Aether Observatory

Aether Observatory My name is Gabriel. This is a page where I can easily archive and share all my new astrophotography and astro observations.

Currently used gear:
- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 sensor
- OTA: Custom astrograph modified Meade Eclipse View 114mm diameter Newtonian reflector 450mm focal length f/3.95
- Filter: Svbony SV220 7nm dual narrowband Ha and OIII filter 1.25"
- Mount: Sky Watcher EQM-35 Pro
- Guiding: Svbony SV905C guide camera, vintage Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 telephoto lens as a guide scope

Other potentially used gear

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- Lens: Bower 79mm diameter catadioptric mirror lens 500mm focal length f/6.3
- Home made barn door tracker
- Canon 600D Full Spectrum Modified

These may be subject to change as I upgrade over time.

Starting off galaxy season with this iconic pair. Messier 82 and 81, Bode's and Cigar galaxies. These targets were a lit...
22/03/2026

Starting off galaxy season with this iconic pair. Messier 82 and 81, Bode's and Cigar galaxies. These targets were a little tricky to image, since they are towards the north. From my location, that meant shooting directly into the light dome. But with several clear nights and lots of exposures, I managed to pull out something pretty decent. This is also my first time combining narrowband data with broadband. I'm not super happy with the results in that regard, since the Ha didn't pop out as much as I would have liked, but it's a learning process, and I am still happy with the over all image. More galaxies to come.

- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 Sensor
- OTA: Modded Meade Eclipse View 114 450mm f/3.95
- Broadband Exposure: 281x60 second sub exposures at 248 gain, 4 hours, 41 minutes
- Dual Narrowband Exposure: 75x240 second sub exposures at 248 gain, 5 hours
- Filter: Svbony SV220 7nm dual narrowband Ha and OIII filter 1.25" and unfiltered
- Calibration: 100 darks, 100 bias, 30 flats
- Tracking: Sky Watcher EQM-35 Pro, auto guided
- Auto Guiding: SV905C, Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 telephoto lens, PHD2 Guiding
- Software: N.I.N.A., AnyDesk, EQ ASCOM, PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, Siril, Photoshop, GraXpert, Lightroom
- Location: Philippines, Muntinlupa, Alabang area

Feb 16 - March 19, 2026

Been holding off from posting this to see if I could add more data, but Orion has left my field of view for my location,...
15/03/2026

Been holding off from posting this to see if I could add more data, but Orion has left my field of view for my location, and I have moved on to collecting data from other targets. Although, I am happy with almost 8 hours of data on it. This is my best Orion nebula so far. It is also my first attempt at doing an HDR composite image, since the core was over exposed. I've been wanting to try this technique for awhile and finally got around to doing it. It came out okay, I think. I am really happy with the overall results, especially coming from my unfiltered DSLR. I will be hanging on to this data for next year, just to see how much more I can add. Till next year, Orion.

- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 Sensor
- OTA: Modded Meade Eclipse View 114 450mm f/3.95
- Exposure: 115x240 second sub exposures at 248 gain, 7 hours, 40 minutes
- Core Exposure: 25x30 second sub exposures at 248 gain, 12 minutes, 30 seconds
- Filter: Svbony SV220 7nm dual narrowband Ha and OIII filter 1.25"
- Calibration: 100 darks, 100 bias, 30 flats
- Tracking: Sky Watcher EQM-35 Pro, auto guided
- Auto Guiding: SV905C, Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 telephoto lens, PHD2 Guiding
- Software: N.I.N.A., AnyDesk, EQ ASCOM, PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, Siril, Photoshop, GraXpert, Lightroom
- Location: Philippines, Muntinlupa, Alabang area

Jan 18-29, 2026

Been awhile since I have done planetary. I have also realized that I have not done planetary with my new camera with my ...
13/03/2026

Been awhile since I have done planetary. I have also realized that I have not done planetary with my new camera with my main scope either, so I decided to give Jupiter a shot. Pretty good results, I'd say. Especially with how small my scope is. Thanks to the smaller sensor, I don't have to use much barlows either. You can just about see the GRS on the right side in the SEB, as well as some detail of the GRS wake. Seeing wasn't great, so I think I could definitely squeeze a little more detail out of my system.

- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 Sensor
- OTA: Modded Meade Eclipse View 114 450mm f/3.95 + 3x Barlow
- Exposure: 3% of a 1 minute video at 18.2ms, gain 200
- Filter: Unfiltered
- Tracking: Sky Watcher EQM-35 Pro, unguided
- Software: Sharpcap, PIPP, Autostakkert! 3, RegiStax 6, Lightroom
- Location: Philippines, Muntinlupa, Alabang area

March 9, 2026

Here is a collage of the Lunar eclipse, with shortly before totality on the left, and shortly after on the right. You ca...
04/03/2026

Here is a collage of the Lunar eclipse, with shortly before totality on the left, and shortly after on the right. You can see how the shadow of the Earth moved across the Lunar disk. I would have wanted to get more panels, but the clouds made that very difficult. Still, I am happy I was able to get some good results.

- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 Sensor
- OTA: Modded Meade Eclipse View 114 450mm f/3.95
- Exposure: 30 second video, 246 gain, 108ms exposure time, 20% stacked
- Filter: Unfiltered
- Tracking: Sky Watcher EQM-35 Pro, unguided
- Software: Autostakkert! 3, Astro Surface, RegiStax 6, Lightroom
- Location: Philippines, Muntinlupa, Alabang area

March 3, 2026

Totality.Managed to find an image sequence of totality from my telescope data that just about avoided the clouds. It was...
04/03/2026

Totality.

Managed to find an image sequence of totality from my telescope data that just about avoided the clouds. It was quite the pain to edit, but really happy with the results. I am still currently going through the rest of my data. Will post once they are edited. I got a total of over 25 gigabytes of data to go through.

- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 Sensor
- OTA: Modded Meade Eclipse View 114 450mm f/3.95
- Exposure: 30 second video, 246 gain, 108ms exposure time, 20% stacked
- Filter: Unfiltered
- Tracking: Sky Watcher EQM-35 Pro, unguided
- Software: Autostakkert! 3, Astro Surface, RegiStax 6, Lightroom
- Location: Philippines, Muntinlupa, Alabang area

March 3, 2026

04/03/2026

Got clouded out during totality, but I managed to capture this timelapse of the entire eclipse. I have a lot of data to go through and edit. Hoping to get something good out of it.

21/02/2026

Here is a little timelapse of me setting up my imaging gear during a particularly clear night, as well as a timelapse of it in action. I also decided to showcase unedited raw stacked data of some of the targets I imaged that night. Quite interesting to see how long it takes for me to set up, as well as watching the stars trail by while the mount follows them.

"The Heart of Carina"Here is a close-up view of NGC 3372, the Carina Nebula. It is one of the largest nebulae in the nig...
11/02/2026

"The Heart of Carina"

Here is a close-up view of NGC 3372, the Carina Nebula. It is one of the largest nebulae in the night sky by apparent size. It is around 8,500 light years away from us, with a diameter of 460 light years across. This frame focuses on its center where the Keyhole Nebula and the highly active and bright star, eta Carina are. This was a tricky target to image, with it being low in the southern sky, and only clearing the neighbors roof for about an hour a night. Regardless, I managed to get enough data from several nights to produce a good image.

- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 Sensor
- OTA: Modded Meade Eclipse View 114 450mm f/3.95
- Exposure: 36x240 second sub exposures at 248 gain, 2 hours, 24 minutes
- Filter: Svbony SV220 7nm dual narrowband Ha and OIII filter 1.25"
- Calibration: 100 darks, 100 bias, 30 flats
- Tracking: Sky Watcher EQM-35 Pro, auto guided
- Auto Guiding: SV905C, Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 telephoto lens, PHD2 Guiding
- Software: N.I.N.A., AnyDesk, EQ ASCOM, PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, Siril, StarNet++, GraXpert, Photoshop, Lightroom
- Location: Philippines, Muntinlupa, Alabang area

January 21 - February 5, 2026

Here is my first attempt at imaging Caldwell 49, the Rosette Nebula. This is also my first attempt at a Hubble Palette l...
05/02/2026

Here is my first attempt at imaging Caldwell 49, the Rosette Nebula. This is also my first attempt at a Hubble Palette look. The Rosette Nebula is around 5,200 light years away, and around 130 light years across in diameter. It is located in the constellation Monoceros, and also contains the star cluster Caldwell 50 at its center, which is visible by eye and telescope. the Rosette Nebula is a molecular cloud that has new born young stars. The dusty regions seen in the image may eventually form new stars as well. This nebula is quite large in apparent size in the sky, so my telescope does not capture the whole thing, and rather gives a closer look at it's structure.

- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 Sensor
- OTA: Modded Meade Eclipse View 114 450mm f/3.95
- Exposure: 108x240 second sub exposures at 248 gain, 7 hours, 12 minutes
- Filter: Svbony SV220 7nm dual narrowband Ha and OIII filter 1.25"
- Calibration: 100 darks, 100 bias, 30 flats
- Tracking: Sky Watcher EQM-35 Pro, auto guided
- Auto Guiding: SV905C, Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 telephoto lens, PHD2 Guiding
- Software: N.I.N.A., AnyDesk, EQ ASCOM, PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, Siril, StarNet++, GraXpert, Photoshop, Lightroom
- Location: Philippines, Muntinlupa, Alabang area

January 30 - February 4, 2026

This is NGC 2467, aka the Skull and Crossbones Nebula. This is a Hydrogen rich star forming nebula in the constellation ...
01/02/2026

This is NGC 2467, aka the Skull and Crossbones Nebula. This is a Hydrogen rich star forming nebula in the constellation Puppis. It sits around 4,420 light years away from us. The glowing Hydrogen can be easily seen as red through the Hydrogen alpha and Oxygen III filter being used. You can see 2 distinct Strömgren bubbles, or bubbles of ionized H II regions around stars. They appear as 2 red circles in the image, one bigger than the other. I was not familiar with this nebula prior to imaging it. It seems to be quite the complex structure. I may pour more exposure time into it in the future.

- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 Sensor
- OTA: Modded Meade Eclipse View 114 450mm f/3.95
- Exposure: 50x240 second sub exposures at 248 gain, 3 hours, 20 minutes
- Filter: Svbony SV220 7nm dual narrowband Ha and OIII filter 1.25"
- Calibration: 100 darks, 100 bias, 30 flats
- Tracking: Sky Watcher EQM-35 Pro, auto guided
- Auto Guiding: SV905C, Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 telephoto lens, PHD2 Guiding
- Software: N.I.N.A., AnyDesk, EQ ASCOM, PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, Siril, StarNet++, Photoshop, GraXpert, Lightroom
- Location: Philippines, Muntinlupa, Alabang area

January 22-26, 2026

With the Moon getting brighter getting brighter and fuller, I decided to image it. Featured in the first image is Montes...
27/01/2026

With the Moon getting brighter getting brighter and fuller, I decided to image it. Featured in the first image is Montes Apenninus with Mare Imbrium, along with the craters Archimedes, Aristillus, Autolycus, and Plato. In the second image, there are many craters, with the prominent Clavius, Tycho, and Moretus. This was taken with my new-to-me vintage Mizar Hino Optical D68 F1000 achromatic refractor. This is usually my visual scope, but I wanted to see how it would perform in Lunar-Planetary imaging. I am quite pleased with the results.

- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 Sensor
- OTA: Vintage Mizar Hino Optical D68 F1000 f/14.7
- Exposure: 3% of 2 minute videos at 35 FPS
- Filter: Unfiltered
- Tracking: Manual equatorial mount
- Software: Sharpcap, PIPP, Autostakkert! 3, RegiStax 6, Lightroom
- Location: Philippines, Muntinlupa, Alabang area

January 27, 2026

Here is a pair of iconic Winter deep sky objects, the Horsehead and Flame nebulae, aka Barnard 33 and NGC 2024 respectiv...
23/01/2026

Here is a pair of iconic Winter deep sky objects, the Horsehead and Flame nebulae, aka Barnard 33 and NGC 2024 respectively. It is easy to see why these are named as such, especially the horsehead. These objects are located next to Alnitak, one of the stars in the belt of Orion, which is the bright star in the top left of the frame. The Flame Nebula sits underneath Alnitak in this frame, with its bright core being shrouded by dark dust, obscuring our view. These structures are part of the greater Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, which is also home to the Orion Nebula. Both the Horsehead and Flame sit around 1350 to 1375 light years away from us. The constellation Orion and this general area of the night sky is filled with many interesting deep sky objects and structures.

- Camera: Svbony SV705C IMX585 Sensor
- OTA: Modded Meade Eclipse View 114 450mm f/3.95
- Exposure: 73x240 second sub exposures at 248 gain, 4 hours, 52 minutes
- Filter: Svbony SV220 7nm dual narrowband Ha and OIII filter 1.25"
- Calibration: 100 darks, 100 bias, 30 flats
- Tracking: Sky Watcher EQM-35 Pro, auto guided
- Auto Guiding: SV905C, Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 telephoto lens, PHD2 Guiding
- Software: N.I.N.A., AnyDesk, EQ ASCOM, PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, Siril, Photoshop, GraXpert, Lightroom
- Location: Philippines, Muntinlupa, Alabang area

January 20-22, 2026

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