20140601, 21.43UT, Canon EOS 5DII, EF24-105mm @28mm, F4.5, 5sec, ISO1000
Moon and Jupiter
Bright Camelopardalid
Canon EOS5DII and EF8-14/4L @F4, 8mm. ISO1600. 2014-05-24, 01.01.32-01.02.01UT.
We set out, at the public observatory Bussloo, to observe a possible meteorstorm from comet 209P/Linear. However, only one possible meteor from comet 209P/Linear was identified and photographed. Nevertheless we had a great night of observing and photographing various objects with different telescopes and lenses.
M31, Andromeda nebula
Finally started processing some of photos shot a my last summer holiday at the Tivoli Southern Sky guest farm. Just for fun I made a quick stack of M31. Although M31 was only at 15 degrees altitude, this stack of 5 x 3 min. at ISO1250 shows some real potential.
Canon EOS 5Dii, FSQ106 (f=530mm), 5x3m, ISO1250, Fornax 51 mount.
Stacking and digital development was done in ImagesPlus,
gradient removal with Fitswork4 and finishing touches with PaintShopPro.
Nova Del 2013, 2013-08-15.
Nova Del 2013 was easily visible with the naked eye at magnitude 5.0, notwithstanding moonlight and high clouds. Humidity was extreme; within 10 minutes of setting up, dew started to build up on the outside of the hood.
22.25UT, Canon EOS 5DII(mod.), EF135/2L @F2.8, ISO1250, 8x30s, Vixen Polarie.
- 21.38UT, Canon EOS 5DII, EF135/2L @F2.8, ISO1000, 4x30s, Vixen Polarie.
Tivoli, Namibia, 2013, first week.
Finally time to upload some quickly stacked and processed images. Will add more information and details later. Equipment used: Takahashi FSQ-106 ED on Fornax 51 mount, Canon EOS 5DII, Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 8-15mm/F4L, Canon EF 135mm/2L, Canon EF 35mm/1.4L.
20130629, M7.
20130630, M8 & M20.
20130701, Dark doodad & NGC4372.
20130701, Helix.
20130702, Allsky & Astrotel
20130704, IC4592.
20130705, M83.
20130705, NGC6188.
20130705, Running chicken.
20130707, dawn over Fornax observatory.
NLC’s, 2013-06-04.
During a Panstarrs session I noticed a faint white glow low on the northern horizon. Barely visible to the naked eye, but no problem for the camera with 135mm telelens.
2013-06-04, 22.41UT, Canon EOS 5Dii, EF 135mm/2L @ 3.2, 5 sec, ISO1250
C/2011L4 (PanSTARRS), 2013-05-27 – reworked.
Last monday I quickly stacked the 25 jpg’s. This time I’ve used the raw files converted to tif and added a proper flat field image.
C/2011L4 (PanSTARRS), 2013-05-27.
The skies cleared after weeks of bad weather and with the moon rising just after midnight I had a go at the comet again although it doesn’t get really dark this time of year. I was able to take a sufficient number of shots between 21.45-22.00 (UT) before cirrus clouds started to drift across the field of view.
Below is a quick, negative converted, jpg-stack of 25 x 45s.
Equipment used: Canon 5Dii and EF135mm/2L at F3.2, ISO800, tracked with Vixen Polarie star tracker. Polaris is to the lower left.
Will try a proper stack (raw + flat + gradient removed) this weekend.
C/2011L4 (PanSTARRS), 2013-04-06.
Another cold and windy session. The comet is fading slowly but seems easier to spot now that it’s rising.
20130406, 20.24UT, Canon EOS 5Dii, EF135mm/2L @F2.8, ISO1600, 19x30s. Vixen Polarie.
C/2011L4 (PanSTARRS), 2013-04-02.
It continues to be unusually cold and windy for the time of year. Used my car as a wind-blocker, but the wind still managed to unplug the powercable for the Polarie! The lightpollution of Amsterdam seemed worse than ever. This caused a nasty gradient on the images that took my 2 nights trying to figure out how to get rid of it. In the end Fitswork did the trick.
2013-04-02, 20.14UT, Canon EOS 5Dii, EF135mm/2L @F2.8, ISO1250, 15x30sec, Vixen Polarie Star Tracker.
Same picture as above, heavily stretched