See the Moon through an 1000mm Newtonian telescope

See the Moon through a 1000mm Newtonian telescope. This short video gives a first impression of how it is to look through a telescope. Since everyone already saw the moon without a telescope this is a good object because it allows an easy comparison. My telescope has a focal length of 1000mm. As camera I have use the DMK31AU03.AS from “The Image Source”. More details on the equipment can be found on the equipment page. If you are currently thinking about buying your first telescope, maybe this simplifies your decision 🙂

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 20, 2022 at 22:09 pm

Astrophotography – Horsehead Nebula (B33)

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Date2012/12/19
LocationBöblingen / Germany
ObjectHorsehead Nebula (B33)
CameraAtik383L+
Guidingyes, DMK31AU03.AS via OAG
Telescope8" GSO Newtonian
Barlow lensnone
MountEQ6Syntrek
Cooling-15°C
Luminance6x 400s, 2x 800s, bin: 1x1
Red4x 100s, 2x 200s, bin: 2x2
Green4x 100s, 2x 200s, bin: 2x2
Blue4x 100s, 2x 200s, bin: 2x2
Dark3x
Flat-
Total exposure~1h46min.

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 21, 2022 at 21:07 pm

Astrophotography – Orion Nebula (M42 & M43)

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Date2012/11/30
LocationBöblingen / Germany
ObjectOrion Nebula (M42 & M43)
CameraAtik383L+
Guidingyes, DMK31AU03.AS via OAG
Telescope8" GSO Newtonian
Barlow lensnone
MountEQ6Syntrek
Cooling-15°C
Luminance4x 5s, 4x 10s, 4x 30s, 4x 60s, 4x 100s, 4x 300s, bin: 1x1
Red4x 3s, 4x 10s, 4x 30s, 4x 60s, 4x 100s, bin: 2x2
Green4x 3s, 4x 10s, 4x 30s, 4x 60s, 4x 100s, bin: 2x2
Blue4x 3s, 4x 10s, 4x 30s, 4x 60s, 4x 100s, bin: 2x2
Dark4x
Flat-
Total exposure~1h15min.

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 21, 2022 at 21:11 pm

Astrophotography – California Nebula (NGC1499)

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Date2016/03/09
LocationBöblingen / Germany
ObjectMessier 44 (Star cluster)
CameraAtik383L+
Guidingyes, DMK31AU03.AS via OAG
Telescope8" GSO Newtonian
Barlow lensnone
MountEQ6Syntrek
Cooling-15°C
Luminance6x 300s, bin: 1x1
Red3x 100s, bin: 2x2
Green3x, 100s, bin: 2x2
Blue3x, 100s, bin: 2x2
Dark4x
Flat-
Total exposure~45min.

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 21, 2022 at 23:21 pm

Astrophotography – Pleiades (M45)

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Date2012/10/12
LocationBöblingen / Germany
ObjectPleiades (M45)
CameraAtik383L+
Guidingyes, DMK31AU03.AS via OAG
Telescope8" GSO Newtonian
Barlow lensnone
MountEQ6Syntrek
Cooling-15°C
Luminance6x, 300s, bin: 1x1
Red3x, 100s, bin: 2x2
Green3x, 100s, bin: 2x2
Blue3x, 100s, bin: 2x2
Dark4x
Flat-
Total exposure~45m

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 21, 2022 at 23:27 pm