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1. All images should be captured with QHYCCD cameras.
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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
Telescope: Lacerta 10” f/4 Carbon Newton
Camera: QHY268M
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Frames: Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm: 13×20″(4′ 20″) (gain: 56.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm: 13×20″(4′ 20″) (gain: 56.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Antlia V-Pro Luminance 36 mm: 13×20″(4′ 20″) (gain: 56.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm: 13×20″(4′ 20″) (gain: 56.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Total Integration: 17’20”
APOD20240424-NGC6164/NGC6165-The Dragon Egg
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240424.html
By Rowan Prangley
Camera: QHYCCD QHY268M
Telescope: Celestron RASA 36cm (14″)
Mount: 10Micron GM3000 HPS
Frames:
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2″: 88×300″(7h 20′)
Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2″: 339×300″(28h 15′)
Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 2″: 92×300″(7h 40′)
Total Integration 43h15′
4/8/2024 Total Solar Eclipse in HDR: Prominance+corona+moon
By Johnny Qiu
Camera: QHY268C
Lens/Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-85EDX
Location: Sunnyside Family Farm, Linneus, Maine, United States
HDR composition using 5×0.1s, 5×0.01s and 1×0.1ms.
Cosmic Butterfly, The Great Eta Carinae Nebula (IOTD 20240131)
By Matt Hughes
https://www.astrobin.com/rpq1s5/
Imaging telescopes: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4
Imaging cameras: QHY600M PH
Filters: Chroma H-alpha 5nm Bandpass 50 mm · Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 50 mm · Chroma SII 3nm Bandpass 50 mm
Mounts: Astro-Physics 1100GTO-AE
Frames:
Chroma H-alpha 5nm Bandpass 50 mm: 27×600″(4h 30′) (gain: 56.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 50 mm: 27×600″(4h 30′) (gain: 56.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Chroma SII 3nm Bandpass 50 mm: 28×600″(4h 40′) (gain: 56.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Integration: 13h 40′
APOD 20231004—IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231004.html
By Abdullah Alharbi
Imaging Telescopes or Lenses: Askar FRA600
Imaging Cameras: QHY268M
Mount: iOptron CEM40
Filters: Chroma 36mm LRGB Ha
Frames:
Ha: 600s*11
L 300*42
R 300s*25
G 300s*25
B 300s*25
Total: 11.5 hours
APOD 20230904—NGC 6888 and bubble soap nebula
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230904.html
By Abdullah Alharbi
Imaging Telescopes or Lenses: Askar 600
Imaging Cameras: QHY268M
Mount: iOptron CEM40
Filters: Chroma 36mm LRGB Ha OIII
Frames:
Ha 300s*126
OIII 300s*262
L 300*36
R 300*21
G 300*24
B 300*29
Total: 44 hours 30 min
APOD 20230526 — The Virgo Cluster
Author: Abdullah Al-Harbi
Camera: QHY 268M
Filters: Chroma 36mm LRGB
Telescope: Askar 600
Mount: CEM-40
Exposures:
L 300*131
R 300s*35
G 300s*35
B 300s*35
Total integration 19.6 hours
M101 Galaxy with Supernova 2023ixf (and A Comparison to Last Week’s)
Author: Johnny Qiu
https://www.astrobin.com/zxxh9h/
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Planewave CDK20 (f/6.8 version)
Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY600PH M
Mounts: Planewave L-500
Filters: Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Blue 50 mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 50 mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Lum 50 mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Red 50 mm
Frames:
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Blue 50 mm: 7×300″(35′)
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 50 mm: 7×300″(35′)
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Lum 50 mm: 11×300″(55′)
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Red 50 mm: 7×300″(35′)
Integration: 2h 40′
Plowing Through Space, APOD 20230428
Author: Andre Vilhena
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: TS-Optics Photoline 115mm f/7
Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268 Pro M
Filters: Astronomik H-alpha CCD 6nm 36 mm · Optolong Blue 36 mm · Optolong Green 36 mm · Optolong Red 36 mm
Frames:
Optolong Blue 36 mm: 60×20″(20′)
Optolong Green 36 mm: 60×20″(20′)
Optolong Red 36 mm: 60×20″(20′)
【The Andromeda Galaxy】
Author: Abdullah Al-Harbi
