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Yannick Akar

Hello! My name is Yannick Akar and I live in Southern Germany. I’m 30 years old and have been working in online marketing and digital media for the last eight years. In 2023 I turned my hobby into my profession and have been working for Baader Planetarium ever since.

I have always been fascinated by the night sky. As a child, I started to look at the pictures taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and was amazed at the beautiful images it could create. About 5 years ago I decided to go all out and invest in some good equipment to finally start taking stunning deep sky images myself. Since the day I saw the first image taken with my mono camera and narrowband filters, there has been no turning back and I try to spend as much time as possible perfecting my skills in capture and processing.

Aside from the fascination of making visible what is invisible to the naked eye, it is also a way to incorporate my technical skills in editing and my creativity in rendering and processing. It is a wonderful way to combine what I do for a living with my passion for astrophotography.

Website: https://astrophotomannheim.de/
Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/dotexplore/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dotexplore/

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Yannick Akar

 

M16 – The Eagle Nebula ( NASA APOD 2022 Oct 04)

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Celestron RASA 11″ V2

Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268PH M

Mounts: iOptron CEM60

Frames: Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 90×30″(45′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 90×30″(45′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 265×120″(8h 50′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 163×120″(5h 26′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 90×30″(45′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 164×120″(5h 28′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1

Integration: 21h 59′

 

NGC 2244 – The Rosette Nebula (Astrobin Image of the day 04/08/2022)

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Celestron RASA 11″ V2

Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268PH M

Mounts: iOptron CEM60

Frames: Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized): 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized): 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized): 270×180″(13h 30′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized): 153×180″(7h 39′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized): 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized): 179×180″(8h 57′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1

Integration time: 33h 6′

 

IC 443 – The Jellyfish Nebula (Astrobin Image of the day 07/21/2022)

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Celestron RASA 11″ V2

b zc Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268PH M

Mounts: iOptron CEM60

Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized): 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized): 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized): 205×180″(10h 15′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized): 108×180″(5h 24′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized): 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized): 112×180″(5h 36′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1

Integration time: 24h 15′

 

M31 – Clouds of Andromeda (Astrobin Image of the day 03/12/2023)

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Celestron RASA 11″ V2

Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268PH M

Mounts: iOptron CEM60

Frames:

Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 292×90″(7h 18′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 272×90″(6h 48′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 1140×120″(38h) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 330×90″(8h 15′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
IDAS LPS-P2 2″: 1200×60″(20h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1

Integration: 80h 21′

 

vdB 152 – Wolf’s Cave Nebula (SLOAN g’r’i’ + HaLRGB)

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Celestron RASA 11″ V2

Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268PH M

Mounts: iOptron CEM60

Frames:

Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 180×60″(3h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 190×60″(3h 10′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 645×120″(21h 30′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 195×60″(3h 15′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader SLOAN/SDSS-g’ 50×50 mm: 325×60″(5h 25′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader SLOAN/SDSS-i’ 50×50 mm: 340×90″(8h 30′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader SLOAN/SDSS-r’ 50×50 mm: 380×60″(6h 20′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader UHC-L Booster (CMOS-Optimized) 2”: 385×60″(6h 25′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
IDAS LPS-P2 2″: 1525×30″(12h 42′ 30″) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1

Integration: 70h 17′ 30″

 

NGC281- A deep view of the Pacman Nebula

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Celestron RASA 11″ V2

Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268PH M

Mounts: iOptron CEM60

Frames:

Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 620×120″(20h 40′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 590×120″(19h 40′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 515×120″(17h 10′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1

Integration: 60h 30′

 

M42 – The Orion Nebula

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Celestron RASA 11″ V2

Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268PH M

Mounts: iOptron CEM60

Frames:

Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 222×60″(3h 42′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 260×60″(4h 20′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 305×120″(10h 10′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 215×60″(3h 35′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader UHC-L Booster (CMOS-Optimized) 2”: 292×60″(4h 52′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
IDAS LPS-P2 2″: 232×30″(1h 56′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1

Integration: 28h 35′

 

vdB 130 / Barnard 344 – Colorful Star Clouds in Cygnus

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Celestron RASA 11″ V2

Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268PH M

Mounts: iOptron CEM60

Frames:

Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 220×180″(11h) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 170×180″(8h 30′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 120×30″(1h) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 160×180″(8h) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -10°C bin 1×1

Integration: 30h 30′