IMAGE OF THE MONTH
Cian Ryan- Rho Ophiuchi
Any member of our Facebook page AstrophotographyClubIreland who posts an image taken on the island of Ireland is elligible for Image of the Month (IOTM). Our group experts (learn more in About Us section) go through each image posted in a given month. Between them they select the IOTM. The selected image forms the facebook pages banner image for the following month and will be posted to our IOTM section here on this website.
If your image was selected and you wish to send in an image with better resolution (Facebook compression is not kind to astro images), please contact one of the admins on our facebook page or email us or use the image submission page.
Sep 2023
Rho Ophiuchi
Image by: Cian Ryan
Aug 2023
M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) with M32 & M110
Image by: Philip Finane
Aquisition details:
Total integration was approx. 5hrs @ 300 sec subs including dark and flat frames.
Gear:
Scope: William Optics Redcat 51
Imaging Camera: ASI533mc pro
Guide Scope: William Optics 32mm UniGuide Scope
Guide Camera: ASI120mm mini
Accessories: ZWO ASIAIR Plus and ZWO EAF
Mount: iOptron GEM28
Filter: Optolong l-Pro and Astronomik CLS CCD
Post: Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop, Lightroom.
Jul 2023
Wolf Rayet 134
Image by: Sara Harvey
Aquisition details:
WR134Telescope:
Lacerta 250 F4 with Lacerta Coma Corrector GPU
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mount: Skywatcher Eq6R-Pro
Guidescope: TS optics 60mm & ZWO ASImini120mmFilters:
Optolong Lextreme -19hours, -10dC, Gain 100
RGB for stars no filter: 3hrs Gain 0Software: ASIAIR, Astro Pixel Processor, Pixinsight (StarX, NoiseX, GHS on each dual channel) & PhotoshopLast imaged 06Jun23
Location: Cork
Bortle 7
Jun 2023
IC417- Spider Nebula
Image by: Brendan Kinch
Aquisition details:
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ130ED
Imaging cameras: QSI 6120i
Mounts: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2M
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Software: Sequence Generator Pro SGP (for capture) PHD 2 (guiding), Astro Pixel Processor & PixInsight,
Filters: Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon OIII (3nm), Astrodon SII (3nm)
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 42 x 10′
Astrodon OIII 36 x 10′
Astrodon SII 36 x 10′
Total integration = 19 Hours
MAY 2023
Timeless Wonder - Poulnabrone Dolmen and the Milky Way
Image by: Kacper Groblicki
Aquisition details:
Canon 650D mod + Canon 50mm F/1.8 + SWSA2i
Sky: 33 x 60s, ISO800, F/3.2
Ground: 120s, ISO800, F/3.2
Location - Co Clare
APRIL 2023
Pano over Connemara fishing hut with aurora
Image By: Sean O’Riordan photography
Aquisition details:
Nikon Z6 with 24mm 1.8 lens
Location - Connemara
MARCH 2023
Aurora Borealis
Image By: Davy Patton
Aquisition details:
Sony a7III 14mm f1.8 rays 3 sec exposure ISO1600
Location - Sligo
FEBRUARY 2023
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF
Image By: Philip Finane
Aquisition details:
Scope: WO Redcat 51
Camera: ASI533mc pro
Guide Scope: WO32mm UniGuide
Guide Camera: ASI120mm mini
Accessories: ZWO ASIAIR Plus and ZWO EAF
Mount: iOptron GEM28
Filter: Optolong l-Pro
Process: 60 x 120sec, Gain 100. Bortle 5. Post process: DSS APP PS Lightroom
Location - Cork
JANUARY 2023
Moon Occultation with Mars
Image By: Patryk Sadowski Photography
Aquisition details:
Moon: 30 frames stacked in Registax
Mars: 6 min video processed in PIPP then Autostakkert and Registax
Photographed from - Ireland
https://www.facebook.com/PatrykSadowskiPhotography