https://www.ipernity.com/tag/1073393/keyword/1156636 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/105/F1/60/1073393.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/1073393/keyword/1156636 Tue, 26 May 2026 17:39:43 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 17:39:43 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53325938 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-16,doc-53325938 Sat, 16 May 2026 08:37:26 +0000 2026-05-16T16:37:26+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53325938"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/59/38/53325938.58d34286.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Part of the Carina complex with the small Southern Tadpoles Center of shot. The northern Tadpoles are much larger and more numerus<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/nebulae/tadpole-nebula-ic-410" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/nebulae/tadpole-nebula-ic-410</a><br /> <br /> This was a place I did want to come back to to try and do them justice that a colour camera just can not do. If you look middle of the shot you can make out the Horse shoe shape in the wide angle shot of the whole area.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51187414" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/74/14/51187414.ff2ca1a6.500.jpg?r2" height="333" width="500" /></a>Carina Nebula Wide Field.<br /> <br /> <br /> QHY183M -10c 4 days 5 min SHaO 70 odd shot each , 40 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> ZWOFW and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Southern tadpoles. NGC3572 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53325938"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/59/38/53325938.58d34286.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Part of the Carina complex with the small Southern Tadpoles Center of shot. The northern Tadpoles are much larger and more numerus<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/nebulae/tadpole-nebula-ic-410" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/nebulae/tadpole-nebula-ic-410</a><br /> <br /> This was a place I did want to come back to to try and do them justice that a colour camera just can not do. If you look middle of the shot you can make out the Horse shoe shape in the wide angle shot of the whole area.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51187414" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/74/14/51187414.ff2ca1a6.500.jpg?r2" height="333" width="500" /></a>Carina Nebula Wide Field.<br /> <br /> <br /> QHY183M -10c 4 days 5 min SHaO 70 odd shot each , 40 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> ZWOFW and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53300504 tag:ipernity.com,2026-04-17,doc-53300504 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:00:38 +0000 2026-04-17T11:00:38+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53300504"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/04/53300504.bedf9d0d.240.jpg?r2" width="157" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">If you look into the Whirling Dervish of Turkey <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1701421760530517" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1701421760530517</a><br /> <br /> You cant mistake the shape and the movement there even has the arms up as well. The face is there but the hat is black not the beige colour.<br /> <br /> QHY183M -10c 4 days 5 min SHaO 70 odd shot each , 40 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> ZWOFW and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> ToupTek G3m Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Whirling Dervish NGC 3247 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53300504"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/04/53300504.bedf9d0d.240.jpg?r2" width="157" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">If you look into the Whirling Dervish of Turkey <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1701421760530517" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1701421760530517</a><br /> <br /> You cant mistake the shape and the movement there even has the arms up as well. The face is there but the hat is black not the beige colour.<br /> <br /> QHY183M -10c 4 days 5 min SHaO 70 odd shot each , 40 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> ZWOFW and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> ToupTek G3m Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287060 tag:ipernity.com,2026-04-02,doc-53287060 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:39:22 +0000 2026-04-02T14:39:22+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287060"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/60/53287060.db71ea7b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This was pure trial.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52830542" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/42/52830542.e00d0192.500.jpg?r2" height="330" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> The circles that showed up had to GO.<br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287062" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/62/53287062.093ba799.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Standard QHY masks.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287068" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/68/53287068.d7473cee.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> 3Rd party filter masks all over the filter seat and hole this is the filters out so I could paint the interior, the small circles went as unlike the supplied masks they covered the whole of the hole no lights leaks down the side of the filters and a new interior paint job that reflected no light.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287070" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/70/53287070.1e4f4a05.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> normal interior of the QHYFW contrast the new paint set as same angle<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287066" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/66/53287066.047bb3c1.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> First show just how bright the inside of the filter wheel really is. I was told get some Musou Black and paint the two inside parts of the case. <br /> <br /> A nights trial no small circles any where in the RGB stars or the Oii NB filter. But there remained a big circle in the middle. Musou Black Its an unearthly black to look at as it absorbs 98% of the light so no reflections<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53164986" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/86/53164986.61e3403b.500.jpg?r2" height="331" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> I raked my brain where is there a large circle. I could only find one just inside the top of the scope there is a 40mm Black plastic ring for the cover to sit on over the time it has got highly polished. Reflecting the light for the street lights or the moon down to the mirror. Only answer is Flock it a velvet like paper that is self adhesive.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287064" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/64/53287064.b5a051e7.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> I did each night remove the previous nights stacked files so I could see the result of the new work that was done. The end result was every one of the circles where no more. I cant wait till the 16th of this month I have till the 23 rd to shoot LRGB MOON free and see once and for all can I finally do a clean coloured photo from filters. Has all this work paid off the RGB shot it did showed no marks the stars in this shot showed no marks so it all looks very promising. stay tuned! This was A lot of thinking, a lot of clouds from the cyclone and the rain I brought the scope inside.<br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 4 days 5 min SHaO 70 odd shot each , 40 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> ToupTek G3m Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Running Chicken Nebula IC 2944:- Do look as large as you can <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287060"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/60/53287060.db71ea7b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This was pure trial.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52830542" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/42/52830542.e00d0192.500.jpg?r2" height="330" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> The circles that showed up had to GO.<br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287062" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/62/53287062.093ba799.