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Subject:
M1, Taurus
Author:
Solomon
Scope:
Meade SCT 16" LX200, NOAO
Exposure:
RGB stacking
CCD:
SBIG with colored filter wheel
Image
processing: Yes
Date:
~1999
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Subject:
M8, Serpentis
Author:
David Hanon
Scope:
Astro-Physics 7", 178 mm f/9 refractor on Byers mount
Exposure:
RGB stacking
CCD:
SBIG ST-8 with AO-7 adaptive optics
Image
processing:
Unsharp masking with Adobe PhotoShop
Location:
USA
Date:
~1999
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Subject:
M16, Serpentis
Authors:
Thierry Lombry
Scope:
PlanetWave CDK 508 mm f/6.8
Exposure:
95 minutes incl. 55 min. in RGB (3x 8x100s under R,G,B filters) + 40 min. (8x 300s) in B/W under red filter
Accessories:
FLI Color Filter Wheel, 0.66x focal reducer, RGB filters
CCD:
FLI PL6303E
Image
processing: Photoshop
Location:
Siding Spring, Australia
Date:
June 2019
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Subject:
M16, Serpentis Authors:
Philip Perkins, Trent Kjell,
Roland Christen
Scope:
3 Astro-Physics scopes where used, 180 mm f/7 EDF refractor + Maksutov-Newton 235 mm f/4.3 + Maksutov-Cassegrain 250 mm f/14.6
Exposure:
Stacking of 9 images (3x 3 RGB)
Accessory:
ST-10 with CFW-8 Color Filter Wheel, FLI MaxCam CM10-2E with Custom Scientific Hα filter
CCD:
SBIG ST-8
Image processing:
CCDSoft, Mira Pro, MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Beta, Photoshop
Location:
USA
Date:
Aug 2002
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Subject:
M20, Sagittarius
Author:
Jay R. GaBany
Scope:
RCOS 20", 500 mm of aperture
Exposure:
10 hrs incl. L=360 min., R=120 min., B=120 min.
Accessory:
Astrodon E-serie filters
CCD:
Apogee Alta U16 M
Image processing:
Yes
Location:
Blackbird observatory, Australia
Date:
2010
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Subject:
M27, Vulpecula
Authors:
Keith B. Quattrocchi
and Bray Falls
Scope:
RCOS Ritchey-Chrétien 16", 400 mm f/9
Exposure:
7.7 hrs (8x 10 min. (1.1 hr) in Hα, L, R, G, B, SII and OIII)
CCD:
ZWO ASI 6200 MM
Image processing:
CCDStack, Photoshop CS4, PixInsight
Location:
Auberry, California
Date:
23 April and 2 July 2021
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Subject:
M27, Vulpecula
Author:
Francesco di Biase
Scope:
GSO Ritchey-Chrétien carbon 10", 250 mm f/8
Exposure:
22.5 hrs in 6 nights (Hα 16x 1800 s + SII 13x 1800 s + OIII 10x 1800 s + 3x RGB 6x 600 s)
CCD:
Moravian G2-4000 + AOLF StarlightXpress
Image processing:
Pixinsight for stacking and Photoshop for postprocessing
Location:
Italy
Date:
2015
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Subject:
M27, Vulpecula
Author:
Roland Christen
Scope:
Astro-Physics Maksutov-Cassegrain 10", 250 mm f/14.6
Exposure:
LRGB stacking, RGB=5 min. each + L=10 min.
CCD:
SBIG ST-10E with color filter wheel, binning 2x2
Location:
USA
Date:
2002
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Subject:
M42, Orion
Author:
Jason Ware
Scope:
Meade RCX400 12", 305 mm f/8
Exposure:
RGB composite, R=SIII=4h, G=Hα=2h, B=OIII=2h
CCD:
Meade DSI guider + Yankee Robotics Trifid-2 6303E
Image processing: MaxIm DL, PhotoShop and Gralak Sigma
Location:
Dallas, USA
Date:
2005
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Subject:
M42, Orionis
Author:
Jon Christensen Scope:
Takahashi 210 mm f/3 astrograph
Exposure:
LRGB stacking (113+18+12+18 min.), binning 2x2
CCD:
SBIG STL-11000
Image
processing: PhotoShop
Location:
Arizona, USA
Date:
20 Nov 2004
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Subject:
M42, Orionis
Author:
Akira Fujii
Scope:
12" f/5 reflector
Film:
Fujichrome R-100
Exposure:
50 minutes with cold camera
Image
processing:
Unsharp mask under Photoshop by T.Lombry Location:
Japan
Date:
~1980 |
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Subject:
M42, Orionis
Author:
Bobby Middleton
Scope:
12.5" f/7 newtonian
Exposure:
Stacking of 12 images, 10x 60 min. + 2x 3 min. for the core
Film:
Hypered Kodak PJ400
Image
processing: Unsharping mask using Jesse Lodriguss's technique
Location:
Dallas, USA
Date:
Sept and Nov 2000 |
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Subject:
M42 Trapezium, Orionis
Author:
Kim Taehwan
Scope:
16" (400 mm) f/4.3 dobsonian on EQ2 mount
Exposure:
800x 1 second
CCD: ZWO Optical ASI174MC
Image processing: Yes
Location:
South Corea
Date:
Feb 2016 |
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Subject:
M42 Trapezium, Orionis
Author: Giovanni
Dal Lago
Scope:
Celestron SCT 14" f/7
Exposure:
Stacking of 50 images (L=16x 8 min. + R=G= 10x 8 min. + B= 14x 12 min.)
