, Remseck Exposures RGB: 11x600sec Telescope: Planewave Instruments CDK12.5 Camera: QHY8 (one-shot camera) Mount: 10micron GM2000 Guiding: Mitsuboshi OAG, SX Lodestar, MaximDL Image processing: MaximDL, Photoshop CS3

© Geissinger, Rolf Exposure time: 11 x 1800 sec Location: “balcony observatory ” Remseck / Germany Date: 2008 / 12 / 31 Camera: QHY8 Scope: CDK 12.5″ Mount: 10micron GM2000

© Geissinger, Rolf NGC2392 Exposure time: 10 x 900 sec Location: “balcony observatory ” Remseck / Germany Date: 2009 / 03 / 20 Camera: QHY8 Scope: CDK 12.5″ Mount: 10micron GM200

© Geissinger, Rolf M82 Exposure time: 9 x 1600 sec Location: “balcony observatory ” Remseck / Germany Date: 2009 / 03 / 21 Camera: QHY8 Scope: CDK 12.5″ Mount: 10micron GM2000

© Chonis, Taylor; Miller, Tom Object: M27 Dates: September 18,19,26, 2008 Location: The Miller Observatory (Lincoln, NE) Telescope: PlaneWave Instruments CDK20 Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME Camera: SBIG STL-11000M guided by SBIG Remote Guide Head on Astrodon MOAG, SBIG STLCFW-8, SBIG AO-L Exposures: Ha = 8x30min, OIII = 8x30min. Total = 8 hours. Binned 1×1 […]

© Ackermann, Gabriele and Joerg Uranus Imaged and processed by Gabriele and Joerg Ackermann Date: Sept. 27, 2008 Equipment:  CDK12.5, FFC, DMK21AF04 Imaging Source Camera, Zeiss RG610. Angular Size of Uranus: 3.7 arcseconds

© Schedler, Johannes Object: NGC6960 A Portion of the Veil Nebula Lum: 20 minutes Red: 20 minutes Green: 20 minutes Blue: 20 minutes Equipment:  CDK17, STL11000, GM2000 Mount

© Paquette, Andre Object:  The Moon Telescope: CDK 12.5″ Camera: Apogee U16M Filter: Baader 2″ square HA Exposures: 50x100ms (only about half used) Acquisition: Maxim DL Processing: Registax, PhotoShop CS

© Paquette, Andre M33, The Pinwheel Galaxy Date: October 24th, 2008 Location: Pintovalley Observatory Camera: U16, FW50 Filter Wheel, Astrodon MAOG Telescope: CDK 20 Imaging Details:  9x600s L (1×1), 7x600s HA (2×2), 9x300s R (2×2), 9x300s G (2×2), and 8x300s B (2×2) NGC1275 is 5x600s L (1×1) and 3x300s RGB (2×2)

© Wood, Kent NGC 1275, Perseus Cluster Date: October, 2008 Location: Starlodge Observatory Telescope: Planewave CDK 12.5 Camera:  SBIG STL 11000 LRGB  300:80:80:80

© Geissinger, Rolf Exposure time: 10 x 1200 sec Camera: QHY8 Scope: CDK 12.5″ Mount: 10micron GM2000

© Geissinger, Rolf M76 Exposure time: 13 x 1000 sec Location: “balcony observatory ” Remseck / Germany Date: 2008 / 12 / 30 Camera: QHY8 Scope: CDK 12.5″

© Geissinger, Rolf NGC7635 Exposure time: 7 x 1200 sec Location: “balcony observatory ” Remseck / Germany Date: 2008 / 12 / 30 Camera: QHY8 Scope: CDK 12.5″ Mount: 10micron GM2000

© Schnepel, Soenke The Orion Nebula, M42 Planewave CDK 12.5 10 Micron GM2000 QCI STL-11000M LRGB (2 x 180 sec each channel, all 1 x 1 bin) Total Exposure Time: 24 minutes Image processed with: MaximDL 5, CCDAutoPilot 4, CCDStack 1.4, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Date: 01-07-2009 Location: Luetjensee, Germany Seeing conditions: good

© Geissinger, Rolf NGC1514 Exposure time: 6 x 1800 sec Location: “balcony observatory ” Remseck / Germany Date: 2009 / 02 / 28 Camera: QHY8 Scope: CDK 12.5″ Mount: 10micron GM2000

© Paquette, Andre M81 Equipment:  CDK12.5, CGE Pro,  Apogee Alta U16 This was 2.5 hours of Luminance, and 1.25 hours each of R,G, and B. LRGB  2.5,1.25,1.25,1.25

© Wood, Kent The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, NGC 5194, NGC 5195 Location: Starlodge Observatory Camera: SBIG STL 11000 Scope: Planewave CDK 12.5 LRGB 45:90:90:90

