Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Cinemascope format panoramas from my astro photos
I have worked with a cinemascope format movie for a movie theatre presentations from my photos. This is an extra wide ~21:9 format used in theaters. The actual film is not ready yet but I have some of my images converted to this ultra wide format. I think they will look great at a large movie screen! I'll publish some of panoramic format photos here, images are downscaled for the web.
Flying Dragon nebula, Sh2-114
Please, be sure to click for a full resolution, ~2600 x 1200 pixels
Half a Moon
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Cinemascope format panoramas from my astro photos
I'm publishing some experimental material since the weather up here has been cloudy for months.
I have working with a cinemascope format movie for a movie theatre from my photos. This is an extra wide ~21:9 format used in movie theaters. The actual film is not ready yet but I have some of my images converted to this ultra wide format. I think they will look great at a large movie screen! I'll publish some of panoramic format photos here, images are downscaled for the web.
NGC 281
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Ngc 281, the Pac-Man Nebula. Image details can be seen HERE
Nebulae of the constellation Auriga
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Friday, February 12, 2016
NGC 1499, the California Nebula, project continues
It has been very cloudy up here for about several months now. At January 4. I was able to shoot some lights for the NGC 1499, the California Nebula. We had few hours of clear sky at February 1. I shot three hours of H-alpha light next to previous image to build a two frame mosaic. Colors are partly from an older wide field photo of the california Nebula.
Detail of the NGC 1499 as a two frame mosaic
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An older wide field photo of the NGC 1499
Please, click for a large image
INFO
The California Nebula is an emission area located in constellation Perseus. It appears to resemble outlines of State of California on long exposure photographs, like this one. It has a very low surface brightness and it's very difficult to observe visually. Distance from my hometown Oulu, Finland, is about 1000 light years.
this image spans around five degrees horizontally. The Wikipedia article states, that the angular size is about 2,5 degrees (Five full Moons side by side) but as can be seen in this image, the actual size, with a dim outer parts, is much large.
Detail of the NGC 1499Please, click for a large image
Technical details
Processing work flow
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack2.
Deconvolution with a CCDStack2 Positive Constraint, 21 iterations, added at 25% weight
Color combine in PS CS3
Levels and curves in PS CS3.
Imaging optics
Celestron Edge HD 1100 @ f7 with 0,7 focal reducer for Edge HD 1100 telescope
Mount
10-micron 1000
Cameras and filters
Imaging camera Apogee Alta U16 and Apogee seven slot filter wheel
Guider camera, Lodestar x2 and SXV-AOL
Astrodon filter, 5nm H-alpha
Astrodon filter, 3nm O-III
Astrodon filter, 3nm S-II
Exposure times
H-alpha, 24 x 1200s =8h
O-III, 3 x 1200s binned = 1h
S-II, 3 x 1200s binned = 1h
Total 10h
Part of the S-II and O-III signals are borrowed from the older wide field photo.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Filaments of Cygnus in visual spectrum
This is a visual color version of my first picture for the year 2016. I published the Mapped Color version at January 7. This is a two frame mosaic project of the central Cygnus. It was shot at freezing temperature of - 27 degrees centigrade (-17 fahrenheit). Exposures are from three nights between 3. - 6. january 2016. Total exposure time 15h.
Filaments of Cygnus
click for a full size image
Orientation in Cygnus
More info about this photo can be found HERE.
Technical details
Processing work flow
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack2.
Deconvolution with a CCDStack2 Positive Constraint, 21 iterations, added at 25% weight
Color combine in PS CS3
Levels and curves in PS CS3.
Imaging optics
Celestron Edge HD 1100 @ f7 with 0,7 focal reducer for Edge HD 1100 telescope
Mount
10-micron 1000
Cameras and filters
Imaging camera Apogee Alta U16 and Apogee seven slot filter wheel
Guider camera, Lodestar x2 and SXV-AOL
Astrodon filter, 5nm H-alpha
Astrodon filter, 3nm O-III
Astrodon filter, 3nm S-II
Exposure times
H-alpha, 27 x 1200s =9h
O-III, 9 x 1200s binned = 3h
S-II, 9 x 1200s binned = 3h
Total 15h
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Astro Anarchy gets published
My astrophotos are selected as a public content to a pedestrian zone in my hometown Oulu, Finland.
There is a very large display unit at the main square, 5.12 x 3.2 meters (over 16 x 10 feet).
Six different sets of my astronomical photographs and animations are running there as a slideshow during the January 2016. The show will run at every 15-25 minutes and last about three minutes at the time.
Six different sets of my astronomical photographs and animations are running there as a slideshow during the January 2016. The show will run at every 15-25 minutes and last about three minutes at the time.
The public slideshow in Oulu, Finland
January 2016
All my astronomical photographs can be found from my PORTFOLIO.
