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Posts Made By: Maciej Kapkowski

May 3, 2011 12:16 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

IC 1805 HST

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
IC 1805 "Heart nebula" seems to be nice for narrowband imaging. Responding well in both S II and O III bandwidths.
There are also two others on this picture : part of IC 1848 "Soul nebula" -upper right corner as well as Melotte 15 in the center. Melotte 15 is an open cluster with nebulosity. Its 50 l.y.closer to us than IC 1805 itself.
Warsaw, April 2011.
S II: Ha: O III- 6:9:6 h. Ha used as a luminance.
FSQ 106N, STL-11k, EM-11.Chip temperature -35 C.
Enjoy! smile

Higher resolution you can find here : http://www.astrofun.pl/IC%201805%20HST%20Full.html

May 15, 2011 06:21 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

IC 1805 HaRGB

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
Having nice Ha from pure narrowband session it will be a shame not to do HaRGB.smile
So here it is : Ha:R:G:B - 540:60:60:60. Chip temp. -30C.
FSQ 106N, STL-11k, EM-11.
Warsaw,May 2011.

Higher res : http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7842/finalsup.jpg

June 1, 2011 08:12 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Veil Loop

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
One of my favorites.
Setup FSQ 106N, STL 11k, EM-11.
Ha:R:G:B- 240:60:60:120
Warsaw,May 2011
Enjoy! 8)

High res : http://www.astrofun.pl/Veil%20loop%20full.html

June 6, 2011 07:20 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC 7000 America Nebula and surroundings

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
There are few interesting objects on this picture : NGC 7000 North America Nebula, IC 5070 Pelican Nebula and minimum three open clusters associated. One of them: NGC 6997 is where Niagara Falls are smile
Blue reflex ( right top corner of the picture ) comes from Deneb- alfa Cygni.
Ha:R:G:B - 120:60:60:60
FSQ 106N, EM-11, STL 11K.
Warsaw, 2011

Higher res: http://www.astrofun.pl/NGC%207000%20full.html

July 2, 2011 09:30 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Sh2-119

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
Large nebula ( about 2 degrees dia) to the west from America Nebula.
Interesting dark smudges in souhern part.
Ha:R:G:B- 270:60:60:60 mins. Chip temp. -25 C.
FSQ 106N, STL-11k,EM-11.
Warsaw, 2.06.2011.

Higher res: http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/4190/finalmi.jpg

July 7, 2011 04:09 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Beauty of Veil - part I- Pickerings Triangle

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
As Floyd showed his Pickerings Triangle it will be a great pleasure to show mine.
This is a crop from full frame STL 11K image published one month ago, so I am not fully satisfied with it, but anyway.... smile
Ha:R:G:B- 240:60:60:120
FSQ 106N, STL 11k, EM-11.
Warsaw, Poland, June 2011

Higher res: http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/3523/pickeringstriangle.jpg

July 7, 2011 04:14 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Beauty of Veil - part 2- Witch broom

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
As in previous post - crop from full frame widefield image.
Enjoy!

Higher res http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/9719/witchbroom.jpg

July 16, 2011 05:31 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC 7000

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
There are several interesting objects on this picture. First of all - NGC 7000 known as America Nebula ( left side of picture), than IC 5070 Pelican Nebula ( right bottom quarter). There are three open cluster here but only one NGC 6997 connected with the nebulas. You can see it right in the middle of the picture where Niagara Falls supposed to be smile There is also dark nebula LDN 935 separating America from Pelican. And of course "Cygnus Wall" - very nice part of nebula located where California state suppose to be smile Distance to this complex nebula is about 2000 ly. The beautiful blue reflex ( upper right part of the picture) coming from Deneb- alpha Cygni.
FSQ-106N. STL11k, EM-11.
Ha:R:G:B - 120:60:60:60 mins.
Enjoy! grin

Higher res: http://www.astrofun.pl/NGC%207000%20full.html

July 31, 2011 01:04 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Giant Cygnus Mosaic- from America to Crescent

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
This is 12 elements mosaic, each element 4x 1800 sec. Total FOV :10x8 degrees.
FSQ-106N, STL 11K at -30C, EM-11.
June and July 2011, Warsaw.
Original file ( TIFF) is 10300x8600 pix and weight 135 Mb.
Resized to 3000x2600 you can find here : http://www.astrofun.pl/cm.jpg
Enjoy! grin

August 7, 2011 09:40 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M 31

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
Well, everybody must try...M 31 is a "clasical" astrophoto target.
M 31 is a member of our Local Group together with Milky Way, M 33 and 50 others galaxies.You can see also M 32 ( left from M 31) and M 110 ( right from M 31 ) as wells as young stars cluster NGC 206 ( blue area verticaly down from M 31 center).
FSQ 196n, STL 11k, EM-11.
L:R:G:B- 3:1:1:1 h.
Warsaw, Poland. August 2011.

Full res available here : http://www.astrofun.pl/M31.jpg

Enjoy! grin

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