© Wood, Kent NGC7293, The Helix Nebula Date: September 2008 Camera: SBIG STL 11000 LRGB 210:90:90:90

© Schnepel, Soenke Object: NGC6888 Red: 45 minutes (1 x 45min) Green: 45 minutes (1 x 45min) Blue: 45 minutes (1 x 45min)

© Wood, Kent NGC7000 The Wall Date: August, 2008 Location: Starlodge Observatory Scope: Planewave CDK 12.5 Camera: STL 11000 L(HA):R:G:B 170 (200): 110:110:110 (11.5 hrs)

© Wood, Kent NGC7000 The Wall Date: August, 2008 Location: Starlodge Observatory Scope: Planewave CDK 12.5 Camera: STL 11000

© Wood, Kent M33, The Pinwheel Galaxy Date: August 2008 Location: Starlodge Observatory Camera: STL 11000 Telescope: CDK 12.5 LRGB: 300:140:140:140 (12 hours)

© Ackermann, Gabriele and Joerg Image and Processed by Gabriele and Joerg Ackermann Date:  Aug. 30th, 2008 Telescope:  CDK12.5 Camera:  Imaging Source fire wire camera DBK21AF04 at f/20 Angular Size of Neptune:  2.3 arcseconds

© Murphy, Stephane Object:  NGC7635, The Bubble Nebula Total exposure: HaRGB 360:120:60:120. Location: Granville, Ohio Date: Sept. 2008 Aquisition: CCDAutopilot 4.0 + CDK 12.5 + STL11002M + MOAG ST-402, Astrodon Gen2 Filter.

© Murphy, Stephane Object: M33, The Pinwheel Galaxy Total exposure: RGB 100:100:100 Location: Granville, Ohio Date:  Sept 2008 Aquisition: CCDAutopilot 4.0 + CDK 12.5 + STL11002M + MOAG ST-402, Astrodon Gen2 Filter. Processing: CCDstack, PixInsight (Commercial) and CS3

© Murphy, Stephane Object:  IC 5146, The Cocoon Nebula Total exposure: HaRGB 300:60:60:60. Location: Granville, Ohio Date:  Sept 2008 Aquisition: CCDAutopilot 4.0 + CDK 12.5 + STL11002M + MOAG ST-402, Astrodon Gen2 Filter. Processing: CCDstack, and CS3

© Paquette, Andre 05:15 UT 20071211 This was taken with a Lumenera Skynyx 2.0m, Televue 5x barlow, and an SBIG CFW on the CDK12.5.  2000 frames were taken at 60fps in IR-exclude, red, green, blue, and IR-only channels.  About 900 frames each from IR-exclude, IR, green, and blue were stacked and sharpened with registax to […]

© Seavey, Richard Object:  M1 – The Crab Nebula Field Center:  RA 5h 34.5m  DEC +22d 01m Field Size: ~  48 x 33 arcminutes Exposure: LRGB = “coming” minutes Instruments: CDK12.5 f/8 with STL-11000 Location: “info coming” Date:  “info coming” Conditions:   ~ 2.5-3 arcsecond seeing Processing:  “info coming”

© Schnepel, Soenke Object: M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy Luminance: 30 minutes (3 x 10min) Red: 20 minutes (4 x 5min) Green: 20 minutes (4 x 5min) Blue: 20 minutes (4 x 5min)

© Schnepel, Soenke Object: M31- The Andromeda Galaxy, the Core Region Red: 60 minutes (10 x 6min) Green: 60 minutes (10 x 6min) Blue: 60 minutes (10 x 6min) Equipment:  CDK12.5, STL11000M, 10 Micron GM2000 QCI GEM, PlaneWave 2.75″ (EFA) Electonic Focuser Processed with MaxIm DL, Focus Max, CCDStack, CCDAutoPilot 4, Photoshop

© Rowe, Dave; Hedrick,Richard; Haberman, Joe   NGC 91 / Arp 65A J2000.0: 00h19m15s +22d07.34m Size: ~2 X 2 arcminutes Bmag = 14.5 Exposure: LRGB = 200:25:20:30 minutes Instruments: CDK 20 f/6.8 — STL 6303E Location: Pinto Valley Observatory Date:  Sep 3-4, 2005 Conditions: 10C-18C / variable light wind / ~2.2 arcsec seeing Processing: Calibrated […]

