Joseph Gonzalez

Astrophotographs displayed in this section are taken and composed by members of the Gibraltar Astronomical Society and are displayed with the consent of the artists concerned. 

This is my current equipment setup...

Hardware:

Telescope: Borg 77EDII

Mount: Skywatcher NEQ-6 Pro

Camera: QSI 660wsg-8

Guide Camera: Starlight Xpress Lodestar Autoguider

Software:

EQMod

Stellarium Scope

Nebulosity4

Astrotortilla

PHD2 Guiding

Post Processing Software:

 Deep Sky Stacker. ( Stacking and calibration)

PixInsight.

N.B. NO DARKS are used in post processing. (QSI660 camera has so little "Dark Current Noise" that it isn't required for post processing!)

Beach chair optional... :)

 

Crescent Nebula

First Light for my new equipment!

Telescope: Borg 77EDII

Camera: QSI 660wsg-8

 

 

Western Veil Nebula ( NGC 6960 )

Telescope: Borg 77EDII

Camera: QSI 660wsg-8

Exposures:

Luminance = 30 x 3min + 20 Flats + 200  Bias

Red = 20 x 5min + 20 Flats + 200  Bias

Green = 20 x 4min + 20 Flats + 200 Bias

Blue = 20 x5min + 20 Flats + 200 Bias

All taken from Spur Battery, Gibraltar.

Except for Green which were taken from Europa Point.

Post Processing: 

Deep Sky Stacker. ( Stacking and calibration)

PixInsight.

 

 

 

The Moon

(Well, Duh!)

Telescope: Borg 77EDII

Camera: QSI 660wsg-8

Filter: Hydrogen Alpha

Taken from O'Hara's Battery, Gibraltar

Post Processing: NONE

 

 

Gamma-Cygni Nebulosity

(Pt 1)

Telescope: Borg 77EDII

Camera: QSI 660wsg-8

Exposures:

30 Ha x 10m + 200 Bias + 40 Flats

22 OIII x 10m + 200 Bias + 40 Flats

Total Exposure Time: 10 Hrs

Taken from O'Hara's Battery, Gibraltar

Post Processing and Stacking: Pixinsight

Gamma-Cygni Nebulosity

(Pt 2)

Telescope: Borg 77EDII

Camera: QSI 660wsg-8

Exposures:

30 Ha x 10m + 200 Bias + 40 Flats

20 OIII x 10m + 200 Bias + 40 Flats

Total Exposure Time: 10 Hrs

Taken from O'Hara's Battery, Gibraltar

Post Processing and Stacking: Pixinsight

<Still needs work...> :)

 

 

Andromeda Galaxy

Telescope: Borg 77EDII

Camera: QSI 660wsg-8

Exposures:

Luminance = 15 x 5m + 30 Flats + 200 Bias

Red = 7 x 5m + 30 Flats + 200 Bias

Green = 7 x 4m + 30 Flats + 200 Bias

Blue = 7 x 5m + 30 Flats + 200 Bias

Taken from O'Hara's Battery, Gibraltar

Post Processing and Stacking: Pixinsight