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August 2011 Challenge (NGC7129) by Oleg Bryzgalov:
This picture was photographed on July 23- August 4, 2011 in Khlepcha observatory, Ukraine. Equipment: reflector S&D 254 mm. f/4.7 Mount WhiteSwan-180, camera QSI-583wsg, Tevevue Paracorr-2. Off-axis guidecamera Orion SSAG. LRGB filter set Baader Planetarium. LRGB: 275 : 250 : 250 : 250 min, all unbinned. Processed Pixinsight 1.7 and Photoshop CS5.
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September 2011 Challenge (NGC1333) by M07 (Emil):
Technical Details: Optics: 12" ASA Astrograph at F/3.6 Mount: ASA DDM 85 Camera: SBIG STL-11000M Filters: Astronomik LRGB filters Dates/Times: 30 August, 1 September 2011 Location: Rozhen Exposure Details: L = 120 min, R = 110 min., G = 100 min.,B = 120 min.; Subexposures: 10 minutes Acquisition: CCD Soft Processing: PixInsight, Photoshop CS
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October 2011 Challenge (IC 410) by Warren (rigel123)
IC410 imaged on the nights of Oct 29 - 31.
ED80T
ATIK314L+
Atlas EQ-G
Orion HA, OIII, SII filters in 5 place Orion Filter Wheel
Orion Mini Guidescope and SSAG/PHD
18X600 sec of HA, OIII and SII Stacked in DSS, processed in PS CS4 Hubble Pallette, HA=Green, SII=Red and OIII=Blue
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November 2011 Challenge by J.P.M (IC405)
Technical details:
Three hours of H-alpha with a superfast Canon EF 200mm f1.8 monster lens and QHY9 camera.
S-II & O-III, only 40min for both, with Tokina AT-x 300mm f2.8 lens and QHY8, Baader filters.
Quiding, Meade LX200 GPS 12" and Lodestar guider.
Processing work flow:
Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.
Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack2.
Deconvolution with a CCDStack2 Positive Constraint, 33 iterations, added at 35% weight
Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.
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December 2011 Challenge by ManuelJ (M1)
Telescope: Planewave CDK 17" F/6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph Mount: Paramount ME Camera: FLI PL 16803 Without Cover Slip Filters: Astrodon Ha 3nm, OIII 3nm, FLI LRGB Date: November-December 2011 FWHM: 2" Processing: Pixinsight, Excalibrator
Ha+L : Ha+R : G : B
Total Exposure: 15,5 hours
Ha: 17x1800 seconds (8,5 hours) L: 5x1800 seconds (2,5 hour) R bin 2x2: 3x1800 seconds (1,5 hour) G bin 2x2: 3x1800 seconds (1,5 hour) B bin 2x2: 3x1800 seconds (1,5 hour)
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January 2012 Challenge by kpendlebury (NGC 2175)
Captured with: Sequence Generator Pro Processed with: PixInsight 1.7 Scope: Stellarvue SV105T Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma 2 Guide: 80mm Orion ST80; QHY IMG0H (w/ PHD) Camera: QHY9M Filters: 12nm Ha, OIII, SII Field Flattener: Stellarvue SFF7-21 Sub Time: 15m Ha, OIII, SII Exposure Time: (Ha: 240m; OIII: 180m; SII: 180m) Palette: HST Temperature: -15C Location: Canyon of the Eagles, TX
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February 2012 Challenge (PuWe1) by ManuelJ
Telescope: Planewave CDK 17" F/6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph Mount: Paramount ME Camera: FLI PL 16803 Without Cover Slip Filters: Astrodon Ha 3nm, OIII 3nm Date: December 2011 - February 2012 FWHM: 2" Processing: Pixinsight
Total Exposure: 64,5 hours
Ha : OIII : OIII
Ha: 98x1800 seconds (49 hours) OIII bin 2x2: 31x1800 seconds (15,5 hours)
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March 2012 Challenge (NGC2170 ) by DeanS:
Epsilon 160, F/3.3, 525mm FLI ML8300, Astrodon Gen2 filters, Lodestar with eFinder guider, AP1200 GTO mount.
12 x 10 min Lum 1x1 12 x 5min ea RGB 2x2
Aquired, calibrated, and stacked with MaximDL V5.16 Final processing with CS5.
