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Thanks Mike, I really enjoy shooting these dark nebulae.

Lynds Dark Nebula (LDN) 1251, lies about 1,000 light-years away in the constellation of Cepheus. This dusty molecular cloud, also known as "The Rotten Fish Nebula," and forms part of a large complex of dark nebulae. Within the image, are the tell-tale reddish glow from scattered Herbig-Haro...

M94 is a spiral galaxy located 16 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. M94 is an interesting object. Also known as the ‘Cat’s Eye Galaxy’ or ‘Crocodile’s Eye Galaxy’, has two ring structures, an inner ring with a diameter of about 5,400 light-years and an outer ring...

This is an image of the dark nebula, Barnard 11, in the constellation of Camelopardalis. There are several other dark nebulae in this region (see annotated image on the astrobin link) The full res image is here: https://app.astrobin.com/i/ka3asc Thanks for looking.

Nice one Jim. EQ mode on the Seestar is defo a game changer. Think I'm going to have to point mine at this as well :)

Abell 39 (PK 047+42.1) is a beautiful and nearly spherical planetary nebula located approximately 6,800 light years away in the constellation of Hercules. The nebula measures about 5 light years in diameter, making it one of the largest known planetary nebulae. The white dwarf central star is...

Awesome! I so want to image this area of sky. Hopefully one for my wide field set up (when its built), but it is soooo low down for me and I will only have 1-2 hours at it each time I would think. Such an inspirational image though.

Thanks Jim. I think the Ha data really enhances some images, so I am thinking of using the dual band filter on targets which I already have OSC data. I might get the OIII/SII filter and have a go at SHO using the OSC camera, although I am a little loathe to make the ASI1600MM redundant.

Recently I have been using a dual band filter on my OSC camera in an attempt to add Ha and or OIII data to my RGB images. The filter I have been using is the budget priced, Askar Colour Magic C1 Ha/OIII filter; which I think performs very well. This is my latest effort, a cropped image of the...

A 2 - panel mosaic of IC 447 Dreyer's Nebula (IC 447) is a reflection nebula in the constellation of Monoceros. Two other reflection nebulae (NGC 2245 and 2247) are situated close by, with surrounding lanes of dark dust. Visible towards the lower right of the image is the edge of the hydrogen...

Hi Jim, I've not really looked tbh; more than happy with the S50 for now. I'm currently building a widefield setup around the Samyang 135mm...

Hi Jim, yes agreed they have done a good job with EQ mode. Easy to set up, and so far running with no problems. I stacked each individual sub in PI, but not using WBPP. Basically use the manual processes for Debayer, Star Alignment and Integration. For star alignment, use one of the stacked...

First time using the Seestar S50 in Equatorial Mode and Mosaic Mode. Taken over 5 nights this image is comprised on 1980 x 10s subs (5.5 hrs total integration time) The subs were stacked and processed in Pixinsight, with a touch of Photoshop. EQ mode and mosaics are game changers for this...

Some great detail in there!

A challenging target, and I like the detail you have managed to to coax out. I've never imaged this area, but I think this would be pushing the limits on my rig. Well done.

I’m sure that I’m not alone when I say that I have found the weather so far this year to be dire for astrophotography, with what seems endless cloud and rain here in the UK; and any opportunity for a full night’s imaging session have been rare. Viewing limitations also mean that most of the time...

Very nice

I like both, but at a push, the un-cropped version.

This is my take on M78, a rather lovely reflection nebula in Orion. Taken with my OSC (ASI2600MC) camera; no filters were used. Gear: Sky Watcher Esprit 100ED Sky Watcher EQ6R Pro ASI 2600MC (OSC camera) Lights: 200 x 150s; 20x30s (for the stars) Processing: Pixinsight for pre and post...

Starry starry night....gorgeous starfield.