my mini observatory in construction .New steps in astronomy and astrophotography.

ic434 -Horsehead nebula (Barnard33) is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion.The nebula is approximately 1500 light years from Earth and is first recorded in 1888 by scottish astronomerWilliamina Fleming on photographic plate B2312 taken at the Harvard College Observatory.

telescop  Astrotech 6 f/9 R.C. ,camera photo Atik 314l+ mono ,exposures 8x600sec HA12nm and 4x600sec Olll ,mount Skywatcher HEQ5 pro .guide camera asi120mm mono.,guide-telescope Skywatcher 70 /500 mm.
location: Santorini -Greece 15 september 2017.

ic410-in HA filter
exposures:10 frames x 600 sec.

IC 410 nebula-in constellation Auriga about 12.000 light-years discovered by german astronomer Max Wolf in "5 september 1892.

astrophoto with telescope R.C.6 inches ,photo camera ATIK314L+monochrome ccd ,filters ,,Astronomik"
HA 12 nm and Olll 12nm ,guiding camera ZWO asi 12mm monochrome ccd  ,telescope guiding Skywatcher 70/500 mm with PHD 2 guiding.
,mount Skywatcher HEQ5 pro.
Exposures 10x600 sec HA,10x600 sec Olll.
Is the first image with monochrome camera........?

Location SANTORINI -Greece 17 september 2017.

Andromeda galaxy-Messier 31(center region)-is2,5 million light- years from Earth .
Astrophoto with :RC  6 inches telescope f/9 ,mount Skywatcher heq5pro,cam.foto Atik314l+color ccd,filter Luminance  Astronomik filter,guide-cam.Zwo ASI 120mm monochrome.guide-scope Skywatcher70/500 ,exposures 8x600 sec.

location Santorini -Greece 19 august 2017.

ngc 6888-(crescent nebula)
in HA filter-5 frames  x 600 sec

ngc6888 -Crescent nebula ,is an emission nebula in constellation Cygnus ,about 5000 light years away from Earth. It wat discovered byFriedrich William Herschel in 1792
astrophoto with:-Astrotech telescopeR.C.6 inches f9,Astro Physics0.67 reducer  ,mount Skywatcher HEQ5 pro guided. Photo camera Atik314L+color ccd ,guide cam ZWOasi120mm mono.,guide-scope Skywatcher 70x500mm, exposures 4x800 sec HA filter( Astronomik ),and 5x600 sec Luminance (Astronomik).

location :Santorini (Kamari) -GREECE -22 june 2017.

M16 - in HA
4x600 sec.

M16-the Eagle nebula  located in constellation  Serpens  and is about 6500 light years.Discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745.
Astrophoto with : telescope RC6 inches f9 ,tele -compressor Astro physics ccd 0.67x reducer2,
mount Skywatcher HEQ5 pro , photo camera Atik314L+ color ccd,  guide camera ZWO ASI 120mm monochrome,  telescope guideSkywatcher 70/500mm,  filters Astronomik HA,Olll,Sll,  exposures 4x600 sec for ich filters

location Santorini  GREECE -28 mai-2017.
 posted from Love Boat Kamari Santorini 

Messier 51 whirlpool galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici about 30 million light years away.Discovered by Charles Messier in  13Octomber 1773.
telescope RC 6 inches f9 , mount Skywatcher HEQ5 pro, camera foto Atik 314L+ color ccd, guide camera ZWO ASI 120mm monochrome ,guide telescope Skywatcher 70/500mm, exposures 9 frames x 600 sec.

Location Santorini -GREECE 12 mai 2017.

m27 dumbbell nebula-is aplanetary nebula in the constellation  vulpecula,discovered by Chearles Messier in1764

astrophoto with R.C. telescope 6inches f/9 ,astro physics telecompressorCCD 0,67x reducer
 mount skywatcher HEQ5 pro guided
camera photo Atik314l+color ccd
guiding camera ASI 120 mm Monochrome
guide-scope skywatcher 70/500mm
filters-Astronomik AH andOlll
exposures: 4x600 secHA and 6X600 sec

location Santorini -Greece -21-5-2017.

