Astrophotography

Like most people, I’ve had a lot more time at home recently than I’d probably like. Add to that a baby that doesn’t like sleeping through the night and you get the perfect recipe for astrophotography. I mean, what better use of time in the middle of the night do you have? The 3 photos below were all taken last week on various nights with little to no moon and Bortle 7 skies. I still have a long way to go, but overall I am pretty happy with how these turned out. Now it is time to get a guide scope so I can do longer exposures with less noise. That and go to darker skies.

Andromeda Galaxy

Lights: 60 x 30 second exposures

Darks: 30 x 30 second exposures

No flats or bias exposures

Filter: Optolong L-Pro

Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro

Telescope: Radian Raptor 61

Mount: Sky Watcher Star Adventurer

 

Orion Nebula

Lights: 60 x 60 second exposures

Darks: 30 x 60 second exposures

No flats or bias exposures

Filter: Optolong L-Pro

Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro

Telescope: Radian Raptor 61

Mount: Sky Watcher Star Adventurer

 

North America Nebula

Lights: 20 x 30 second exposures

Darks: 10 x 30 second exposures

No flats or bias exposures

Filter: Optolong L-Pro

Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro

Telescope: Radian Raptor 61

Mount: Sky Watcher Star Adventurer