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Askar 600
Imaging Cameras: QHY 268M
Mounts: CEM 40
Filters: Chroma 36mm LRGB Ha
Frames:
Ha: 600s*18
L 300*52
R 300s*32
G 300s*34B 300s
Total integration 15.5 hours
【Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF Passes by Mars】
Author: @hancockterry and Tom Masterson
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Takahashi FSQ-130ED
Imaging Cameras: QHY367C Pro
Mounts: Software Bisque Paramount ME GEM
Frames: 12 x 120″
Location: GrandMesaObservatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado
Date: February 10th, 2023
[LBN777 The Baby Eagle Nebula]–Astrobin IOTD
Astrophotographer: Kyunghoon Lim
https://www.astrobin.com/o77qds/0/
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P / 10-S
Imaging Cameras: QHY533M
Frames:
Optolong Blue 36 mm: 45×90″(1h 7′ 30″) (gain: 60.00) f/4 -25°C bin 1×1
Optolong Green 36 mm: 43×90″(1h 4′ 30″) (gain: 60.00) f/4 -25°C bin 1×1
Optolong Red 36 mm: 46×90″(1h 9′) (gain: 60.00) f/4 -25°C bin 1×1
Optolong UV/IR cut 36 mm: 148×90″(3h 42′) (gain: 60.00) f/4 -25°C bin 1×1
Integration: 7h3′
【NGC 7000 BiColor Image】
https://www.astrophotocologne.de/portfolio/ngc7000bicolor/
Astrophotographer: Frank Sackenheim
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY600M-L
Mount: SW EQ6-R pro
Filter: Astronomik Ha OIII RGB
Integration: 24x300s Ha, 24x300s OIII, and 15x60s RGB each
IC2948
Astrophotographer: John Hayes
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Planewave CDK20 (f/6.8 version)
Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY600PH M
Mount: Planewave L-500
Filter: Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass 50×50 mm · Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 50×50 mm · Chroma SII 3nm Bandpass 50×50 mm
Frames: Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass 50×50 mm: 48×600″(8h) (gain: 25.00) f/6.8 -10°C bin 1×1
Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 50×50 mm: 33×600″(5h 30′) (gain: 25.00) f/6.8 -10°C bin 1×1
Chroma SII 3nm Bandpass 50×50 mm: 52×600″(8h 40′) (gain: 25.00) f/6.8 -10°C bin 1×1
Integration: 22h 10′
Wolf-Rayet 134
Astrophotographer: Phil Brewer
https://www.astrobin.com/6z38ql/
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: TS-Optics 200mm/8″ ONTC f/4 Newtonian (carbon tube)
Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268PH M
Filters: Chroma Blue · Chroma Green · Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass · Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass · Chroma Red
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses: TS-Optics 200mm/8″ ONTC f/4 Newtonian (carbon tube)
Guiding Cameras: QHY5L-II-M
Frames: Chroma Blue: 22×180″ (1h 6′) bin 1×1
Chroma Green: 22×180″ (1h 6′) bin 1×1
Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass: 70×600″ (11h 40′) bin 1×1
Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass: 63×600″ (10h 30′) bin 1×1
Chroma Red: 22×180″ (1h 6′) bin 1×1
Integration: 25h 28′
NGC4725
Astrophotographer: Tommaso Massimo Stella
https://www.facebook.com/tommaso.m.stella
Imaging telescope: SkyWatcher 200/1000 PDS + GPU Coma Corrector
Imaging camera: QHY294MPro
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 GT
Filters: Optolong Astronomy Filter LRGB-CCD
Integration:8.7h
Leo Trio in LRGB with Tidal tail
Astrophotographer: Anis Abdul
Imaging telescope: Takahashi Epsilon 130D
Imaging camera: QHY294MPro
Mount: 10 Micron GM 2000 HPS II Combi
Filter: Astronomik LRGB 36mm · L · G · R
Integration: 10h50′
Sadr and the Butterfly-The Heart of the Swan
Astrophotographer: Kevin Morefield
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ 106 EDX4
Camera: QHY600M
Mount: Paramount MyT
Filter: Chroma SII 2” 3nm, Chroma OIII 3nm, Chroma Ha 5nm
Integration: 17h10′
Comet Leonard, M3 and a Meteor Streaks Across the Sky
Astrophotographer:@hancockterry
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi Epsilon E180
Imaging cameras: qhyccd 367c pro
Mounts: Software Bisque Paramount GT1100S
Guiding cameras: QHYCCD QHY5ii
Single 120 second combined with 40% mix for noise reduction from a 90 x 120 second stack
M33
QHY600M/QHY367C
8hr45m
Photoed BY. Ron Brecher (Canada)
California Dreamin’ NGC 1499
QHY600M
11.6 hours
Photoed BY. Terry Hancock (US)
NGC 6960 (C34)
The Veil Nebula
QHY294M Pro
NGC 6946 & NGC 6939
Fireworks Galaxy and the Ghost Bush Cluster
QHY183M
11h48min
Photoed BY. Chris Sullivan (US)
