IMAGE OF THE MONTH
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.
DECEMBER 2022
Horsehead Nebula - Barnard 33
Image By: Andreas James
Aquisition details:
Telescope: TS94 EDPH Triplet APO Refractor
Mount: Vixen Sphinx SXD2
Camera: Explore Scientific 16MP OSC Astrocam
Filters: Optolong L-eXtreme Narrowband Filter & Optolong L-Pro Broadband Filter
Image Details: 7.5hrs HaOiii + 3hrs Broadband data stacked and processed in Astro Pixel Processor with final processing done in PS .
Photographed from - Dublin Ireland ( October - November 2022)
https://sites.google.com/view/andreas-astro/my-gallery
NOVEMBER 2022
VbD 152, Barnard 175 and friends
Image By: David Mackie
Aquisition details:
6 hrs with the ASI 2600mc and the L-pro
6 hours with the QHY163m and ZWO 7nm Ha.
The mono is a 4 panel mosaic each about 1.5hrs because the 163m sensor is a little smaller than the 2600mc
OCTOBER 2022
Bat & Squid SH2-129 & Ou4
Image by: Sara Harvey
Acquisition Details:
Telescope: WOZ73
Camera: ASI 1600MM
Mount: EQ6-R pro
Guiding: Yes
Software: ASIAIR, APP, PS
For Bat and Squid
Filters: Chroma Oiii (3nm) – 36hrs, Astronomik Ha (6nm) – 15.5 hrs
Accessories: ZWO EFW
Final Date: 25Sep2022
For stars
ASI2600mc @ 3hours – no filter
Location: Cork
SEPTEMBER 2022
Milky Way - Ballydowane Beach Waterford
Image by: McSnap Nightscapes
Acquisition Details:
Sky: 50mm 4x2min
oreground: 50mm3x60sec 1000iso (twilight)
Processing photoshop Sequator
AUGUST 2022
North American Nebula NGC7000
Image by: Joe Des
Acquisition Details:
William optics Black cat.
Asi2600 Mc gain 100 .
Optolong l extreme filter.
Subs where 10 minutes.
7hr 45 min .
Imaging software Asiair pro.
Processing in pixinsight
JULY 2022
E Nebula - B142/143
Image By: Colm O'Dwyer
Acquisition Details:
Takahashi Epsilon 130D @ 430 mm
ASI2600MC Pro, Gain 100, -10C
50 x 120 s, OAG guiding
JUNE 2022
Star Trails over Poolbeg Lighthouse
Image By: Liam Reddall
Acquisition Details:
Unknown
https://www.instagram.com/harlequin.92/
MAY 2022
Elephant Trunk Nebula - IC1396
Image By: Martin McCormack
Acquisition Details:
Equipment and Exposures:
Scope: WO 61mm
Camera: ZWO 1600MM PRO
Mount: HEQ5
Filters: ZWO 7nm Ha/Sii, 3nm Oiii
Exposures: 94x10m Ha / 76x10m Sii / 113x10m Oiii(3nm) ~ 47hours
APRIL 2022
Worm Moon rising over the lighthouse in Dun Laoghaire
Image By: Lar Z Photography
Acquisition Details:
Nikon D810
Nikon 300mm F4 x TC1.4