Monday, January 11, 2016
Abell 85 (CTB1), a dim Galactic Supernova Remnant in Cassiopeia, project finalized
I started this imaging project at January 2015. This January 2016 I was able to shoot more exposures for this dim target to finalized my imaging project. It's always a pleasure to have the image ready after a long period of time. As usually, I compared my exposures from different years to see has anything happened up there during the year. Usually there are no difference other than seeing conditions but this time I spotted a suspected variable star in the image field. (NSV 26187) There is an animated image in this post to show the difference between the years 2015 and 2016.
Abell 85 (CTB1)
SNR G116.9+00.1 in constellation Cassiopeia, click for a large image.
emitted by an ionized elements, red=sulfur, green=hydrogen and blue=oxygen.
Abell 85 in visual colors
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Abell 85 is a very faint supernova remnant in constellation Cassiopeia. It's difficult to image with any details due to extremely low surface brightness. Abell 85 has a largish diameter, about half a degree, it has a same apparent diameter as a full Moon. The physical diameter is about 98 light years across. This SNR locates about 9800 light years from the Earth. CTB1 was originally thought to be a planetary nebula and it was included the Abell catalog of planetary nebulae under a name Abell 85. It was confirmed to be a supernova remnant by Willis & Dickel at 1971.
Suspected variable star
Technical details
Processing work flow
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack2.
Deconvolution with a CCDStack2 Positive Constraint, 21 iterations, added at 25% weight
Color combine in PS CS3
Levels and curves in PS CS3.
Imaging optics
Celestron Edge HD 1100 @ f7 with 0,7 focal reducer for Edge HD 1100 telescope
Mount
10-micron 1000
Cameras and filters
Imaging camera Apogee Alta U16 and Apogee seven slot filter wheel
Guider camera, Lodestar x2 and SXV-AOL
Astrodon filter, 5nm H-alpha
Astrodon filter, 3nm O-III
Astrodon filter, 3nm S-II
Exposure times
H-alpha, 21 x 1200s =7h
O-III, 9 x 1200s binned = 3h
S-II, 6 x 1200s binned = 2h
Total 12h
Saturday, January 9, 2016
NGC 1499, the California Nebula
At the night of January 4. I was shooting exposures for the Filaments of Cygnus image. After few hours the constellation Cygnus was getting too low in the horizon and I had to select a new target for rest of the night, the NGC 1499.
Detail of the NGC 1499
Please, click for a large image
emitted by an ionized elements, red=sulfur, green=hydrogen and blue=oxygen.
Please, click for a large image
INFO
The California Nebula is an emission area located in constellation Perseus. It appears to resemble outlines of State of California on long exposure photographs, like this one. It has a very low surface brightness and it's very difficult to observe visually. Distance from my hometown Oulu, Finland, is about 1000 light years.
this image spans around five degrees horizontally. The Wikipedia article states, that the angular size is about 2,5 degrees (Five full Moons side by side) but as can be seen in this image, the actual size, with a dim outer parts, is much large.
Detail of NGC 1499 at visual colors
Technical details
Processing work flow
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack2.
Deconvolution with a CCDStack2 Positive Constraint, 21 iterations, added at 25% weight
Color combine in PS CS3
Levels and curves in PS CS3.
Imaging optics
Celestron Edge HD 1100 @ f7 with 0,7 focal reducer for Edge HD 1100 telescope
Mount
10-micron 1000
Cameras and filters
Imaging camera Apogee Alta U16 and Apogee seven slot filter wheel
Guider camera, Lodestar x2 and SXV-AOL
Astrodon filter, 5nm H-alpha
Astrodon filter, 3nm O-III
Astrodon filter, 3nm S-II
Exposure times
H-alpha, 15 x 1200s =5h
O-III, 3 x 1200s binned = 1h
S-II, 3 x 1200s binned = 1h
Total 7h
Some S-II and O-III signal is borrowed from the older wide field photo.
Thursday, January 7, 2016
My first photo for the year 2016, Filaments of Cygnus
We have had few clear nights in this year. I was able to finalice a two frame mosaic project of the central Cygnus at freezing temperature of - 27 degrees centigrade (-17 fahrenheit) Lights are from three nights between 3. - 6. january 2016. Total exposure time 15h.
Opening image for the year 2016, Filaments of Cygnus
Please, click for a large image, 1800x900 pixels and 1.7 MB
Orientation in Cygnus
More info about this photo can be found HERE.
Technical details
Processing work flow
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack2.
Deconvolution with a CCDStack2 Positive Constraint, 21 iterations, added at 25% weight
Color combine in PS CS3
Levels and curves in PS CS3.
