Tran Ha is a great astrophotographer from Vietnam. He has shot many nice images like NGC 7293, the “naked” Andromeda, the Witch’s Broom Nebula in bi-color (NGC 6960), M31, M42, the Colorful Horsehead Nebula in HaSII-RGB, etc. with QHY cameras.
【NGC 7293】
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD QHY183M, QHYCCD 163M
Imaging telescopes or lenses: SKY ROVER 80mm APO F6, SharpStar AL107 PH
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ EQ-6 GT
Guiding cameras: QHYCCD QHY5L II Autoguider
Focal reducers: SkyRover 2.5″ Field flattener, Sharpstar LARGE PHOTOGRAPHIC FIELD FLATTENER FOR 2.5″ FOCUSERS
Filters: Astrodon 1.25″ 3nm OIII , Astrodon 1.25″ 3nm SII , Custom Scientific H-alpha 3nm
Frames:
Astrodon 1.25″ 3nm OIII: 32×900″ (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1×1
Astrodon 1.25″ 3nm SII: 52×900″ (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1×1
Custom Scientific H-alpha 3nm: 47×900″ (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1×1
Integration: 32.8 hours
Resolution: 2000×2450
Locations: Hanoi Southern Observatory, Hanoi, Viet Nam
【The “naked” Andromeda】
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD QHY183M, QHYCCD 163M
Imaging telescopes or lenses: SKY ROVER 80mm APO F6, SharpStar AL107 PH
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ EQ-6 GT
Guiding cameras: QHYCCD QHY5L II Autoguider
Focal reducers: SkyRover 2.5″ Field flattener, Sharpstar LARGE PHOTOGRAPHIC FIELD FLATTENER FOR 2.5″ FOCUSERS
Software:Pixinsight, Adobe Photoshop CC 2017
Filters: Astrodon LRGB 1.25″ E series Gen 2, Custom Scientific H-alpha 3nm
Frames:
Custom Scientific H-alpha 3nm: 48×900″ (gain: 200.00) -10C bin 1×1
Astrodon LRGB 1.25″ E series Gen 2: 105×300″ (gain: 10.00) -15C bin 1×1
Integration: 20.8 hours
【M31】
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD QHY183M
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS-60CB
Mounts: iOptron CEM40
Guiding cameras: QHYCCD QHY5L II Autoguider
Focal reducers: Takahashi Reducer 0.72x
Software: Pixinsight · Adobe Photoshop CC 2017
Filters: Astrodon Lum Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 · Custom Scientific H-alpha 3nm · Astrodon Blue Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 · Astrodon Green Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 · Astrodon Red Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2
Frames:
Astrodon Blue Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 40×120″ bin 1×1
Astrodon Green Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 60×120″ bin 1×1
Astrodon Lum Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 100×180″ bin 1×1
Astrodon Red Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 60×120″ bin 1×1
Integration: 10.3 hours
【The Witch’s Broom Nebula in bi-color (NGC 6960)】
Imaging telescopes or lenses:SKY ROVER 70SA II
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD 163M
Guiding telescopes or lenses:SKY ROVER 60mm Guide Scope with Helical Focuser
Software: Bisque Software The Sky X Pro, Pixinsight, PHD2, Cyanogen Imaging MaxIm DL, Adobe Photoshop CC 2017, EQMOD Project
Filters: Custom Scientific H-alpha 3nm, Optolong OIII 6.5nm 1.25″
Dates: Dec. 10, 2017
Frames: 20×900″ bin 0x0
Integration: 5.0 hours
【The Colorful Horsehead Nebula in HaSII-RGB】
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD 163M
Imaging telescopes or lenses: SharpStar AL107 PH
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ EQ-6 GT
Filters: Baader LRGB 1.25″, Custom Scientific H-alpha 3nm
Frames:
Custom Scientific H-alpha 3nm: 24×900″ (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1×1
Baader LRGB 1.25″: 24×900″ (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1×1
Optolong SII 6.5nm 1.25″: 24×900″ (gain: 200.00) -15C bin 1×1
Integration: 18.0 hours
【M42】
Imaging cameras: QHYCCD163M, FLI Proline 16803
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Astro-Physics 150mm f/7.1 StarFire EDF Triplet Apochromat, SharpStar AL107 PH
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ EQ-6 GT, Paramount MX
Focal reducers: Astro-Physics AP 4.0″ Field Flattener, Sharpstar LARGE PHOTOGRAPHIC FIELD FLATTENER FOR 2.5″ FOCUSERS
Filters: Astrodon LRGB 1.25″ E series Gen 2 , Astrodon Blue Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 , Astrodon Green Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 , Astrodon Lum Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 , Astrodon Red Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2
Frames:
Astrodon Blue Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 6×600″ bin 1×1
Astrodon Green Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 6×600″ bin 1×1
Astrodon Ha 5nm 50 mm Square: 10×1200″ bin 1×1
Astrodon LRGB 1.25″ E series Gen 2: 90×10″ bin 1×1
Astrodon Lum Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 8×600″ bin 1×1
Astrodon Red Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 5×600″ bin 1×1
Integration: 7.8 hours
