Category: Nebula

NGC7000 – HOO and SHO

11h50 exposure (Ha/OIII/SII:4h50/3h30/3h30 sub:300s)
Acquired on 3 nights of 2019 (08/25, 09/04 and 09/12)

NGC7000 large crop - SHO - 11h50 - ciel-de-nuit-en-vercors.fr
Setup: Samyang 135mm F/2 @F/2.8, AZ-EQ6, QHY163m gain=100, QHYCFW2-M, AstroLink 4 mini, QHY5L2M. Software: APT, Stellarium scope, EQ MOD, PHD2

This is an another famous target, very bright and very high in the summer sky: the North America nebula also named NGC7000. And this nebula is not alone on this image…

M8 and M20 – HOO and SHO

2h30 exposure (Ha/OIII/SII):3x10x300s)
Acquired on 3 nights of 2019 (08/25, 09/04 and 09/12)


Setup: Samyang 135mm F/2, AZ-EQ6, QHY163m gain=100, QHYCFW2-M, AstroLink 4 mini, QHY5L2M. Software: APT, Stellarium scope, EQ MOD, PHD2

Summer gives the opportunity to capture wide nebula in narrowband. The result is generally colorful but can also led to excess. Let me know what you prefer with these M8 (Lagoon) and M20 (Trifid) nebulas! HOO or SHO?

Orion M78 IC434 M42 – Ha

1h40 exposure (Ha:20x300s)
Acquired on the 25th of January 2019

Orion M78 IC434 M42 Samyang 135mm Ha 20x300s
Matériel: Samyang 135mm F/2, AZ-EQ6, QHY163m gain=100, QHYCFW2-M, AstroLink 4 mini, QHY5L2M. Acquisition : APT, Stellarium scope, EQ MOD, PHD2

La constellation d’Orion est l’une des plus belles régions du ciel d’hiver. Sa forme caractéristique en “sablier” se repère aisément les soirées d’hivers.

NGC6888 + PN G75.5+1.7 – Ha

Nébuleuse du Croissant – NGC6888 située dans le Cygne
Crescent nebula + Soap bulle – NGC6888 + PN G75.5+1.7 located in Cygnus
3h00 (x18 10mn) Ha 6nm Astronomik
Acquise le 22 juin 2018 / Acquired on the 22nd of June 2018

CrescentNebula + Soap bubble-Ha-18x300-3h
Matériel: TS ONTC 200/800, 2″ Feathertouch, AZ-EQ6, QHY163m gain=100, OAG-M, QHYCFW2-M, USB Focus heavy motor, AstroLink 4 mini, GPU, Lodestar. Acquisition : APT, Stellarium scope, EQ MOD, PHD2

Cela faisait 2 ans que la bulle de savon me faisait de l’oeil…

NGC7023 – RVB – TEST

Nébuleuse de l’Iris – NGC7023 située dans Cephee
Iris nebula – NGC7023 located in Cepheus
3h40mn (x44 5mn) RVB
Acquise le 14 octobre 2017 / Acquired on the 14th of October 2017

NGC7023 RGB
Matériel: TS ONTC 200/800, 2″ Feathertouch, AZ-EQ6, EOS100D astrodon, USB Focus heavy motor, AstroLink 4 mini, GPU, Lodestar, 80/328 guide scope. Acquisition : APT, Stellarium scope, EQ MOD, PHD2

Généralement une cible ne se choisie pas au dernier moment… mais il arrive parfois qu’une nuit, initialement dédiée à un test de nouveau materiel fraichement acquis, se transforme en véritable séquence d’acquisition…

NGC7000 – HaRVB

Nébuleuse America (le mur) – NGC7000 située dans le Cygne
RVB 1h20 en x16 5mn + Ha 5h30 de pose en x33 10mn
Acquise le 22 aout et le 07 septembre 2016

ngc7000-wall-ha-33x600s-5h30rvb-16x300-1h20

Matériel: TS UNC 200/800, AZ-EQ6, EOS100D astrodon, Ha 12nm EOS clip, USB Focus, MPCC3, DO, Lodestar
Acquistion : APT, Stellarium scope, EQ MOD, PHD2