M3 – NGC5272
5hrs of total exposure using 10min subs. This was to get the very faint stars at the far periphery as well as the brighter centre that would require lower exposure. I used an extended full-well-depth mode on the camera from this to give a full well depth of 75,000e to prevent the core blowing out in the 600s exposures. by Dean Ashton
M33 by Dean Ashton
M33 with Ha and RGB combined. Specifically 11hr20m (68x600s) of RGB and 4h20m (26x600s) of Ha combined. As you see, combining the Ha makes a big difference to the image. M33 is very active in star formation. THe Ha is also providing greater resolution of some of the larger nebula in M33 with structure in NGC604 becoming clear.
IC1396
Altair 250mm f/5.3 RC
Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM Pro
Mount: iOptron CEM 120EC
Filters: Baader 35mn Ha
Exposure: 411 x 1min Lights. Dark subtract and flat fielded.
By Nick Tonkin
M31
Takahashi FSQ-ED 106 f/5
Camera: SBIG STL-11000
Mount: Paramount PME
Filters: LRGB
Exposure: 11 x 300sec Bin 1×1, 5 x 300 sec in the Blue, 9 x 180 sec in the Green and 7 x 300 sec in the Red RGB all 2×2 bin. Dark Subtracted, Flat fielded
By Nick Tonkin
Pickering’s Triangle
Pickering’s Triangle. HOO Narrow band false colour image using Ha and OIII filters by Dean Ashton.
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