Forty years ago I had a vision of what I wanted my observatory to
be. But back then the technology just didn't exist. Today my dream
is fulfilled and I am happy.
The Battersea
Observatory
My Telescope
Celestron 11in f10, Mallincam Universe Camera, Innovations Foresight
On Axis Guider,
Starlight Express Ultrastar Autoguider.
.
All set up for a night of taking Astro-Photos Link
to observatory on L-Com USB Extender over Fiber Optic cable.
All photos 16 bit tiff images, camera gain 26 dB, contrast 0, gamma
-20. Stacked with DeepSkyStacker using 5 Dark frames. Enhanced and
cropped with Photoshop. Noise reduction with Neat Image.
M1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Nebula
2017-10-27 3 x 10 Minutes
M13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_13
2017-09-20 4 x 10 Minutes
M8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula
2018-06-11 4 x 5 Minutes 2x2 Bin 0.5
FR
M17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Nebula
2018-06-16 10 x 5 Minutes 2x2 Bin 0.5 FR
M16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Nebula
2018-06-15 10 x 5 Minutes 2x2 Bin 0.5 FR
M20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifid_Nebula
2018-06-08 5 x 10 Minutes 2x2 Bin
M27 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbbell_Nebula
2018-06-08 6 x 10 Minutes 2x2 Bin
M31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy
2017-10-01 5 x 10 Min 0.5 FR
M33 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulum_Galaxy
2017-10-01 4 x 30 Minutes 0.5 FR
Image processed in PixInsight
M42 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula
2017-10-20 5 x 2 Minutes 0.5
FR
M51 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlpool_Galaxy
2018-04-22 5 x 10 Minutes 2 x 2 Bin
M57 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Nebula
2017-09-22 5 x 10 Minutes
M76 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Dumbbell_Nebula
2017-09-20 3 x 30 Minutes
M81 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_81
2018-04-21 5 x 15 Minutes 2x2
Bin
M82 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_82
2019-04-22 5 x 5 Minutes 2x2 Bin
M74 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_74
2017-09-14 4 x 20
Minutes
M78 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_78
2017-10-29 3 x 30 Minutes
M56 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_56
2017-06-01 4 x 10 Minutes
M71 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_71
2017-06-01 4 x 10 Min
M104 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombrero_Galaxy
2018-04-10 5 x 10 Minutes 2x2 Bin
M5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_5
2017-04-14 5 x 10 Minutes
M63 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_Galaxy
2018-05-15 5 x 10 Minutes 2x2 Bin
M64 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Eye_Galaxy
2018-05-15 5 x 10 Minutes 2x2
Bin
M95 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_95
2018-04-10 5 x 15 Minutes 2x2 Bin
M96 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_96
2018-04-10 5 x 15 Minutes 2x2
Bin
M101 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_Galaxy
2018-06-11 5 x 15 Minutes 2x2 Bin 0.5 FR
M97 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl_Nebula
2018-05-13 5 x 15 Minutes 2x2
Bin
M102 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_102
2018-05-13 4 X 15 Minutes 2x2 Bin
M65 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_65
2018-02-21 5 x 15 Minutes 2x2
Bin
NGC3628 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3628
2018-04-22 5 x 15 Minutes 2x2 Bin
M66 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_66
2018-02-16 4 x 15 Minutes 2x2
Bin
M106 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_106
2018-04-21 4 x 20 Minutes 2x2 Bin
M99 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_99
2018-04-22 4 x 15 Minutes 2x2
Bin
M105 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_105
2018-05-12 2 x 15 Minutes 2x2 Bin
C4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Nebula
2017-09-17 3 x 30 Minutes
C11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7635
The Bubble Nebula 2017-09-16 3 x 30 Minutes
C12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6946
The Fireworks Galaxy 2017-05-15 10 x 10
Minutes C19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_5146
The Cocoon Nebula 2017-10-12 4 x 30 Minutes 0.5 FR
C23 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_891
2017-09-24 4 x 20
Minutes
Horsehead Nebula https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsehead_Nebula
2017-10-19 4 x 30 Minutes
C27 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Nebula
2017-09-17 2 x 30
Minutes
C31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_405
Flaming Star Nebula 2017-09-24 1 x 30 Minutes
C33 East Veil Nebula https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_Nebula
2017-10-16 5 x 30 Minutes 0.5 FR C34 Western Veil Nebula https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_Nebula
2017-11-08 3 x 30 Minutes
NGC2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_Nebula
2017-10-26 4 x 20 Minutes
NGC 7320 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan's_Quintet
2017-09-26 2 x 30 Minutes
C30 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7331
2017-11-08 1 x 30
Minutes
NGC7550 http://cs.astronomy.com/asy/m/galaxies/491480.aspx
HCG 93 2017-09-28 1 x 30 Min
Comet 2015-V2 (Johnson) 2017-05-22 1 x 20 Minutes
Moon 2017-10-01 10 Ms, Gain 7 dB, 0.5 FR, 2 frames stitched
together by Photoshop
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