#ioptron

Summer Milky Way Arch at Cowcowing Lakes, Western Australia by Trevor Dobson Via Flickr: Nikon d810a 35mm ISO 3200 f/1.8 Foreground: 12 x 20 seconds Sky: 26 x 30 seconds H-Alpha: 8 x 60 seconds iOptron SkyTracker This is a 46 shot panorama of the summer Milky Way arch above Cowcowing Lakes, 2.5 hours north east of Perth in Western Australia. The red areas are hydrogen alpha emitting regions captured using a 20nm narrow band filter. The airglow this evening was particularly strong while the Large Magellanic Cloud can be seen in the top right corner.

Carina Nebula and the Large Magellanic Cloud - Jarrahdale, Western Australia by inefekt69 Via Flickr: Nikon d5500 50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier Filter 28 x 30 seconds ISO 3200 f/2.8 iOptron Sky Tracker Stitched in MS ICE This is the byproduct of some testing I did this morning on my iOptron SkyTracker which I've had collecting dust for a year or so now. The image was taken at Sullivan's Rock, just outside the Perth city limits and features the Carina Nebula (the pink splotch) and the Large Magellanic Cloud, just left of the red airglow on the bottom right. I intended doing a full panorama but ran out of time while also learning that a tracker will mess with your grid pattern while taking panoramas :) A valuable lesson for next time....

M81 & M82 Galaxies by P Jones Via Flickr: QHY16200 w/ Astrodon LRGB filters Astro-Physics 130 GTX telescope w/ reduer for f/5.6 iOptron CEM60 mount Stack: 6 LUM 10 min each 4 RED 8 min each 4 GREEN 8 min each 4 BLUE 8 min each