MadMan's Astronomy and Astrophotography Pages - Photos of the Week
Photos of The 'Week' (or whenever skies allow) - Feb, 2019-June, 2019

Lots of rain so mostly tweeking on the observatory.  Have been back on the Tak and SX
Trius 814 - as well as some video with the ED80 and ASI 174MM.  Results below.   Newest at
top to Oldest at bottom.  Enjoy!
Flower Moon - May, 2019 and March, 2019 Supermoon:

Explore Scientific ED80 and ZWO ASI174MM - RGB - Best
2,000 out of about 9,000 frames.  Somewhat different choices
of processing style.  Captured with FireCapture.
Quick M106 and NGC 4217 - about 6 hours.  Tak FSQ 106
EDxiii @ f5.0, SX Trius 814, Astrodon L,R,G,B and Ha filters.
Astrometrics
Observatory Update - Plaque added and wide-angle interior view
Messier 4 (left) and Messier 5 (right):
Killing time withe Tak and Trius 814.  About 10 minutes total RGB time
on each.  Makes me want clearer skies and more time on Globulars.
Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula:
About 7 hours over 3 weeks of bad skies.  Tak FSQ 106 Edxiii (f5), Trius 814.  Astrodon L,R,G,B,Ha and Oiii filters.  Various processing formats as shown below.  PixInsight and PS.
Various pre and post luminance overlay
processing formats - Screencapture of PI.
Ha (5nm filter) - 2 h 15 m of 15
minute subs.
Oiii (5nm filter) - 2 h 15 m of 15
minute subs.
LRGB - 3 hours of 5m subs
(L bin 1x1, RGB bin 2x2)
HaRed_GB_HaLum-5h30m
HaRed_G_OIIIBlue_HaLum_7h30m - Stars from LRGB
Messier 8 and Messier 20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas:
RGB = Tak FSQ106 - Canon 6D (mod) - 60 x 5 minute sub-frames.  Ha and Oiii = Simultaneous imaging with a Canon
EF 70-200 zoom @ 200 fl, SXVR-H694 CCD and Baader Ha (7nm) and Oiii (8.5nm) Narrow band filters - 12 x 15
minute sub-frames each filter.  Various processing formats as shown below.  PixInsight.
RGB (5hrs) + HaLum (3hrs)
Red=Ha, Green= Ha 40% +
Oiii 60%, Blue = Oiii.
Ha = 3 hrs
Oiii = 3 hrs
HaRed + HaLum +
OiiiLum (for blue)
RGB = 5 hrs
RGB = 5 hrs w/ spikes