Astrophotography
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@DustinB3403 No, it depends on where Jupiter is in the sky, where Earth and Jupiter are in their orbits relative to each other, Earth's rotation/angle, my camera's rotation, and my telescope's positioning.
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@DustinB3403 maybe it's also helpful to know that Jupiter's axis of rotation is roughly 3 degrees compared to Earth's 23.5 degrees. But we would see Jupiter at any angle depending on when we look at it.
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Dumbbell Nebula (M27, Apple Core Nebula)
2024.10.19 @ 22:00
Alt: 70°The Dumbbell Nebula is one of the brightest planetary nebulae in the sky, located around 1,360 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula. What you’re seeing is the glowing remnants of a dying star that has shed its outer layers, with the central star still visible at the core. The distinctive "Apple Core" or "Dumbbell" shape comes from the expanding gas.
Interestingly, M27 was the first planetary nebula to ever be discovered, by Charles Messier in 1764.
Setup:
C8-XLT + f/6.3 reducer
iOptron mount, tracking
Ares-C Pro camera
Optolong L-Pro filter
SharpCap Pro & SirilTotal exposure time: 6 hours and 15 minutes
Focal length: 1208mm
Processing: minimal, time & weather constraints
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Cocoon Nebula (IC5146)
2024.10.24 @ 22:00
Alt: 73°The Cocoon Nebula, also known as IC5146, is a fascinating emission and reflection nebula located about 3,300 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This nebula is a stellar nursery where new stars are forming, with a bright central star that illuminates the surrounding gas and dust, giving the nebula its soft, cocoon-like appearance. The Cocoon is linked to a dark nebula, a dense, starless region called Barnard 168, which stretches out like a trail behind it, obscuring the background stars.
The Cocoon Nebula sits in one of the Milky Way’s richest star fields, so it's dark trail and glowing cloud stand out even more against a sea of distant stars.
Setup:
C8-XLT + f/6.3 reducer @ 1208mm focal length
iOptron mount, tracking
Ares-C Pro camera
Optolong L-Pro filter
SharpCap Pro & SirilTotal exposure time: 8 hours
Processing: mediocre
