{"id":31129,"date":"2022-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=31129"},"modified":"2022-04-29T14:13:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:13:22","slug":"gallery-your-pictures-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/2022\/04\/21\/gallery-your-pictures-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: Your pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your best photos submitted to the magazine this month<\/p>\n\n

The Spaghetti Nebula, Simeis 147<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Yann Sainty, France, 11 October 2021\u20131 March 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n

Yann says:<\/span> \u201cThe Spaghetti Nebula is an object that I\u2019d always dreamed of shooting, but I knew it wouldn\u2019t be easy. I decided to put all the chances on my side by travelling to shoot where the weather would allow it: from the Vosges mountains to Alsace (camping in 0\u02daC) and Moselle in the east, down to Valensole and several other locations in the south. It took <\/span>me two months and a total of 3,600km to acquire 55 hours of data for a final two-panel mosaic of 15,000 x 12,000 pixels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Equipment:<\/span> ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera, Takahashi FSQ-106ED refractor, Sky-Watcher ER6-R Pro mount <\/span>
Exposure: <\/span>Panel 1: Ha 71x 600\u2019\u2019, OIII 78x 600\u2019\u2019, RGB 90x 10\u201d each; Panel 2: Ha 94x 600\u2019\u2019, OIII 78x 600\u2019\u2019, RGB 90x 10\u201d each <\/span>
Software: <\/span>Siril, PixInsight, Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Yann\u2019s top tips: <\/span>\u201cFor a big, faint supernova remnant, a good monochrome camera like the ASI2600MM \u2013 with high quality filters, like the Antlia 3nm \u2013 is key, plus a fast focal length scope. I recommend at least 600\u2019\u2019 sub frames to catch as much light as possible. Take time with processing: I processed the object without stars and added them afterwards. A two-panel mosaic demands more time, but the results are worth it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Solar activity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

John Chumack, Dayton, Ohio, USA, 5 March 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n

John says: <\/span> \u201cIt\u2019s so nice to see the Sun with so much activity again, with at least four active regions, several filaments, bright plages, sunspot groups and plenty of prominence activity all around the limb.\u201d
Equipment: <\/span> QHY5L-II CMOS camera, Lunt LS60 solar telescope with B1200 filter, Bisque MYT mount
Exposure: <\/span> 4.2ms, 495 frames stacked
Software: <\/span> RegiStax<\/p>\n\n

Winter Circle<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Chris Platkiw, Hella, Iceland, 3 March 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n

Chris says: <\/span> \u201cI waited in \u20136\u02daC wind chill for the clouds to clear and grabbed this view of the winter constellations.\u201d
Equipment: <\/span> Canon EOS R mirrorless camera, Canon 17\u201335mm lens, Benro A0685F tripod
Exposure: <\/span> ISO 6400 f\/3.2, 30x 15\u201d
Software: <\/span> Starry Landscape Stacker, PixInsight, Photoshop<\/p>\n\n

Arp 271<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Warren Keller and Mike Selby, El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado, Chile, 3 June 2021 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n

Warren says: <\/span> \u201cMaxIm DL\u2019s deconvolution filter helped to pull out the fine detail from this beautiful pair.\u201d
Equipment: <\/span> FLI ProLine PL 16803 camera, PlaneWave PW1000 Nasmyth astrograph
Exposure: <\/span> L 17h, RGB 6h each
Software: <\/span> PixInsight, Photoshop, MaxIm DL<\/p>\n\n

Lunar X and V<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Jamie Cooper, Whilton, Northants, 8 February 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n

Jamie says: <\/span> \u201cHere\u2019s an eight-pane mosaic showing the first quarter Moon with the Lunar X and V visible along the terminator.\u201d
Equipment: <\/span> ZWO ASI290MM camera, Sky-Watcher 250PDS Newtonian reflector, EQ6 mount
Exposure: <\/span> 80fps, 4,000 frames, best 100 stacked
Software: <\/span> AutoStakkert!, RegiStax, Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

The Saturn Nebula, NGC 7009<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Fernando Oliveira de Menezes, Jales, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, 7 October 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n

Fernando says:<\/span> \u201cI\u2019ve combined a wide-field and a close-up view of this nebula that\u2019s shaped like our favourite ringed planet.\u201d <\/span>
Equipment:<\/span> ZWO ASI6200MC camera, Sky-Watcher 150ED refractor, CEM60 mount <\/span>
Exposure: <\/span>64x 50\u201d <\/span>
Software:<\/span> SGPro, PixInsight, Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

The Cone Nebula\/ Christmas Tree <\/strong>Cluster<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Jeffrey Horne, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 26 November 2021\u201319 February 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n

Jeffrey says: <\/span> \u201cI hadn\u2019t planned on spending over 100 hours on this image, but as I kept piling on data, more and more detail appeared.\u201d
Equipment:<\/span> ZWO ASI2600MC Pro camera, TPO UltraWide 180 refractor, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount <\/span>
Exposure: <\/span>Stars 350x 5\u201d, narrowband 759x 480\u201d <\/span>
Software: <\/span>APP, PixInsight, Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

NGC 6744<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Basudeb Chakrabarti, via Telescope Live, El Sauce Observatory, Chile, 29 November, 5 and 6 December 2021 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n

Basudeb says: <\/span> I\u2019m always fascinated by the sheer beauty of galaxies. The deep-sky target NGC 6744 was quite a difficult target when it came to post processing.\u201d
Equipment: <\/span>FLI ProLine PL9000 camera, Planewave CDK24 astrograph, Mathis MI-1000 mount <\/span>
Exposure: <\/span>16h 50\u2019 total <\/span>
Software: <\/span>DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight, Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

The Rosette Nebula<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Rachael and Jonathan Wood, Doncaster, 3\u20136 January 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n

Rachael says: <\/span> \u201cThis image was produced using a fake Hubble palette, as this target really reveals its different layers when you can see the range of gas and colour within.\u201d
Equipment: <\/span>ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera, Sky-Watcher Evostar ED80 refractor, Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro mount <\/span>
Exposure: <\/span>8h total <\/span>
Software:<\/span> APP, Photoshop<\/span><\/p>\n\n

\n\n