Author: Carsten

Hi, my name is Carsten. As long as I can remember I like nature in all its forms and colours. I like hiking, cycling and travelling all over the world. Furthermore I am interested in astronomy and especially astrophotography. Here I want to share my interests and experiences with you.

Astrophotography – Lagoon Nebula (M8) with DMK31AU03.AS

/ Carsten / Leave a comment
Lagoon Nebula (M8)

Tonight I made a first try with “The Image Source DMK31AU03.AS” on the Lagoon Nebula (M8). This nebula is quite close to the galactic center – that means roughly in this direction is the black hole of our galaxy located!

Here are additional camera parameters I used: Total exposure: ~5m20s, Date: 2012/07/14, Location: Boeblingen / Germany, Camera: DMK31AU03.AS, Telescope: 8″ f/5 GSO Newton, Image type: IR only, L: 8x 40s (IR), Camera settings: Auto max value: 1/30 (auto), Auto reference: 126, Brightness: 20, Gamma: 100, Gain: 1023.

Date2012/07/14
LocationBöblingen / Germany
ObjectM8 (Lagoon Nebula)
CameraDMK31AU03.AS
Guidingnone
Telescope8" GSO Newtonian
Barlow lensnone
MountEQ6Syntrek
Coolingnone
Luminance8x 40s
Rednone
Greennone
Bluenone
Dark4x
Flatnone
Total exposure~5m20sec.

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 22, 2022 at 12:02 pm

Saturn with DMK31AU03.AS

/ Carsten / Leave a comment
Saturn - 2012/06/26

This is my very first try to take a photo of Saturn. This picture made it into my favorite pictures gallery.

Date2012/06/26
LocationBöblingen / Germany
ObjectM33 (Triangulum Galaxy)
CameraDMK31AU03.AS
Guidingnone
Telescope8" GSO Newtonian
Barlow lensnone
MountEQ6Syntrek
Coolingnone
Luminance8x
Rednone
Greennone
Bluenone
Dark5x
Flatnone
Total exposure~1 sec.

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 22, 2022 at 21:10 pm

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) with DMK31AU03.AS

/ Carsten / Leave a comment
Whirlpool Galaxy M51

Tonight I imaged my first galaxy using my DMK31AU03.AS! To me this is absolutely fascinating! 🙂 I also published my image here. Here are some more camera details: Auto max value: 1/15 (auto), Auto reference: 126, Brightness: 15, Gamma: 100, Gain: 930. For stacking I used giotto V2.21.

Date2012/06/23 - 21:30 UTC
LocationBöblingen / Germany
ObjectM33 (Triangulum Galaxy)
CameraDMK31AU03.AS
Guidingnone
Telescope8" GSO Newtonian
Barlow lensnone
MountEQ6Syntrek
Coolingnone
Luminance14x 110s
Rednone
Greennone
Bluenone
Dark8x
Flatnone
Total exposure~26min.

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 22, 2022 at 12:13 pm

Imaging Globular Cluster (M5) with DMK31AU03.AS

/ Carsten / Leave a comment
Globular Cluster M5

Further camera settings: Auto max value: 1/15 (auto), Auto reference: 126, Brightness: 5, Gamma: 100, Gain: 500. I also published the image here. For stacking I used giotto V2.21.

Date2012/06/22 - 21:30 UTC
LocationBöblingen / Germany
ObjectM5 (Globular Cluster)
CameraDMK31AU03.AS
Guidingnone
Telescope8" GSO Newtonian
Barlow lensnone
MountEQ6Syntrek
Coolingnone
Luminance6x 65s (IR)
Rednone
Greennone
Bluenone
Dark5x
Flatnone
Total exposure6m30s

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 22, 2022 at 12:22 pm

DMK31AU03.AS on Globular Cluster M13

/ Carsten / Leave a comment
Globular Cluster M13 - 2012/05/20
Date2012/05/20
LocationBöblingen / Germany
ObjectGlobular Cluster M13
CameraDMK31AU03.AS
Guidingno
Telescope8" GSO Newtonian
Barlow lensnone
MountEQ6Syntrek
Cooling-15°C
Luminance12x 19s, bin: 1x1
Red-
Green-
Blue-
Dark20x
Flat20x
Total exposure~3m48s

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 22, 2022 at 14:45 pm