https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:38:07 -0300 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:38:07 -0300 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Zenphoto RSS Generator https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=Gamma+Cygni+Nebula.jpeg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

IC 1318, commonly called the Gamma Cygni Nebula or the Sadr Region, is a large emission (HII) nebula in Cygnus surrounding the bright star Sadr (Gamma Cygni) as seen in projection, though the two are not physically associated: Sadr itself lies roughly 1,800 light-years away, while the nebula is much farther, at around 4,900 light-years. The nebula is ionized by a hot, heavily obscured O-type star and spans over 100 light-years, laced throughout with dark dust lanes and nebulae that give it a mottled, textured appearance. It sits in a particularly rich part of the Cygnus Milky Way, near other notable emission nebulae including the Butterfly Nebula and the Crescent Nebula. Hα, O III, and S II narrowband filters all work well here, revealing intricate structure that is largely invisible in broadband images.

[Source: Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_1318]

Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Camera	Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter	IRCUT
Binning	1x1
Date	2026-09-08
AstroWizard Processing	BlurXTerminator (0.6) NoiseXTerminator (0.9) (x3)

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=Gamma+Cygni+Nebula.jpeg Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=M+17_2160x3840_EXPOSURE-60.00s_FILTER-LP_RGB_Astrowizard.jpg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

The Omega Nebula is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is by some of the richest starfields of the Milky Way, figuring in the northern two-thirds of Sagittarius. This feature is also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula, and catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618.

[Source: Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Nebula]

Total image time was 1 hour and 56 minutes.

Moon Phase	First Quarter
Camera	Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter	LP
Binning	1x1
Stacking	StackingWizard, 116 frames
Date	2026-07-20
AstroWizard Processing	BlurXTerminator (0.6) NoiseXTerminator (0.9) (x3)

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=M+17_2160x3840_EXPOSURE-60.00s_FILTER-LP_RGB_Astrowizard.jpg Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=Milky_Way_NoFilter_682x20_2160x3840_MAS_Annotated.jpg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Camera	Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter	NoFilter
Date	2026-05-21
PixInsight Processing	Fast Integration Drizzle Integration BlurXTerminator (AI deconvolution) GraXpert (gradient removal) Spectrophotometric Color Calibration NoiseXTerminator (AI denoise) Multiscale Adaptive Stretch SCNR Curves Transformation

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=Milky_Way_NoFilter_682x20_2160x3840_MAS_Annotated.jpg Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=Milky_Way_NoFilter_682x20_2160x3840_MAS+copy+2.jpg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Camera	Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter	NoFilter
Date	2026-05-21
PixInsight Processing	Fast Integration Drizzle Integration BlurXTerminator (AI deconvolution) GraXpert (gradient removal) Spectrophotometric Color Calibration NoiseXTerminator (AI denoise) Multiscale Adaptive Stretch SCNR Curves Transformation

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=Milky_Way_NoFilter_682x20_2160x3840_MAS+copy+2.jpg Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=Milky_Way_NoFilter_682x20_2160x3840_MAS.jpg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Camera	Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter	NoFilter
Date	2026-05-21
PixInsight Processing	Fast Integration Drizzle Integration BlurXTerminator (AI deconvolution) GraXpert (gradient removal) Spectrophotometric Color Calibration NoiseXTerminator (AI denoise) Multiscale Adaptive Stretch SCNR Curves Transformation

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=Milky_Way_NoFilter_682x20_2160x3840_MAS.jpg Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=LochNessVdB_126_OSC_20s_wizardstack_263f_final.jpg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

Total image time was 1 hour and 28 minutes.

Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Camera	Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter	IRCUT
Binning	1x1
Stacking	StackingWizard, 263 frames
Date	2026-09-24
AstroWizard Processing	GraXpert background extraction (0.5) (x2) Color calibration (x2) BlurXTerminator (0.6) (x2) Mended NoiseXTerminator (linear, 0.9) (x2) Crop Stretch (deep) Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless) Star removal (StarXTerminator) Darken background (x2) Contrast (pop) adjustment Curves adjustment SCNR (green noise removal) Star recombination (screen blend) NoiseXTerminator (non-linear, 0.6)

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=LochNessVdB_126_OSC_20s_wizardstack_263f_final.jpg Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=LochNessVdB_126_OSC_20s_wizardstack_263f_final_VdB+126_sub_Version2.jpg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

Total image time was 1 hour and 28 minutes.

Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Camera	Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter	IRCUT
Binning	1x1
Stacking	StackingWizard, 263 frames
Date	2026-09-24
AstroWizard Processing	GraXpert background extraction (0.5) (x2) Color calibration (x2) BlurXTerminator (0.6) (x2) Mended NoiseXTerminator (linear, 0.9) (x2) Crop Stretch (deep) Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless) Star removal (StarXTerminator) Darken background (x2) Contrast (pop) adjustment Curves adjustment SCNR (green noise removal) Star recombination (screen blend) NoiseXTerminator (non-linear, 0.6)

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=LochNessVdB_126_OSC_20s_wizardstack_263f_final_VdB+126_sub_Version2.jpg Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=M+17_2160x3840_EXPOSURE-60.00s_FILTER-LP_RGB_drizzle_2x_MAS.jpg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

The Omega Nebula is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is by some of the richest starfields of the Milky Way, figuring in the northern two-thirds of Sagittarius. This feature is also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula, and catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618.

[Source: Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Nebula]

Moon Phase	First Quarter
Camera	Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter	LP
Date	2026-07-20
PixInsight Processing	Fast Integration Drizzle Integration BlurXTerminator (AI deconvolution) (x2) GraXpert (gradient removal) Spectrophotometric Color Calibration NoiseXTerminator (AI denoise) Multiscale Adaptive Stretch

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=M+17_2160x3840_EXPOSURE-60.00s_FILTER-LP_RGB_drizzle_2x_MAS.jpg Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=IC_1396_2160x3840_EXPOSURE-60.00s_FILTER-LP_RGB_drizzle_2x.jpg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

Total image time was 16 minutes.

Moon Phase	First Quarter
Camera	Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter	LP
Binning	1x1
Date	2026-05-22
PixInsight Processing	Image Integration (x2) Drizzle Integration BlurXTerminator (AI deconvolution) Gradient Correction Spectrophotometric Color Calibration NoiseXTerminator (AI denoise) (x2) Multiscale Adaptive Stretch Curves Transformation GraXpert (gradient removal)

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=IC_1396_2160x3840_EXPOSURE-60.00s_FILTER-LP_RGB_drizzle_2x.jpg Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=SN2026dixLocation.jpg Click on the image to view it at full resolution, then click again for actual size.

SN 2026dix is a supernova discovered on February 16, 2026 by the MASTER robotic telescope network, appearing within the spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 3913 in Ursa Major. NGC 3913 is a faint, face-on spiral galaxy located about 54 million light-years away. Some early reports and spectroscopic follow-up have classified SN 2026dix as a Type IIb “stripped-envelope” core-collapse supernova, a category in which the exploding star had lost most, but not all, of its outer hydrogen envelope before detonating. Because this event occurred very recently, this description relies on preliminary discovery and follow-up reports rather than a fully settled literature; readers should treat specific figures (brightness, exact distance, and classification) as subject to revision as further observations and analysis are published.

[Source: rochesterastronomy.org/sn2026/sn2026dix.html; Cloudy Nights forum discussion of SN 2026dix spectroscopy]

Moon Phase	Last Quarter
Camera	Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor)
Optics	160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet)
Filter	IRCUT
Date	2026-03-10
PixInsight Processing	Drizzle Integration Dynamic Crop BlurXTerminator (AI deconvolution) GraXpert (gradient removal) Spectrophotometric Color Calibration NoiseXTerminator (AI denoise) Multiscale Adaptive Stretch

Date: October 11, 2026 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=S30-Pro.alb&image=SN2026dixLocation.jpg Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0300