Sharpcap Long Exposure Tutorial

The Ring Nebula (M57), also known as M57 or NGC 6720, is a famous planetary nebula located in the constellation Lyra. It appears as a ring-shaped cloud of ionized gas surrounding a dying star. The nebula is about 2,300 light-years from Earth and spans approximately 1 light-year across. Its distinctive ring-like appearance is due to the orientation of the nebula, which is viewed nearly end-on from Earth, revealing the expanding shell of gas ejected by the central star. I made this capture with a

Scanning the surface of the moon: This is from a moon imaging session I had from July 12. Here is more information on the capture: Imaging Telescope: Celestron NexStar 8SE Mount: Celestron NexStar SE Computerized Alt-Az Mount Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI183MM (non-cooled) Barlow: Astromania - 2" ED 2X Dual Power Telescope Barlow Lens Filter: Astronomik ProPlanet 642 BP IR-Pass Filter - 1.25" Capture Software: SharpCap 3.1 Stacking Software: AutoStakkert Post-Processing: PixInsight | Chuck’s Astrophot

I captured a weird version of the sun Saturday afternoon. I inverted it to see all the little details that are going on with the surface. So in this case, the white areas are actually sunspots. And the filament that looks like it's jettisoning above the surface is hot plasma 4 or 5 Earths wide. Telescope: Explore Scientific AR102 Camera: ZWO ASI174MM Solar Filter: DayStar Quark Chromosphere Mount: Celestron AVX Focuser: Rigel Energy Rejection Filter: Astronomik L1 UV-IR Capture Software: SharpCa