NGC 7000 - North America Nebula

North America Nebula (NGC 7000) taken on July 5, 2024 from Kline-Dodge dark site of the Denver Astronomical Society (DAS) near Deer Trail, Colorado.

Telescope:

Sky Watcher Evolux 62ED | 400 mm | f/6.45

0.9x Reducer/Flattener ---> 360 mm | f/5.8

Camera:

Canon EOS 250D | APSC | 6024 x 4020 px

Mount:

Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTI

Imaging:

150 minutes integration time

ISO 800

Notes:

Guiding for the first time

Bortle 2

Moon: 0%

Solar Eclipse - April 8, 2024

 

Time lapse sequence of 308 individual images taken from 10:25 AM to 1:07 PM MST from Thornton, Colorado. Although it was a total eclipse, Thornton was not on the totality path, so it was observed as parcial.

C49 - Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula (C49) taken on December 7, 2023 from Kline-Dodge dark site of the Denver Astronomical Society (DAS) near Deer Trail, Colorado.

Telescope:

Sky Watcher Evolux 62ED | 400 mm | f/6.45

0.9x Reducer/Flattener ---> 360 mm | f/5.8

Camera:

Canon EOS 250D | APSC | 6024 x 4020 px

Mount:

Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTI

Imaging:

18 minutes integration time

ISO 800

Notes:

Only tracking, no guiding

Bortle 2

Moon: 23%

M42 - Orion Nebula

Orion Nebula (M42) taken on December 7, 2023 from Kline-Dodge dark site of the Denver Astronomical Society (DAS) near Deer Trail, Colorado.

Telescope:

Sky Watcher Evolux 62ED | 400 mm | f/6.45

0.9x Reducer/Flattener ---> 360 mm | f/5.8

Camera:

Canon EOS 250D | APSC | 6024 x 4020 px

Mount:

Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTI

Imaging:

55 minutes integration time

ISO 800

Notes:

Only tracking, no guiding

Bortle 2

Moon: 23%

Crop: 3372 x 2484 px

M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

Andromeda Galaxy (M31) on the constellation of Andromeda. Taken on November 11, 2023 from Kline-Dodge dark site of the Denver Astronomical Society (DAS) near Deer Trail, Colorado.

Telescope:

Sky Watcher Evolux 62ED | 400 mm | f/6.45

0.9x Reducer/Flattener ---> 360 mm | f/5.8

Camera:

Canon EOS 250D | APSC | 6024 x 4020 px

Mount:

Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTI

Imaging:

100 minutes integration time

ISO 1600

Notes:

Only tracking, no guiding

Bortle 2

Moon: 4%

M45 - Pleiades

Pleiades open star cluster (M45) in the constellation Taurus. Taken on October 20, 2023 from Sandstone Ranch, Colorado.

Telescope:

Sky Watcher Evolux 62ED | 400 mm | f/6.45

0.9x Reducer/Flattener ---> 360 mm | f/5.8

Camera:

Canon EOS 250D | APSC | 6024 x 4020 px

Mount:

Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTI

Imaging:

37 minutes integration time

ISO 25600 (accidentally)

Notes:

Only tracking, no guiding

Bortle 4

Solar Eclipse - October 14, 2023

 

 

Time lapse sequence of 180 individual images taken from 10:12 AM to 12:59 PM MST from Thornton, Colorado. Although the eclipse was an anular one, Thornton was not on the anularity path, so it was observed as parcial.

Sequence of picturess showing the different phases of the eclipse with their times.