SIRIUS

Lunar Eclipse Totality

M13, also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules. Imaged using Atik 16IC-S monochrome CCD and William Optics FLT-110 mounted on NEQ6 Pro. 30 light frames ranging from 60 seconds to 600 seconds, no darks. Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, using the best 80% of frames.

Atik 314L and Skywatcher Equinox 80 ED H-alpha 10 x 300 seconds and 15 x 600 seconds with some dark and bias frames Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in PhotoShop CS2

5 x 60 seconds and 5 x 120 seconds. Imaged using APT with Atik 314L monochrome CCD and Skywatcher Equinox 80 on HEQ5 Pro mount. Guided using PHD with QHY5L-II. Matching darks and bias frames added. Stacked in DSS and processed in Photoshop.

The Leo Triplets – M65, M66 & NGC 3628 25.03.2017 Skywatcher Equinox 80 and Atik 314L Monochrome CCD 35 x 300 seconds stacked in DSS and processed in Photoshop CS2

The result of one of my imaging sessions from Kelling Heath Autumn Equinox star party NGC 7635 The Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia Imaged using Atik 314L monochrome CCD camera and William Optics FLT-110 refractor on NEQ6 Pro SynScan mount 10 x 300 second subs in H-alpha

M33 The Triangulum Galaxy 22.09.2017 Atik 314L and William Optics FLT-110 10 x 60 seconds and 10 x 120 seconds Luminance filter only

M1 The Crab Nebula 08.12.2017 William Optics FLT-110 and Atik 314L Monochrome CCD 10 x 300 seconds H-Alpha, 10 x 300 seconds OIII, 10 x 300 seconds SII Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in Photoshop CS2 False colour image by assigning SII to red channel, H-alpha to green channel and OIII to blue channel

Taken on a viewing session above Bala reservoir in Wales