This is my first image with a new mount and new guiding approach. I recently got an iOptron CEM60 as I prepare to move to a larger refractor. I also bought a ZWO OAG-L. I wasn’t having any issues with using a guidescope for guiding, but I didn’t want to keep moving it between scopes. … More The Rosette Nebula (narrowband)
The Crescent Nebula is an object worth coming back to year after year, and I’m much happier with this year’s version than any other. The improvement is due to better collimation of my AstroTech AT8RC, thanks to TS Optics TSRCKOLLI (review soon), as well as dedicating a lot of time to the OIII channel. I … More NGC6888, The Crescent Nebula
Okay, so technically this wasn’t first light for this camera, but it is the first image I’ve processed. The ASI2600MM arrived just as galaxy season was beginning, so M106 was an obvious target. I had a string of clear, but windy, nights recently, so there’s a backlog of data to process. I took almost 15 … More M106 (ZWO ASI2600MM first light)
After imaging IC410, the next logical thing to image was its bigger companion, IC405. Known as the Flaming Star Nebula, it’s the other bright nebula within the hexagon of Auriga’s stars. The ripples at right are really nice (easily enhanced with LocalHistogramEqualization), but IC405 lacks the color contrast of IC410. The SII and H-alpha overlap … More IC405, The “Flaming Star Nebula”
Deep-sky Imaging 