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Standard QHY masks.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287068" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/68/53287068.d7473cee.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> 3Rd party filter masks all over the filter seat and hole this is the filters out so I could paint the interior, the small circles went as unlike the supplied masks they covered the whole of the hole no lights leaks down the side of the filters and a new interior paint job that reflected no light.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287070" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/70/53287070.1e4f4a05.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> normal interior of the QHYFW contrast the new paint set as same angle<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287066" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/66/53287066.047bb3c1.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> First show just how bright the inside of the filter wheel really is. I was told get some Musou Black and paint the two inside parts of the case. <br /> <br /> A nights trial no small circles any where in the RGB stars or the Oii NB filter. But there remained a big circle in the middle. Musou Black Its an unearthly black to look at as it absorbs 98% of the light so no reflections<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53164986" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/86/53164986.61e3403b.500.jpg?r2" height="331" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> I raked my brain where is there a large circle. I could only find one just inside the top of the scope there is a 40mm Black plastic ring for the cover to sit on over the time it has got highly polished. Reflecting the light for the street lights or the moon down to the mirror. Only answer is Flock it a velvet like paper that is self adhesive.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53287064" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/64/53287064.b5a051e7.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> I did each night remove the previous nights stacked files so I could see the result of the new work that was done. The end result was every one of the circles where no more. I cant wait till the 16th of this month I have till the 23 rd to shoot LRGB MOON free and see once and for all can I finally do a clean coloured photo from filters. Has all this work paid off the RGB shot it did showed no marks the stars in this shot showed no marks so it all looks very promising. stay tuned! This was A lot of thinking, a lot of clouds from the cyclone and the rain I brought the scope inside.<br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 4 days 5 min SHaO 70 odd shot each , 40 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> ToupTek G3m Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53275578 tag:ipernity.com,2026-03-18,doc-53275578 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:01:44 +0000 2026-03-18T13:10:22+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53275578"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/78/53275578.b58a1877.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="162" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In part why I did a 42 panel look at the LMC area there is just so much here to look at. You can see this in the middle of the shot below.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53183678" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/78/53183678.dd25ac5c.500.jpg?r2" height="384" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This is almost the Heart of the LMC cloud we see in the sky at Night. I make 100% no apologies for the Number of stars in the Shot I have only tried to lower there value rather than the number. <br /> Top left is the area we see the most shots of the LMC Tarantula Nebula but by no means the total of the LMC area.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53111250" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/50/53111250.190d1400.500.jpg?r2" height="336" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This was shot over 6 nights till about 1 am before the LMC got really to low to image. <br /> Enjoy one of the jewels of our Southern skies a Little bit more past the Normal... <br /> QHY268M -0c 6 days 5 min SHaO 100 odd shot each , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> ToupTek G3m Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> NGC1928 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53275578"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/78/53275578.b58a1877.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="162" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In part why I did a 42 panel look at the LMC area there is just so much here to look at. You can see this in the middle of the shot below.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53183678" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/78/53183678.dd25ac5c.500.jpg?r2" height="384" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This is almost the Heart of the LMC cloud we see in the sky at Night. I make 100% no apologies for the Number of stars in the Shot I have only tried to lower there value rather than the number. <br /> Top left is the area we see the most shots of the LMC Tarantula Nebula but by no means the total of the LMC area.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53111250" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/50/53111250.190d1400.500.jpg?r2" height="336" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This was shot over 6 nights till about 1 am before the LMC got really to low to image. <br /> Enjoy one of the jewels of our Southern skies a Little bit more past the Normal... <br /> QHY268M -0c 6 days 5 min SHaO 100 odd shot each , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> ToupTek G3m Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53264382 tag:ipernity.com,2026-03-07,doc-53264382 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:06:21 +0000 2026-03-07T13:06:21+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53264382"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/43/82/53264382.e0b3d0eb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Keel Nebula with filters show so much more detail than the straight colour shot . This is in the Hubble pallet S Ha O.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51758660" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/86/60/51758660.491862f4.500.jpg?r2" height="328" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> The ship has changed colour due to the area being strong in Oxygen to a blue boat. Still a boat sailing on a sea of stars though past the rocks.<br /> <br /> QHY268M -0c 6 days 5 min SHaO 120 shot each , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> ToupTek G3m Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Keel Nebula NGC3199 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53264382"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/43/82/53264382.e0b3d0eb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Keel Nebula with filters show so much more detail than the straight colour shot . This is in the Hubble pallet S Ha O.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51758660" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/86/60/51758660.491862f4.500.jpg?r2" height="328" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> The ship has changed colour due to the area being strong in Oxygen to a blue boat. Still a boat sailing on a sea of stars though past the rocks.<br /> <br /> QHY268M -0c 6 days 5 min SHaO 120 shot each , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> ToupTek G3m Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53259758 tag:ipernity.com,2026-03-01,doc-53259758 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:40:11 +0000 2026-03-01T09:40:11+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53259758"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/58/53259758.3f0a0c88.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One of the reason I did the big 42 panel panorama ( top just right of center) of the LMC was to look at it for potential targets. There are a few more places I will visit as time allows.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53183678" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/78/53183678.dd25ac5c.500.jpg?r2" height="384" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This was one area that stood out NGC 1925 such a lot in the area. That wild blue face. Been quite a few things go not working to plan so its been an uphill battle to get the shots some night part night only. