Sample Downloads

Listed below are links to several observations I took using various remote imaging services. I created these files as sample downloads for use with articles, but this puts all of the samples in one place to make it easier to download.

These FITS files will be of interest to astronomical imagers that have access to software to process these images like JS9, Fits Liberator, PixInsight, MaxIM DL, Photopea.com, and others. The images beside each download link give you an idea of the quality of the observation.

In most cases, the files are already stacked and aligned, making it easier to process these images.

Each link points to a ZIP file, so you should have no trouble downloading the files. Refer to the notice in each file for copyright and usage information.

* Messier 51 LRGB FITS (one of each L, R, G, B, direct download) * Messier 51, Two hours exposure (over 600 FITS files, 5.5 Gb download)
NGC 2070 Narrowband FITS
Messier 20 LRGB FITS (116Mb)
Messier 20 RGB (MicroObservatory)
Helix Nebula LRGB FITS
Messier 63 LRGB FITS Messier 63, 450 FITS and calibration files
NGC 1514 FITS (Contains a number of FITS files that have not been stacked)
NGC 6744 RGB/OSC FITS
NGC 300 LRGB FITS
M8 and M20 LRGB FITS
Messier 46 LRGB FITS
Messier 31 Monochrome FITS (more about the observation here)
Rosette Nebula (LRGB+Narrowband 20 hrs exposure) (246Mb)
Observation of the Sun captured using my Vaonis Hestia (read more about the observation here)
Observation of 50% Illuminated Moon (download link in article)