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Mars reaches its opposition and “kisses” the Moon!
I caught the Moon and Mars a few minutes after the end of the occultation!
A night with Mars I won’t forget
Due to the weather conditions I wasn’t sure whether to image Mars. At last, I decided to go out and give a try … the final result was a night I won’t forget!
The Rosette Nebula in narrowband
I imaged the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237) in narrowband from my driveway, with only 30 minutes total image integration.
I used my small 80mm apochromatic refractor telescope, a narrowband filter (the Optolong L-eXtreme) and my dedicated astronomy camera (the ZWO ASI533MC-Pro)
For post-processing, I used the SpectrophotometricColorCalibration (SPCC) tool in PixInsight for the very first time, and the final result was amazing!
I photographed the total lunar eclipse
On November 08, 2022 a total lunar eclipse was visible in the early morning from my location. I decided to give a try and to observe the totality and I got my images (and a YouTube video!)
My first image of the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) from my “remote” observatory at home, under less than ideal weather conditions. The air was hazy and humidity was very high, but I was able to capture approximately 1 hour of light frames, before the fog rolled in.
The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula was a first for me and I was surprised to see so many details with such a short total integration time.
The Heart Nebula on a moonless night
With a clear and moonless night I had an epic imaging session with the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), the Rokinon 135mm lens and a narrowband filter. All of this with my remote setup, while sitting on my couch!