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Monthly Archives: March 2017

Jupiter in colour using QHY224c

This is my first color image of Jupiter using my new QHY5-III-224c camera. Taken with a Celestron C6N, AVX Mount, and a Televue 3x barlow. The seeing was average. I took 4000 frames at 10ms/17gain and picked the best 15 percent to stack in Registax. Finally I performed wavelet sharpening and final touches in Photoshop.

Posted byastrocatMarch 23, 2017October 3, 2019Posted inPlanetsTags: C6N, Jupiter, QHY224CLeave a comment on Jupiter in colour using QHY224c

M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy

Shooting all night in remote woods at -15C is brutal. The biggest challenge is frozen fingers and feet. The only refuge was my car, where I took shelter during small breaks. Yet I managed to complete this imaging session and have a beautiful image to share. The Whirlpool Galaxy is one of my favorites, because […]

Posted byastrocatMarch 7, 2017September 11, 2019Posted inGalaxiesTags: DSO, Galaxy, M51, Whirlpool GalaxyLeave a comment on M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy

Colour planetary camera – QHY224c

After taking the first few planetary images using the mono QHY5L-II camera, I quickly started thinking about the best way for me to acquire images in colour. I had two choices – either get a filter wheel with RGB filters to use with my existing mono camera, or purchase a colour camera instead. Although advanced […]

Posted byastrocatMarch 5, 2017September 3, 2019Posted inCamerasTags: QHY224CLeave a comment on Colour planetary camera – QHY224c

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