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Images by Paul Knie

Published: 4 May 2019
Written by Rick Stevenson
Images by Paul Knie
Pleiades
Copernicus

Images by Rick Stevenson

Published: 4 May 2019
Written by Rick Stevenson
Images by Rick Stevenson
NGC2070
NGC346
NGC-465-460-456
NGC-465-460-456
M42
NGC6744

Images by Max Kilmister

Published: 4 May 2019
Written by Rick Stevenson
Images by Max Kilmister
Lunar Eclipse 2007 FS-128 telescope, Takahashi  EM-200 mount , Canon 350D camera. Exposure: 4 sec at ISO 400
M83 Takahashi TOA 130F telescope, Takahashi  EM-200 mount , Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 camera.  Exposure: L 7x600 sec 1x1, RGB 3x600sec 2x2
Solar Eclipse 2006 William Optics WO 80 telescope, Canon 350D camera, various exposures
Witch Head Nebula, Takahashi FS-128 telescope, Takahashi EM-200 mount, SBIG STL 11000M camera. Exposure: L 9x600 sec 1x1, RGB 6x600 sec 2x2
Helix Nebula  Takahashi TOA-130F telescope, Takahashi EM-200 mount, SBIG STL 11000M camera. Exposure: L 9 x 600 sec  1x1 , RGB 3 x 600 sec 2x2
NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet) Takahashi TOA 130F telescope, Takahashi  EM-200 mount, Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 camera. Exposure: L 6x600 sec 1x1, RGB 4x600 sec 2x2, Ha 4x1200 sec 1x1
M1 Crab Nebula, Takahashi  FS-128 telescope, Takahashi EM-200 mount, Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 camera. Exposure: L 9x300 sec 1x1, RGB 4x300 sec 2x2
NGC 2451 & 2477 Takahashi TOA-130F telescope, SBIG STL 11000M camera. Exposure: L 6x600 sec, HA 6x1200 sec, RGB 5x600 sec, all unbinned
Transit of Venus 6-6-12, Takahashi TOA-130F telescope, Canon EOS 350D camera. Exposures:  1/500 sec,  ISO 200
Veil Nebula  Takahashi TOA 130F telescope, AP 900GTO mount, SBIG STL 11000M camera, 2-panel mosaic. Exposure per panel: L 6x600 sec 1x1, Ha 6x1200 sec 1x1, OIII 3x1200 sec 1x1, RGB 6x600 sec 2x2
NGC 6744 Takahashi TOA-130F telescope, Takahashi EM-200 mount , SXV-H9 camera.  Exposure: L 12x600 sec 1x1, RGB 6x600 sec 2x2
IC 5148 (aka IC 5150) Takahashi TOA 130F telescope, AP 900GTO mount, Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 camera. Exposure:  L 6x600 sec 1x1, RGB 3x600 sec 2x2
Comet 2014 Q2 Lovejoy  Takahashi TOA 130F telescope, AP 900GTO mount, SBIG STL 11000M camera. Exposure: L 4x120 sec 1x1, RGB 4x120 sec 2x2
IC 2361 Takahashi TOA-130F telescope, AP 900GTO mount, SBIG STL 11000M camera. Exposure: L 15x600 sec 1x1, RGB 9x600 sec 2x2
Omega Centauri, Takahashi TOA-130F telescope, Takahashi EM200 mount, SXV-H9 camera. Exposure: L 10x120 sec, RGB 6x120 sec, all unbinned
NGC 253  Takahashi TOA 130F telescope, AP 900GTO mount, Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 camera. Exposure: L 16x600 sec 1x1, RGB 6x600 sec 2x2, Ha 6x1200 sec 2x2
NGC 6357 Takahashi TOA 130F telescope, AP 900GTO mount, SBIG STL 11000M camera. Exposure: L 13x600 sec 1x1, Ha 10x1200 sec 1x1, RGB 5x600 sec 2x2

Astrophotography Competition Winners 2018

Published: 4 May 2019
Written by Rick Stevenson
Astrophotography Competition Winners 2018

Each year, the AAQ holds an astrophotography competition.  The images for this year’s winners are below.

