M42 - Orion Nebula

Location: Athens - Atlas 5 Observatory 
Date: 18/12/2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 200mm 6x7/ F5.6
Camera: Sbig STF8300 Mono @ -10C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader 7nm Ha (8x15min), Baader 8.5nm OIII (8x15min), Baader 8nm SII (8x15min) Total Exposure 6 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:None
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding
Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

Horsehead & Flame Nebula

Location: Athens - Atlas 5 Observatory 
Date: 11/12/2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 200mm 6x7/ F5.6
Camera: Sbig STF8300 Mono @ -10C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader 7nm Ha (39x20min), Baader 8.5nm OIII (18x15min), Baader 8nm SII (18x20min) Total Exposure 23,5 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:None
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding
Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

Rosette Nebula

Location: Athens - Atlas 5 Observatory 
Date: 2-3/12/2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 200mm 6x7/ F5.6
Lens: Pentax SMC 90mm 6x7/ F5.6
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono @ -5C

Camera: Sbig STF8300 Mono @ -10C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader 7nm Ha (14x20min), Baader 8.5nm OIII (20x10min), Baader 8nm SII (12x20min) Total Exposure 12 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:None
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding

Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

Heart & Soul Nebula

Location: Alexandroupoli Greece 4-7 August 2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 90mm 6x7/ F4
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono @ 0C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader 7nm Ha (42x10min), Baader 8.5nm OIII (42x10min), Baader 8nm SII (24x10min) Total Exposure 18 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:BIAS (30), DARK (24), FLATS (30)
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding

Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

Full Moon 18th of August 2016

Location: Alexandroupoli Greece 18th of August 2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 200mm 6x7/ F8
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono @ 0C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader LRGB 150x0.001sec. Total exposure less than a minute.
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:BIAS (30), DARK (24), FLATS (30)
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding

Processing :Registax, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

Location: Alexandroupoli Greece 8-9 of August 2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 135mm 6x7/ F5.6
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono @ 0C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader Red (45x2min), Baader Green (45x2min), Baader Blue (45x2min) Total Exposure 4,5 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:BIAS (30), DARK (30), FLATS (30)
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding 
Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

Perseids 2016 Meteor shower

Location: Alexandroupoli Greece 12 August 2016
Lens: Canon 10-18mm STM @10mm and  F4.5
Camera: Canon 700DTotal Exposure 10sec ISO 1600
Mount : Photographic Tripod
Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.


The focus point was not good but I had the chance to capture it.

SADR AREA - Widefield

Location: Alexandroupoli Greece 25-27 July 2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 90mm 6x7/ F5.6
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono @ 0C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader 7nm Ha (34x10min), Baader 8.5nm OIII (43x10min), Baader 8nm SII (37x10min) Total Exposure 19 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:BIAS (30), DARK (24), FLATS (30)
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding

Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

This area has a lot to give. In the future I will try to make a mosaic of the cygnus constellation.

NGC 7000 & IC 5070 Widefield Hubble

Location: Alexandroupoli Greece 31 July - 2 August 2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 90mm 6x7/ F4
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono @ 0C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader 7nm Ha (42x10min), Baader 8.5nm OIII (38x10min), Baader 8nm SII (40x10min) Total Exposure 20 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:BIAS (30), DARK (24), FLATS (30)
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding 
Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

Moon @45%

Location: Athens 11/7/2016 - Atlas 5 Observatory
Lens: Pentax SMC 200mm 6x7/ & 2x Pentax 6x7 Extender / 400mm @ F16
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono
Filter wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader Luminance (80x0.001 sec), Total exposure less than one second.
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding :
Calibration Frames:
Capture : Nebulosity
Processing :Registax6, Pixinsight.

A small test of the 2x Pentax extender.

Pelican Nebula IC 5070

Location: Atlas 5 Observatory Athens Greece 4-8 July 2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 200mm 6x7/ F5.6
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono @ 0C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader 7nm Ha (33x10min), Baader 8.5nm OIII (30x10min), Baader 8nm SII (31x10min) Total Exposure 13 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:BIAS (30), DARK (24), FLATS (30)
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding

Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

Very good result for the pelican nebula. Dedicated to the Atlas team. 

Tulip Nebula Sh2-101

Location: Atlas 5 Observatory Athens Greece 8-11 July 2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 200mm 6x7/ F5.6
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono @ 0C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader 7nm Ha (26x10min), Baader 8.5nm OIII (27x10min), Baader 8nm SII (26x10min) Total Exposure 13 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:BIAS (30), DARK (24), FLATS (30)
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding

Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

Very nice target but very difficult to shoot through light polluted Athens. Although the result is very good.

Veil Nebula Widefield - RGB & Hubble Palette

Location: Atlas 5 Observatory Athens Greece 11-12 June 2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 135mm 6x7/ F4
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono @ 0C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader 7nm Ha (26x10min), Baader 8.5nm OIII (24x10min), Total Exposure 8 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:BIAS (30), DARK (12), FLATS (30)
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding

Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

First light for this lens as well. At F5.6 the lens provides a superb result even at below average total exposure time. Do not forget that we are shooting through light polluted Athens.

Atlas 5 Observatory Athens Greece - Updated

IC 1396 Elephant's trunk nebula widefield. RGB (biocolor) & Hubble Palette

Location: Atlas 5 Observatory Athens Greece 2-6 June 2016
Lens: Pentax SMC 90mm 6x7/ F4
Camera: ATIK 314L+ Mono @ 0C
Filter Wheel: Starlight Express 7x1.25
Filters: Baader 7nm Ha (45x10min), Baader 8.5nm OIII (27x10min), Baader 8nm SII (24x10min) Total Exposure 16 Hours
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Guiding : Finder 50mm with QHY5L-II colour
Calibration Frames:BIAS (30), DARK (12), FLATS (30)
Capture : Nebulosity, PHD Guiding

Processing :DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop.

 





 First light from my observatory with this superb photographic lens. Very sharp, good value for money and much better quality than other expensive telescopes.

ATLAS 5 Observatory

Jupiter

Telescope: Celestron C8
Mount: EQ6 Synscan
Camera: QHY5LII-Colour
Filters: Baader IR/UV Cut
Barlow: Televue 2x Barlow & WO 1.6x
Guiding : No guiding
Exposures: 1600 frames / 1min
Location : Athens, Greece