The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is based upon work supported by NASA under award No. 80NSSC17M0076. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
NASA APOD【The Comet, the Whale, and the Hockey Stick 】
Photographer: Terry Hancock ,Tom Masterson
Location: GrandMesaObservatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado
Date of capture: May 5th, 6th 2021
NASA APOD 【Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun】
captured with QHY16200A
【North of Orion’s Belt NASA APOD】Photographer: Terry HancockImaging cameras: QHYCCD QHY410CGuiding cameras: QHYCCD QHY5iiImaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi Epsilon E180Mounts: Software Bisque Paramount GT1100SSoftware: PixInsight 1.8 · Adobe Photoshopc CCAccessory: qhyccd mini guidescope 30mm qhy mini guidescope 30mmResolution: 6072x4044Data source: Own remote observatoryRemote source: Grand Mesa Observatory
【Full Solar Disk Close-up shots of the 2019 Mercury Transit】John Chumack
Lunt 60mm/50F Hydrogen Alpha Solar telescope
QHY5III290M Camera
0.5x reducer
Celestron portable Advanced VX mount
【NGC4565：Galaxy on Edge】Lorand FenyesQHY168C camera
【Clouds in the Unicorn】Bray FallsQHY367C
【The Great Orion Nebula】Francesco BattistellaTelescope: AIRY APO 130T f/6.6Mount: NEQ6-ProCamera : QHY168C — GAIN:10 ; OFFSET:9 — -20°C
Filter: Optolong 2” L-Pro Filter
Frames: RGGB 30 x 240s — 5 x 30s
Total Integration: 2 Hours
Software: SGP – PHD2 – PixInsight – CS6
Location: Pascal ( Selva di Cadore ) 1415 meter above sea level – ITALY
Environment Temperature: -8°C ( 17,6 F )
Relative Humidity: 65%
Date: October 31th 2017
【AR2835: Islands in the Photosphere】
Michael Teoh, Heng Ee Observatory, Penang, Malaysia
Lunt Solar Wedge
Baader ND Filter OD 3.0
Baader Solar Continuum Filter 540nm
Televue 2x Barlow
QHY5L-II-M Camera
Wavelet adjustment with Registax 6
Fine tune and false color with Photoshop 2020