CCD:
DTA HiResII 1600
Image
processing: MaxIm DL, Photoshop
Location:
Portugal
Date:
~1999 |
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Subject:
B33 area, Horse Head, Orionis
Author:
Star Shadows Remote Observatory
Scope:
RCOS 16" f/8 on Takahashi FSQ GEM
Exposure:
RGB stacking
CCD:
SBIG STL-11000M
Location:
New Mexico, USA
Date:
2005 |
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Subject:
B33 the Horse Head, IC434 and NGC 2023, Orion
Author:
Rolf Olsen
Scope:
Newtonian 317 mm (10.5") f/4
Accessory
: Cooling system to -25°C/-32°C
CCD:
QSI 683wsg-8
Location:
Auckland, New Zealand
Date:
2015
Won the 2015 Harry Williams Astrophotography
Competition in "Deep Sky" category.
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Subject:
M57, Lyrae
Author: Michel
Peyro
Scope:
600 mm f/3.5 newtonian
Exposure:
LRGB stacking
CCD:
Hisis 22 + Schott colored filters
Image
processing: Yes
Location:
France
Date:
~2000 |
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Subject:
IC 1848, Cassiopeia
Author:
Rolf
Geissinger
Scope: TEC
140 mm f:/7 on 10micron GM2000 mount
Accessory:
Off-axis guider Starlight Xpress SX Lodestar
CCD:
FLI Microline ML 16803-65 + Baader selective filters Hα, OIII, SII, R, G, B
Exposure:
9.58 hrs or 12x 20 min. Hα; 8x 20 min. OIII; 8x 20 min. SII; 1 x 5 min.
RGB
Image
processing: MaxIm DL, Registar, Photoshop CS3
Location:
near Stuttgart, Germany
Date:
2012
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Subject:
NGC 2237, Rosetta (Monoceros)
Author:
Didier
Keus
Scope:
Astro-Physics 130 mm f/7 on AP900GTO
mount
Exposure:
8 hrs, R=Hα 18x 20 min., G/B=SII+OIII 12x 10 min., binning 2x2
CCD:
SBIG STL-11000
Image
processing: Yes
Location:
Belgium
Date:
2015 |
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Subject:
NGC 2237, Rosetta (Monoceros)
Author:
Dick Locke Scope:
Takahashi TOA 130 mm and FSQ-85 refractors with focal reducer on AP900GTO mount
Accessory:
Hα, OIII, SII filters
Exposure:
17.7 hrs (75x 5 min. Hα + 62x 5 min. color + 30x 5 min. Hα + 30x 5 min. OIII + 15x 5 min. SII)
CCD:
QHY8 color and SBIG ST-8300m
Image
processing: Yes
Location: USA
Date:
2010, 2013 |
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Subject:
NGC 2237, Rosetta (Monoceros)
Author:
Ray Gralak
Scope:
Astro-Physics 105 mm f/4.5 refractor on AP1200 mount
Exposure:
LRGB + Hα stacking
CCD:
SBIG ST-8E
Location:
California, USA
Date:
6 Nov 2000 |
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Subject:
NGC 7000 and the Milky Way, Cygnus
Author:
Roger
N. Clark
Optics:
DSLR Canon EOS 6D Mark II with Sigma 105 mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art telelens
Mount:
Fornax Lightrack II without guiding
Exposure:
Stacking of 28 images exposed 30 seconds each at ISO 1600
Image processing:
Rawtherapee and rnc-color-stretch
Location:
USA
Date:
8 November 2018
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Subject:
NGC 7000, NGC 6997, Pelican, Denebn Cygnus
Author:
Paolo Moroni
Optics:
Canon 200 mm USM f/2.8
CCD:
Moravian G2-8300 f5 cooled at -25°C
Accessories:
Filters RGB, Hα, OIII, and guiding scope Sky-Watcher 80 mm f/5 achromat
Monnt:
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Goto
Exposure:
Total integration time of 28.1 hours (RGB: 96x 1 minute + Hα: 31x 30 minutes)
Image
processing: 50 darks and 50 bias/offsets, Photoshop CC, PixInsight 1.8, MaximDL, PHD guiding
Location:
Firenze, Italy
Date:
Oct 2017
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Subject:
NGC 7000, NGC 6997, Pelican, Deneb, Cygnus
Author:
Michael Leung
Optics:
DSLR Canon CDS-600D with Samyang 135 mm f/2 ŕ f/2.8 telelens
Accessories:
Active cooling system CentralIDS, guiding system QHY5L-II Mono
Mount:
iOptron ZEQ25GT
Exposure:
Total integration time of 92 minutes at ISO 1600
Image
processing: Open PHD 2
Location:
Yinna mountains, Meizhou, Canton, China
Date:
17 Oct 2015
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