Category Archives: Hyperstar 4 and ASI2600MC-Pro

The Methuselah Star!

Is that the most boring and uninspiring star field you have seen on here to date? Quite possibly. But the brightest star you can see here, almost dead centre, is none other than the Methuselah star!! SAO159459, HIP76976, HD140283 – … Continue reading

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M31 – the Final Cut

I just found another 6-hours of 40-minute subs of M31 taken with the Sky90 array, and I added this to the earlier composite. You can see the result above and it is virtually no different from the previous result. I … Continue reading

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Composite Rosette Nebula

This image of the Rosette nebula is a composite using data from the 200mm lenses with ASI 2600MC Pro CMOS camera and Optolong filter, together with Hyperstar 4 data using an ASI 2600MC Pro CMOS camera and a UV/IR cut … Continue reading

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Definitive M31

I sent a friend a low-res version of M31 and they asked if they could have the hi-res version to print out and put on their wall. Now it gets embarrassing – can’t find the hi-res version anywhere. So I … Continue reading

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M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy

Absolutely all the data I have on the Triangulum Galaxy.

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M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy

M33 – The Triangulum galaxy. Only 38 x 4-minute subs on the Hyperstar 4 on a Celestron Nexstar 11 GPS with an ASI 2600MC Pro CMOS camera.

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The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros

This is only 39 x 4-minute subs taken using the Hyperstar 4 on the Celestron Nexstar 11 GPS SCT with an ASI 2600MC Pro CMOS camera.

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Filters on the Hyperstar 4 – L-Extreme

As mentioned earlier, I did try the Optolong L-Extreme filter out on the Hyperstar 4 (on the Gamma Cass nebula) and the result was – no improvement as far as I could see. So as expected, these filters are not … Continue reading

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Filters on the Hyperstar 4

My usual filter on the Hyperstar 4, on a C11, with an ASI 2600MC Pro CMOS camera, is a simple UV/IR cut filter. And this does the job admirably. But in my Bortle 4.5 zone I would like to filter … Continue reading

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Composite Rosette nebula

This image is a composite of Sky90 and Hyperstar 4 data only.

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