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Posts Made By: Maciej Kapkowski

July 17, 2013 06:33 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

New project: Van den Berg CCD catalog

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
Hi,
I've just start my new project: to make full CCD catalog of VdB objects. Probably is not the new idea- I've seen something like that in T.Davis gallery, but the idea itself is very exciting smile
Pictures are just preview as they are cropped and resized from my full frame setup, but....it is just to show shape, colour and size. In the nearest future you will find list of constellations>drawing of constellation with marked positions of objects>object description with size and some comments.

Project started already. Some of the previews you can see there : http://www.astrofun.pl/index.php/ccd-vdb-catalogue
Enjoy!

July 23, 2013 11:53 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Sh2-113 Flying Dragon Nebula & Sh2-114

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
Extremely dim but fantastic objects.
Taken with Veloce RH 200 ( f3) and STL 11000 with Baader 7 nm Ha filter.
32x1800 sec ( total 16 hours of exposure smile

Sh2-114 is below and a bit to the left from Dragon.

Better quality you can find in my gallery: http://www.astrofun.pl/index.php/gallery/category/4-nebulas.

HaRGB version will come soon smile

Enjoy!

August 9, 2013 05:22 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Rho Ophiuchi region

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
This colorfull region is filled with IC, VdB and NGC objects.
Setup: Takahashi FSQ 106N, SBIG STL 11000, Tkahashi EM-200. Camera was water cooled down to -20C.
LRGB 120:60:60:60 min. 10 mins subs.
Taken from Ierapetra, Crete, Greece during my astroholidays smile

Enjoy!

Better quality as usuall you can see in my gallery : www.astrofun.pl

August 15, 2013 04:55 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

IC 4592 Blue Horsehead Nebula

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
This suppose to be a part of Rho Ophiuchi complex as well as IC 4601 (in the upper right corner of the picture). Central part of Horsehead ( Horseseye) is also named as VdB100.
Setup: FSQ 106 N, STL 11000, EM-200.
LRGB-3:1:1:1 h. Subs 10 mins.

Better quality will be soon in my gallery : www.astrofun.pl

Enjoy!

September 1, 2013 05:35 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Sh2-113 Flying Dragon Nebula

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
Nice region of Cygnus . There is also Sh2-114 bit to left and down.
Taken with Veloce RH200 and STL 11000.
Ha: 10 h ( 30 mins subs) RGB 5x300 secs each channel.

Better quality you can find in my gallery: www.astrofun.pl

September 1, 2013 05:40 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

LBN 552 in Draco

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
Very high on the sky ( dec 78) there is a nice dark nebula in Draco.
Taken with Veloce RH200 and STL 11000.
Luminancje - 12x10 mins. RGB 5x300 each channel.

Better quality in my gallery: www.astrofun.pl

October 15, 2013 09:56 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

West from beta Cephei

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
This mosaic picture was taken through the last two years with different optics ( Takahashi FSQ 106N and Officina Stellare Veloce RH200 ) and STL 11000 camera.
On the left side- VdB 141 Ghost Nebula, centrally NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, fnally - on the right - large LBN 468 with lot of Herbig Haro objects.
Covering around 5 degrees of the sky.

Better quality you can find in my gallery : www.astrofun.pl

Enjoy!

October 16, 2013 07:14 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

East from beta Cephei

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
Next mosaic picture of Cepheus area.
From Vdb 150 ( with VdB 149 ) to VdB 152. Delicate red crescent with blue nebulosity below VdB 152 this is planetary nebula DeHT 5.

Better quality as usual in my gallery : www.astrofun.pl

October 16, 2013 09:20 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

LBN 1251

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
A dark, separated cloud of dust in Cepheus.
One of my last photos from September.
Officina Stellare Veloce RH 200 and STL 11000.

Better quality in my gallery : www.astrofun.pl

October 25, 2013 11:08 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Sh2-173 in Cassiopeia

Posted By Maciej Kapkowski
This nebula is sometimes called " The mask of the Phantom of Opera" due to famous Andrews Lloyds Weber performance..You can also find the mask if you have some imagination smile
Setup: Veloce RH 200, STL 11000.

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