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M 64 – Spiral Galaxy “The Black Eye Galaxy”

Welcome to the Le Ciel Astro - CCD website. The site is dedicated to the astrophotography of deep sky objects and the solar system (planets, Moon and Sun). The purpose of the site is to share technical experiences in the field of astrophotography. 

Several images of objects from the deep sky and the solar system are exhibited on the site. There is the presentation of the equipment as well as the technique used to take the photos. 

The site presents the software used to acquire and process the images with an Internet link to help you obtain this software. Several other Internet links in the field of astronomy are also presented.

Hoping that the site will be of use to you for the realization of your images of objects of the deep sky and the solar system.

Richard Beauregard
The Sky Astro-CCD

LATEST IMAGES

M 78 photographed on December 29, 2021	IC 1396 photographed on August 31, 2021	NGC 5907 photographed on July 5, 2021

loose	Most viewed
Use of narrow band filters to combat light pollution	Astronomical calculations
Acquisition of images used for preprocessing	Maximum exposure time per photo depending on light pollution
The different compositing methods	Processing deep sky images
Surface gloss of deep sky objects	Autoguiding the mount
Create a synthetic green layer	Suggested exposure times

Any partial reproduction of this site is authorized provided that the source of the information is mentioned: Richard Beauregard The Sky Astro-CCD

Last update 2022/04/16

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