I had been using the Edge at a focal ratio of F/7. The HyperStar converts the setup to F/2, making image acquisition at least ten times faster. My first test image was IC1805, the Heart Nebula, done with narrowband filters. Prior to the HyperStar, narrowband images took upwards of 20-30 minutes per subframe. In the following image I used 5 minute subframes
Telecope:11" Celestron EdgeHD+HyperStar (F/2)
Mount: CGEM-DX
Camera: QHY23M CCD
HA- 10 subframes x 300 seconds each- mapped as green channel
OIII- 10 subframes x 300 seconds each- mapped as blue channel
SII- 10 subframes x 300 seconds each- mapped as red channel
2h 30m total
IC1805 aka the Heart Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation of Cassiopeia about 7500 light years away.
In the center of this image is a "knot" known as Melotte 15. I imaged this region using this telescope at F/7 resulting in a smaller FOV seen here: flic.kr/p/p8BWvp
The next image I chose was IC410, the Tadpole Nebula. I shot this the same night as IC1805.
Telecope:11" Celestron EdgeHD+HyperStar (F/2)
Mount: CGEM-DX Camera: QHY23M CCD
HA- 10 subframes x 300 seconds each- mapped as green channel
OIII- 10 subframes x 300 seconds each- mapped as blue channelSII- 10 subframes x 300 seconds each- mapped as red channel
2h 30m total
IC 410 is an emission nebula located in the constellation of Auriga. It is located 12,000 light years away.
The "Tadpoles" are the two knots of nebulosity seen in the center of the image, seen closer in this rotated & cropped image
My last image this month was a "hybrid" of sorts. I previously had taken many images of M45, the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus. I shot 30 subframes each 1 minute long using a Luminance filter with the HyperStar. I used this new Luminance layer with RGB from those previous images.
Telecope:11" Celestron EdgeHD+HyperStar (F/2)
Mount: CGEM-DX Camera: QHY23M CCD
LUM- 30x60
RGB from AT65EDQ & QHY9M. 4x300 each color filter, binned 2x2 taken Aug/Sept 2013
RGB color filter
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