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Mt. Shasta Lenticular Clouds at Night

Posted on October 11, 2016 by bryan1ac

Captured August 30th from Little Mount Hoffman.  The night of August 29th-30th eventually clouded over.  But before it did, we were treated to some of Mount Shasta’s localized weather and lenticular clouds. Sony α7s ii and 35mm f/1.8 Zeiss. 10 … Continue reading →

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NGC 1579 and Surrounding Dust Lanes

Posted on September 12, 2016 by bryan1ac

Here’s the first of my processed astrophotos from my Little Mount Hoffman imaging trip this year.  NGC 1579 is a faint, somewhat low contrast target, perfect for the excellent Bortle scale 2 darkness skies sitting over 7,300′ in elevation. NGC 1579 … Continue reading →

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Messier 31

Posted on August 15, 2016 by bryan1ac

First light image of Messier 31 from last weekend with the new QHY16200A CCD camera! This has a slightly zoomed-in perspective at this focal length. Captured with the AP130GT at f/6.3 (819mm focal length). The camera is awesome! So much … Continue reading →

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Messier 83, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

Posted on July 28, 2016 by bryan1ac

Quick process from TSP 2014. Just 5 x 120 second images, captured with the QHY11 and Celestron RASA 11″.

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Messier 101

Posted on June 22, 2016 by bryan1ac

Messier 101 luminance only, just a few 5 minute shots with the Parsec 8300M under mediocre seeing conditions. My filter wheel started acting up and it’s basically time to upgrade camera and filter wheel!  I’m looking forward to getting the QHY16200 … Continue reading →

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Milky Way Over the Texas Star Party

Posted on May 28, 2016 by bryan1ac

This Milky Way Over the Texas Star Party time lapse spans 3.8 hours starting around midnight 5/4/2016 over the Prude Ranch’s upper star field at the Texas Star Party. Canon 60Da, 25 second shots, 10 second interval, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8, ISO 2500.  … Continue reading →

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Mercury Transit May 9, 2016

Posted on April 28, 2016 by bryan1ac

Get Ready for the Mercury Transit May 9, 2016! Solar Kick-Off: Telescope Tips  If you’re into astronomy like me, you’re chomping at the bit to experience the solar eclipse coming up in August 2017.  This eclipse promises to be a … Continue reading →

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New Hydrogen-Alpha Solar Telescope

Posted on April 20, 2016 by bryan1ac

I am excited to have purchased a new Lunt LS50T Hydrogen-Alpha Solar Telescope at NEAF from Woodland Hills Camera and Telescope. I went for the double-stack option to narrow the bandpass to just 0.5 Angstroms.  It’s amazing how much detail … Continue reading →

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Releasing More Images

Posted on March 30, 2016 by bryan1ac

There are still many astroimages that I haven’t processed, or have processed but didn’t bother posting.  In an effort to revamp my own imaging effort, I will be releasing more images.  Some will be revisited, reprocessed, or simply posted for the first … Continue reading →

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M81, M82 and NGC 3077

Posted on February 13, 2016 by bryan1ac

The shortest of the 3 images taken on the weekend of February 6th.  This is ordinarily a galaxy duo, but this particular frame also captures the more obscure NGC 3077 galaxy seen on the far bottom right. Just 10 x … Continue reading →

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