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MWP1 & ALV1 Planetary Nebulas

The large and older planetary nebula, PK 080-10.1, was just discovered in the 90s of the last century by Motch, Werner and Pakull (hence the name MWP, which was formed from the initials of the discoverers' names. When they examined a weak X-ray source in the swan. The X-ray source turned out to be the central star of a planetary nebula. The central star is not a normal white dwarf, but a pulsating star of the type GW Vir. GW Vir stars pulsate with periods of less than one hour through non-radial gravity waves.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Stellarvue SVX102T-R & Explore Scientific 152 mm Carbon Fiber

Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM-PRO & ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool

Mounts: Astro-Physics Mach 1 GTO & Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G

Guiding telescopes or lenses: Orion 80mm Short Tube & ZWO 60mm Guidescope

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Guiding cameras:  ·  Starlight Xpress Lodestar x2

Software:

Adobe Photoshop CS5.5

 ·  PHD2

 · Sequence Generator Pro

 · PixInsight

Filters:  ·  Astronomik  · 

Accessory:

Hotech 2" SCA Self-Centering Field Flattener  · QHYCCD PoleMaster  · ZWO 8x 1.25" Filter Wheel (EFW)  · MoonLite CFL 2.5" Large Format Focuser

Frames:Astrodon Ha 5nm: 639x120" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1Astrodon OIII 3nm: 778x120" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1Astronomik Deep-Sky B: 60x60" (gain: 0.00) -20C bin 1x1Astronomik Deep-Sky G: 60x60" (gain: 0.00) -20C bin 1x1Astronomik Deep-Sky R: 60x60" (gain: 0.00) -20C bin 1x1

Integration: 50.2 hours

COPYRIGHT: Douglas Struble

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Saturn and its moons

Saturn and its moonsImaged from Mumbai yesterday Celestron Nexstar Evolution Edge HD8 ZWO 294MC PRO, 2X barlow Processed in AS2 R6

COPYRIGHT: Rupesh Sangoi

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Milky Way and Tre Cime di Lavaredo

I shot it with a Nikon D4 with a Tamron 15-30 f2.8.

Here the exif data:
F2.8
30"
15mm
iso10000

It's a single shot and post producted with Lightroom.

Copyright Information: Filippo Peruz Photography

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Pacman Nébula

SII_68x10min __ William Optic 81GT Ha_38x10min OIII_33x10min WO132FLT William Optic 132FLT +reducer flattener .8x SBIG STF-8300 -25c_ Chroma filters 5nm William Optic 81GT +reducer flattener .8x ASI183MM. Pro -25c. Badder filters guide scope _William Optics 61 GS /APO _. ASI290MM - Ioptron Commander -Focus cube2 SGP,PHD2, ,NINA ,APP, PIXINSIGHT

Copyright Information: Sylvain Lefebvre

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North America complex

Image Description and Details :

Imaging telescopes or lenses: TSAPO65Q TS - Optics TS APO65Q , Astro Tech AT106LEImaging cameras: ZWO ASI294MC Pro , QHYCCD QHY183MMounts: SkyWatcher EQ6 belt-modded , SkyWatcher EQ3 Pro SynScan GoToGuiding telescopes or lenses: Skywatcher 9x50 finder guider , Astro Tech AT106LEGuiding cameras: QHYCCD QHY 5 II L M , QHYCCD 5Focal reducers: TS-Optics TSFlat2 FlattenerSoftware: Astro Pixel Processor Astro Pixel Precessor , Adobe Phosotshop CC 2019 , Stellarium 0.19.1 , Sequence Generator PRO , PixInsight , SharpCap proFilters: Baader Planetarium O3 1.25" 8.5nm , Astronomik 6nm Ha Clip-In Filter , Baader 1.25" Ultra-narrowband 3.5nm Ha , Altair Astro tribandAccessory: Starlight Xpress USB filter-wheel 7x1.25" , Rigel Systems GSUSB nStep Focuser , Moonlite 2.5 inch Focuser with high resolution stepper motor , Pegasus Astro FocusCube , TS OAG 9mm , QHYCCD PolemasterFrames:

Astronomik 6nm Ha Clip-In Filter: 450x300" (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1x1Baader Planetarium O3 1.25" 8.5nm: 450x300" (gain: 11.00) -20C bin 1x1Baader 1.25" Ultra-narrowband 3.5nm Ha: 450x300" (gain: 11.00) -20C bin 1x1Altair Astro triband: 450x300" (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1x1

Integration: 150.0 hours

Copyright Information: Emil Andronic

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Mineral Moon

Image Description and Details : Sky-Watcher 200/1000HEQ5 Pro SynScanCanon EOS 450DISO 1001/1000Stacked 31 photo



Copyright Information: Alessandro Biasia

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Mars Approach 2020

Mars sequence for 2020 so far! Mars has spent the year approaching Earth, it's now closer than it will be for the next decade. Less dust than in 2018, it's more about watching spring headed into summer for Mars' southern hemisphere. Images go from February to the end of September.

All images Celestron C14 & ZWO ASI290MM camera.

Copyright: Andy Casely

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The flowering of Castelluccio di Norcia

Image Description and Details : The flowering of Castelluccio di Norcia in Italy is an annual appointment for all nature and landscape enthusiasts. Every year tourists from all over the world come to admire the spectacle of flowering. But flowers are not the only show in Castelluccio di Norcia. At night, above the silence of the valley, the Milky Way reveals itself in all its splendor, giving visitors a breathtaking spectacle. Shooting Data:This 180° panoramic shot was taken on the night of 29 June 2020. It is the result of 8 wide-angle shots for the panorama and 8 astro-tracker shots for the sky. Made with 12-24mm and Nikon D750, assembled and developed with Camera Raw and Photoshop 2020.All shots were taken strictly at night, including those of the terrestrial panorama. No blue hour or daytime shots were used.Castelluccio di Norcia | Italy | Bortle 4 / SQM 21.50

Copyright Information: Luca Fornaciari

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M11 - Wild Duck Cluster

Messier 11, the Wild Duck open star cluster in the Scutum cloud of our Milky Way.
Takahashi Epsilon 180ED, ASI2600MC camera
40 x 180s

Copyright: Dominique Dierick

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IC 5070

IC 5070, the official designation, is divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust. The Pelican, however, receives much study because it is a particularly active mix of star formation and evolving gas clouds. The featured picture was produced in three specific colors -- light emitted by sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen -- that can help us to better understand these interactions.

Shot through 16"f3.7 16803CCD L-HaRGb for around 9hrs from B1 SKIES

COPYRIGHT: TEAM INSIGHT

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LBN438

LBN438 is a galactic dark nebula in Lacerta. It is the molecular cloud shown in the middle of the image. Above, a nice spiral galaxy, PGC 69439 can be seen.The bright red nebula on the right side is SH2-126, a large emission nebula. LBN440, LBN435 are also in view. Image taken on September 24-26 2020 at the remote observatory at the E-Eye site in Spain.

The image is composed of 296*180 seconds with a ZWO ASI-2600MC using a Takahashi Epsilon 180 ED Astrograph, riding on a Paramount ME II.

Copyright: Maarten Vlh

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