Fred Vanderhaven Astrophotography

Deep Sky Digital Imaging

 

NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy  in LRGB

LRGB  all 5min subs,  L 9hrs bin1: RGB 110min ea bin2

Taken on a Meade 12" LX200R OTA, G11, ST10XME, at f6.7 

M8 Lagoon Nebula  in Colour Mapped Narrowband

Ha:SII:Ha:OIII  Ha 3nm Ha 11hrs; SII 80min; OIII 50min both bin2  Mapped as LRGB

Taken on a Meade 12" LX200R OTA, G11, ST10XME, at f6.7 (Ha)

 SII:OIII taken earlier with an ST8XME (scaled) 

M17 Swan Nebula in HaRGB  13hrs exposure time.

3nm Ha 10hrs (30 off 20min subs bin1); RGB each 1hr ( 6 off 10min subs bin2) 

Taken on a Meade 12" LX200R OTA, G11, ST10XME, at f6.7

 

M8 Lagoon Nebula in HaRGB total 14hrs exposure time.

3nm Ha 11hrs (33 off 20min subs bin1); RGB each 1hr ( 12 off 5min subs bin2) 

Taken on a Meade 12" LX200R OTA, G11, ST10XME. Ha at f10 and RGB 6.7 (scaled)

NASA APOD July 15 2008  http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080715.html

  M20 Triffid Nebula in HaRGB total 15hrs exposure time.

3nm Ha 11hrs (27 off 20min subs bin1); RGB each 2hr ( 25 off 5min subs bin2) 

Taken on a Meade 12" LX200R OTA, G11, ST10XME. at f6.7

 

 NGC6992 Veil Nebula in Colour Mapped Narrow Band

Ha:SII:Ha:OIII 100:40:100:40 mins Ha bin1 10 min subs SII:OIII bin2, 5 min subs.

Taken on GRAS G5. Tak Epsilon 250 10" OTA at f3.4, PME and ST10XME (cropped)

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

LRGB  50:25:25:25 mins L bin1 RGB bin2, all 5 min sub exposures.

Taken on GRAS G5. Tak Epsilon 250 10" OTA at f3.4, PME and ST10XME (cropped).

M8 Lagoon Nebula

3nm Ha , 11hrs, (33 off 20min sub exposures) on a 12" LX200R F10 OTA, G11, ST10XME

NGC5128 Centaurus A Galaxy in LRGB

LRGB 160:30:30:30 mins L bin1 RGB bin2

Taken on a 12" LX200R at f10 OTA, G11, ST10XME,  External guide with ST80 and QHY5

NGC1935 Nebulae in Colour Mapped Narrowband 

Ha:SII:Ha:OIII  60:40:60:40min (10min subs). Ha bin 1. SII and OIII bin 2

Taken on GRAS G15, PME, RCOS 10" OTA, ST8XME. AP0.67 FR

 NGC2024 Flame Nebulae in Ha.  1 hour (6 off 10 min subs)

Taken on GRAS G15, PME, RCOS 10" OTA, ST8XME. AP0.67 FR

 NGC1365 Galaxy in LRVB (science filters)

100:30:40:50 mins (all 10min subs). L bin1 RVB bin2

Taken on GRAS G15, PME, RCOS 10" OTA, ST8XME. AP0.67 FR

  Tarantula Nebula in Colour mapped narrow band

Ha:SII:Ha:OIII  6.5:2:6.5:2 hours (all 20min subs bin Ha 1:1, SII, OIII 2:2 ) Mapped as LRGB

RCOS 10" OTA, ST8XME. AP0.67 FR, Astrodon NB filters

Helix Nebula in Ha  15 off 20min subs, 300 mins

!st light with my new RCOS 10" RC at f6 and Paramount ME with an ST8XME

                          M16 Eagle Nebula  in Colour mapped Narrowband new                             

                   Ha:SII:Ha:OIII  480:250:480:250 mins                    

M17 Horseshoe Nebula in Colour mapped narrowband redone

Ha:SII:Ha:OIII  140:50:140:50 min

   M20 Triffid Nebula in Colour mapped narrowband  redone    

      Ha:SII:Ha:OIII  300:90:300:50 min    

 

              M8 Lagoon Nebula in narrowband                        NGC 3324 Gabriela Mistral Nebula in Narrowband

               Ha:SII:Ha:OIII 75:80:75:50 min                                           Ha:SII:Ha:OIII 30:30:30:30min 

                   Ha bin 1. SII and OIII bin 2                                                Ha bin 1. SII and OIII bin 2

                                     Taken on GRAS G15, PME, RCOS 10" OTA, ST8XME. AP0.67 FR

                      

                                    The Moon                                       NGC2467 Nebulae in Colour Mapped Narrowband

      3 nm Ha, 20 off 0.5sec sub exposures on a                     Ha:SII:Ha:OIII  60:30:60:30 min (10min subs) 

             12" LX200R f10 OTA, G11, ST10XME                                       Taken on GRAS G15.

                                                                                                PME, RCOS 10" OTA, ST8XME. AP0.67

         

        NGC3576 in Colour mapped narrowband                                  M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

                             Ha:Ha:SII:OIII                                                                  LRGB 6:4:4:4 Hrs

                                                                            

        Keyhole Nebula in colour mapped Narrowband                        M104 Sombrero Galaxy in RGB

                    Ha:Ha:SII:OIII  10:10:3:2 hrs,                                  Exposure: 50:50:50 mins Filters:RGB 

             M16 Eagle Nebula  in Narrowband                                 M27  Dumbell Nebula in Narrowband 

      Exposure: 50:50:50 mins Filters: SII:Ha:OIII                      Exposure: 50:50:50 mins Filters: SII:Ha:OIII

      NGC3372 Keyhole Nebula  in Narrowband                                  B33 Horse Head Nebula in Ha

     Exposure: 50:50:50 mins. Filters: SII:Ha:OIII                    Exposure: 100 mins. Filter: Ha coloured Red 

          NGC7293 Helix Nebula in Narrowband                                NGC7293 Helix Nebula in HaRGB

     Exposure:2.5:2.5:5:5 hrs. Filters:Ha:Ha:OIII:SII                Exposure:150:50:50:50 mins. Filters:HaRGB

 

    NGC2070  Tarantula Nebula in Narrowband                              NGC253   Sculpter Galaxy in RGB

    Exposure:2.8:2.5:2.0 hrs. Filters: SII:Ha:OIII                        Exposure:100:50:50:50 mins. Filters LRGB

                              

             Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught)            NGC2244  Rosette Nebula LRGB 20:10:10:10 mins   

   4 off 4 second exposures 800ISO on a EOS350D                     Imaged through an ED80 refractor