Sunday, October 21, 2012
I want to know
I WANT TO KNOW
I get inspired by a poster, seen in TV-series X-files.
(Mulder's poster hangs in the wall of X-files basement office.)
It turned out, that it was made just for the TV-series by the production team.
Images used in the "I want to know" poster above are shot by me.
Messier 104: http://astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2010/05/final-version-of-m104-sombrero-galaxy.html
The Moon: http://astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2011/09/moon-images-from-new-point-of-view.html
New imaging project, the "Pickering's Triangle"
Last night was clear! I managed to get ~5h H-alpha exposures for the "Pickering's Triangle" in the Veil Nebula supernova remnant.
This is a dim target, I'll need additional exposures for this. Together, with S-II and O-III exposures, about 15 more hours is needed for a good signal to noise.
"Pickering's Triangle"
A detail from the Veil Nebula supernova remnant
H-alpha, 15x1200s =5h
A closeup
Orientation in the Veil Nebula
Area of interest is marked as a white rectangle
Technical details:
Processing work flow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack2.
Levels and curvesin PS CS3.
Optics, Meade LX200 GPS 12" @ f5
Camera, QHY9
Guiding, SXV-AO, an active optics unit, and Lodestar guide camera
Image Scale, ~0,8 arc-seconds/pixel
165 x 1200s exposures for H-alpha emission = 5h
Saturday, October 20, 2012
EPIC II
Testing of the theory, part 2
Any phrase looks epic, if placed in front of an astronomical image...
Image used at background is an image shot by me at 2010.
Details can be seen here:
Ps.
I got this idea from Professor Matt McBee, thanks Matt.
Friday, October 19, 2012
EPIC
Testing of the theory
Any phrase looks epic, if placed in front of an astronomical image...
Image used at background is my first light for the Autumn season 2012.
Details can be seen here:
Ps.
I got this idea from Professor Matt McBee, thanks Matt.
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