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The Space Cat was already set up and ready to go, so that's what I'm imaging with tonight. The William Optics Space Cat 51, 250mm Focal length, F/4.9 Petzval Apochromatic Ref. and the ZWO AM5 Strainwave EQ mount on the backyard pier. I have the ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro Monochrome camera with the 3nm narrowband 48mm filter set on tonight, Ha, OIII, SII, but haven't picked a target yet! #WilliamOptics #SpaceCat #ZWOAM5 #astrophotography #astronomy

M42, the Great Orion Nebula, and to its left the bluish reflection nebula known as The Running Man, NGC 1977. This is one of the images I took with my “short” telescope out dark sky camping a week ago. However I had forgot one crucial cable which meant I could not use my auto guiding system so instead of taking five minute exposures I had to take a lot of 30 second exposures — 3.75 hours worth. Despite that, it still turned out alright methinks. #williamopticsz61 #williamoptics #zwocameras #asiairpro #asi183mcpro #orionnebula #m42 #astro #astrophotography #astronomy #clayhausphotography (at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWhiaM7rFHk/?utm_medium=tumblr

❤️ Raw image of C/2020 F3, NEOWISE, from my backyard taken no less than 30 minutes ago. Isn’t as clear as the early morning risers but hopefully will get a brighter look later in the week when it becomes more visible at the twilight hours. Canon Rebel T3i Astronomik CLS-CCD Sky Guider Pro Z61 Pegasus Astro Powerbox (dew heater) Single shot 15” sub Astro Photography Tool Pocket Powerbox DeepSkyStacker Photoshop Photo Credit: @relaxed_astronomer #telescope #moon #canon #williamopticsz61 #space # universe #darkskies #astronomy #nighttime #astrophotography #telescopes #williamoptics #williamopticsz61 #night #neowise #comet https://www.instagram.com/p/CCm6A8Tjhxy/?igshid=1hpf0ooemc5dt

Wow wow and more wows! It’s not the most detailed photo in the world but it’s incredible that I did this all on my own. I took some more OIII photos tonight to add to what I already had from the previous night. It becomes obvious that I have way more data in OIII by how strong that OII signal is compared to the HA signal but I am extremely pleased with this result Canon Rebel T3i
Astronomik 12nm OIII
Astronomik 12nm HA
Sky Guider Pro
Z61
Pegasus Astro Powerbox (dew heater) Total Exposure Times:
90x75s OIII
40x75s HA Per Night:
10x75s dark frames
20x1/4000s bias frames
20x75s flat frames Astro Photography Tool
GradientXTerminator
Pocket Powerbox DeepSkyStacker
Photoshop Photo Credit: @relaxed_astronomer #telescope #nightphotography #night #nightexposure #dslrphotography #astrophotography #astronomy #deepskyphotography #deepskyobject #williamoptics #photography #helix #helixnebula #nebula #canonphotography #filters #astronomik #oxygen #oiii #relaxed_astronomer #hydrogen_alpha #hydrogen #halpha #HA

I definitely feel like I am getting better at this every time I go out at night and last night was no exception. Got a brand new OIII filter (very first one at that) and so I decided to aim for the Helix Nebula or NGC 7293. The next 3 nights so far look incredibly clear with no clouds forecasted at all for all nights. I will definitely look to shoot more data in the OIII and on the last night look at seeing how H-Alpha works along side the OIII. Canon Rebel T3i Astronomik 12nm OIII Sky Guider Pro Z61 Pegasus Astro Powerbox (dew heater) 35x75s light frames 10x75s dark frames 20x1/4000s bias frames 20x75s flat frames Astro Photography Tool GradientXTerminator Pocket Powerbox DeepSkyStacker Photoshop Photo Credit: @relaxed_astronomer #telescope #nightphotography #night #nightexposure #dslrphotography #astrophotography #astronomy #deepskyphotography #deepskyobject #williamoptics #photography #helix #helixnebula #nebula #canonphotography #filters #astronomik #oxygen #oiii https://www.instagram.com/p/CGATOPAji2c/?igshid=qr0f4e4cx6bw

❤️ Composite image of the Trifod and Lagoon Nebulas taken last night over a couple of hours. Unfortunately I lost about 2 hours of exposure time cause I live next to Chicago and couldn’t find them early enough in the night, but got 35 subs for a decent night for me. More to come as nebula season approaches Canon Rebel T3i Astronomik 12 nm Ha filter Sky Guider Pro Z61 Pegasus Astro Powerbox (dew heater) 35x90s light frames 10x90s dark frames 10x1/4000s bias frames 10x90s flat frames Astro Photography Tool Pocket Powerbox DeepSkyStacker Photoshop Photo Credit: @relaxed_astronomer #telescope #lagoon #lagoonnebula #trifid #trifidnebula #nebula #night #nightexposure #dslrphotography #astrophotography #astronomy #deepskyphotography #deepskyobject #williamoptics #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMZX4njP5F/?igshid=1xnojl5bcbjhh

The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) and the Horsehead Nebula (appears within the southern region of the dense dust cloud known as Lynds 1630, along the edge of the much larger, active star-forming H II region called IC 434). I'll have to revisit this at another time for a new image set, as clouds moved in to limit my integration time, and neighbors whose house this rises over had a back porch spotlight on, causing a lot of ghosting in the lower right corner. William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, F/5.9) w/6AIII x0.8 flattener (total effective focal length with flattener is 384mm, F/4.7), Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount, Nikon D5100. 29 x 180 second lights (1 hour 27 minutes total integration), 10 darks, 10 bias. ISO 1600. Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, post processed in Abobe Photoshop Express and Paintshop Pro X7. 11/16/2020. #astroimaging #astrophotography #skyandtelescope #nightskyphotography #nebulae #nikon #williamoptics #flamenebula #horseheadnebula (at Westminster, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIIDDn6Hmce/?igshid=1b2bu27aipyzs