SKYWATCHER AUSTRALIA
Enjoying showing folks the Moon, Saturn and Mars with Sky-Watcher telescopes by the water in Townsville!
If you're in Townsville this coming Thursday (20th Sep), please pop down to the Strand, say hello to us and have a chat about astronomy
and telescopes!
Bring along any Sky-Watcher gear if you'd like too. The more the merrier.Come down to the Strand this Thursday for a free stargazing event!
Reps from SkyWatcher and Meade telescopes are coming along to show you all the ins and outs of getting started in astronomy. 🌝🌟
Meeting at the Strand at 7pm on the corner of Kennedy Street this event is open to the public so feel free to pop down and give it a try.
Had to share this....brilliantMont Blanc Milky way time lapse from Chamonix. Actually from Planpraz balcony. what a nice view on the Mont Blanc and the Chamonix peaks. At night, as expected…
The Soul Nebula (IC 1848) taken with a Sky-Watcher 80 ED on a Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT mount by Ian Barredo using a ZWO ASI1600MM camera. Amazing result for such a small telescope!
Ian used a 0.85x FR/FF and the exposures were:
Ha 12nm Astronomik - 4.5 hours
SII 12nm Astronomik - 2.8 hours
OIII 12nm Astronomik - 3 hours
Calibrated with darks (-15C), no flats.
Processed in AstroPixelProcessor. Captured using APT and Sharpcap.
Make sure you check out more of Ian's work on his Instagram @ian.barredo
130 AZ-GTi Reflector / GOTO WIFI