SD Astrophotography

SD Astrophotography Astrophotographer form Auckland, New Zealand.

New script for processing solar images in Pixinsight from Bill Blanshan and Mike Cranfield.Tested it out on some old dat...
28/02/2024

New script for processing solar images in Pixinsight from Bill Blanshan and Mike Cranfield.
Tested it out on some old data from my ZWO SeeStar.
Can't argue with those results.

Over a week of imaging and battling cloudy nights, I'm excited to unveil this stunning image of NGC 7293, The Helix Nebu...
13/11/2023

Over a week of imaging and battling cloudy nights, I'm excited to unveil this stunning image of NGC 7293, The Helix Nebula. This is over 7 hours of integration time and approximately 2500 subs, revealing the intricate details of this ethereal nebula. Captured using the ZWO SeeStar and processed using Pixinsight, every nuance of light and color in this deep space marvel has been intricately brought forth.

Diving back into the world of Lunar imaging after a long break! Used my new ZWO SeeStar telescope for this capture. 🔭🌙 2...
25/10/2023

Diving back into the world of Lunar imaging after a long break! Used my new ZWO SeeStar telescope for this capture. 🔭
🌙 2 min video, best 25% stacked in AS!3 with a 3x drizzle.
🎨 Processed in AstroSurface & Photoshop.

From the lens of the ZWO SeeStar S50 to the magic of Pixinsight. 🌌 The beauty of the Sculptor Galaxy, both raw and refin...
23/10/2023

From the lens of the ZWO SeeStar S50 to the magic of Pixinsight. 🌌 The beauty of the Sculptor Galaxy, both raw and refined. Swipe to see the transformation!

Closeup of the Lagoon Nebula from my previous image.
15/03/2023

Closeup of the Lagoon Nebula from my previous image.

Closeup of the Trifid Nebula from my previous image.
14/03/2023

Closeup of the Trifid Nebula from my previous image.

2 Panel mosaic of the Lagoon nebula and the Trifid Nebula.Located in the the constellation Sagittarius.Taken 2022-09-14 ...
14/03/2023

2 Panel mosaic of the Lagoon nebula and the Trifid Nebula.
Located in the the constellation Sagittarius.

Taken 2022-09-14 using an 80mm APO Pro on an IOptron CEM 40 mount, Qhyccd Astronomical & Scientific Camera 168C camera and an Optolong Astronomy Filter L-Pro filter.

Another one from the archives. This time its the crater CopernicusTaken with an RC8 and a Qhyccd Astronomical & Scientif...
03/03/2023

Another one from the archives. This time its the crater Copernicus
Taken with an RC8 and a Qhyccd Astronomical & Scientific Camera II5 camera on an IOptron CEM25p.

Went digging through the archives and came across some of my earlier photos.This is a nice colour shot of the crater Plu...
03/03/2023

Went digging through the archives and came across some of my earlier photos.
This is a nice colour shot of the crater Pluto taken with an RC8 and a Qhyccd Astronomical & Scientific Camera II5 camera on an IOptron CEM25p.

Would love to revisit the Moon and planets now that I have access to a nice big 10" SCT.

Sa 149. A Dark Nebula located in the constellation Musca (2022-03-30)Turns out not all black in space is the same.About ...
22/02/2023

Sa 149. A Dark Nebula located in the constellation Musca (2022-03-30)
Turns out not all black in space is the same.

About 6.8 hours if integration.

Camera was a Qhyccd Astronomical & Scientific Camera 168C with an Optolong Astronomy Filter L-Pro filter.
Mount: IOptron CEM40

This was not easy to process and I went through many different versions doing trial and error to get to this stage (I think this was version 4?).

22/02/2023

Mucking around with some video again.

This time were comparing an 80mm to an 8" to the NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and finally to the NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

                            

Comparison time!Full resolution close up of my previous image "The Gabriela Mistral Nebula"Image 1 is taken with an 8" R...
21/02/2023

Comparison time!
Full resolution close up of my previous image "The Gabriela Mistral Nebula"
Image 1 is taken with an 8" Ritchey–Chrétien scope (f/6 @ 1218mm)
Image 2 is taken with an 80mm APO Pro Refractor (f/4.8 @ 348mm)

Check out all that extra detail the 8" picks up.

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