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -0c 6 days 5 min SHaO , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> ToupTek G3m Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> NGC1925 Small part Of the LMC complex <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53259758"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/58/53259758.3f0a0c88.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One of the reason I did the big 42 panel panorama ( top just right of center) of the LMC was to look at it for potential targets. There are a few more places I will visit as time allows.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53183678" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/78/53183678.dd25ac5c.500.jpg?r2" height="384" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This was one area that stood out NGC 1925 such a lot in the area. That wild blue face. Been quite a few things go not working to plan so its been an uphill battle to get the shots some night part night only. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -0c 6 days 5 min SHaO , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> ToupTek G3m Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53230488 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-31,doc-53230488 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:50:26 +0000 2026-01-31T08:04:04+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53230488"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/04/88/53230488.6ead14b4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Gem Cluster NGC 3293 that is next to Carina. Originally taken as a fill in as the other shots got stopped at 2am by the palm tree this became a fill in. To get a photo of better quality I had to add a further 3 Full nights data to the data that was gained from the fill in time shots. The wisps you see are quite amazing.<br /> <br /> Do read the info on the accidental panorama below.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53230480" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/04/80/53230480.6955c982.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -0c 4 days 5 min SHaO 2am to Nautical dawn and three full nights of data , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Gem Cluster NGC 3293 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53230488"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/04/88/53230488.6ead14b4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Gem Cluster NGC 3293 that is next to Carina. Originally taken as a fill in as the other shots got stopped at 2am by the palm tree this became a fill in. To get a photo of better quality I had to add a further 3 Full nights data to the data that was gained from the fill in time shots. The wisps you see are quite amazing.<br /> <br /> Do read the info on the accidental panorama below.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53230480" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/04/80/53230480.6955c982.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -0c 4 days 5 min SHaO 2am to Nautical dawn and three full nights of data , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53230480 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-31,doc-53230480 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:49:52 +0000 2026-01-31T16:49:52+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53230480"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/04/80/53230480.6955c982.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="136" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Gem Cluster NGC 3293 that is next to Carina. Originally taken as a fill in as the other shots got stopped at 2am by the palm tree this became a fill in. <br /> Then the accident happened "what if" , my third shot with the QHY268M was of Gabriela Mistral area would they go together. PTGui put them straight together, so it meant a reedit so the two photos looked like they where taken to match. Then edit them both as one.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53230488" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/04/88/53230488.6ead14b4.500.jpg?r2" height="327" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Differences between<br /> 2025 Feb is a horizontal shot, 2026 Jan is a rotated vertical shot.<br /> Biggest is the dates a full year apart.<br /> 2025 is @-10 2026 is @ 0<br /> 2025 is the last taken with the Esatto focuser, 2026 Starpoint Australis SP3 focuser<br /> And a trip to China for repairs.<br /> <br /> Other wise every thing else is exactly the same. There is more data in the single shot than is in the shot in the panorama by two nights. <br /> May be I should reedit with the full amount of data but as it was just a "what if" I went with what I had. <br /> <br /> QHY268M -0c 4 days 5 min SHaO 2am to Nautical dawn and three full nights of data , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> 2025 + 2026 Accidental panorama Do look as large as you can. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53230480"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/04/80/53230480.6955c982.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="136" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Gem Cluster NGC 3293 that is next to Carina. Originally taken as a fill in as the other shots got stopped at 2am by the palm tree this became a fill in. <br /> Then the accident happened "what if" , my third shot with the QHY268M was of Gabriela Mistral area would they go together. PTGui put them straight together, so it meant a reedit so the two photos looked like they where taken to match. Then edit them both as one.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53230488" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/04/88/53230488.6ead14b4.500.jpg?r2" height="327" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Differences between<br /> 2025 Feb is a horizontal shot, 2026 Jan is a rotated vertical shot.<br /> Biggest is the dates a full year apart.<br /> 2025 is @-10 2026 is @ 0<br /> 2025 is the last taken with the Esatto focuser, 2026 Starpoint Australis SP3 focuser<br /> And a trip to China for repairs.<br /> <br /> Other wise every thing else is exactly the same. There is more data in the single shot than is in the shot in the panorama by two nights. <br /> May be I should reedit with the full amount of data but as it was just a "what if" I went with what I had. <br /> <br /> QHY268M -0c 4 days 5 min SHaO 2am to Nautical dawn and three full nights of data , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53226176 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-28,doc-53226176 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 01:08:13 +0000 2026-01-28T07:46:43+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53226176"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/76/53226176.5f593ae5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">LDN1608 is the small nebula on the left hand side of the shot I was taken by the dust lanes. Having walked a lot of NZ with my father he always had topographical maps of where we where walking. I was struck by the similarity of the rest of the image on the right side how much it looked like one of those maps. It was not unknown for my father to hand the map and compass to my bother and myself "we are lost" get us out of here. I am so glad I did not have this in WA almost flat face less land. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52748324" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/24/52748324.a7944103.500.jpg?r2" height="323" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Another shot of the area but much closer up as the shot is made with a 1" sensor QHY183M verses a QHY268M ASPC both mono and same filters and same scope.. I took Oiii 41 shots as there was only one very small amount of blue nebula in the shot. Ha 79 shots and 126 shots Sii as this area is mostly these two elements . Sadly the palm tree is getting in the shot earlier and as I have been able to reach 20hours combined shot time I will move to a palm tree free target... <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -0c 6 days 5 min SHaO 8:20pm to 2 am , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser <br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> LDN1608 and Dust. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53226176"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/76/53226176.5f593ae5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">LDN1608 is the small nebula on the left hand side of the shot I was taken by the dust lanes. Having walked a lot of NZ with my father he always had topographical maps of where we where walking. I was struck by the similarity of the rest of the image on the right side how much it looked like one of those maps. It was not unknown for my father to hand the map and compass to my bother and myself "we are lost" get us out of here. I am so glad I did not have this in WA almost flat face less land. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52748324" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/24/52748324.a7944103.500.jpg?r2" height="323" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Another shot of the area but much closer up as the shot is made with a 1" sensor QHY183M verses a QHY268M ASPC both mono and same filters and same scope.. I took Oiii 41 shots as there was only one very small amount of blue nebula in the shot. Ha 79 shots and 126 shots Sii as this area is mostly these two elements . Sadly the palm tree is getting in the shot earlier and as I have been able to reach 20hours combined shot time I will move to a palm tree free target... <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -0c 6 days 5 min SHaO 8:20pm to 2 am , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser <br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53071486 tag:ipernity.com,2025-09-09,doc-53071486 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:14:12 +0000 2025-09-09T12:14:12+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53071486"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/86/53071486.a959cc62.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="142" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I started my set up 14/7/2025 outside ready for the Nights shooting as I have done for a very long time. I noted that the heater strap on the back mirror was not right so I fixed it up. I looked up to see smoke coming for my Camera/Filter wheel. I pulled out the power cable as fast as I could to the main supply box. when I did get to the front I noted tendrils of smoke coming from the camera.<br /> <br /> The long and short the Camera and Filter wheel have been to China and back after a warranty repair. Thats a whole other "Book" but it turns out the parts are not made as robust as I had thought Humidity had corroded the card. So now the camera is either shooting or in the Sahara( Plastic bag and Silica Gel).<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53071498" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="535990867 10240452161508423 3092869204320306300 n" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/98/53071498.9b497687.500.jpg?r2" height="254" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> This is first light of the QHY268M that is either shooting or living in the Sahara. If you ever needed any proof that a mono camera gathers more detail compare the pair. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52135506" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Small Magellanic CLoud NGC 292" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/06/52135506.d154be5d.500.jpg?r2" height="321" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> The panorama is three long and two night each, its hard to buy consecutive nights these days. This is a SiiHaOiii panorama. Now its look for next target.<br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 5 min each filter over 2 nights each panel. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser <br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Small Magellanic Cloud Narrow band. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53071486"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/86/53071486.a959cc62.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="142" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I started my set up 14/7/2025 outside ready for the Nights shooting as I have done for a very long time. I noted that the heater strap on the back mirror was not right so I fixed it up. I looked up to see smoke coming for my Camera/Filter wheel. I pulled out the power cable as fast as I could to the main supply box. when I did get to the front I noted tendrils of smoke coming from the camera.<br /> <br /> The long and short the Camera and Filter wheel have been to China and back after a warranty repair. Thats a whole other "Book" but it turns out the parts are not made as robust as I had thought Humidity had corroded the card. So now the camera is either shooting or in the Sahara( Plastic bag and Silica Gel).<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53071498" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="535990867 10240452161508423 3092869204320306300 n" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/98/53071498.9b497687.500.jpg?r2" height="254" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> This is first light of the QHY268M that is either shooting or living in the Sahara. If you ever needed any proof that a mono camera gathers more detail compare the pair. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52135506" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Small Magellanic CLoud NGC 292" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/06/52135506.d154be5d.500.jpg?r2" height="321" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> The panorama is three long and two night each, its hard to buy consecutive nights these days. This is a SiiHaOiii panorama. Now its look for next target.<br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 5 min each filter over 2 nights each panel. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> ZWOCAA rotator<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser <br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53036566 tag:ipernity.com,2025-08-03,doc-53036566 Sun, 03 Aug 2025 03:08:18 +0000 2025-08-03T09:49:49+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53036566"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/65/66/53036566.bcef1659.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="107" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is a Collage of what the QHY268m has produced so far, these are a few of my fav shots from that camera. These where all taken with Narrowband Filters and RGB stars and a B/W camera not coloured all colour comes from the filters..<br /> <br /> Top Row L to R <br /> Vella Nova Super Remnant (Part only) , Carina (Part only), The Dark Wolf<br /> Bottom Row L to R.<br /> Gabriella Mistral, Gum 15, Running Chicken(Part Only). <br /> <br /> Enjoy a condensed version of a few bits of Outer Space.</div> QHY268 Collage View as large as you can <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53036566"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/65/66/53036566.bcef1659.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="107" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is a Collage of what the QHY268m has produced so far, these are a few of my fav shots from that camera. These where all taken with Narrowband Filters and RGB stars and a B/W camera not coloured all colour comes from the filters..<br /> <br /> Top Row L to R <br /> Vella Nova Super Remnant (Part only) , Carina (Part only), The Dark Wolf<br /> Bottom Row L to R.<br /> Gabriella Mistral, Gum 15, Running Chicken(Part Only). <br /> <br /> Enjoy a condensed version of a few bits of Outer Space.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52948824 tag:ipernity.com,2025-05-29,doc-52948824 Thu, 29 May 2025 12:01:34 +0000 2025-05-29T20:01:34+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52948824"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/88/24/52948824.92d485ce.240.jpg?r2" width="234" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">While this looks like a single photo it is so far from it. This is a 6 panel Panorama 2 night each panel. All in narrowband in the Hubble pallet . This shot is only a fraction of the 80MB size of the real photo. This is my fav part of the milky way you can see the dragons fighting over the egg below. <br /> <br /> While panoramas are nothing new to me this is my very first look at Narrow band and RGB stars. So each panel is combined as NB background kept stars removed and thrown away RGB stars combined combined and back ground thrown away. The two are combined and saved and slowly added to panel by panel till finally finished. These where all added to PTGui and straight up the panorama was combined perfectly. <br /> <br /> Once the panorama made remove stars to edit the background then add back the stars. As its such a long winded process I had to make notes that I could follow to get every thing to match up and get this final result. A very long winded process but i believe will worth the time and effort. <br /> <br /> I have to say this has far exceeded where I ever thought my astro photography would ever lead to. I can retire now and not take another photo ............<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50777026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Fighting Dragons Of Ara Panorama NGC6188" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/26/50777026.3763e633.500.jpg?r2" height="421" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Contrast the colour camera shot. This has been made a whole lot harder by winter rains and clouds this is my only target for the whole month as its been so hard to buy cloud free nights. <br /> <br /> to show you how much extra detail the mono camera picks up never see this small rig nebula before there is no detail of it on the colour camera shot above. With a bit of hunting I found out the names of the two very small nebulas. Left the ring PCG 11 "Shark mouth" and the brighter on on the right Henize 2- 169 a tiny Planetary Nebula.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52952766" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Small ring nebula" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/66/52952766.4ee5cd31.500.jpg?r2" height="443" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 50 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 2 nights per panel 6 panels in size.. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 22 degrees from last<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA 800mm<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Fighting Dragons Of Ara NGC 6188 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52948824"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/88/24/52948824.92d485ce.240.jpg?r2" width="234" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">While this looks like a single photo it is so far from it. This is a 6 panel Panorama 2 night each panel. All in narrowband in the Hubble pallet . This shot is only a fraction of the 80MB size of the real photo. This is my fav part of the milky way you can see the dragons fighting over the egg below. <br /> <br /> While panoramas are nothing new to me this is my very first look at Narrow band and RGB stars. So each panel is combined as NB background kept stars removed and thrown away RGB stars combined combined and back ground thrown away. The two are combined and saved and slowly added to panel by panel till finally finished. These where all added to PTGui and straight up the panorama was combined perfectly. <br /> <br /> Once the panorama made remove stars to edit the background then add back the stars. As its such a long winded process I had to make notes that I could follow to get every thing to match up and get this final result. A very long winded process but i believe will worth the time and effort. <br /> <br /> I have to say this has far exceeded where I ever thought my astro photography would ever lead to. I can retire now and not take another photo ............<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50777026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Fighting Dragons Of Ara Panorama NGC6188" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/26/50777026.3763e633.500.jpg?r2" height="421" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Contrast the colour camera shot. This has been made a whole lot harder by winter rains and clouds this is my only target for the whole month as its been so hard to buy cloud free nights. <br /> <br /> to show you how much extra detail the mono camera picks up never see this small rig nebula before there is no detail of it on the colour camera shot above. With a bit of hunting I found out the names of the two very small nebulas. Left the ring PCG 11 "Shark mouth" and the brighter on on the right Henize 2- 169 a tiny Planetary Nebula.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52952766" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Small ring nebula" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/66/52952766.4ee5cd31.500.jpg?r2" height="443" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 50 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 2 nights per panel 6 panels in size.. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 22 degrees from last<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA 800mm<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52895146 tag:ipernity.com,2025-04-26,doc-52895146 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 07:14:22 +0000 2025-04-26T12:09:13+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52895146"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/51/46/52895146.94dc31c6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is the test mule after cleaning and checking Both NB and RGB for signs of the filter Ghosts. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52856598" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="LRGB artifacts. Bernes 142" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/65/98/52856598.aa0da2b5.500.jpg?r2" height="334" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> This is the very same target as the tests to really check that every thing is really all good. What better way to really see, so I did 5 nights of NB in total about 130 shots per filter. This has been held up by rain and clouds so its far from consecutive nights.<br /> <br /> This is a Hubble (SHaO) pallet. One thing that showed up in those 5 night 2 am in the morning mount would disconnect. It would restart straight away if I got the port recognized. Turns out the fitting for the EQMOD cable for the mount was not firm even if the screws where. Two small slithers of a wall plug on the screws the whole thing is a tight as a drum and ran all night. <br /> <br /> Now who cant see the chicken running Bottom left cant miss it. Still cant get over the detail in the shot.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 130 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 5 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated <br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA 800mm<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Running Chicken Nebula IC 2944:- Do look as large as you can <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52895146"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/51/46/52895146.94dc31c6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is the test mule after cleaning and checking Both NB and RGB for signs of the filter Ghosts. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52856598" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="LRGB artifacts. Bernes 142" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/65/98/52856598.aa0da2b5.500.jpg?r2" height="334" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> This is the very same target as the tests to really check that every thing is really all good. What better way to really see, so I did 5 nights of NB in total about 130 shots per filter. This has been held up by rain and clouds so its far from consecutive nights.<br /> <br /> This is a Hubble (SHaO) pallet. One thing that showed up in those 5 night 2 am in the morning mount would disconnect. It would restart straight away if I got the port recognized. Turns out the fitting for the EQMOD cable for the mount was not firm even if the screws where. Two small slithers of a wall plug on the screws the whole thing is a tight as a drum and ran all night. <br /> <br /> Now who cant see the chicken running Bottom left cant miss it. Still cant get over the detail in the shot.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 130 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 5 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated <br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA 800mm<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52874874 tag:ipernity.com,2025-04-13,doc-52874874 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:50:22 +0000 2025-04-16T04:59:13+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52874874"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/48/74/52874874.5c7fc034.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is just 10 shot each filter Ha, Sii Oiii not even RGB stars this was shot in cloud breaks to check. The clarity of the shot is staggering. this is not a stack of 120 shots each filter.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52856598" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="LRGB artifacts. Bernes 142" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/65/98/52856598.aa0da2b5.500.jpg?r2" height="334" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> I brought the whole scope in cleaned all the mirrors and filter's went through the process to rebuild the whole lot again. This is a few hours work cleaning the rebuilding the telescope back to how it should be ready to take a photo.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52866958" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="18 months." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/69/58/52866958.53e1e166.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> 18 months of dust build up on the mirror in hind sight better to have a 6 month plan... This is very much part of this telescope they work well but the main mirror is very much open to the dust and falling objects. I was able to put the vacuum extension down the tube and remove the dead mosquito on the mirror.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52866960" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="All clean" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/69/60/52866960.c441749e.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> 15 min cleaning with soap and water cleaning getting finer and finer.<br /> <br /> I also to the opportunity to clean out the tube as well blow out and the dust that has built up with in the light baffle's in the telescope. Plenty of dust came out .<br /> <br /> I can only see a clean image none of the circles in the first shot as I am in clouds and rain I have not got much chance to sets out. I have yet to test out LRGB but i have to wait for a night I can shoot a few of each filter then stack. Then its a case of see the result but things are looking very hopeful so far. The test dummy is the Running Chicken just how it came out, did not line up. I put it together as Hubble with very little editing was interested to see if the faults where still there or not. thankfully not.</div> After the whole set of mirrors and filters cleaned 10 shot each filter <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52874874"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/48/74/52874874.5c7fc034.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is just 10 shot each filter Ha, Sii Oiii not even RGB stars this was shot in cloud breaks to check. The clarity of the shot is staggering. this is not a stack of 120 shots each filter.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52856598" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="LRGB artifacts. Bernes 142" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/65/98/52856598.aa0da2b5.500.jpg?r2" height="334" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> I brought the whole scope in cleaned all the mirrors and filter's went through the process to rebuild the whole lot again. This is a few hours work cleaning the rebuilding the telescope back to how it should be ready to take a photo.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52866958" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="18 months." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/69/58/52866958.53e1e166.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> 18 months of dust build up on the mirror in hind sight better to have a 6 month plan... This is very much part of this telescope they work well but the main mirror is very much open to the dust and falling objects. I was able to put the vacuum extension down the tube and remove the dead mosquito on the mirror.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52866960" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="All clean" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/69/60/52866960.c441749e.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> 15 min cleaning with soap and water cleaning getting finer and finer.<br /> <br /> I also to the opportunity to clean out the tube as well blow out and the dust that has built up with in the light baffle's in the telescope. Plenty of dust came out .<br /> <br /> I can only see a clean image none of the circles in the first shot as I am in clouds and rain I have not got much chance to sets out. I have yet to test out LRGB but i have to wait for a night I can shoot a few of each filter then stack. Then its a case of see the result but things are looking very hopeful so far. The test dummy is the Running Chicken just how it came out, did not line up. I put it together as Hubble with very little editing was interested to see if the faults where still there or not. thankfully not.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52856600 tag:ipernity.com,2025-04-07,doc-52856600 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:28:57 +0000 2025-04-07T08:29:12+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52856600"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/66/00/52856600.8f4d186a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This a very small nebula halfway between the two pointers in the shot below. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51267768" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Wide field Of the Southern Cross" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/68/51267768.945129f8.500.jpg?r2" height="259" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> RCW85 Is the small white part a reflection nebula at the top of the Nebula.<br /> <br /> Even though is not time to do RGB shots I am none the less trying to take as many as I can of all filters so I can see if the filter wheel defect goes away.<br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 120 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 4 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 90 degrees<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> RCW85 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52856600"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/66/00/52856600.8f4d186a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This a very small nebula halfway between the two pointers in the shot below. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51267768" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Wide field Of the Southern Cross" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/68/51267768.945129f8.500.jpg?r2" height="259" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> RCW85 Is the small white part a reflection nebula at the top of the Nebula.<br /> <br /> Even though is not time to do RGB shots I am none the less trying to take as many as I can of all filters so I can see if the filter wheel defect goes away.<br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 120 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 4 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 90 degrees<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52823038 tag:ipernity.com,2025-03-24,doc-52823038 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:52:26 +0000 2025-03-25T08:46:47+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52823038"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/30/38/52823038.b081ff66.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This started as a simple project in the shot below you can see the area of the photo to the right of the main Carina Nebula. This part is not very often a target as the main nebula is the more famous part so it captures the lime light. it was easy for me to take the photo as I was able to rotate the main part out of the picture. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51255826" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Carina Nebula NGC3372" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/26/51255826.27bb7dea.500.jpg?r2" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Its not till the first mornings edit that I saw there is more to this part of the sky than we realize. The more I looked at the shot and after putting it in a vertical format it stood out a mile. You can make out "Trumps" Hair, nose, mouth, chin in profile. What I find even more interesting we can even see it was predicted that his right ear would be bloodied. I did not want to spend too much time on this in case it raise tariffs that I did not know about, dare I say "Trump" Nebula. What really shows it up is the Starless version. I am constantly Amazed by what comes out of looking out into space who would have thought this.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52823036" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Starless" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/30/36/52823036.67d8840b.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="334" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This was put together in the Hubble pallet but using the Foraxx pallet version which removes the excess green and you get a more pleasant looking set of colours. I like this time of year as the nights are getting longer and you get more shot in a night.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52781646" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Gabriela Mistral & Gem Cluster" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/46/52781646.a765d31d.500.jpg?r2" height="328" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 120 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 4 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 90 degrees<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Carina Nebula Side <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52823038"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/30/38/52823038.b081ff66.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This started as a simple project in the shot below you can see the area of the photo to the right of the main Carina Nebula. This part is not very often a target as the main nebula is the more famous part so it captures the lime light. it was easy for me to take the photo as I was able to rotate the main part out of the picture. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51255826" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Carina Nebula NGC3372" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/26/51255826.27bb7dea.500.jpg?r2" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Its not till the first mornings edit that I saw there is more to this part of the sky than we realize. The more I looked at the shot and after putting it in a vertical format it stood out a mile. You can make out "Trumps" Hair, nose, mouth, chin in profile. What I find even more interesting we can even see it was predicted that his right ear would be bloodied. I did not want to spend too much time on this in case it raise tariffs that I did not know about, dare I say "Trump" Nebula. What really shows it up is the Starless version. I am constantly Amazed by what comes out of looking out into space who would have thought this.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52823036" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Starless" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/30/36/52823036.67d8840b.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="334" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This was put together in the Hubble pallet but using the Foraxx pallet version which removes the excess green and you get a more pleasant looking set of colours. I like this time of year as the nights are getting longer and you get more shot in a night.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52781646" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Gabriela Mistral & Gem Cluster" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/46/52781646.a765d31d.500.jpg?r2" height="328" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 120 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 4 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 90 degrees<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52813890 tag:ipernity.com,2025-03-15,doc-52813890 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 22:21:08 +0000 2025-03-16T06:10:39+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52813890"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/38/90/52813890.cc3a3985.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51152640" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Vela Super Nova Remnant" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/40/51152640.e75bebad.500.jpg?r2" height="416" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51190206" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Gum Wide Field" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/06/51190206.9b880490.500.jpg?r2" height="340" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> The Filaments was formed by the Super Nova explosion the remnants of that explosion. Even the pencil nebula is a part of the explosion.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52450242" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Pencil Nebula NGC 2736" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/42/52450242.313aa8fe.500.jpg?r2" height="344" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> This is a very small part of the whole area as its end of season for this part of the sky no way I could do a whole panorama. The Blue is Oxygen that in the two shots above you can see as white Filaments. What you are looking at is in the bottom wide field of the area just below the large Left big nebula you can see just below but this shot is rotated. This whole area has some great targets for next year, this was some thing I was looking forward to being able to do with the filters as I knew the blue stood out.<br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 120 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 6 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 22 degrees from last<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Vela Super Nova Remnant (one part) Close up. Do look as large as you can <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52813890"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/38/90/52813890.cc3a3985.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51152640" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Vela Super Nova Remnant" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/40/51152640.e75bebad.500.jpg?r2" height="416" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51190206" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Gum Wide Field" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/06/51190206.9b880490.500.jpg?r2" height="340" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> The Filaments was formed by the Super Nova explosion the remnants of that explosion. Even the pencil nebula is a part of the explosion.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52450242" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Pencil Nebula NGC 2736" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/42/52450242.313aa8fe.500.jpg?r2" height="344" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> This is a very small part of the whole area as its end of season for this part of the sky no way I could do a whole panorama. The Blue is Oxygen that in the two shots above you can see as white Filaments. What you are looking at is in the bottom wide field of the area just below the large Left big nebula you can see just below but this shot is rotated. This whole area has some great targets for next year, this was some thing I was looking forward to being able to do with the filters as I knew the blue stood out.<br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 120 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 6 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 22 degrees from last<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53081496 tag:ipernity.com,2025-03-06,doc-53081496 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:05:31 +0000 2025-09-18T19:27:32+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53081496"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/96/53081496.c21cb6ae.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52288204" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="RCW 38 - do look at this full screen." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/04/52288204.bfbe111c.500.jpg?r2" height="332" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> Same Telescope but very different views due to the sensor size used, also this is shot with Antlia Filters not the ZWO filters the other was shot with. RCW38 is a very small part of the Vela Region.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51190206" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Gum Wide Field" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/06/51190206.9b880490.500.jpg?r2" height="340" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> RCW 38 in the shot above is lower left side you can make out the three Reddish dots next to the darker area. This was shot over 7 night to amass a total of 32 hours total time. As the was not so much oxygen in this area Blue 120 shots, I shot more Ha Red as there was far more data in that filter 200 shots and S had also a lot of data so shot 170 Red .<br /> <br /> My next target will be interesting I will be doing a rotated shot of the blue filament which is the left over from the explosion. Look at the large round nebula top left just below that you can make out Blue filaments just to the left of the red area.<br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 160 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 7 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 22 degrees from last<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> RCW38 With ASP-C enjoy this as large as you can. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53081496"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/96/53081496.c21cb6ae.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52288204" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="RCW 38 - do look at this full screen." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/04/52288204.bfbe111c.500.jpg?r2" height="332" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> Same Telescope but very different views due to the sensor size used, also this is shot with Antlia Filters not the ZWO filters the other was shot with. RCW38 is a very small part of the Vela Region.