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M106 in the constellation Canes Venatici. This galaxy is around 22 Mly away. 16x300sec 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 2011:04:07 22:49:29 · Resolution 800 x 625 - MW 112408 Andromeda 5min
2x5 minute exposure (35mm film) of the the Milky Way and Andromeda. Stacked in Registax4, dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0. Curves, histogram and finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Fujica ST701. Used FujiColor Superia 800 ISO 35mm film. Lens used was 28mm 1:2.5 wide angle. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. - MilkyWay-02-101207
10 minute exposure of the the Milky Way. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0. Finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Fujica ST701. Used Fujifilm HQ 100 ISO 35mm film. Lens used was 28mm 1:2.5 wide angle stopped down to 4. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. · Date/Time 2007:10:13 19:37:37 · Resolution 800 x 540 - M109 03262011
M109 in the constellation Ursa Major. This galaxy is around 50 Mly away. 10x300sec 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. 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 2011:03:26 00:22:24 · Resolution 800 x 591 - Moon 033107
The Moon. 260x1/500sec avi, captured in K3CCDTools.Aligned and stacked in Registax. 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. - MilkyWay-GalacticCenter-101207
10 minute exposure of the galactic center region of the Milky Way. The actual center is towards the bottom of the image near the trees. In this image M8, M24, M17 and M16 are all visible. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0. Finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Fujica ST701. Used Fujifilm HQ 100 ISO 35mm film. Lens used was 28mm 1:2.5 wide angle stopped down to 4. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. · Date/Time 2007:10:13 19:14:24 · Resolution 540 x 800 - MW-Cygnus-111808-5min
3x5 minute exposure (35mm film) of the Cygnus region of the Milky Way. Stacked in Registax4, dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0. Curves, histogram and finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Fujica ST701. Used FujiColor Superia 800 ISO 35mm film. Lens used was 28mm 1:2.5 wide angle. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. - MilkyWay-NAmericanNeb-101207
10 minute exposure of the Milky Way. In this image the North American Nebula, Veil Nebula, Gamma Cygni and IC1396 are all visible. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0. Finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Fujica ST701. Used Fujifilm HQ 100 ISO 35mm film. Lens used was 28mm 1:2.5 wide angle stopped down to 4. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. · Date/Time 2007:10:13 19:14:36 · Resolution 800 x 540