Current Projects
Current Projects
Messier 31 - Andromeda Galaxy
Target Wavelengths: L RGB
Center RA: 00h 42' 46.8"
Center Dec: +42° 15' 43.9"
Rotation: Up is 200° North (200° in N.I.N.A)
Optical Setup: Wide Field
Acquisition: Monochrome L, OSC RGB
Plate Solve: Nova Astrometry
Data Collection Period: October
NGC 253 - Sculptor Galaxy
Target Wavelengths: L Ha R G B
Center RA: 00h 47' 34.3"
Center Dec: -25° 17' 23.4"
Rotation: Up is 180° North (0° or 180° in N.I.N.A)
Optical Setup: Narrow Field (FoV: 0.6°-1.0°)
Acquisition: Monochrome Only - L Ha R G B
Plate Solve: Nova Astrometry
Data Collection Period: October - December
NGC 1300
Target Wavelengths: L Ha R G B
Center RA: 03h 19' 43.0"
Center Dec: -19° 24' 43.2"
Rotation: Up is 180° North (0° or 180° in N.I.N.A)
Optical Setup: Narrow Field (FoV: 0.6°-1.0°)
Acquisition: Monochrome Only - L Ha R G B
Plate Solve: Nova Astrometry
Data Collection Period: October - December
Helix Nebula
Target Wavelengths: SHO Nebula, RGB Stars
Center RA: 22h 29' 37.1"
Center Dec: -20° 49' 49.1"
Rotation: Up is 0° North (0° in N.I.N.A)
Optical Setup: Narrow Field (FoV: 0.6°-1.0°)
Acquisition: Monochrome Sii, Ha, and Oiii, OSC Colour
Plate Solve: Nova Astrometry
Data Collection Period: June - October
Tarantula Nebula (Mosaic)
Target Wavelengths: SHO
Center RA: TBC
Center Dec: TBC
Rotation: Up is 0° North (0° in N.I.N.A)
Optical Setup: Narrow Field (FoV: 0.6°-1.0°)
Acquisition: Channels to be assigned. Cycle mosaic panels.
Plate Solve: TBC
Data Collection Period: TBC
Projects To Be Processed
Messier 83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
*Coordinates Updated
Target Wavelengths: Primary: LRGB, Secondary: Ha, [Oiii], Sii
Center RA: 13h 37' 10"
Center Dec: -29° 51' 19"
Rotation: Up is 0° North (0° in N.I.N.A)
Plate Solve: Nova Astrometry (Ignore Rotation - Use 0° Instead)
Data Collection Period: April - July
Centaurus A
Target Wavelengths: Primary: LRGB, Secondary: Ha, [Oiii], Sii
Center RA: 13h 25' 28.0"
Center Dec: -43° 00' 41.5"
Rotation: Up is 0° North (0° in N.I.N.A)
Plate Solve: Nova Astrometry
Data Collection Period: April - July
Pillars of Creation
Target Wavelengths: SHO
Center RA: TBC
Center Dec: TBC
Rotation: Up is 0° North (0° in N.I.N.A)
Optical Setup: Narrow Field (FoV: 0.6°-1.0°)
Acquisition: Cycle SHO
Plate Solve: TBC
Data Collection Period: TBC
Trifid Nebula
Target Wavelengths: LRGB
Center RA: 18h 02' 43"
Center Dec: -22° 59' 11"
Rotation: Up is 0° North (0° in N.I.N.A)
Optical Setup: Narrow Field (FoV: 0.6°-1.0°)
Acquisition: Monochrome LRGB
Plate Solve: Nova Astrometry
Data Collection Period: July - September
Future Projects
Sh2-308 Dolphin Head Nebula [December - March]
Recommended NINA File Pattern:
$$TARGETNAME$$\$$FILTER$$\\$$FILTER$$_$$TARGETNAME$$_$$DATE$$_$$TIME$$_$$FRAMENR$$_$$SENSORTEMP$$_$$EXPOSURETIME$$_[NAME + SCOPE]
Classifications:
Ultra Wide Field - Nominal FoV of greater than 2.0°
Wide Field - Nominal FoV of between 1.0°-2.0°
Narrow Field - Nominal FoV of between 0.6°-1.0°
Ultra Narrow Field - Nominal FoV of less than 0.6°
Data Collection Period:
Data collection will begin on the first day of the starting month and ends on the last day of the ending month.
Collaborators may still upload their data at the end of the designated data collection period. However, the data may not be used for this year's final image.
Datasets will be stored and revisited in the following year.
Archive
Rho Ophiuchi - Mega Mosaic
Target Wavelengths: L RGB
Center RA: 16h 26' 50"
Center Dec: -25° 01' 57"
Rotation: Up is 0° North (0° in N.I.N.A)
Optical Setup: Wide Field, Mosaic
Acquisition: Monochrome L, OSC RGB
Mosaic: 2x4 Panels. Minimum FoV: 4.4°x5.5°
Data Collection Period: July - September