Category Archives: Hyperstar and SXVF-M25C

Images taken with the new Hyperstar lens and the SXVF-M25C camera.

The Running Man nebula in Orion – the complete dataset

I used Registar to add together all the data I had on the Running Man nebula in Orion.  This amounted to well over 80 hours of total exposure time including some recent 5 x 1,000 second subs from the Hyperstar … Continue reading

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Wide field image of M51, the Whirlpool galaxy in Canes Venatici

I used Registar to create this composite of Hyperstar I and Hyperstar III data taken of the Whirlpool galaxy, M51.  Around 3 and a half hours of f#2 data taken with an 11″ SCT.  Clearly worth getting even more data … Continue reading

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Abell 2151 the Hercules galaxy cluster

Hyperstar III data taken on 30th May 2009 – 20 subs at 5-minutes per sub, f#2, 11″ SCT.

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Leo Trio – a bit brighter

The version below – but a little brighter 🙂 Looking at this image with fresh eyes this morning rather than towards midnight last night – it looked to dark overall, so brightened it up a bit.

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Leo Trio composite using Registar

This is a composite image showing the Leo Trio region.  Hyperstar III data taken on 21st March 2010 has been combined with older Hyperstar 1/H9C (2-frames) data from much earlier.  The composite was created using the powerful registering program Registar.

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The Gamma Cassiopeia region

A 4-frame Hyperstar III mosaic of the Gamma Cassiopeia region taken a long while ago.

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Rosette nebula reprocess using Registar

The Rosette nebula reprocessed using the proper procedure in Registar.

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Proper dataset this time!

Although this image probably only looks a little brighter – it also uses the proper (dual) dataset as well, so there’s a couple more hour’s worth of RGB data from the Hyperstar III in this one.

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The Monkey Head nebula – proper application of Registar

I actually spent a little while looking at the “Help” instructions that came with Registar in an attempt to see what it does and to hopefully apply it properly to mosaics.  Why has it taken me so long to look … Continue reading

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NGC1999 region with the waterfall nebula – learned at lot with this one!

Managed to get 2 hours of 10-minute subs using the Hyperstar III on 26/01/2012.  In fact I got 4 hours worth of subs but didn’t realise the bottom of the image was being clipped by the trees over the back, … Continue reading

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