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Images-Chuck-Willford

Chuck Willford

Chuck started Astro Photography during Covid. He went thru the 4 stages of change to end up with low end in terms of cost of the next to the last stage of high end professional gear. Self taught with the great help of Google search. And my new friends at West Valley Astronomy.

Mount: ZWO AM5 mount
Imaging Scope: Askar PHQ80 Refractor, 600mm FL, 80mm aperture, f/7.5
Guiding Scope: WO 200 mm fl, 50mm aperture, f/4
Imaging Camera: ASI 2600 MC Pro OSC
Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI120 mm Mini
Controller & S/W: ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Video Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
Editing PC: Homemade PC – i9 processor, 96 MB ram, 6 TB storage
Editing S/W: Siril, Photoshop, Topaz De Noise AI, various plugins


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  • SEAGULL NEBULA SIG recomposition result
  • Jupiter
  • FLAME NEBULA
  • Flame Nebula 2
  • 2022-09-17-211612-Jupiter-Bin1 30.4C_____100r_48T_290reg-resized2-asf
  • M101-Pinwheel Galaxy
  • M3 ReCropped
  • M51-Whirlpool Galaxy
  • M81-Bodes Galaxy
  • Asinh Transformation: (stretch=   1.0, bp=0.12067)
  • M27 ReCropped
  • NGC7380-DSS STACK LDFDF-HHOO-SIRIL STRETCH-PS-TAI-CROPPED-compositing result copy
  • M16-2DAYS-DSS STACKED LDFDF-SIRIL SCOTT STRETCH&CB-LUMINOSITY copy
  • NGC6888-LD-DSS STACLED-180S-ASTROED STRETCHED-CROPPED-starless-healed-GR-SC-TAI-ACR-AT+stars-FLATTENED copy
  • IC281-ASI STACK-LDFDF-400s-SIRIL STRETCH-CROPPED-TAI-cropped copy
  • M31-400s-Siril Stack-Stretch CB-PS Action Tools-Flattened-result copy
  • NGC7000-400s-SIRIL STACK-LDFDF-SIRIL CB STRETCH-ASTRO TOOLS-TAI-sig-result copy
  • C33-400s-SIRIL STACKED-LDFDF-SIRIL STRETCH CB RG-TAI-LEVELED-ROTATED-signature-result copy
  • IC1396-400s-SIRIL STACKED-LDFDF-SIRIL STRETCH CB GR BP SCOTT D2-sig cropped auto leveled-result copy
  • SH2-132-400s-ASI STACK2-LDFDF-SIRIL STRETCH BE PCB GR CS BP-PS BP ATOOLS TAI SIG-1400 copy
  • SH2-102-400s-ASI STACK-LDFDF-SIRIL STRETCH BE CB GR CS BP-PS LEVEL CURVE ATOOLS TAI CROP-FLATTEN-SIG-1400 copy
  • NGC7023-20s-IR_UV-DSS STACK-SIRIL STRETCH BE PCB GR CS BP-PS ATOOLS TAI SIG CROP-FLATTENED-Autosave copy
  • NGC7789-DSS STACK-30s-LDFDF-SIRIL STRETCH BE PCC GR CS BP-PS ATOOLS CROP sig-FLATTENCopy
  • Mirror X
  • ZWO ASIStudio
  • ZWO ASIStudio
  • ZWO ASIStudio
  • NGC2244-LEX-SIRIL_RESULT-LDFDF-153 IMAGES-240s-SIRIL-BE PCC ST RG CS-sig copy 2
  • NGC2023 Region-SIRIL STACK-LDFDF-LEX-75 IMAGES result-SIRIL-BE PCC HST GR CS ASINH-PS-CRVS ATOOLS-STARLESS bg ADDED BACK copy
  • NGC4631-DSS 104 IMAGES 60s-LD only-Autosave-SIRIL BE PCC DEC HIST GR CS BP-PS ATOOLS ACR BP TAI-FLATTEN copy2
  • M97-DSS 166 images 120s LDF Autosave-SIRIL PCC HIST ASINH CROP BE CS bp-PS_D SIG FLATTENED copy2
  • HOO Palette-PS LVL CRV BP-TAI-FLAT copy2- sig
  • NGC281-LEX-78 IMAGES 300s-SIRIL STACK LD only-SIRIL STRETCH STD-PS ATOOLS LVLS CRVS-FLATTEN SIG-result.-resizejpg
  • 2022-09-17-205734-Saturn-Bin1 30.5C_____100r_48T_1388reg-resized2
  • Chuck Willford and daughter at Sun City Grand Photo Surprise AZ 9 30 2022 by Paul Satkowski
  • Triangulum Galaxy
  • Heart and Soul Nebulae Region
  • Andromeda Galaxy
  • 50 MM setup
  • SH-2 188-SIRIL STK STR std-24 IMAGES 300s-LD only-PS ATOOLS HLVG TAI-crop sig vib-result
  • NGC1491-SIRIL STK STR std-60 IMAGES 180s-LD only-PS AC LVL ATOOLS HLVG TAI LVL CRV-FLATTENED SIG-result
  • SH2-185-SIRIL STK STR std-20 IMAGES 180s- L only-RECOMBINE STARS-FLATTENED-PS CROP AFP SPIKES TAI LVL CRV-FLATTENED-ROTATED SIG-resized-result
  • Fossil Footprint Nebula
  • Crab Nebula
  • Tadpole
  • Spider Nebula
  • M45-SIRIL STK STR std-83 Images 180s-LDonly-PS tweaks-Flattened-SIG
  • NGC1909-SIRIL STK STR std-57 IMAGES 180s-L only-reduced stars-recombine dso-composite-flattened-PS tweaks crops tai sig-flattened-calm-resized
  • sho-PS tweaks 2+
  • scope1
  • horsehead
  • jellyfish
  • whirlpool
  • M63-Sunflower
  • M101-Pinwheel
  • M3-Great Globular-
  • NGC4631-SIRIL STACKED-STRETCHED STD-PS READY-PS TWEAKS AFPro BP LCE MSS CB TAI-FLATTENED SIG CROP-
  • M65-SIRIL STACK STRETCH std-100 IMAGES 180 s-PS READY-PS LCE MSS HUESAT TAI-FLATTENED CROP SIG TAIL HUE
  • NGC4236-SIRIL STACK STRETCH-PS READY-lce mss acrAuto tai sharpen dodge-flattened crop sig-
  • M104-CL50-
  • M61-CL50-
  • NGC5907-CL 50-
  • NGC6946-auto 30_-
  • M109-auto 30_-
  • M13-auto-30_
  • M5-auto 25_-
  • M101-Super Nova-auto 25_-jpg
  • C4- auto 20_-
  • NGC6888-auto 25_-
  • NGC6946 auto cool 20_-
  • M16-auto 20_-
  • C63 FINAL auto 30_
  • NGC7635-CL 50_-FINAL
  • NCG6888-CL 30_
  • SH2-170 CL 30_
  • NGC7380 CL 50_
  • NGC281 FINAL-RESIZE-CL 50_
  • SH2-125-PS FINAL result
  • NGC7023 -CL 50 FINAL2
  • M76-recomposition result-SIG
  • NGC 1514-recomposition result
  • NGC1333-Embryo Nebula-PS FLATTENED
  • M74-FLATTENED
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