Messier 82  in Ursa Major -is a iregular type galaxy  classified , about 12 million light -years from Earth .Vas discovered  by  Johann Elert Bode on December 1774 .
Messier 81  in constelatia Carul Mare (Ursa Mare) este o galaxie de tip iregulara si se afla la o distanta de 12 milioane de ani lumina de planeta noastra .a fost descoperita de Johann Elert Bode in Decembrie 1774 .
instruments astrophoto: telescope RC Astrotech 6 inches f/9 ,mount Skywatcher HEQ5 pro guided with ZWO ASI 120mm mono  ,guide scope Skywatcher 70/500 mm .Camera ATIK 314l+color ccd.
Exposure  only 4 images x 420 sec.,bicoz  in  the sky coming to match clouds.
Location Babadag Romania 3 april 2017

NGC2403 -spiral galaxy in constelation Camelopardalis and is about approximately *milion light-years from Earth.. The galaxy  was discovered by William Herschel in 1788.

astrophoto capture with:
-telescope R.C. Astrotech 6 inches f/9 + Astro Physics tele compressor ccdT67 -0.67x reducer,
mount Skywatcher heq5pro guided ZWO ASI 120mm mono. with PHD2 guiding,guide scope skywatcher 70/500mm
photo-camera -Atik314L+color ccd
exposures 5 frames x 600 sec.
location -Babadag-Romania 18 march 2017.      
(i think not very good polar alignment ).

California nebula-NGC 1499-is an emission nebula  and is about 1.000  light years from Earth,located in the constelation Perseus  Discovered by
E.E. Barnard in 1884.

astrophoto equipment:
Telescope  TS quadruplet apochromatic 65/420 f6,5 ,mount Skywatcher HEQ5pro guided with ZWO ASI 120mm monochrome cam.,PHD2 guiding ,guide-scope Skywatcher 70/500 mm
photo-camera Atik314l+ color ccd ,filter HA astrophisics CCDT67x focal reducer,filter 12nm Astronomik H.A.
exposures : 8 frames x 900 sec.

location Babadag Romania 20 march 2017 .

NGC 2264Christmas tree cluster and the Cone nebula- in constelation Monoceros2,700 light years from Earth.Discovered by William Herschel on December 26 -1785.

astrophoto with 80mm diam. MEADE triplet apochromatic telescope,mountSKYWATCHER  HEQ5 pro guided
camera Atik 314l color ccd with Astronomik HA filter ,
focal reducer 2 Astro-Physics ccdt 67,guide camera ASI120mm monochrome ,telescope guiding Skywatcher 70mm diam.
exposures:3x600 sec.,4x900sec. Astronomik Hidrogen A filter


The sky ,Moon  light 67% .
location-Babadag -Romania 17 march 2017.

my small daughter Aurelia ,love the stars.

the small equipment : MEADE triplet  ed apo 80mm f/6 series 5000 and  TS 65mm f6.5 quadruplet astrograph ready to start.

Astrotech 6 inches f/9 ritchey-chretien telescope and the 70/500 refractor guide scope
Mount-Skywatcher HEQ5 pro
Atik314l+color ccd with Atik manual filter wheel 5 pozition 1.25

M81-spiral galaxy in the  constelation Ursa Major and is about 12 millions light-years from Earth .Discovered by Johann Elert Bode on December 31-1774.
telescope-Ritchey Chretien   6 inches f/9
mount Skywatcher HEQ5pro guided
ccd camera Atik314L+color ccd  , Astro Physics 67 0.67x reducer 2
gude camera ZWO asi120mm Monochrome ccd PHD2 guiding.
guide -scope Skywatcher 70mm.

location Babadag -(Romania) 2-march-2017.