To enhance our amateurs’ abilities of astro-observation and astrophotography, to stimulate the public’s imagination and creativity, and to better feel the beauty of the stars, universe and science. We have the ASIWEEK ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST now. We sincerely invite global astronomers and photographers to participate.
Here are the fantastic works from the 7th edition of 2020 ASIWEEK ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION. Let’s take a look!
It is Reinhold Wittich and his target Horsehead Nebula captured with ZWO ASI094MC Pro that won the championship.
The winning entry:
Photographer: Reinhold Wittich
Target: Horsehead Nebula
Equipment: ASI094MC Pro + RASA 11
Integration time: 3.25h(65x3min)
About the camera:
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro $3,999.00
Note: The ASI094MC Pro is already discontinued. We recommend you the ASI6200MC Pro camera.
Entries from other photographers:
Photographer: Wissam Ayoub
Target: IC 410
Equipment: ES 80mm Triplette + 0.8x field reducer + CEM60 + ASI1600MM Pro + ASIAIR + ASI290MM Mini
Chroma 3nm Ha, OIII and SII: 20x300s
20x darks, 100x bias, no flats
Photographer: Wissam Ayoub
Target: Jellyfish Nebula
Equipment: ES 80mm Triplette + 0.8x field reducer + CEM60 + ASI1600MM Pro + ASIAIR + ASI290MM Mini
Chroma 3nm Ha, OIII and SII: 15x600s
15x darks, 100x bias, 30x flats per filter
Photographer: Janco Moolman
Target: NGC 2359
Equipment: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100 ED + ASI1600MM Pro + Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro + ASI290MM Mini
Ha: 25x10min (Gain: 139), OIII: 25x10min (Gain: 139). Integration time: 8h 20min
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