© Rowe, Dave; Hedrick,Richard; Haberman, Joe; Jason Fournier Processed by D. Rowe Objects:  Arp 316 (NGC 3193, 3187, 3189) and NGC 3185 Field Center:  J2000.0 10h18m0.3s +21d47m15s Field Size: ~ 16X24 arcminutes Exposure: LRGB = 189:35:35:30 minutes Instruments: CDK20 f/6.8 with STL-6303E Location: Pinto Valley Observatory Date:  March 18-20, 2007 Conditions:  -25C camera temperature / […]

© Kielkopf, John Cropped and zoomed image :  9.2’x6.9′ Objects: Eta Carinae Nebula (NGC 3372) Field Center:  J2000:0: 10h43m50s -59d52.0m Field Size: Cropped 9.2’x6.9′, Full size 18.4’x27.5′ Exposure: 1-second I, R, and V-band photmetric filters Instruments: CDK20 f/6.8 with STL-6303E Location: University of Louisville, Mt Kent Observatory in Southern Queensland, Australia Date:  May 20, 2007 Processing: The I, […]

© Kielkopf, John University of Louisville, Mt Kent Observatory in Southern Queensland, Australia Objects:  Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) Field Center:  J2000:0: 13h26m47s -47d28.85m Field Size: 18.4’x27.5′ Exposure: Single 10-second R-band Instruments: CDK20 f/6.8 with STL-6303E Location: University of Louisville, Mt Kent Observatory in Southern Queensland, Australia Date:  May 20, 2007 NOTES: North is to the right and […]

© Wood, Kent The Bubble Nebula, NGC7635 Date: October, 2008 Location: Starlodge Observatory, Ione, CA Camera: STL 11000 Telescope: Planewave CDK 12.5 HA:R:G:B 200:60:60:60

© Schnepel, Soenke Object:  M13 – The Hercules Cluster Exposure:  50 minutes, 5 x 10min Luminance Equipment: CDK12.5 and GM2000 GEM by 10-Micron 1. PlaneWave 2.75″ Focuser with EFA (Electronics Focus Accessory). 2. PreciseParts custom Planewave to Optec Pyxis 3″ adapter 3. Optec Pyxis 3″ camera rotator 4. Optec 3″ to AP 2.7″ adapter (female) […]

© Wood, Kent Object:  NGC7023, The Iris Nebula Image Information Date: May 2008 Location: Star Lodge Observatory Telescope: PlaneWave CDK12.5 Equipment: SBIG STL11000 LRGB: 310:120:120:120 (11 hours of total data)

© Wood, Kent Date: May, 2008 Location: Starlodge Observatory Telescope: Planewave 12.5 CDK Camera: SBIG STL 11000 LRGB 200:120:120:120 (9 hours total exposure time)

© Wood, Kent Object: M13 – The Hercules Cluster Image details: Location: Star Lodge Observatory Date: May, 2008 Telescope: Planewave CDK 12.5 Camera: SBIG STL 11000 LRGB 35:20:20:20

© Wood, Kent Object: M16 – The Eagle Nebula H-alpha: 180 minutes Lum: 180 minutes Red: 90 minutes Green: 90 minutes Blue: 90 minutes Equipment:  CDK12.5, STL11000

© Wood, Kent Cosmic Cannon (Full frame of vdb152) VdB (Van den Bergh)152, Cederblad 201 Location: Starlodge Observatory Date: July, 2008 Scope: CDK 12.5 Camera SBIG STL-11000 LRGB 200:90:90:90

© Wood, Kent IC5146 Cocoon Nebula Location: Starlodge Observatory July 2008 Scope: CDK 12.5 Camera: SBIG STL 11000 LRGB 230:100:100:100

© Murphy, Stephane Object:  M27, The Dumbbell Nebula Image Information Date: July 3rd, 2008 Location: Stonecreek Observatory Telescope: PlaneWave CDK12.5 Equipment: SBIG STL11000, Software Bisque Paramount, Astrodon RGB Filters, Astrodon MOAG (off axis guider), Optec TCF-S3 LRGB: 0:60:60:60 Acquisition: CCDAutopilot4.0 Processing: CCDStack and Photoshop CS3

Scope               Planewave CDK17 Camera            Apogee U16 Mount               Paramount ME Filters               Astrodon  LRGB   Ha5nm Exposures       R2hrs  G1.5hrs  B1.5hrs   L 7.5Hrs    Ha 3hrs    Ha 20min subs   LRGB 10min subs Location           Sierra Nevada Mountains CA.  Heavens Mirror Observatory  SRO

Telescope:       17″ CDK by Planewave Instruments Mount:            Paramount ME by Software Bisque Instrument:     Apogee U16M, Astrodon Gen 2 filters Exposure:                  RGB 4:4:4 Hours Capture Software:       Maxim DL, CCDAP V3.4 Processing:                Maxim DL/CCD, Photoshop CS2, PixInsight, CCDStack.