🔭 Equipment ✨
Target: M101, Pinwheel Galaxy
Distance: 21-25 Million Light Years
Size: 170,000 light years across
Scope: ZWO FF65
Camera: ASI2600mc-pro
Filter: Astromania 2" UHC Filter
Mount: AM3
Controller: ASIAir Mini
Tripod: TC40
Exposures: 180 sec x 107 subs
Total: 5 hrs 21 min
Bortle: 4
Social: IG Lowell_Astrophotography
Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom
Target: M82, Cigar Galaxy
Distance: 22 to 25 MLY away from Earth
Size: 37-40,800 LY across
Scope: Celestron edgeHD 8
Camera: ZWO ASI2600mc-pro
Filter: Atlina Triband
Mount: ZWO AM5 w/200 mm pier extension
Tripod: William Optics 800 Mortar Tri-pier
Tracking scope: Celestron OAG
Tracking camera: ZWO ASI290mm mini
Controlled: ZWO ASIAir Plus
Exposures: 74 x 300 sec
Calibration Frames: Darks, Flats and Bias
Target: M82, Cigar Galaxy
Distance: 22 to 25 MLY away from Earth
Size: 37-40,800 LY across
Scope: Celestron edgeHD 8
Camera: ZWO ASI2600mc-pro
Filter: Atlina Triband
Mount: ZWO AM5 w/200 mm pier extension
Tripod: William Optics 800 Mortar Tri-pier
Tracking scope: Celestron OAG
Tracking camera: ZWO ASI290mm mini
Controlled: ZWO ASIAir Plus
Exposures: 74 x 300 sec
Calibration Frames: Darks, Flats and Bias
Target: M82, Cigar Galaxy
Distance: 22 to 25 MLY away from Earth
Size: 37-40,800 LY across
Scope: Celestron edgeHD 8
Camera: ZWO ASI2600mc-pro
Filter: Atlina Triband
Mount: ZWO AM5 w/200 mm pier extension
Tripod: William Optics 800 Mortar Tri-pier
Tracking scope: Celestron OAG
Tracking camera: ZWO ASI290mm mini
Controlled: ZWO ASIAir Plus
Exposures: 74 x 300 sec
Calibration Frames: Darks, Flats and Bias
Equipment:
Target: M81 Bodes Galaxy & M82 Cigar Galaxy
Scope: ZWO FF65
Camera: ASI2600mc-pro @14 FPS
Filter: Svbony Multi-Wideband Filter
Mount: AM3
Controller: ASIAir Mini
Tripod: TC40
Exposures: 180 sec x 208 subs
Total: 10 hrs 24 min
Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom
The Andromeda Galaxy(M31) is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. Lying around 2.5 million light years from Earth and is the only galaxy that is coming towards us instead of expanding away. The Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way Galaxy are expected to collide in the next 4.5 billion years. Making the combined new Galaxy dubbed Milkdromeda Galaxy. But don't worry our Sun will be long extinguished by this time.
✨ Equipment ✨
Target: Andromeda Galaxy, M31
Distance: 2.5 million Light Years
Size: 200,000 Light Years, twice the size of the Milky Way.
Stars: Estimated 1 trillion stars
11 hrs and 25 min total of integration time
L 112 x 180"
R 62 x 60"
G 56 x 60"
B 54 x 60"
Ha 59 x 180"
Filters: Atlina 3nm Ha and Optolong LRGB all filters 2" and controlled by ZWO EFW
Scope: SharpStar 15028NHT f2.8
Camera: ASI 2600mm-pro set to -14*F
Mount: AM5 on William Optics 800 tripier
Guiding Scope: Askar FRA180 Pro
Guiding camera: ASI174mm
Controlled by Asiair plus
Sky: Bortle 4
Software for processing: Pixinsight and Lightroom
Social: https://www.instagram.com/lowell\_astrophotography?igsh=M3FjZXEycTUyZGg5
Target: M106 (NGC4258)
Distance: 22 to 25 MLY away from Earth
Size:
Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD8
Camera: ZWO ASI2600mc-pro at -14*f
Filters: Antlina Tri-Band
Mount: ZWO AM5 w/200 mm pier extension
Tripod: William Optics 800 Mortar Tri-pier
Tracking scope: Celestron OAG
Tracking camera: ZWO ASI290mm mini
Controlled: ZWO ASIAir Plus
Frames: 85 x 300 sec
Total: 7 hrs 5 min
Calibration Frames: Darks, Flats and Bias
IG: Lowell_Astrophotography
Equipment:
Scope: ZWO FF65
Camera: ASI2600mc-pro @14 FPS
Filter: Astromania Crystalview Moon Filter
Mount: AM3
Controller: ASIAir Mini
Tripod: TC40
Processed in AutoStakk, Pixinsight and Lightroom
Best of 45>25 frames of 2 min video
Date: April 26, 26
Mineral Moon style