It has been about two years I have considered blogging. I have perhaps been more active on YouTube, producing and publishing videos than writing blogs.
In the past couple of years, the weather itself was not very conducive for any real astrophotography. This year however it has been really favorable. I have had a good few sessions and also been able to capture Horse Head Nebula and Rosette Nebula to my liking.
In the past couple of years, the weather itself was not very conducive for any real astrophotography. This year however it has been really favorable. I have had a good few sessions and also been able to capture Horse Head Nebula and Rosette Nebula to my liking.
Horse Head Nebula:
It is a Dark Nebula, shaped like the head of a horse, located in the constellation of Orion, right beside the star Alnitak. This object is roughly 1500 Light Years from Earth. The above image was captured using an Orion USA 80ED Doublet APO telescope, QHY9s Mono CCD camera, Baader H-alpha filter, driven on the Sky-Watcher HEQ5-PRO mount and about 4 hours of imaging time.
The rosette nebula
The Rosette Nebula, unlike the Horse Head nebula, is much further away at approximately 5200 light years. This too is a Hydrogen emission region located in the constellation of Monoceros. Once again i used the Orion 80ED and QHY9 Mono camera, but along with 2.5 hours of H-alpha data, I also used about 1 hr 45 minutes of OIII data.