30 Σεπτεμβρίου 2013

Sh 2-155 Cave Nebula

C9 Cave nebula

-Telescope: William Optics FLT 110 with F/T focuser 3025 & Starizona usb motor focus
-Mount: Skywatcher ΗEQ5 pro
-Chip: Atik 314L+ at 0c
-Guiding: TS finder 8x50 with Meade DSI I pro
-Filter wheel: Starlight Xpress usb 7x1.25
-Location: Salamina (08.2013)(Ha) & Loutsa,Evia (LRGB)
-Luminance: 18x420sec 1x1bin
-Red: 10x300sec 1x1bin
-Green: 10x300sec 1x1bin
-Blue: 10x360sec 1x1bin
-Ha Astrodon 5nm :26x600sec
-Total: 546 minutes
-Programs I have used-
Maxim DL ,Pixinsight 1.6, Photoshop CS5, The Sky6 ,Focusmax

The Cave Nebula, Sh2-155 or Caldwell 9, is a dim and very diffuse bright nebula within a larger nebula complex containing emission, reflection, and dark nebulosity. It is located in the constellation Cepheus.
Visually it is a difficult object, but with adequate exposure, makes a striking image. The nebula gets its name from the dark lane at the eastern side abutting the brightest curve of emission nebulosity which gives the appearance of a deep cave when seen through a telescope visually.

25 Σεπτεμβρίου 2013

M 33 The Triangulum Galaxy


M 33 in LRGB


 Luminance : 70 minutes
Red,Green and Blue : 40 minutes each
Total time : 190 minutes

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598, and is sometimes informally referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy, a nickname it shares with Messier 101. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy and about 30 other smaller galaxies. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye