Astro Fyfe

Here’s 7 hrs of M33 for your viewing pleasure!

I love all space photos, but I’m a galaxy lover at heart. The Triangulum is at the sweet spot in size that makes it one of the more approachable targets for mid-focal length telescopes (400-600mm).

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Be still my heart!

I recently had the chance to use my friend’s Hyperstar setup and camera. What an incredible light bucket! I can see why these setups are so popular 🤯

Time: 10.5hrs
Scope: C9.25 with Hyperstar
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI294mc Pro

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This isn’t even a remotely believable deepfake. Though it is painfully close to reality.

The Teddy Bear Nebula 🧸

I don’t get the name, but it is pretty cute!

Total Time: 14hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro

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Hopefully back to quicker turnarounds on projects; I snagged 6hrs on the Pac-Man nebula last night! Used a slightly different narrowband palette, which I feel highlights the core a bit more!

Total Time: 6hrs
Scope: Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro
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The whole process was around a month to get enough clear nights to put it together!

Quite possibly my longest project to date, I finally finished my mosaic of the Andromeda galaxy! I learned a ton from this one, and feel much more comfortable with now. Still, I’ll be sticking to one-offs for a little while 😅

Total Time: 24hrs (12 per tile)
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The Triffid. 10hrs so far this year and I’ve gotten next to nothing of use. It’s just too close to some street lights where I shoot, and make it pointless for me to try.

The detail in those clouds! Absolutely stunning! What was your scope and integration time??

I think the same thing every time! 😂

OSC! ASI533mc Pro

I usually did it right before bringing the scope in the morning, but I’ve started taking right at the start of imaging the night before and love that routine way better. It’s nice to just haul in gear when I’m groggy and sleepy the next day!

Stunning detail and color palette!

I just realized I never posted my third photo in my Cygnus Loop series! This is the Eastern Veil, and was caught a bit over a month ago during a window in the early summer storms here in MT

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Dude this needs like a thousand more likes. Well done! Those dust lanes trailing behind the cocoon look sharp!

The Crescent is an expanding cloud of gas ejected by a dying red supergiant-turned Wolf-Rayet star in Cygnus. I’ve always thought it looks more like a 🧠 though

Total Time: 11hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro

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Stunning! Love that you’ve got all the bases covered with either end of the focal range!

Question; is there a reason why you use a diagonal with your imaging setup? Does the diagonal cause any aberration or light loss?

I ALMOST posted that instead. Same energy 😂

‘That’s a pretty nice bonus you got there. It’d be a shame if something were to happen to it…’

Really impressive! Sharp indeed!

Another night of imaging let me push the dark nebula a bit farther to the forefront.

Seasoned APers, any advice on pulling out more detail? What’s your process? Thanks!

Total Time: 11.5hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro

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Happy Independence Day!

Pickering’s triangle felt suitably patriotic for a day like today!

Total Time: 8.5hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro

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The Iris nebula!

I’ve been working on my skills in post processing to pull out the fainter dust lanes in dark nebula like this. Not perfect, but liking it so far!

Total Time: 8.5hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro

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Another shot I forgot to post! The Pelican Nebula sits right next to the North America in Cygnus, and shares the Dark Nebula in between them that gives them so much personality!

Total Time: 6hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro

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Astrophotography image of The Western Veil Nebula

The Western Veil Nebula

Acquisition: Total Time: 8.15hrs
Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro

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If today’s space news is breaking your heart, here’s NGC 4565 to remind you that space is enchanting and will always be there to explore… whenever our country decides it’s a priority again.

Time: 2hrs
Scope: Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro

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This is so depressing. Jared was and is the clear choice, and is another casualty of this administration’s crusade to replace competence with blind loyalty. NASA’s future looks much more dim now. I’m so sad…

A first for me; I was finally able to snag a bit of time on the Lagoon Nebula! This is a tricky target for me where I live, and I’ll definitely be putting a couple more nights on this guy.

Scope: Apertura Carbonstar 150p
Mount: Sky Watcher Eq6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc Pro

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Thanks! I processed it in Pixinsight using a couple of SETI Astro’s processing script (statistical stretch) as well as Bxt and Nxt. I’m playing a lot with more rich star color now that I’m not limited by chromatic aberration (I just upgraded from a doublet refractor to a newt)!