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HOTSHOTS SEPTEMBER 29

W The
Lobster
Nebula

DELBERSON
TIAGO DE SOUZA,
SILVÂNIA, BRAZIL,
24 JUNE 2017
Delberson
says:
“The
Lobster
Nebula
is very faint and it
requires a careful
imaging session and
careful processing.
It has so many
details and great
colours and deserves
a well done job.”
Equipment:
QHY163M mono CCD
camera, Orion ED80
apo refractor,
Sky-Watcher HEQ5
Pro SynScan mount.
T Saturn W The Dumbell Nebula

RONALD PIACENTI JR, BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL, MATT DUNFORD, SHROPSHIRE, 18 JUNE 2017
11 JUNE 2017 Matt says: “The skies where I am
Ronald says: “The position of the are light polluted so I am limited
planet was east at an altitude of in how far I can go with exposure.
49°. There was some turbulence This was starting to overexpose,
and the seeing was regular, but but I was able to bring it back in
still I managed to capture an possessing. It was my first shoot with a guide
image I was pleased with. On previous camera and wow, what a difference it makes!
attempts I had failed to capture this target.” I can’t wait for some clear skies to get back out
there, as the weather has been a let-down lately.”
Equipment: ZWO ASI120MC CMOS camera,
Celestron C6 XLT Schmidt Cassegrain, Equipment: Canon EOS 700D DSLR camera,
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro SynScan mount. Sky-Watcher Explorer-200P Newtonian,
Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro equatorial mount.

The Veil Nebula X

DAVID CANNON, HAMILTON, 17 JULY 2017
David says: “The only scope I
have that can cover an area of
this size is my 3-inch refractor.
I have imaged parts of the nebula
with larger scopes, but I wanted
the whole nebula in one image. I was amazed
how well it came out due to it being shot in
summer from a light-polluted back garden.”
Equipment: Canon EOS 60Da DSLR camera,
Altair Astro Starwave 70ED triplet apo refractor,
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro SynScan mount.

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