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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-GC-082608-5min
3x5 minute exposure (35mm film) of the galactic center region of the Milky Way. This is my most successful attempt at wide angle astrophotography so far. Stacked in Registax4, dynamic background extraction, curves and histogram done in PixInsight LE 1.0. 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-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 - 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 - MilkyWay-112408
2x5 minute exposure (35mm film) of the 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 - 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. - 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. - MW-Cygnus-111808-10min
10 minute exposure (35mm film) of the Cygnus region of the Milky Way. 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. - NGC4656 04092012
NGC4656 and NGC4657, the Hockey Stick galaxy. This is actually a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici. 11x300sec 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 2012:04:15 17:16:42 · Resolution 900 x 680 - NGC4631 03172012
NGC4631, better known as the Whale galaxy is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. This galaxy is 30 Mly from Earth. 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 2012:03:17 21:12:29 · Resolution 900 x 670