NGC 891 - An edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy

NGC 891 - An edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda

Date: December 2 ~ 3, 2016

Object: NGC 891 - An edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy

Location: Wanju, Korea

Telescope: GSO 8 RC

Guide scope: FS60cb

Mount: RST-400 with Noh's mount

Camera for imaging: STF-8300 with Baader LRGB filter

Camera for auto-guiding: QHY5L-II-M

Exposure: 600 sec x 16 for L, 300 sec x 7 for R, G, and B

M 12 - a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus

M 12 - a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus

Date: 2017.07.17.

Object: M12 - a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus

Location: Daejeon Education Training Institute, Gongju, Korea

Telescope: FS60CB w/ RD-C 0.72x

Guide scope: CCTV Lens (FL: 100 mm, F/4.0)

Mount: WeeStar Optics ARC8

Camera for imaging: ASI 178mc

Camera for auto-guiding: QHY5L-II-M

Exposure: 300 sec x 14

NGC 3628 - The Hamburg Galaxy

NGC 3628 - The Hamburg Galaxy is an unbarred spiral galaxy 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. NGC 3628 forms the Leo Triplet along with M 65 and M 66.

Date: 2017.04.02.

Object: NGC3628 - The Hamburg Galaxy

Location: WeeStar Optics Observatory, Wanju, Korea

Telescope: GSO8RC w/ 0.75x RD

Guide scope: FS60CB (FL: 355 mm, F/5.9)

Mount: RST-400

Camera for imaging: STF-8300M w/ Baarder filters

Camera for auto-guiding: QHY5L-II-M

Exposure: 600 sec x 5 for LRGB

NGC2264 - Cone Nebula

NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula

The Cone nebula is sometimes referred to the Chrismas Tree Cluster, located about 2600 light-years from Earth.

Date: 2016.03.10-11.

Object: NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula

Location: Daejeon Education Training Institute, Gongju, Korea

Telescope: FS60CB w/ RD-C 0.72x

Guide scope: CCTV Lens (FL: 100 mm, F/4.0)

Mount: SWAT-300

Camera for imaging: STF-8300M w/ Baarder filters

Camera for auto-guiding: QHY5L-II-M

Exposure: 300 sec x 30 for Ha, 300 sec x 30 for OIII

Partial Solar Eclipse in Daejeon, Korea

Partial Solar Eclipse in Daejeon, Korea

Date: 2016.03.09 11:13
Location: Daejeon, Korea
Camera: Canon EOS 6D
Lens: Sigma C 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM (@ 600 mm, F22)
Filter: Baader AstroSolar PhotoFilm (ND = 3.8)
ISO 100, 1/4000 sec

Asteroid 2015 TB145

A near-Earth asteroid, 2015 TB145 (roughly 600 meters in diameter) safely passed 1.27 lunar distances from Earth on 1 November 2015 at 02:01 KST (31 October 2015 at 17:01 UTC).

Date: 2015.11.01 01:29
Location: Malloesan Eco Park, Jincheon, Korea
Telescope: FSQ106ED (FL: 530 mm, F/5.0)
Guide scope: FS60CB (FL: 355 mm, F/5.9)
Mount: iEQ45
Camera: STF-8300M w/ Baarder filters
Guide Camera: QHY5L-II-C
Exposure: (L) 10 sec for Asteroid, (LRGB) 120 sec x 3~4 / each for Background 

Date: 2015.11.01 01:28 ~ 01:32

Location: Malloesan Eco Park, Jincheon, Korea

Telescope: FSQ106ED (FL: 530 mm, F/5.0)

Guide scope: FS60CB (FL: 355 mm, F/5.9)

Mount: iEQ45

Camera: STF-8300M w/ Baarder filters

Guide Camera: QHY5L-II-C

Exposure: 10 sec/frame

Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2)

Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy. Its blue-green color is the result of diatomic carbon being burned off the comet as it passes through space [Wikipedia].

Date: 2015.01.10. 21:30~21:41
Location: Daejeon Education Training Institute, Gongju, Korea
Telescope: FSQ-106ED (FL: 530 mm, F/5.0)
Mount: iOptron iEQ45
Camera: Canon EOS 6D
Exposure: ISO 800 30 sec x 20