Twin Quasar – Gravitational lensing

40mnn exposure (L:8x300s)
Acquired on the 17th of March 2020 with 8″ ONTC


Setup: TS ONTC 200/800, 2″ Feathertouch, AZ-EQ6, QHY163m gain=100, OAG-M, QHYCFW2-M, AstroLink 4 mini. Software: APT, Stellarium, PHD2

A twin quasar!?? gravitationally lensed ?!! Well… it seems to be a good excuse for imaging the field…

Quasars around M98

20mnn exposure (L:4x300s)
Acquired on the 17th of March 2020 with 8″ ONTC


Setup: TS ONTC 200/800, 2″ Feathertouch, AZ-EQ6, QHY163m gain=100, OAG-M, QHYCFW2-M, AstroLink 4 mini. Software: APT, Stellarium, PHD2

This image is a quick capture part of a field already imaged in 2019 with Samyang 135mm lens. At this time, I was very surprised of detecting a quasar with a redshift of 3! Let’s see now what will be detected at 800mm of focal…

Wide field astrophotography

Wide field astrophoto setup
Samyang 135mm F/2

Samyang 135mm - Astrophotographie grand champ
Matériel: Samyang 135mm F/2, Support optique Philippe LECA Concept Impression 3D, QHY163m, QHYCFW2-M, TSL50D 50/180 F/3.6, QHY5L2M, AZ-EQ6