Lunar - Terry Cuttle. Composite image of the phases of the 31 Jan 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse. Canon 600D DSLR, Televue TV76 refractor with 0.8 FF/reducer - effective focal length 380mm, polar aligned EQ3 mount set at the sidereal rate, camera exposure and timing controlled by a laptop running Eclipse Orchestrator
Narrowband - Greg Bond. Large Magellanic Cloud. FSQ106 + Apogee U16M HC camera using LRGB + Ha & OIII
Landscape - Greg Bond. Southern Cross and Reflection. DSLR and tripod
Galaxy & Cluster - Rick Dunckis. NGC 4945. 
Under 1 hr total integration, with 120 or 180 sec subs at iso 800, taken with an unmodded Canon 1100D,  Baader MPCC3 coma corrector, 10" f4.8 Skywatcher dob ota, mounted on a HEQ5pro (on a pier) and guided with an Orion thin oag and zwo 120mc guide cam. PHD2 guiding, DSS stacking and PS CS5 processing.
Galaxy & Cluster - Rick Dunckis. NGC 5128. 
Under 1 hr total integration, with 120 or 180 sec subs at iso 800, taken with an unmodded Canon 1100D,  Baader MPCC3 coma corrector, 10" f4.8 Skywatcher dob ota, mounted on a HEQ5pro (on a pier) and guided with an Orion thin oag and zwo 120mc guide cam. PHD2 guiding, DSS stacking and PS CS5 processing.
Landscape - Joe Cali. Tidbinbilla Tracking Station. DSLR, fixed tripod & 14mm f2.8/135mm f2 lens
Lunar - Tony Dutton. Mare Humorum. C14 and ZWO ASI174MC webcam
Lunar - Tony Dutton. Crater Copernicus. C14 and ZWO ASI174MC webcam
Nebulae - Rick Dunckis. M 20. Under 1 hr total integration, with 120 or 180 sec subs at iso 800, taken with an unmodded Canon 1100D,  Baader MPCC3 coma corrector, 10" f4.8 Skywatcher dob ota, mounted on a HEQ5pro (on a pier) and guided with an Orion thin oag and zwo 120mc guide cam. PHD2 guiding, DSS stacking and PS CS5 processing.
Lunar - Joe Cali. Dawn Eclipse with Fog
DSLR, fixed tripod & 14mm f2.8 lens
Landscape - Joe Cali. Will You Pleeeaase Turn Off That Torch. DSLR, fixed tripd & 14mm f2.8 lens
Landscape - Greg Bond. Helen Gorge. DSLR and tripod
Landscape - Alison Beck. "Short Lived". Nikon D7100, Lens : Sigma 10-20mm, 25 sec @ F5.6 ISO6400
Planetary - Peter Culshaw.Saturn & Titan.
Camera ZWO ASI120MM-S, Scope Meade LX90 10in, f10, 2500mm focal length, captured using SharpCap, processed with Autostakkert & Registax.
Landscape - Wendy Dutton. Milky Way Tree. 
Taken with a Nikon D750 mounted on a camera tripod.
Landscape - Wendy Dutton. Coal Sack. 
Taken with a Nikon D750 mounted on a camera tripod.
Landscape - Wendy Dutton. Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.  Taken with a Nikon D750 mounted on a camera tripod.
Nebulae - Rick Dunckis. M 8. Under 1 hr total integration, with 120 or 180 sec subs at iso 800, taken with an unmodded Canon 1100D,  Baader MPCC3 coma corrector, 10" f4.8 Skywatcher dob ota, mounted on a HEQ5pro (on a pier) and guided with an Orion thin oag and zwo 120mc guide cam. PHD2 guiding, DSS stacking and PS CS5 processing.
Planetary - Tony Dutton. Jupiter and moons.
C14 and ZWO ASI174MC webcam
Planetary - Tony Dutton. Mars. C14 and ZWO ASI174MC webcam
Narrowband - Suavi Lipinski. Lobster Nebula. CFF (105mm f/6) scope, QSI690 camera, AP Mach 1 mount
Galaxy & Cluster - Suavi Lipinski. Centaurus A. CFF (105mm f/6) scope, QSI690 camera, AP Mach 1 mount
Narrowband - Robin Brown. Horsehead Nebula. TS80 scope, ASI-1600mm camera, HEQ5 mount
Nebulae - Chris Ryan. M 42. Scope: Sharpstar 107PH. Camera: ASI1600MM-C. Taken Dec 2017.  It's a HaRGB mix, processed in PixInsight
Rick Stevenson - Centaurus A. CDK17 scope, STXL-11002M camera, 28 hours Ha/L/R/B/G from Yass, processed with PixInsight
Rick Stevenson - Heart of the Running Chicken. CDK17 scope, STXL-11002M camera, 21 hours Ha/Oiii/Sii from Yass, processed with PixInsight
Rick Stevenson - NGC 6744. CDK17 scope, STXL-11002M camera, 26 hours Ha/L/R/B/G from Yass, processed with PixInsight

All galleries

Published: 4 May 2019
Written by Rick Stevenson
AP Comp 2020 - 6. Deep Sky RGB #2
AP Comp 2020 - 6. Deep Sky RGB #210 photos
AP Comp 2020 - 2. Deep Sky NB
AP Comp 2020 - 2. Deep Sky NB11 photos
AP Comp 2020 - 4. Deep Sky RGB #1
AP Comp 2020 - 4. Deep Sky RGB #19 photos
AP Comp 2020 - 1. Landscapes+ #1
AP Comp 2020 - 1. Landscapes+ #19 photos
AP Comp 2020 - 8. Remote
AP Comp 2020 - 8. Remote3 photos
AP Comp 2020 - 5. Landscape+ #3
AP Comp 2020 - 5. Landscape+ #39 photos
AP Comp 2020 - 7. Solar System
AP Comp 2020 - 7. Solar System8 photos
AP Comp 2020 - 3. Landscape+ #2
AP Comp 2020 - 3. Landscape+ #28 photos
Combined Societies Meeting 6Dec2019
Combined Societies Meeting 6Dec201926 photos
2019 Astrophotography Competition
2019 Astrophotography Competition50 photos
2019 AP Competition Winners
2019 AP Competition Winners18 photos
AAQ Web Public Gallery
AAQ Web Public Gallery29 photos
2018 Astrophotography Comp Winners
2018 Astrophotography Comp Winners27 photos
Joe Cali
Joe Cali1 photos
Des Janke
Des Janke2 photos
Drop Box
Drop Box6 photos
Member Images for AAQ Web Site Display
Member Images for AAQ Web Site Display2 photos
Max Kilmister
Max Kilmister17 photos
Rick Stevenson
Rick Stevenson8 photos
Paul Knie
Paul Knie19 photos
Tony Dutton
Tony Dutton10 photos

Images by Des Janke

Published: 4 May 2019
Written by Rick Stevenson
Images by Des Janke
Aurora Borealis September 2016 at Whittier Alaska using Canon 5D Mark II, tripod, F/5 6s 24mm ISO2500

Images by Joe Cali

Published: 30 April 2019
Written by Rick Stevenson
Images by Joe Cali
Joe Cali Total Lunar Eclipse montage

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