- N-American 15sec 103107
The North American Nebula. 2x15 second FIT. I was just experimenting with exposure times and thought that this image turned out ok even though it consists of only two stacked frames. Histogram and curves done in PhotoShop. Telescope: - Camera: Meade DSI Pro. 55mm 1:1.8 camera lens stopped down to 2.8 attached for wide field of view. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · - M97 04032011
M97, the Owl Nebula. This planetary nebula is 1,500ly away in the direction of Ursa Major and is estimated to be 6,000 years old. Also, numerous distant glaxies can be seen as well. This area of the sky is teaming with distant galaxies. 15x300sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.4.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2011:04:04 21:25:35 · Resolution 800 x 602 - M78 03262012
M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. 20x300sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.4.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera with Peltier cooler modification. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2012:03:31 09:21:20 · Resolution 900 x 671 - M76 11262011
M76, the Little Dumbbell Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Perseus. M76 is about 2,500 light years from Earth and is now classed as a bipolar planetary nebula (BPNe). 21x300sec fits exposures. Captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.4.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera with Peltier cooler modification. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2011:12:01 22:44:58 · Resolution 900 x 676 - M57 05222011
M57, the Ring Nebula is located in the northern constellation of Lyra. M57 is a planetary nebula formed by a dying star of similar mass to our Sun and is 2.3kly from Earth. 13x300sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.4.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera with Peltier cooler modification. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2011:05:23 20:22:13 · Resolution 800 x 596 - M42 Raw widefield 30sec 033107
The Great Orion Nebula M42/M43 & NGC1977. 20x30sec avi, aligned and stacked in K3CCDTools. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0, and finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Logitech QC Pro 3000 with long exposure modification, and raw mode modification. 135mm 1:2.8 camera lens attached for wide field of view. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Filtration: Baader Planetarium UV/IR cut filter. · Date/Time 2007:04:01 19:50:36 · Resolution 467 x 630 - Orion Raw 10sec 030807
The Great Orion Nebula, M42 & M43. Raw mode 7x10sec avi file captured, aligned and stacked in K3CCDTools. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Meade DS-2114ATS-TC on Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Camera: Logitech QC Pro 3000 with long exposure modification, and Raw mode modification. Webcam in prime focus with an Atik x.5 focal length reducer. Filtration: Baader Planetarium UV/IR cut filter. · Date/Time 2007:03:08 09:02:53 · Resolution 618 x 472 - m42 60sec Raw 032407
The Great Orion Nebula M42/M43. 15x60sec avi, aligned and stacked in K3CCDTools. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0, and finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Logitech QC Pro 3000 with long exposure modification, and raw mode modification. 135mm 1:2.8 camera lens attached for wide field of view. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Filtration: Baader Planetarium UV/IR cut filter. · Date/Time 2007:04:01 19:51:31 · Resolution 423 x 444 - Orion 021608 20sec LRGB
The Great Orion Nebula, M42 & M43. 20x20sec L and 10x20sec RGB fits exposures captured and combined in Meade's Autostar Envisage V5.85 software. Color combine done in PhotoShop. First attempt at using the RGB filter set for the Meade DSI Pro. Telescope: - Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera with Peltier cooler mod. 135mm SLR lens stopped down to 4 for wide field of view. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter & Meade RGB filters. · Date/Time 2008:02:17 11:30:53 · Resolution 610 x 449 - Orion Raw widefield 30sec 031107
The Great Orion Nebula M42/M43, NGC1977 and NGC1980. 20x30sec avi, aligned and stacked in K3CCDTools. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0. Telescope: - Camera: Logitech QC Pro 3000 with long exposure modification, and raw mode modification. 55mm 1:1.8 camera lens attached for wide field of view. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Filtration: Baader Planetarium UV/IR cut filter. · Date/Time 2007:04:01 19:51:47 · Resolution 474 x 638 - M42 DSIPro 040707
The Great Orion Nebula, M42 & M43. 12x15sec fits exposures captured and combined in Meade's Autostar Envisage V5.85 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. This is the result of my first night out with my new 16bit Meade DSI Pro camera. The DSI Pro was connected to the computer via USB1.1. Telescope: Meade DS-2114ATS-TC on Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Camera: Mead DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Camera in prime focus with an Atik x.5 focal length reducer. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · - M27 07282011
M27, the Dumbbell Nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. This planetary nebula is 1360ly from Earth. 17x300sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.4.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera with Peltier cooler modification. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2011:07:29 21:40:11 · Resolution 900 x 663 - M20 07252011
M20, the Trifid Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula (the lower, red portion), a reflection nebula (the upper, blue portion mostly not visible here) and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' within the emission nebula that cause the trifid appearance. This nebula is 7600ly from Earth. 19x300sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.4.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera with Peltier cooler modification. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2011:07:25 20:51:43 · Resolution 900 x 659 - M17 08262011
M17, The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. The Omega Nebula is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth and it spans some 15 light-years in diameter. 20x300sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.4.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera with Peltier cooler modification. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2011:09:03 08:29:21 · Resolution 900 x 701 - Eagle 55mm 15sec 110607
Wide angle image of M16, the Eagle Nebula and NGC6604, an open cluster with nebulosity. 17x15 second FIT. I was trying to get my bearing in this region of the Milky Way so I decided to take some images of M16 with some of my SLR lenses. This is a definite telescope object! Histogram and curves done in PhotoShop. Telescope: - Camera: Meade DSI Pro. 55mm 1:1.8 camera lens stopped down to 2.8 attached for wide field of view. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter