NGC 884 & NGC 869

Double cluster NGC 884 & NGC 869 in Perseus. Total exposure of 2 h 15 min. SW 80 ED, Atik 314L+ and WO 0,8x field flattener/reducer. Baader RGB and IR -filters.




At the end of the evening I took this b/w image of M31, The Great Galaxy of Andromeda. Total exposure only 12 min.

Jupiter 26.9.2010

Jupiter 26.9. at the evening approximately at 23.15. Stacked 18 frames by Registax 5. SW 200/1000 newtonian reflector, 2x barlow, HEQ5 SynScan mount and Pentax K100D SLR camera.




Jupiter with Galilei moons. Moons from left to right: Callisto, Io, Europa and Ganymede. Single frame of 1 second. I was also observing the planet and the moons visually by 8 inch reflector, 2x barlow and different eyepieces focal lengths from 6 to 25 mm.

Sh 2-86, NGC 6820 & NGC 6823

Sharpless catalog Sh 2-86 is a faint emission nebula in Vulpecula. In the middle of the nebula locates open cluster NGC 6823. Final image 4.10.2010. Total exposure of 8 h: Ha 240 min, OIII 120 min and SII 120 min. Processing: Adobe Phtotshop and Iris.



My first colcour image (Ha:OIII:OIII), exposure: Ha 240 min + OIII only 36 min. (3x12min). And then clouds came after three OIII frames...



Project continues. More hydrogen-alpha at the night 1.-2.9. Now I have total 240 minutes Ha...



Beginning of my new project. 1 h 48 min hydrogen-alpha.

Kauden avaus: M 27

Käsittelin kuvan uusiksi, Ha:OIII:(OIII+SII). Valoa yhteensä 2 h 10 min.




Kauden avauskuva 18.-19.8. yöltä: Hätäiset 60 min Ha, 40 min OIII, 30 min SII. SW 80 ED, Atik 314L+ jne.

Tampere International Airshow 2010

Taivaalla tapahtuu! TIAS 2010 -kuvia 12.-16.8. löytyy täältä!

Halo 12.8.2010

Värikäs sivuaurinko ja lentokoneen tiivistymisvana aamu-usvassa 12.8.2010.

Auringonpilkkuja 1.8.2010

Auringonpilkkuryhmä 1.8.2010. Kuvauskalustona SW 200/1000 peilikaukoputki, 2x barlow ja Pentax K100D kamera.