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:
Post Processing Software:
Deep Sky Stacker. ( Stacking and calibration)
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... :)
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)
(Well, Duh!)
Telescope: Borg 77EDII
Camera: QSI 660wsg-8
Filter: Hydrogen Alpha
Taken from O'Hara's Battery, Gibraltar
Post Processing: NONE
(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
(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...> :)
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