Astrophotograghy and spectrography of the Southern Hemisphere

Astronomical observatory, Saint-Pierre, Reunion Island

ejeffredo@@astrorun.com



HD 120324 - Mu Centauri (Be star)

August 2020
Celestron C8 - ZWO 1600 pro - Lhires III
Exposure : 12x5 minutes at -5°C



HD 158427 - Alpha Arae (Be star)

August 2020
Celestron C8 - ZWO 1600 pro - Lhires III
Exposure : 10x3 minutes at -5°C



HD 105435 - Delta Centauri (Be star)

August 2020
Celestron C8 - ZWO 1600 pro - Lhires III
Exposure : 7x3 minutes at -5°C



HD 127972 - Eta Centuri (Be star)

June 2020
Celestron C8 - ZWO 1600 pro - Lhires III
Exposure : 12x5 minutes at -5°C



HD 143275 - Delta Sco (Dschubba) (Be star)

May 2020
Celestron C8 - ZWO 1600 pro - Lhires III
Exposure : 7x3 minutes at -5°C



Helix Nebulae - NGC 7293

September 2019
Modified Canon 1000D / Zentihstar 71 ED at F/4.7 with 0.8x reducer/flattener
Exposure : 35*3 minutes at 800 ISO



The Markadian's chain

May 2019
ZWO ASI 294 MC pro / Zentihstar 71 ED at F/4.7 with 0.8x reducer/flattener
Exposure : 28*3 minutes at -10°C



The Jewel Box (NGC 4755)

May 2017
Drawing of the Jewel Box. NGC 4755 is an open cluster in the constellation Crux.
Celestron C8 F/10 Televue panoptic 24mm



Saturn

May 2016
The image was shot with the I nova camera Pla Mx, and Celestron C8 @ f/20



Jupiter

May 2016
The image was shot with the I nova camera Pla Mx, and Celestron C8 @ f/20



Centaurus A (wide field)

April 2016
The image was shot with a modified Canon 1000D, and Zentihstar 71 ED at F/4.7 with the WO 0.8x reducer/flattener
Exposure : 64*1 minutes at 800 ISO



Omega Centauri

March 2016
The image was shot with a modified Canon 1000D, and Zentihstar 71 ED at F/4.7 with the WO 0.8x reducer/flattener
Exposure : 3*1 minutes (bad weather conditions) at 400 ISO



3D printed ring for Zenithstar 71 ED

February 2016
3D printed ring for zenithstar 71 ED / Orion guide scope and installing Moonlite's high resolution stepper motor


Orion Nebula

January 2016
The image was shot with a modified Canon 1000D, and Zentihstar 71 ED at F/4.7 with the WO 0.8x reducer/flattener
Exposure : 21*2 minutes at 400 ISO



NGC 253 & NGC 288

October 2015
The image was shot with a modified Canon 1000D, and Zentihstar 71 ED at F/4.7 with the WO 0.8x reducer/flattener
Exposure : 43*2 minutes at 400 ISO



NGC 104 wide field

September 2015
The image was shot with a modified Canon 1000D, and Tamron F=135mm F/3.2
Exposure : 40*2.5 minutes at 800 ISO



NGC 55

September 2015
The image was shot with a modified Canon 1000D, and Zentihstar 71 ED at F/4.7 with the WO 0.8x reducer/flattener
Exposure : 19*2.5 minutes at 800 ISO



The lastest Zentihstar 71 ED doublet


August 2015



Butterfly Cluster - M6 - Wide field

Canon 1000D Tamron F=80mm F/D=3.2 Exposure : 30*180 seconds ISO 800 July 2015




Modification of Canon 1000D

I have modified my canon 1000D in order to become a dedicated astronomical camera. The modification involves the removal of the canon's IR cut filter.
July 2015



Trifid and Lagoon Nebulosity

Canon 1000D Tamron F=135mm F/D=3.2 Exposure : 30*180 seconds ISO 800 July 2015

Debian Apache