The Dumbbell Nebula, M27
The Eastern Veil Nebula
Haim says: “One of the biggest challenges doing astrophotography from a very light-polluted area is getting good colours. I did most of the RGB at the zenith to avoid as much light pollution as I could.
I was surprised that the final colours came out so beautifully.”
Equipment: QSI 583wsg mono camera, Sky-Watcher P250 Newtonian, Sky-Watcher EQ6 mount Exposure: Ha 183 x 5’, RGB 34 x 33’ each Software: MaximDL, Photoshop
Tom says: “No summer is complete without imaging this nebula. This was my first time using the automated focus routines in Sequence Generator Pro software – what a difference it’s made when imaging in warmer weather, eliminating the need to ‘babysit’ the focuser.”
Equipment: ZWO ASI 071MC-Pro camera, Meade LX90 SCT, Celestron CGEM DX mount Exposure: 58 x 60” Software: SG Pro, PixInsight