May 2024 OOTM was M51, Whirlpool Galaxy.
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- object: Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
- imaged by: Jared Case
- image capture/processing details: Captured with a 130mm Refractor, at 737mm focal length. The camera was a monochrome 2600MC.
- Red : 1hr 15min @ 180s
- Blue : 1hr 15min @ 180s
- Green: 1hr 15min @ 180s
- HA : 2hrs 4min @ 240s
- Lum: 4hrs 40min @ 180s
- location: Highland, MD
- date: May 2024
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April 2024 OOTM was the North American Total Solar Eclipse.
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- object: Total Solar Eclipse
- imaged by: Gene Handler
- image capture/processing details: Totality from Arkansas. This is a stack of 150 x 1/30s + 43 x 1/4000s
exposures through an 8" f/4 reflector. (re-uploaded w/ slight crop)
- location: Arkansas
- date: April 8, 2024
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March 2024 Objective: Pick an object in the constellation Leo.
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- object: Leo Triplet
- imaged by: Bennie Palmer
- image capture/processing details: This captures the “Leo Triplet” (M65, M66, NGC3628). Presented is an 87000s (~24 h) integration of an
L RGB capture from an Astrotech 130@f7 fl910mm, 0.80 FR scope with ASI2600mm camera using Optolong filters, ASIAIR, and was off-axis
guided with an ASI290 mono camera. It was cheerfully processed using magical technology contained in StarTools, Siril, Gimp.
- location: Ellicott City, MD
- date: March 2024
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Jan/Feb 2024 OOTM was the Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443)
TIE: Bennie Palmer and Lee Amoss
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- object: Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443),
a galactic supernova remnant in the constellation Gemini.
- imaged by: Bennie Palmer
- image capture/processing details: captured for 19.5 hr in narrowband filters and is presented as an SOH mapping onto the RGB pallet. Using an Astrotech 130 refractor setup as f7 with a focal length of 980mm with a 0.80 focal reducer. An ASI2600mm mono camera was used and controlled by an ASIAIR plus on an iOptron CEM70 equatorial mount guided by an ASI174 off axis.
Processed in Siril on an iMac with lots of fun discovering the filaments, structure and colors of this enjoyable target.
- location: Ellicott City, MD
- date: Jan/Feb 2024
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- object: Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443),
a galactic supernova remnant in the constellation Gemini.
- imaged by: Lee Amoss
- image capture/processing details: Redcat 71 telescope @ 350mm. Captured with a ASI2600MC color camera with Askar D1 (Ha & Oiii) and D2 (Sii & Oiii) 6nm dual band filters. 15hrs 10mins total integration time. Processed in SHO palette using SIril and Photoshop.
- location: Mount Airy, MD
- date: Jan/Feb 2024
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