5/29/2022 Los Angeles, CA (Bortle Class 9) Nikon Z6 William Optics GT71 71mm f/5.9 Triplet Refractor Optolong L-Pro 2″ Deep Sky Filter Sky-Watcher Sky Adventurer Mount 92 lights; ISO 400; 60-second exposures, stacked 72 flats; 50 darks; 80 biases The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral… Continue reading M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
Category: astrophotography
Earth’s Moon (Luna) During Lunar Eclipse
5/15/2022 Los Angeles, CA (Bortle Class 9) Nikon Z6 William Optics GT71 71mm f/5.9 Triplet Refractor Optolong L-Pro 2″ Deep Sky Filter Sky-Watcher Sky Adventurer Mount One Shot Color (OSC) ISO 100; 1/200 second exposure
Earth’s Moon (Luna) During Lunar Eclipse
5/15/2022 Los Angeles, CA (Bortle Class 9) Nikon Z6 William Optics GT71 71mm f/5.9 Triplet Refractor Optolong L-Pro 2″ Deep Sky Filter Sky-Watcher Sky Adventurer Mount One Shot Color (OSC); Time-lapse ISO 100; 10-second exposures
M42 Orion Nebula and Running Man Nebula (NGC 1973/5/7)
1/30/2022 Los Angeles, CA (Bortle Class 9) Nikon Z6 William Optics GT71 71mm f/5.9 Triplet Refractor Optolong L-Pro 2″ Deep Sky Filter Sky-Watcher Sky Adventurer Mount 80 lights; ISO 800; 60-second exposures, stacked 60 flats; 60 darks; 60 biases
M42 Orion Nebula
1/1/2022 Los Angeles, CA (Bortle Class 9) Nikon Z6 William Optics GT71 71mm f/5.9 Triplet Refractor Optolong L-Pro 2″ Deep Sky Filter Sky-Watcher Sky Adventurer Mount 50 lights; ISO 1600; 20-second exposures, stacked no flats, darks or biases
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
12/9/2021 Los Angeles, CA (Bortle Class 9) Nikon Z6 William Optics GT71 71mm f/5.9 Triplet Refractor Optolong L-Pro 2″ Deep Sky Filter Sky-Watcher Sky Adventurer Mount 100 lights; ISO 16,000; 10-second exposures, stacked no flats, darks or biases
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
12/14/2020 Joshua Tree, CA (Bortle Class 4) Nikon Z6 (24-70mm lens) Sky-Watcher Sky Adventurer Mount One Shot Color (OSC) ISO 2000; 240 second exposure