Steve Paxton's photos with the keyword: Nebula.

Cosmic Bat NGC1788

16 Dec 2023 15 8 244
My first coloured photo with the Mono camera using the 4 filters that make up the coloured photo. LRGB or Luminous , Red, Green and Blue just like a DSLR can only be shot when there is no moon light. This is not as easy as a one shot coloured camera... Carlo's version With Narrow band filters. The last piece of the Puzzle a Mask on the main mirror to stop the light scatter out the side of the Mirror. Screwed on but then flocking over screw to hide the screw. The view looking down the tube at the main mirror. you will notice the centers of the Stars are much cleaner no flare to the sides so a much finer star. The solid spider shows the colours given off by the Star so the 4 vanes are coloured. We are ready to Rock and Roll QHY 183M -10c QHYCFW 3 Filter wheel Seven ZWO 36mm unmounted astro filters. LRGB 50 shots each filter 5 min over 4 night. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

Barnards Loop

22 Dec 2022 16 21 239
A shot 3 years in the taking, One I wanted to take on the Star Adventurer but never could Barnard's Loop. Polar alignment and Guiding where the two biggest problems. This is a Wide field of the Orion area with a Nikon 50mm G F1.8 lens but will try again once I can get my parents Nikon 50mm D F1.8 lens with a manual aperture ring. This was taken over 5 night and dumped a lot of shot as the lens is so wide field the city light made it into the shot, in the end it was start after 9 pm finish 2am. Orion was corrected with 5min and 2 min shots. For those in the Northern hemisphere will note that Orion is wrong this is Southern Rotation where it is called the pot as the stars look more like a Pot that Orion's belt and Sword. The PIP's will show you some of the main targets from this area. ZWOASI071MC -10 38 shots each of the 5 nights 10min Optolong LeNhance filter, Nikon 50 mm f1.8 G Lens Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned Guided PHD2, SGP Pixinsight, Ps, Lr.