APOD Collection

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.

APOD 20230904—NGC 6888 and bubble soap nebula

By Abdullah Alharbi

Imaging Telescopes or Lenses: Askar 600

Imaging Cameras: QHY268M

Mount: iOptron CEM40

Filters: Chroma 36mm LRGB Ha OIII

Frames:
Ha 300s*126
OIII 300s*262
L 300*36
R 300*21
G 300*24
B 300*29

Total: 44 hours 30 min

APOD 20230526 — The ‪Virgo‬ Cluster

Author: Abdullah Al-Harbi

Camera: QHY 268M

‎‏Filters: Chroma 36mm LRGB

Telescope: Askar 600

‎‏Mount: CEM-40

Exposures:
L 300*131
R 300s*35
G 300s*35
B 300s*35

Total integration 19.6 hours

Plowing Through Space, APOD 20230428

Author: Andre Vilhena

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: TS-Optics Photoline 115mm f/7

Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268 Pro M

Filters: Astronomik H-alpha CCD 6nm 36 mm · Optolong Blue 36 mm  · Optolong Green 36 mm  · Optolong Red 36 mm

Frames:

The Andromeda Galaxy, APOD 20230322
Author: Abdullah Al-Harbi
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Askar 600
Imaging Cameras: QHY 268M
Mounts: CEM 40
Filters: Chroma 36mm LRGB Ha
Frames:
Ha: 600s*18
L 300*52
R 300s*32
G 300s*34B 300s
Total integration 15.5 hours

Perihelion Sun 2023 (2023 Jan 14)
Photographer: Peter Ward (Barden Ridge Observatory)
Camera: QHY533M
Telescope: Astro-Physics 130GTX
Filter: Coronado 90mm Etalon HA filter

【The Cone Nebula】

Astrophotographer: @mattdieterich

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Planewave CDK600

Imaging Cameras: QHY600PH M

Frames:
Hydrogen-alpha 26x30min
Luminance 60x5min
Red 24x5min
Green 24x5min
Blue 24x5min

Integration: 24h

【M16 – The Eagle Nebula】

Astrophotographer: @dotexplore
https://www.astrobin.com/3atkw1/

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Celestron RASA 11″ V2

Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268PH M

Mounts: iOptron CEM60

Filters: Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm · Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm · Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm · Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm · Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm · Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm

Frames: Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 90×30″(45′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 90×30″(45′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 265×120″(8h 50′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader O-III Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 163×120″(5h 26′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 90×30″(45′) (gain: 0.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1
Baader S-II Highspeed(f/2) Ultra-Narrowband 4nm (CMOS-Optimized) 50×50 mm: 164×120″(5h 28′) (gain: 56.00) f/2.2 -5°C bin 1×1

Integration: 21h 59′

【NGC 7000 BiColor Image】APOD (2022 Sep 08)

https://www.astrophotocologne.de/portfolio/ngc7000bicolor/

Astrophotographer: Frank Sackenheim

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Takahashi FSQ-106ED

Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY600M-L

Mount: SW EQ6-R pro

Filter: Astronomik Ha OIII RGB

Integration: 24x300s Ha, 24x300s OIII, and 15x60s RGB each

【Orion’s Belt Region in Gas and Dust】

https://www.astrobin.com/full/7tbzfy/0/

Astrophotographer: Matt Harbison

Camera: QHY600

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX IV

Mount: Astro-Physics Mach 1 GTO

Integration: 20 hours

【Stardust and Comet Tails】

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5963909220304142&set=pb.100000553682989.-2207520000..&type=3

Astrophotographer: Rolando Ligustri

Telescope: H8 NW 200/600

Camera: QHY600

【The Tail of a Christmas Comet】

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5235137343181337&set=pb.100000553682989.-2207520000..&type=3

Photographer: Rolando Ligustri, Lukas Demetz

Camera: QHY600M

Telescope: RH200

Exposure: RGB=3x90s   L=9x90s, binning 2×2

【The Dark Seahorse in Cepheus】

https://www.astrobin.com/qce3vt/?q=Valerio%20Avitabile

Photographer: Valerio Avitabile

Camera: QHY294M camera

Telescope: Sky-Watcher Newton 200/800 Wide Photo

Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro

Integration: 5h 12′

【Haunting the Cepheus Flare】

https://www.astrobin.com/b8gftp/E/

Photographer: Leo Shatz

Camera: QHY367C camera

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ 130ED

Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO CP4

Integration: 10h 21′

【Triple Transit and Mutual Events】

Photographer: Christopher Go

Camera: QHY5III462C

Integration: 3hrs

【AR2835: Islands in the Photosphere】

Photographer: Michael Teoh, Heng Ee Observatory, Penang, Malaysia

【The Comet, the Whale, and the Hockey Stick 】

Photographer: Terry Hancock ,Tom Masterson

【Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun】

captured with QHY16200A

【North of Orion’s Belt NASA APOD】
Photographer: Terry HancockImaging

【Full Solar Disk Close-up shots of the 2019 Mercury Transit】
Photographer: John Chumack
Lunt 60mm/50F Hydrogen Alpha Solar telescope
QHY5III290M Camera
0.5x reducer
Celestron portable Advanced VX mount

【NGC4565：Galaxy on Edge】

【Clouds in the Unicorn】