July 2012 Contest Images

[Javio]

The July edition of the 2012 PixInsight Monthly Astrophotography Contest is open. Send your images until July 20th. Please use this post ONLY to submit your images.

Good luck!

[caliu]

IC 1318

14*600" to 0ºC
ISO 1600
550D mod&cooled
TS 65Q
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[ChrisEyhorn]

M81
Telescope: PlaneWave CDK 17” f/4.56 Dall Kirkham
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: SBIG STL 11K
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Processing: PixInsight, Photoshop
Exposures:
L: 10x300 seconds (50 minutes)
R: 10x300 seconds (50 minutes)
G: 10x300 seconds (50 minutes)
B: 10x300 seconds (50 minutes)

[Ignacio]

A Corner of SNR in Vela

Optical train: AP130 GT + AP 0.75x focal reducer (f4.9)
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: B&L 80/800 SCT guidescope + SPC900NC webcam + PHD
Camera: Canon 1000D (modded and peltier cooled)
Frames: 44 lights, 5 min. ea. @iso800, calibrated with 30 darks, 14 flats and 50 bias.
Processing: data reduction and post-processing in PixInsight 1.7
Date: 2012-01-19 (summer)
Place: Pinamar, Buenos Aires, Argentina



http://www.pampaskies.com/gallery3/var/fulres/Vela_SNR.JPG

[kwalker]

NGC 6946
64 x 6 minutes ISO 800
Canon EOS 60Da
Orion F 4.9 Newt
CGEM
PixInsight



http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa283/kwalker50/fireworksgalaxy-1.jpg

[jtalbot]

Wide field image of the Scorpius area taken on 21 June 2012 from Likely Calif.  Canon 60Da with a 35mm f1.4 lens at f4.  (40) 90sec exposures.  60min total effective exposure time.  No darks or flats.  Mount was a Astrotrac portable pier system. 
DBE, Curves adjustment, Background enhancement script, color saturation.  I used the background enhancement (large scale view mask) as a mask to enhance the background  nebulosity and dust lanes.


Larger image can be found here: http://www.starscapeimaging.com/resources/Scorpius_60Da_35mmf1.4_large.jpg

Jon Talbot