Deep Sky Imaging Session - December 5-6, 2024

The sky this evening is partly cloudy but the area in the constellation of Orion is clear so I quickly setup and start imaging but my luck runs out after 100 minutes of integration time as clouds started to cover almost the entire sky thus ending my session :( Nevertheless, I'm still happy with the result. I hope to be bale to image M42 again under a darker skies to get the molecular dust clouds even clearer. M42 Greta Orion Nebula was taken using ZWO ASI294MC PRO Astro Camera on Borg 76ED Refractor with 0.8x Reducer / Flattener and STC AstroMultiSpectra Broadband Filter with total ecposure of 100 minutes (100 x 60 sec) at -5 deg C.

Deep Sky Imaging Session - November 28, 2024

The sky this evening is clear and I revisited one of my old favorite, the majestic IC434 Horsehead Nebula in the constellation of Orion using ZWO ASI294MC PRO Astro Camera on Borg 76ED Refractor with 0.8x Reducer / Flattener and SVBony SV220 Duo Filter with total exposure of 120 minutes (60 x 120sec) at -5 deg C.

Deep Sky Imaging Session - November 27, 2024

The sky this evening is clear after I got home from a birthday party so I quickly setup to image again on M45 Pleiades star cluster as I was cut short by almost overcast sky after a short 25 minutes integration time only last session. I started right away after midnight but as soon as I started imaging, clouds again started to pester me in the early part but fortunately, after around 30 minutes past, the sky become clear again for me to continue my imaging session with M45 starting to gets lower into the western horizon. Although I was able to get about 2 hours worth of integration time, I decided to just use only 90 minutes as by the time I finish my imaging run, it was already hovering below 40 degrees. Nevertheless, I'm still happy to be able to get a better shot of M45 than my previous session. I also plan to image this again under the dark sky in Tanay to get better contrast and more nebulosity then what I'm imaging under the bad Bortle 8-9 sky in Manila.

Solar Imaging Session - November 26, 2024

The sky this late afternoon is partly cloudy but I was able to get a few shots of the Sun on AR3906 and AR3905 Region as well as a nice large SE Eruptive Prominence!

Deep Sky Imaging Session - November 24, 2024

The sky after midnight was a bit clear so I quickly set up to image old favorites M45 Pleiades star cluster in the constellation of Taurus as well as M42 Great Orion Nebla in the constellation of Orion. My plans to capture these 2 beauties were cut short by sudden appearance of fast clouds that interrupted my imaging session thus I was only able to get a measly total integration time of only 25 minutes each... Nevertheless, results are still ok IMHO but of course it can improve further with longer integration time next imaging sessions. Anyway, both M45 & M42 were taken using ZWO ASI294MC PRO Astro Camera on Borg 76ED Refractor with 0.8x Reducer / Flattener and STC AstroMultiSpectra Broadband Filter with total integration of 25minutes each (25 x 60 sec) at -5 deg C.

Deep Sky Imaging Session - November 22, 2024

The sky this early evening is partly cloudy but cleared out in the mid evening time, I was able to recapture NGC7000 North American Nebula in the constellation of Cygnus with ample integrated exposure time this time around. Likewise, I also got a chance to capture M33 Triangulum Galaxy in the constellation of Triangulum as well. Both are imaged using ZWO ASI294MC PRO Astro Camera on Borg 76ED Refractor with 0.8x Reducer / Flattener. NGC7000 was captured using SVBony SV220 Duo Filter with total exposure of 60 minutes (30 x 120 sec) at -5 deg C while M33 was captured using STC AstroMultiSpectra Broadband Filter with total exposure of 60 minutes 60 x 60 sec) at -5 deg C.

Deep Sky Imaging Session - November 21, 2024

The sky this evening is again clear so I take this opportunity to reimage NGC6992 Eastern Veil Nebula in the constellation of Cygnus as well as M31 Andromeda Galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda. Both were taken using ZWO ASI294MC PRO Astro Camera on Borg 76ED Refractor with 0.8s Reducer / Flattener. NGC6992 was taken using SVBony SV220 Duo Filter with a total exposure of 106 minutes (53 x 120 sec) at -5 deg C while M31 was taken with STC AstroMultiSpectra broadband Filter and a total exposure of 120 minutes (120 x 60 sec) at -5 deg C.