Imaging optics
Celestron Edge HD 1100 @ f7 with 0,7 focal reducer for Edge HD 1100 telescope
Mount
10-micron 1000
Cameras and filters
Imaging camera Apogee Alta U16 and Apogee seven slot filter wheel
Guider camera, Lodestar x2 and SXV-AOL
Astrodon filter, 5nm H-alpha
Astrodon filter, 3nm O-III
Astrodon filter, 3nm S-II
Exposure times
H-alpha, 27 x 1200s =9h
O-III, 9 x 1200s binned = 3h
S-II, 9 x 1200s binned = 3h
Total 15h
A vertical composition
As many of my astronomical nature photos, this works well as horizontal or vertical composition.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Astro Anarchy, the year 2015
HAPPY NEW YEAR
This post is about all of my astronomical photos from the year 2015
All my photos from the Spring and Autumn seasons of 2015 are taken with my new imaging setup. Celestron Edge HD 1100 with 0.7 reducer at 10-micron mount. Apogee Alta U16 camera with Astrodon filters and an active optics unit, SXV AO LF, from Starlight Xpress.
My humble thanks to the supporters, they made my work possible!
All companies are offering the first class products and service!
Year 2015 as an image poster
Pickering's Triangle in O-III, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/02/a-two-frame-mosaic-of-veil-nebula.html
Sharpless 232, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/03/sharpless-232-sh2-232-and-companions-in.html
Pickering's Triangle, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/09/pickerings-triangle-my-first-light-for.html NASA APOD
Filaments of Cygnus, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/filaments-of-western-cygnus.html
Witch Broom Nebula, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/a-new-image-witchs-broom-nebula.html
Monkey Head nebula, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/03/ngc-2174-monkey-head-nebula-project.html
Filaments of Cygnus, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/filaments-of-cygnus-project-continues.html
Filaments of Cygnus, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/11/more-filaments-of-cygnus-and-couple-of.html
Elephant's Trunk Nebula, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/elephants-trunk-nebula-in-ic-1396.html
Flaming Star Nebula, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/02/ic-405-flaming-star-nebula.html
Filaments of Cygnus, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/11/filaments-of-cygnus.html
Filaments of Cygnus, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/filaments-of-western-cygnus.html
(I tested some morphing algorithm, duration 2:58)
Portfolio: http://astroanarchy.zenfolio.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jp.metsavainio
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivFr6kAAYZqMVE2doG9uDQ/videos
Astrobin: http://www.astrobin.com/users/Metsavainio/
Astrobin: http://www.astrobin.com/users/Metsavainio/
As usually, I made my experimental 3d-studies out of my astrophotos. Here is a collection out of them.
A deep deep space
A HD video, ~11 min.
A deep deep space
A HD video, ~11 min.
Original movie is in HD 1080p resolution. Please, click the Youtube logo at lower right to see this video in Youtube. Click the Gear symbol, at lower right in Youtube window, and select the Quality to 1080p.
Then watch the video in full screen for the best viewing experience.
More info about technique used, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/08/a-large-collection-of-my-experimental.html
Some highlights of the year 2015
In reversed chronological order
- The apophenia of nebulae, Astro Anarchy gets published by CNET
- I was a speaker in Opticfestival, Skara, Sweden
- A gallery exhibition in Galleria Kajaste, Oulu, Finland
- APOD by NASA (Astronomy Picture of the Day)
- I was a one of the speakers in Panhellenic Conference of Astronomy in Sparta, Greece
Dr.Ioannis - Hugh Seiradakis Professor of the Physics Department of AUTH
J-P Metsavainio Finnish astrophotographer
J-P Metsavainio Finnish astrophotographer
The Dr.Fiori Anastasia Metallinou is an associate of the Institute of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of Athens.
Dr.Kosmas gauze is Lecturer of the Department of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, University of Athens
- A gallery exhibition in Helsinki, Finland, Galleria Kajaste
Two concerts with two vocal ensemble Cappella pro Vocale from Oulu and Punctum from Rovaniemi. Thousand year old vocal music with my astronomical photos turned to be a timeless combination.
My imageshow was matched with music and it was projected on the walls and ceiling with four power projectors. Concert took place in two places, first one was in Oulu, Finland at the Church of St Thomas, the second one took place in Rovaniemi in Northern Finland at the Chapel of Korkalovaara.
Concert in Rovaniemi, Chapel of Korkalovaara at Polar Circle (Image is taken during rehearsal)
Concert in my hometown Oulu at Church of St Thomas
Concert in my hometown Oulu at Church of St Thomas
Concert in Rovaniemi, Chapel of Korkalovaara at Polar Circle (Image is taken during rehearsal)
Concert in Rovaniemi, Chapel of Korkalovaara at Polar Circle (Image is taken during rehearsal)
Friday, December 25, 2015
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