Photo of the Month

2019 Photo of the month

"After figuring out some pretty nasty collimation issues, here it is, the Elephant Trunk Nebula. I shot this over three separate nights since the 31st of March for a total of 5.3 hours of time.
20x200s Ha
10x300s Ha
6x700s Ha
20x200s Oii
20x200s Sii
Camera: ASI1600mm Pro
Mount: EQ6R Pro
Scope: ES 208CF F3,9
Guide: 50mm, ASI120mc
Filters: ZWO Ha, Oii, Sii
Accessories: ES HR Coma Corrector, ZWO 8pos filter wheel
Software: SGP, PI, SharpCap, PHD2"

$Scope: Stellarvue SV60EDS @ 264mm f/4.4 Mount: Atlas AZ/EQG-Pro Camera: Nikon D5300 (unmodded) Guide Camera: ASI290MC, PHD2 Guide Scope: 50mm Generic Filter: Orion SkyGlow 2" Reducer/Flattener: Stellarvue .8x 60 Frames taken with APT, stacked in DSS, Processed in PS Exposure Times 60 Lights x 60 Seconds Ea. Cropped about 25% No Calibration Frames taken/used Star diffraction spikes are PS plugin.$

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Burton Briggs

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Cal Stanford