Astrophotography

Mars Illuminating the Way for the Moon

2020-07-12 00:35 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF-S 17-55 mm f/2.8 IS USM 55 mm, f/3.2, 8 s, ISO-1600 Processed in Lightroom, 50% scale

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) hiding in the clouds

2020-07-12 00:27 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF-S 17-55 mm f/2.8 IS USM 55 mm, f/3.2, 8 s, ISO-1600 Processed in Lightroom, 50% scale

Lunar Eclipse 2019-01-21

2019-01-21 07:03 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM 200mm, f/5, 1.3s, ISO-400

Lunar Eclipse 2019-01-21

2019-01-21 07:04 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM 200mm, f/5, 1.3s, ISO-400

Lunar Eclipse 2019-01-21

2019-01-21 07:11 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM 70mm, f/5, 1.3s, ISO-400

Greater Orion Molecular Complex

2018-12-05 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM 26x120s, 19x30s lights Processed in PixInsight

Lunar Eclipse 2018 -- Just a few minutes past the totality

2018-07-28 00:40 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM ISO 200, 200mm, f/4, 1 s

Waxing Crescent Moon of 2018-04-20

2018-04-20 22:52 Canon EOS 750D SkyWatcher Evostar 120/1000 achromat SkyWatcher EQ3-2 motorized 170 frames, 1/160 s @ ISO-200 Pre-processed in Lightroom, Aligned and stacked in AutoStakkert! 3, Wavelets processed in RegiStax 6, Final post-process in Lightroom.

Milky Way rising behind Observatory Tower

2018-04-21 03:12 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF-S 17-55 mm f/2.8 IS USM 17 mm, f/2.8, 15 s, ISO-25600 Processed in Lightroom and PixInsight.

Venus and Mercury (2018-03-17)

2018-03-17 20:54 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM ISO 1600, 70mm, f/5, 2 s

Moon on 2018-02-27

Canon EOS 750D SkyWatcher Evostar 120 DS, 120/1000 F/8.3 prime focus Synta AZ4 (un-motorized) 137 frames @ ISO 400, 1/500 s Pre-processed in Lightroom, Stacked in AS!3, Processed in PixInsight, Post-process in Lightroom

Messier 45 (Pleiades, PixInsight Edition)

Canon EOS 750D, Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4 L USM, SkyWatcher Star Adventurer TS Optics 50 mm F/3.2 MiniGuideScope, ZWO ASI120MC, PHD2 guide via ST4 on RA only 64 subs @ 120s ISO-1600, 200 mm, f/5 (2h 8m total) 27 flats, 25 Darks, 90 Bias Stacked and processed in PixInsight

Messier 45 (The Pleiades, LightRoom Edition)

Canon EOS 750D, Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4 L USM, SkyWatcher Star Adventurer TS Optics 50 mm F/3.2 MiniGuideScope, ZWO ASI120MC, PHD2 guide via ST4 on RA only 73 subs @ 120s ISO-1600, 200 mm, f/5 (2h 25m total) 27 flats, 25 Darks, 90 Bias Stacked in DSS, post-processed in Adobe Lightroom

Waning gibbous Moon of 2017-09-10

2017-09-10 02:58 Canon EOS 750D SkyWatcher Evostar 120 DS, 120/1000 F/8.3 prime focus Sky-Watcher EQ3-2M (motorized) 64 frames @ ISO 100, 1/125s Pre-processed in Lightroom, Stacked in AS!3, Processed in Registax6, Post-process in Lightroom

Messier 31 (The Andromeda Galaxy), M32 & M110

2017-08-28 23:50 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Benro GoClassic 2 (GA257F) ISO 1600, 200mm, f/5 24×120 s (48 m total) Stacked in DeepSkyStacker Processed in Lightroom

Partial Lunar Eclipse (2017-08-07)

2017-08-07 22:26 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM ISO 100, 200mm, f/5, 1/200 s

Iridium Flare (-6.8 mag) in Vulpecula

2017-06-22 02:32:49 Canon EOS 750D @ ISO 100 Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 17mm, f/5 Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 75s single frame, cropped Processed in LightRoom

Shitty HDR Series -- Hazy Moon and Jupiter

2017-06-03 23:25 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM ISO 100, 200mm, f/5 6 Frame HDR: 1/160s, 1/100s, 1/50s, 1/20s, 1/8s, 1s

Waxing Gibbous Moon on 2017-05-05

2017-05-06 00:03 Canon EOS 750D SkyWatcher Evostar 120 DS, 120/1000 F/8.3 prime focus Sky-Watcher EQ3-2M (motorized) 12 frames @ ISO 100, 1/100s Pre-processed in Lightroom, Stacked in AS!3, Processed in Registax6, Post-process in Lightroom

M81 & M82

Canon EOS 750D @ ISO 1600 Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM @ 200mm, f/5 Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 180s single frame, 50% downscale Processed in LightRoom

M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) and the neighbourhood

Canon EOS 750D @ ISO 1600 Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM @ 200mm, f/5 Sky-Watcher EQ3-2M (motorized) 83×90s Lights (2 hr and 4.5 min total integration) 90× Bias, 24× Darks, 27× Flats Stacked in DSS, processed in LightRoom and Photoshop

89% Waning Gibbous Moon

2017-03-16 02:33 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM ISO 100, 200mm, f/5, 1/250s

Third Quarter Luna (2016-08-25)

2016-08-25 Canon EOS 750D, 1/30s at ISO-100 SkyWatcher SkyMax 127 BD, 127/1500 F/11.8 prime focus Synta AZ4, Untracked

Startrails 2016-08-13

2016-08-13 01:18 -- 02:04 Canon EOS 750D Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.4 IS STM 10mm, ISO 1600, f/4.5 20 frames @ 120s (40min total) Stacked in DSS (maximum, no alignment), processed in Lightroom

Sun & Mercury 2016-05-09 (stack)

Canon EOS 750D SkyWatcher Evostar 120 DS, 120/1000 F/8.3 prime focus Synta AZ4, Untracked 680 frames, ISO-100, 1/650s, FullHD, 100% scale, cropped Stacked in AS!2, Wavelets in Registax 6, final post-process in Lightroom 5

Sun & Mercury 2016-05-09 (single frame)

Canon EOS 750D SkyWatcher Evostar 120 DS, 120/1000 F/8.3 prime focus Synta AZ4, Untracked ISO-100, 1/1000s, single frame, full-size Processed in Lightroom

Waxing Gibbous Moon of April 18th

2016-04-18 Canon EOS 750D, 1/200s at ISO-200 SkyWatcher Evostar 120 DS, 120/1000 F/8.3 prime focus Synta AZ4, Untracked

Sun 2016-03-24 (stacked)

Canon EOS 750D SkyWatcher Evostar 120 DS, 120/1000 F/8.3 prime focus Synta AZ4, Untracked 500 frames, ISO-100, 1/1000s, FullHD, 100% scale, cropped Stacked in Registax 6, post-process in Lightroom 5

Sun 2016-03-24 (single frame)

Canon EOS 750D SkyWatcher Evostar 120 DS, 120/1000 F/8.3 prime focus Synta AZ4, Untracked ISO-100, 1/1000s, single frame, 50% scale, cropped PRocessed in Lightroom

Venus 2015-10-15

ZWO ASI120MC Sky-Watcher Skymax 127, 1500mm FL Sky-Watcher EQ3-2 Motorized 882 frames @ 18 fps Stacked in Registax 6, 50% best frames