ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
CliffsNotes Version:
To achieve an acceptable result in astrophotography it’s all about Post-Processing. For Deep Sky objects a series of images are taken. Then those images are combined to increase the Signal to Noise ratio (SNR). The Stacked image is then further refined in photo editing software. Objects like planets and comets require additional processing.
A total solar eclipse, known as the Great North American Eclipse, Toledo, Ohio captured
SUN 250 mm f/5 Captured 2024.10.10 10AM
Moon (Waxing Gibbous) captured 2026.04.26 9:00PM
Moon (Waning Gibbous) Captured 2025-08-10 ISO 1837 f5
Mineral Moon Captured 2024.04.20
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) A long-period comet Captured 2025.11.3
NGC 6960 Western Veil Nebula (540 Subs X 10 Sec. Integration under Bortle 7). Captured 2026.05.25
NGC 6992 Eastern Veil Nebula (570 Subs X 10 sec. under Bortle 7). processed with Pixinsight & Affinity Photo. Captured 2026.05.26
NGC 7293 Helix Nebula or Caldwell 63 (381 Subs X 10 Sec. Integration under Bortle 7). processed with Pixinsight & Affinity Photo. Captured 2026.05.27
M51 OR NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy (795 Subs X 30 Sec. Integration under Bortle 7). processed with Pixinsight & Affinity Photo. Captured 2025.05.16
M101 OR NGC 5457 Pinwheel Galaxy (1336 Subs X 30 Sec Integration under Bortle 7). Captured 2026.05.15
M33 Triangulum Galaxy. (2030 Subs X 30 Sec. Integration under Bortle 7). Captured 2025.10.31
M81 Bode's Galaxy (2,454 Subs X 30 Sec. Integration under Bortle 7) Captured2026.04.08
M27 Dumbell Nebula (680 Subs X 30 Sec. Integration). Captured 2025.07.21
M3 Globular Star Cluster (252 Subs X 30 Sec. Integration under Bortle 7). Captured 2025.06.25
M13 Great Hercules Cluster (276 X 30 Sec. Integration under Bortle 7) Captured 2025.06.21
Pillars of Creation (M16 Eagle Nebula) Data provided by Nico Carver www.nebulaphotos.com Processed 2024.05.04 with Pixinsight & Affinity Photo
M42 Orion Nebula (195 Subs X 10 Sec. Integration under Bortle 7) Captured 2024.10.04
IC 5070 Pelican Nebula (782 Subs. X 30 Sec. under Bortle 7) Captured 2026.08.05
NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy (454 Subs. X 30 Sec. under Bortle 7) Captured 2026.06.13
Building a new Rig. TC40 tripod paired with ML Astro P200 Pier extension. Considering my next purchase.