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April 2012 Challenge (Jacoby-1) by stephane zoll:
Setup: -Taka FSQ106 f/5 - Atik 4000 (-20°C). - Astrodon Ha & OIII 5nm filters - 1200s subs - 3h20 Halpha, 9h20 OIII - DDP with PixInsight, additional post-treatment with Phtoshp.
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May 2012 Challenge (Leo Quad incl NGC3190) by elbee:
TEC160FL SBIG STL-11000M AP900 Mount Lum: 17x15min; RGB 10x15min each images processed with CCDStack2+ and Photoshop CS3
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June 2012 Challenge (Yerkes-McDonald 16) by Dan Crowson:
Yerkes-McDonald 16 (YM 16, RCW 181 and/or PN G038.7+01.9) is a faint planetary nebula located in Serpens Cauda.
Ha - 20x1800s - 600 minutes - binned 1x1 RGB - 6x300s - 30 minutes each - binned 2x2
690 minutes total exposure - 11 hours 30 minutes
Imaged June 4th-10th and 12th, 2012 with a SBIG ST-8300M on a 6" Astro-Tech AT6RC at f/9 1368mm.
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July 2012 Challenge (sharpless 101) by vpcirc
Shot at NM Skies in Mayhill NM 8 x 900 RGB 16 x 900 Lum 10 x 1800 Ha July 7-18 2012 Stellervue SV 152
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August 2012 Challenge (NGC 281) by Mike Wiles:
Date: August 2012 Location: Goodyear, Arizona Sky Quality Suburban Light Pollution - ZLM 5.2 Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127CF Refractor - 127mm f/7.5 Carbon Fiber Triplet Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO CP3 Camera: SBIG ST-8300m and SBIG FW8-8300 filter wheel Guiding: SBIG ST-i Mono and SBIG OAG-8300 off-axis guider Exposure: 10.5 hours (Ha: 9 x 30 min 1x1, OIII 9 x 20 min 2x2, SII 9 x 20 min 2x2) Capture: Maxim DL 5.18 Calibration & Processing: PixInsight 1.7
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We have no contest entry for September 2012.
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October 2012 Challenge (NGC 1491) by Mike Wiles
Date: September 4th, 6th, 13th & 14th, 2012 and October 4th, 2012 Location: Goodyear, Arizona & Happy Jack, Arizona Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127CF Refractor - 127mm f/7.5 Carbon Fiber Triplet Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO CP3 Camera: SBIG ST-8300m and SBIG FW8-8300 filter wheel Guiding: SBIG ST-i Mono and SBIG OAG-8300 off-axis guider Exposure: 15.75 hours - Ha - 24x1800s 1x1, RGB - 15x300 2x2 each Capture: CCD AutoPilot v5, Maxim DL 5.18 Calibration & Processing: PixInsight 1.7
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November 2012 (NGC 1579) by Oleg Bryzgalov:
Equipment: reflector S&K 200 mm. f/5, mount WhiteSwan-180, camera QSI-583wsg, Tevevue Paracorr-2. Off-axis guidecamera Orion SSAG. LRGB filter set Baader Planetarium. L: 23x900 sec., bin.1, RGB: 14x450-600 sec. each filter, bin.2. Processed Pixinsight 1.7 and Photoshop CS5.
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December 2012 Challenge (Sh2-260) by elbee:
H-alpha only
scope: TEC160FL @ f/7 camera: SBIG STL-11000M filter: 5nm Astrodon H-alpha Exposure: 23x30min (1x1)
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January 2013 (IC 443) by JWalk:
New Mexico Skies Remote Mayhill, NM
Equipment: ASA N10 Newtonian Astrograph FLI Microline 11002 One Shot Color Paramount MX, Borg Guided
Data: 26X1200 Darks, Flats, Bias -40C
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February 2013(NGC2403) by Dan Crowson:
NGC 2403 is an intermediate (between barred and unbarred) spiral galaxy approximately 8 million light-years away in Camelopardalis.
Luminance – 12x900s – 180 minutes – binned 1x1 RGB – 4x900s – 60 minutes each – binned 2x2
360 minutes total exposure – 6 hours
Imaged February 11th, 2013 at the Danville Conservation Area (New Florence, Missouri) with a SBIG ST-8300M on a 6” Astro-Tech AT6RC at f/9 1368mm.
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March 2013 (Sharpless 224) by JWalk:
Sharpless 224 Feb March 2013 NMSkies Remote Mayhill, NM ASA N10 F3.59 FLI Microline 11002 OSC Paramount MX BORG 60mm guide scope PI and PS6 for processing 15X1200sec -40C
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