{"id":37304,"date":"2022-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=37304"},"modified":"2023-03-30T09:07:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T09:07:23","slug":"gallery-your-pictures-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/2022\/10\/20\/gallery-your-pictures-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: Your pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

PHOTO OF THE MONTH<\/h5>\n\n

The Heart and Soul Nebulae <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Basudeb Chakrabarti, remotely via IC Astronomy Observatory, Almer\u00eda, Spain, 21 February 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Basudeb says: \u201cLocated about 6,000 lightyears from Earth, the Heart and Soul Nebulae create a vast star-forming complex that makes up part of the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way Galaxy. I have been obsessed with the sheer beauty of the nebulae since I started astrophotography one and a half years ago. I processed the Heart Nebula six months ago. But this time I have done a two-panel<\/span> mosaic to capture these two beautiful nebulae in a single frame. \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Equipment: FLI PL16083 camera, Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 refractor, Paramount MX+ mount <\/span>
Exposure: Heart 26h 50\u2019; Soul 20h 40\u2019 <\/span>
Software: PixInsight, Photoshop <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Basudeb\u2019s top tips: \u201cMy tip is that it\u2019s better to gather as much data as possible from a single target rather than taking less data from multiple targets. Before combining the individual channels, I would suggest visualising your final colour rendition of the image. I recommend taking additional time and extra precautions during the deconvolution process in PixInsight to render sharper and more beautiful stars. During the postprocessing, it\u2019s a good idea to make multiple small changes, step by step, instead of applying a big change at once.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Aurora and a Perseid meteor <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Olli Reijonen, Syrj\u00e4vaara, Finland, 12 August 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Olli says: <\/span>\u201cThe strengthening aurora borealis was already visible in the sky, and while photographing the Northern Lights I saw two handsome early Perseids, one of which, with good luck, was exposed in a frame. At the same time, the last noctilucent clouds of autumn began to rise.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Equipment: Olympus OM-D E-M5 mirrorless camera, 8mm fisheye lens, tripod <\/span>
Exposure: ISO 800 f\/1.8, 1\u201d <\/span>
Software: Photoshop <\/span><\/p>\n\n

The Fireworks Galaxy <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Roland Gooday, Wantage, Oxfordshire, 6 August 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Roland says: \u201cI was hoping to bring out as much detail as I could while retaining a natural-looking colour, with as little exposure time as the weather allowed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Equipment: Altair Hypercam 533C camera, Celestron EdgeHD 8-inch aplanatic Schmidt-Cassegrain, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R mount <\/span>
Exposure: 5h 30\u2019 <\/span>
Software: PixInsight <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Trio of planets <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Ollie Bacon, Kirkby, Merseyside, 12 August 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Ollie says: \u201cI put the images together in a montage to show the current differences in the apparent sizes of Jupiter, Mars and Saturn, as well as the variations in colour of the three planets.\u201d <\/span> <\/p>\n\n

Equipment: ZWO ASI120MC-S camera, Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 Maksutov-Cassegrain, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount <\/span>
Exposure: 1,200 frames <\/span>
Software: PIPP, AutoStakkert!, RegiStax, Photoshop <\/span><\/p>\n\n

NGC 6729 <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Ethan Wong Yew Hoe, Mersing, Malaysia, 26 August 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Ethan says: <\/span>\u201cThis molecular cloud in Corona Australis has always intrigued me. It requires excellent sky conditions and sufficient aperture to pull in those dim and dusty structures. A bonus object is nearby globular cluster NGC 6723.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Equipment: QHY533C camera, StellaMira 90mm triplet refractor, iOptron CEM26 mount <\/span>
Exposure: 35x 180\u201d <\/span>
Software: PixInsight, Photoshop <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Solar prominence in red <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Kevin Earp, Bedford, 4 August 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Kevin says: <\/span> \u201cI used a mono colour scheme for the disc, with the prominence colourised against a white background, to try to accentuate its details.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Equipment: <\/span> ZWO ASI174MM camera, Sky-Watcher Esprit 100 refractor, DayStar Quark Chromosphere eyepiece, Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro mount
Exposure: <\/span> best 20% of 500-frame video
Software: <\/span>SharpCap, AutoStakkert!, RegiStax, Photoshop <\/p>\n\n

August supermoon <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Vicki Pink, Southampton, 12 August 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Vicki says: <\/span> \u201cMy imaging run was due to finish around 2:30am, but I caught sight of the full Moon just peacefully hanging there in the gap between the houses. How could I resist taking some snaps?\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Equipment: <\/span> Altair Hypercam 269C Pro camera, Sky-Watcher 72ED Evostar refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount
Exposure: <\/span> 16ms, two-panel mosaic, 300 frames each
Software: <\/span>SharpCap, AutoStakkert!, RegiStax, Photoshop <\/p>\n\n

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

Richard Guest, Kingswinford, West Midlands, 15 June 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Richard says: <\/span>\u201cThe Lion Nebula in the constellation of Cepheus was a new target to me. I used an IDAS NBZ Nebula Boost filter to draw out the ionised hydrogen and oxygen. After using PixInsight and Topaz DeNoise, the nebula just seemed to leap out of the image!\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MC camera, Celestron NexStar Evolution 8-inch EdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain <\/span>
Exposure: 90x 60\u201d <\/span>
Software: PixInsight, Topaz DeNoise <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Constellations in colour <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Paolo Palma, Naples, Italy, 2020\u20132022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Paolo says: \u201cIn the last two years I have captured all the stars up to mag. +5 visible from Naples, about 1,300 in all. I defocused the stars to make the colours clearer and make mosaics of the constellations. This is Aquila, Delphinus, Sagitta, Vulpecula and Equuleus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Equipment: Samsung A5 smartphone, Sky-Watcher Stargate 450P Synscan Dobsonian <\/span>
Exposure: <\/span> ISO 8000 f\/2, 1\/11\u201d <\/span>
Software: <\/span>GIMP<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Whether you\u2019re a seasoned astrophotographer or a beginner just starting out, we\u2019d love to see your images. Send them to us at www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/send-us-your-astrophotos<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve teamed up with Modern Astronomy to offer the winner of next month\u2019s Gallery a Hama lens pen, designed for quick and easy cleaning of telescope optics, eyepieces and camera lenses. It features a retractable brush and non-liquid cleaning element. www.modernastronomy.com<\/a> <\/strong>\u2022 020 <\/strong>8763 <\/strong>9953 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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