{"id":36327,"date":"2022-09-15T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=36327"},"modified":"2022-09-21T10:28:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T10:28:51","slug":"gallery-your-pictures-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/2022\/09\/15\/gallery-your-pictures-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: Your pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

PHOTO OF THE MONTH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

A huge solar prominence <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Jay Bolt, Crigglestone, West Yorkshire, 18 July 2022 <\/p>\n\n

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Jay says: \u201cI had been capturing sunspots when I noticed a huge prominence forming on the Sun\u2019s limb. The seeing was unusually good early in the morning, allowing for very precise focusing and capturing of the plasma eruption. Solar activity has been steadily increasing over the last few years, and I am particularly pleased with the magnetic detail that processing has brought out on the chromosphere.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Equipment: Altair Hypercam 174M camera, Explore Scientific AR127mm refractor, Daystar Quark Chromosphere Ha eyepiece filter, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R mount<\/span>
Exposure: 1,500 frames of SER format video, best 20% selected <\/span>
Software: AutoStakkert!, Photoshop, Astra Image, Topaz DeNoise, Topaz Sharpen <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Jay\u2019s top tips: \u201cFor solar imaging using a Quark Chromosphere, aim for exposures of 5\u201310ms for the chromosphere to \u2018freeze\u2019 the effects of seeing. I use gain and the histogram to achieve exposure rates of 5ms on my Altair 174M, and take 2,000 to 3,000 exposures, with the histogram peaking around 60 per cent and taking care that the top end is not clipped. For the prominences, ignore the histogram and increase exposure to bring out the detail. Typically this is around max gain and 20ms on my camera. I then shoot for 20\u201325 seconds. My image is a composite: the prominences are overlaid onto the chromosphere, then colourised.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n

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

Shawn Nielsen, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, July 2022<\/p>\n\n

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Shawn says: <\/span> \u201cThere is a lot to see in this image including LDN1235, vdB149, vdB150 and galaxy PGC 67671. The Shark Nebula is faint and requires a lot of time to really bring out the colours.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Equipment: <\/span> QHY268M camera, StarField Optics 8-inch astrograph, Sky-Watcher EQ6 mount <\/span>
Exposure: <\/span> 17.5h <\/span>
Software: <\/span>PixInsight<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Supermoon over the Needles <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Cenk Albayrak-Touy\u00e9, Highcliffe beach, Dorset, 13 July 2022 <\/p>\n\n

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Cenk says: \u201cI used the PhotoPills app to work out the direction of moonrise. Right on cue, I glimpsed some orange behind the Needles. After running down the beach with my tripod to adjust the angle slightly, I managed to capture the resulting photo.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Equipment: Canon EOS RP mirrorless camera, Sigma 150\u2013600mm lens, K&F Concept S210 tripod <\/span>
Exposure: ISO 800 f\/8, 0.8\u201d <\/span>
Software: Lightroom <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Saturn <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Padraig Connor, Belfast, 18 July 2022 <\/p>\n\n

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Padraig says: <\/span>\u201cI took this shot of Saturn during the heatwave in mid-July when the atmosphere was calmer than usual. I manually tracked it across the sky and it was quite difficult to keep the planet centred in such a small region due to the lack of a motorised mount.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Equipment: ZWO ASI224MC camera, Sky-Watcher 200P Dobsonian <\/span>
Exposure: 3\u2019 <\/span>
Software: SharpCap, PIPP, AutoStakkert!, RegiStax <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Double star Albireo <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Tony Moss, Downham Market, Norfolk, 8 June 2022 <\/p>\n\n

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Tony says: <\/span> \u201cAlberio is a favourite of mine and was nicely positioned above all the local light pollution. I wanted to see how well I could capture the colours and details.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Equipment: <\/span> Altair Hypercam 269C camera, Altair 8-inch Ritchey\u2013Chr\u00e9tien, Celestron AVX mount
Exposure: <\/span> 20x 30\u201d
Software: <\/span>SharpCap, APP, GIMP <\/p>\n\n

The Moon <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Sonia Turkington, North Reddish, Stockport, 10 July2022 <\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Sonia says: <\/span> \u201cI love imaging the Moon and have done for about 25 years. I never get tired of looking at it. I always use my smartphone, as it takes better photos than my Canon. I take a few photos until I think I\u2019ve got the perfect one.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Equipment: <\/span> Google Pixel 6 smartphone, Sky-Watcher Skyliner 250PX Dobsonian <\/span>
Exposure: <\/span> ISO 51 f\/1.9, 1\/101\u201d <\/span>
Software: <\/span>Google Photos<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Comet C\/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Martina McGovern, Cambridge, 14 July 2022<\/p>\n\n

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Martina says: <\/span> \u201cI planned the shot in advance, even though there was a full Moon, and the clouds parted for a bit to let me capture this beauty near M10 while it was at its closest approach to Earth. It won\u2019t pass by Earth again for perhaps another million years.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Equipment: <\/span> ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera, Sharpstar 100 QII refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount
Exposure: <\/span> 54\u2019
Software: <\/span>PixInsight, DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise <\/p>\n\n

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

Kfir Simon, Tivoli Farm, Namibia, 30 July 2019<\/p>\n\n

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Kfir says: <\/span> \u201cThis great nebula is often overlooked because it has a very famous neighbour \u2013 the Horsehead Nebula \u2013 and imaging it has its challenges because of the very bright star Alnitak nearby in Orion\u2019s Belt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Equipment: <\/span> FLI ML8300 CCD camera, ASA 12-inch f\/3.8 astrograph, ASA DDM85 mount
Exposure: <\/span> 4h
Software: <\/span>MaxIm DL, Photoshop <\/p>\n\n

M13, The Great Hercules Cluster <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Patrick Cosgrove, Honeoye Falls, New York, 29\u201331 May 2022<\/p>\n\n

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Patrick says: <\/span> \u201cI\u2019ve imaged M13 in the past, but I wanted to try it again and do the best job possible. I captured 8.5 hours of LRGB data and used several methods to maximise the sharpness. I was delighted with the result!\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Equipment: <\/span>ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera, Astro-Physics 130mm EDT refractor, iOptron CEM60 mount
Exposure: <\/span> 8.5h
Software: <\/span>PixInsight, Photoshop <\/p>\n\n

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