M31 - 4 Panel Mosaic

 

Imaging Telescope: Vixen ED81s f/5.2

Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Synscan Pro (belt mod)

Camera: QHY 533M

Filter Wheel: QHY CFW3S-SR

Guiding: DMK21AU04

Filters: L

Constellation: Andromeda

Date: Oct.29 2022

Location: Korinthos - Greece - Albireo Observatory 1

Exposure Time:

4 Panel Mosaic

L: 30x180" (gain: 56.00, offset: 12.00) 0°C bin 1×1

Calibration Frames: Darks, Flats, Bias, Dark Flats

Partial Solar Eclipse (maximum), Oct 25 2022

 

The solar eclipse of October 25, 2022 was a partial solar eclipse visible from Europe, the Urals and Western Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia, South Asia and from the north-east of Africa. At its maximum point in Russia some 82% of the Sun was eclipsed by the Moon. From Western Europe it appeared to be around 15-30% eclipsed. It was visible between 08:58 UTC, the greatest point of eclipse occurred at 11:00 UTC and it ended at 13:02 UTC. The maximal phase of the partial eclipse occurred on the West Siberian Plain in Russia near Nizhnevartovsk.

Imaging Telescope: Vixen ED81s f/7.7

Mount: Vixen Sphinx

Camera: Canon EOS 450D

Date: Oct. 25 2022

Location: Kifisia - Greece

Exposure Time:

1/100 sec, ISO 100

NGC 7331, Spiral Galaxy

Imaging Telescope: Vixen VC200L f/6.4

Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Synscan Pro (belt mod)

Camera: QHY 533M

Filter Wheel: QHY CFW3S-SR

Guiding: DMK21AU04

Filters: L,R,G,B,Ha

Constellation: Pegasus

Date: Sept. 24, Oct.1 2022

Location: Korinthos - Greece - Albireo Observatory 1

Exposure Time:

L: 57x120" (gain: 60.00, offset: 50.00) 0°C bin 1×1

R: 30x120" (gain: 60.00, offset: 50.00) 0°C bin 1×1

G: 30x120" (gain: 60.00, offset: 50.00) 0°C bin 1×1

B: 30x120" (gain: 60.00, offset: 50.00) 0°C bin 1×1

Calibration Frames: Darks, Flats, Bias, Dark Flats

Planet Parade in June 2022

 

Simultaneous images were combined to construct this atmospheric predawn skyscape. The cooperative astro-panorama captures the 5 planets of the Solar System, just before sunrise on June 25. That clear morning found innermost planet Mercury close to the horizon but just visible against the twilight, below and left of brilliant Venus. Along with the waning crescent Moon, the other bright naked-eye planets, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn lie near the ecliptic, arcing up and to the right across the wide field of view. These five planets aligned was back in 2004 and it won't happen again until 2040.

Optics: Canon EF 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens

Camera: Canon EOS 450D

Date: June 25, 2022

Location: Korinthos - Greece - Albireo Observatory 1

Coma Cluster of Galaxies

 

Almost every object in the above photograph is a galaxy. The Coma Cluster of Galaxies pictured here is one of the densest clusters known - it contains thousands of galaxies. Each of these galaxies houses billions of stars - just as our own Milky Way Galaxy does. Although nearby when compared to most other clusters, light from the Coma Cluster still takes hundreds of millions of years to reach us. In fact, the Coma Cluster is so big it takes light millions of years just to go from one side to the other. Most galaxies in Coma and other clusters are ellipticals, while most galaxies outside of clusters are spirals. 

Optics: Vixen ED81s @ f/5.2

Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Synscan Pro (belt mod)

Guiding: ST-237 guide chip of SBIG ST2000XM

Camera: SBIG ST2000XM

Filter Wheel: SBIG CFW9

Filters: L,R,G,B

CCD Temperature: 0 degrees Celsius

Constellation: Coma Berenices

Date: March 26, 2022

Location: Korinthos - Greece - Albireo Observatory 1

Exposure:

L=12x600 min bin 1x1

R=12x300 min bin 1x1

G=12x300 min bin 1x1

B=12x300 min bin 1x1

Calibration: Darks, Flats, Bias

M42 - The Orion Nebula

 

Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, M42 blazes brightly in the constellation Orion. Popularly called the Orion Nebula, this stellar nursery has been known to many different cultures throughout human history. The nebula is only 1,500 light-years away, making it the closest large star-forming region to Earth and giving it a relatively bright apparent magnitude of 4. Because of its brightness and prominent location just below Orion’s belt, M42 can be spotted with the naked eye, while offering an excellent peek at stellar birth for those with telescopes. It is best observed during January.

Optics: Vixen ED81s @ f/5.2
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Synscan Pro
Guiding: SBIG ST2000XM ST4
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM
Filter Wheel: SBIG CFW9
Filters: Astronomik L
CCD Temperature: 0 degrees Celsius
Constellation: Orion
Date: Jan 1, 2022
Location: Korinthos - Greece - Albireo Observatory I
Exposure:
Lum: 2 hours bin 1x1

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

 

67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (abbreviated as 67P or 67P/C–G) is a Jupiter-family comet, originally from the Kuiper belt, with a current orbital period of 6.45 years, a rotation period of approximately 12.4 hours and a maximum velocity of 135,000 km/h (38 km/s; 84,000 mph). Churyumov–Gerasimenko is approximately 4.3 by 4.1 km (2.7 by 2.5 mi) at its longest and widest dimensions. It was first observed on photographic plates in 1969 by Soviet astronomers Klim Ivanovych Churyumov and Svetlana Ivanovna Gerasimenko, after whom it is named. It most recently came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on 2 November 2021, and will return in April 2028.

Optics: Vixen ED81s @ f/5.2
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Synscan Pro
Guiding: SBIG ST2000XM ST4
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM
Filter Wheel: SBIG CFW9
Filters: Astronomik L
CCD Temperature: 0 degrees Celsius
Constellation: Pegasus
Date: Jan 1, 2022
Location: Korinthos - Greece - Albireo Observatory I
Exposure:
Lum: 10x2 min bin 1x1
Calibration: Darks, Flats, Bias