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51190206" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Gum Wide Field" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/06/51190206.9b880490.500.jpg?r2" height="340" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> RCW 38 in the shot above is lower left side you can make out the three Reddish dots next to the darker area. This was shot over 7 night to amass a total of 32 hours total time. As the was not so much oxygen in this area Blue 120 shots, I shot more Ha Red as there was far more data in that filter 200 shots and S had also a lot of data so shot 170 Red .<br /> <br /> My next target will be interesting I will be doing a rotated shot of the blue filament which is the left over from the explosion. Look at the large round nebula top left just below that you can make out Blue filaments just to the left of the red area.<br /> <br /> <br /> QHY268M -10c 160 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 7 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 22 degrees from last<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52736440 tag:ipernity.com,2024-12-31,doc-52736440 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:17:18 +0000 2025-01-01T05:26:01+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52736440"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/64/40/52736440.6ed29687.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="151" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">While the Old year Ended and the New Started my final shot of the year edited 5am this morning. This is the Horse head nebula in the view we are more use to seeing but not in the colour's we would expect. This is the Hubble pallet with RGB stars. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52715640" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Horse Head nebula : Barnard 33 Do look large..." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/56/40/52715640.5f7904a9.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="328" /></a><br /> <br /> What is different about this to the last shot of the Horse head in November was being able to Rotate the focuser and also have a counter weight to offset the filter wheel. Where the filter wheel ends up the weight is opposite.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52738124" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Two counter weights." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/81/24/52738124.a4dd72c3.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This was rotated 40 degrees straight up because of the scale I put on to suit the body of the focuser. The scale is long lines 10 and the small 5 degrees of rotation. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52736438" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="20241209 082517" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/64/38/52736438.452ca074.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> The trial will continue and get slowly better refined so rotation will become the normal to suit the image much the same way on a DSLR we compose the shot we want. This was much the same way I used the ED80 and my Nikon lens all views rotated to suit the target. <br /> <br /> Happy new Year to all the readers here and Look forward to 2025 and our shots, clear skies and cool nights<br /> <br /> QHY183M -10c 100 Odd shots 5 min each filter over five nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Horse Head Nebula Rotated B33 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52736440"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/64/40/52736440.6ed29687.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="151" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">While the Old year Ended and the New Started my final shot of the year edited 5am this morning. This is the Horse head nebula in the view we are more use to seeing but not in the colour's we would expect. This is the Hubble pallet with RGB stars. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52715640" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Horse Head nebula : Barnard 33 Do look large..." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/56/40/52715640.5f7904a9.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="328" /></a><br /> <br /> What is different about this to the last shot of the Horse head in November was being able to Rotate the focuser and also have a counter weight to offset the filter wheel. Where the filter wheel ends up the weight is opposite.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52738124" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Two counter weights." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/81/24/52738124.a4dd72c3.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="282" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This was rotated 40 degrees straight up because of the scale I put on to suit the body of the focuser. The scale is long lines 10 and the small 5 degrees of rotation. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52736438" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="20241209 082517" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/64/38/52736438.452ca074.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> The trial will continue and get slowly better refined so rotation will become the normal to suit the image much the same way on a DSLR we compose the shot we want. This was much the same way I used the ED80 and my Nikon lens all views rotated to suit the target. <br /> <br /> Happy new Year to all the readers here and Look forward to 2025 and our shots, clear skies and cool nights<br /> <br /> QHY183M -10c 100 Odd shots 5 min each filter over five nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps, Lr</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52728996 tag:ipernity.com,2024-12-23,doc-52728996 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 01:39:31 +0000 2024-12-23T09:34:14+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52728996"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/96/52728996.8d194dd1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="156" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/image-detail/hubble-nebula-bok-display/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">science.nasa.gov/image-detail/hubble-nebula-bok-display</a><br /> <br /> This is a close up of the center of the Rosette nebula with a slant of trying to get all the Bok Globules that are across the bottom of shot and appear very prominently in the Rosette.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50529408" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/94/08/50529408.f6265dc9.500.jpg?r2" height="342" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Once again the Hubble pallet in good use but not trying to get a strong Blue or green in the shot. Once again Narrow band and RGB stars<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> QHY183M -10c 100 Odd shots 5 min each filter over five nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Rosette Nebula Close up NGC2244. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52728996"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/96/52728996.8d194dd1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="156" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/image-detail/hubble-nebula-bok-display/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">science.nasa.gov/image-detail/hubble-nebula-bok-display</a><br /> <br /> This is a close up of the center of the Rosette nebula with a slant of trying to get all the Bok Globules that are across the bottom of shot and appear very prominently in the Rosette.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50529408" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/94/08/50529408.f6265dc9.500.jpg?r2" height="342" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Once again the Hubble pallet in good use but not trying to get a strong Blue or green in the shot. Once again Narrow band and RGB stars<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> QHY183M -10c 100 Odd shots 5 min each filter over five nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.<br /> QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO<br /> MeLE Mini PC<br /> Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box<br /> Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser<br /> Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA<br /> Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector<br /> Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned<br /> SVbony 50MM Guide scope<br /> QHY5L-II-M Guide camera<br /> Guided PHD2, Nina<br /> Pixinsight, Ps</div> Steve Paxton