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Freeport, IL  USA
18 April 2023
12:48 CDT

QHY5III 178M
Lunt Solar 50mm Ha w/B400
Double Stack

350mm
Celestron NexStar SE
1994
75%


AutoStakkert!3

Registax6/Topaz AI
Photoshop

Hydrogen-Alpha Image of the Sun. Sunspot areas 3272 to 3284. Large Spot in the center is 3282.

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Freeport, IL  USA
01 March 2023
18:30 CST

Sony A6000
400
1200 mm
700 mSec
Single Frame
Celestron C9.25

Celestron NexStar SE


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Jupiter (left) and Venus (right) in the Western sky about 1 hour after sunset. 

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Freeport, IL  USA
21 May 2023
20:46 CDT

Sony A6000
1250
1/90, 1/125,1/200,1/250
10 Sec MP4

Celestron C5
1250mm
Celestron NexStar SE


PIPP
AutoStakkert!3

Registax6
Photomatix Pro

Photoshop

The Moon at 2 days.  This was 4 images from 10 Sec Videos then HDR Processed.

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Freeport, IL  USA
07 May 2023
11:09 CDT

QHY5III 178M
Lunt Solar 50mm Ha w/B400
Double Stack

350mm
Celestron NexStar SE
1997
75%


AutoStakkert!3

Registax6/Topaz AI
Photoshop

Hydrogen-Alpha Image of the Sun. Sunspot areas 3396 to 3299. Large Spot to right of center is 3297.

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Freeport, IL  USA
07 May 2023
11:37 CDT

ASI294MC Pro
Celestron C5

1250mm
Celestron NexStar SE
1619
75%


AutoStakkert!3

Registax6/Topaz AI
Photoshop

White Light Image of the Sun. Sunspot areas 3396 to 3299. Large Spot to right of center is 3297.

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Freeport, IL  USA
24 May 2023
9m 0s

ASI 294MC Pro
285
90 Sec
ES 127 Triplet

952mm f/7.5
Ioptron CEM 40


DeepSkyStacker
Pixinsight

Photoshop

1 Session on May 24. Used Darks and Flats.

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Freeport, IL  USA
26 May 2023
22:17 CDT

ASI 662MC
275
1/60
3587 20%

Celestron C9.25
2350mm
Celestron Evolution


AutoStakkert!3

Registax6
Photoshop

The Moon at 7 days.  

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Freeport, IL  USA
19 June 2023
21:18 CDT

Sony A6000
1250
1/45, 1/60, 1/125
10 Sec MP4

Celestron C5
1250mm
Celestron NexStar SE


PIPP
AutoStakkert!3

Registax6
Photomatix Pro

Photoshop

The Moon at 2 days.  This was 3 images from 10 Sec Videos then HDR Processed.

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Freeport, IL  USA
08 June 2023
17:54 CDT

QHY5III 178M
Lunt Solar 50mm Ha w/B400
Single Stack

350mm
Celestron NexStar SE
995
80%


AutoStakkert!3

Registax6/Topaz AI
Photoshop

Hydrogen-Alpha Image of the Sun. Stacked Sun Image then added transit frames in Photoshop onto base image. Total transit time of 1.47 seconds.

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Freeport, IL  USA
08 June 2023
17:54 CDT

QHY5III 178M
Lunt Solar 50mm Ha w/B400
Single Stack

350mm
Celestron NexStar SE
995
80%


AutoStakkert!3

Registax6/Topaz AI
Photoshop

Cropped image to show detail from the ISS.

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Freeport, IL  USA
19 June 2023
14:23 CDT

QHY5III 178M
Lunt Solar 50mm Ha w/B400
Double Stack

350mm
Celestron NexStar SE
1000
80%


AutoStakkert!3

Registax6/Topaz AI
Photoshop

Hydrogen-Alpha Image of the Sun.

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Freeport, IL  USA
20 June 2023
21:19 CDT

ASI662MC w/2x Expander
Celestron C9.25

2350mm
Celestron NexStar Evolution
902
50%


AutoStakkert!3

Registax6/Topaz AI
Photoshop

Taken using Antilia Venus and Ultraviolet Venus-U Filter.  Very difficult to focus. 

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Freeport, IL  USA
13 June 2023
04:47 CDT

Sony A6000
Celestron C5
1250mm

Celestron NexStar


AutoStakkert!3

Registax6
Photoshop

Stacked over exposured to get moons and merged with normal exposure image using Photoshop. 




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