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Mars. My very first shot on Mars. Taken last night from San Diego California. I've waited 2 years to photograph Mars. On...
10/31/2022

Mars.

My very first shot on Mars. Taken last night from San Diego California. I've waited 2 years to photograph Mars. One of my favorite planets and I'm so happy to finally see it.

20,000 frames stacked, best 15% kept

Orion Apex 127mm mak-cass
Skywatcher EQ6R Pro
ZWO ASI224MC Planetary Camera
ZWO UVIR cut filter
2x Barlow

Firecapture
PiPP
Autostakkert
Registax6
Photoshop

Not my usual content but why not. I recently (yesterday) started experimenting with ai art. I stumbled across a YouTube ...
09/21/2022

Not my usual content but why not.

I recently (yesterday) started experimenting with ai art. I stumbled across a YouTube video and fell down a rabbit hole.

I gave it text prompts like M31 Andromeda in pastels and the first human to set foot on Mars. Really neat experimenting with different key words.

Here are the amazing images released by the telescopeGreat job
07/12/2022

Here are the amazing images released by the telescope

Great job

The Eagle Nebula, M16 and the Pillars of creation8000 light years from earth, and about 80 light years across3.6 hours o...
07/01/2022

The Eagle Nebula, M16 and the Pillars of creation

8000 light years from earth, and about 80 light years across

3.6 hours of total exposure
42 300s subs
Calibration frame's

Orion Apex 127mm mak-cass
Sky-watcher EQ6R Pro
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Optolong L-Pro
Canon t7
Svbony 50mm guide scope
ZWO asi120mm mini guide cam

DSS
Pixinsight
Photoshop

Taken from San Diego California, Bortal 7

Here is M57 the Ring Nebula located 2283 light years from earth in the constellation Lyra. Shot this over the last 2 nig...
06/25/2022

Here is M57 the Ring Nebula located 2283 light years from earth in the constellation Lyra.

Shot this over the last 2 nights for a total exposure of 3 hours and 16 minutes.

65x 180s iso 800
65 dark
65 flat
65 bias

Orion Apex 127mm mak-cass
Sky-watcher EQ6R Pro
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Optolong L-Pro
Canon t7
Svbony 50mm guide scope
ZWO asi120mm mini guide cam

DSS
Pixinsight
Photoshop

Santee CA bortal 7


Little late to the game but here is M51 the whirlpool galaxy. 30,000 light years from earth and roughly 60,000 light yea...
05/26/2022

Little late to the game but here is M51 the whirlpool galaxy. 30,000 light years from earth and roughly 60,000 light years away

1 hour of total exposure

Orion 127mm mak-cass
Sky-watcher EQ6R Pro
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
ZWO UVIR cut filter
Canon t7

DSS
Pixinsight
Photoshop

My first attempt at a lunar eclipse3 images taken about 8 minutes apart
05/16/2022

My first attempt at a lunar eclipse

3 images taken about 8 minutes apart

The Pinwheel Galaxy is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. I...
04/24/2022

The Pinwheel Galaxy is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries.

M101
Santee CA bortal 7
2 hours 5 mins total exposure

Orion Apex 127mm mak-cass
Sky-watcher EQ6R Pro
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
ZWO UVIR cut filter
Canon t7

DSS
Pixinsight
Photoshop



Lunar close up. 2100 frames stacked (50% kept)Orion Apex 127mm mak-cassSky-watcher EQ6R ProZWO ASIAIR PlusZWO asi224mc p...
04/13/2022

Lunar close up. 2100 frames stacked (50% kept)

Orion Apex 127mm mak-cass
Sky-watcher EQ6R Pro
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
ZWO asi224mc planetary camera
Zwo UV IR cut filter

Daytime moon! Was at the playground with the kids and tried out some daytime shots. Tried to stack with autostakkert and...
04/13/2022

Daytime moon!

Was at the playground with the kids and tried out some daytime shots. Tried to stack with autostakkert and it didn't like the image very well.

1 sub 1/800 iso200 f/5.6
Canon t7 75-300mm at 300

Photoshop

Lunar closeup on the terminator, taken from Santee Lakes in Santee CAMoon4/8/2022Santee CA1100 frames captured and stack...
04/11/2022

Lunar closeup on the terminator, taken from Santee Lakes in Santee CA

Moon
4/8/2022
Santee CA



1100 frames captured and stacked best 50% kept

Orion Apex 127mm mak-cass
Sky-watcher EQ6R Pro
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
ZWO asi224mc planetary camera
ZWO UVIR cut filter
custom dew shield

Luna - 4/8/22 from Santee California Some friends of ours were camping at the last couple days. Brought the rig out to ...
04/09/2022

Luna - 4/8/22 from Santee California

Some friends of ours were camping at the last couple days. Brought the rig out to look at the stars. Managed to get some lunar work in. Moon was beautiful.

Orion 127 mak-cass
Sky-watcher EQ6R Pro
Zwo ASIAIR Plus
Zwo asi224mc planetary camera
Zwo UV IR cut filter

3400 frames total best 20% kept
PiPP
Registax6
Autostakkert
Photoshop

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