Astrophoto: Sun – summer solstice 06/24/23

The Sun – 3 days after summer solstice close to the meridian.

Astrophoto: Great Hercules Cluster – Messier 13 – 06/23

Clearly rounder and less inflated stars. The development of the new material from last summer has paid off.

Astrophoto: Galaxy Cluster – Abell 2151 – 06/23

Reprocessed 2024: Now … this reprocessing was really worth it. This one brought more galaxies to light than the one before.

Astrophoto: Pinwheel Galaxy – Messier 101 – 06/23

My 2023 photo of the 21.000.000 LJ away Pinwheel Galaxy. Significantly sharper structures and rounder stars. These are the improvements of the new workflow.

Astrophoto: Owl Nebula – Messier 97 – 05/23

Messier 97 – the first half, about 2 hours, of collected light with my VISAC at 1800mm.

Messier 3, Mai’23

Messier 3 – One of the bright globular clusters in spring. Here a one-hour-integration with my VISAC astrograph.

Astrophoto: Messier 53 – 04/23

Messier 53 – As I found out, a very tough object to make the first steps using an OAG at 1800m. After all a very successful evening with an Astrophoto as a result.

3D Adapter between Takahashi FS-60CB and TSOAG9

My 3D printed model to use a TSOAG9 with a Takahashi FS-60CB. It works like a charm and makes a perfect mobile setup.

Takahashi FS-60CB First Light with TS-OAG9

Star Test with this setup: Takahashi FS-60CB, 1.04 Flattener, APS-C, TS-OAG9, Pegasus Astro Focus Cube and a self-printed Adapter.

My mobile Power-Supply for Astrophotography

Here is what i have chosen as my mobile power supply for Astrophotography.

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