18 abr 2012

Globular cluster NGC 3201

Hey.
I share a picture of this small and sparse globular cluster in the constellation Vela. 18'de apparent size. Magnitude of 8.2.
The is located at a distance of 16,300 years Earth light
The photo was taken between 9:18:54 pm and 10:15:00 pm on April 15, 2012 at ISO 800
There are 13 lights for 150 seconds + 20 darks / flats / offsets.
Canon 450D + Hokenn 200/1000.

13 abr 2012

Globular cluster NGC 2808

This globular cluster is in the constellation Carina.
It is a very compact cluster with more than 1 million stars.
The distance from the earth is 31,200 years light.
Apparent magnitude: 6,20. Aparent size: 14 minutes of arc.
Distance to earth: 31200 light years.
Has over 1 million stars.

Hokenn Telescope 200/1000 + Canon EOS 450D.
47 frames + 20 darks + 20 flats + 20 offsets.
Processed with DeepSkyStacker + PixInsight + Gimp6
Captured between the 2012/04/12 at 11:11:05 PM to 2012/04/13 at 12:23:02 pm.

10 abr 2012

Photographs of the Moon and Saturn

These photos were taken on the night of Tuesday 10 April to Wednesday 11.
All photos used a Canon A470 camera and an eyepiece apochromatic with 5 mm focal longitude.
The videos were processed with VirtualDub and Registax5.