Friday, October 31, 2008

NGC281 - Pacman Nebula


William Optics M110 + 0.8 FF/Reducer + Astronomik CLS filter
Canon 40D, 59 60-sec exposures, ISO800, F4.75
Sirius Mount

Thursday, October 30, 2008

NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula




William Optics M110 + 0.8 FF/Reducer + Astronomik CLS filter
Canon 40D, 60 60-sec exposures, ISO800, F4.75
Sirius Mount

M57 - Ring Nebula


William Optics M110 + Astronomik CLS filter
Canon 40D, 28 60-sec exposures, ISO800, F6
Sirius Mount

M45 - Pleiades Cluster



William Optics M110 + 0.8 FF/Reducer + Astronomik CLS filter
Canon 40D, 42 60-sec exposures, ISO400, F4.75
Sirius Mount

Monday, October 13, 2008

Full Moon


William Optics M110 F5.95
Canon 40D, 1/1600sec, ISO200
William Optics EZmount


Sunday, October 5, 2008

M52 Cluster and Bubble Nebula


Widefield image just north of star Caph of Cassiopeia. The Bubble Nebula is almost center with the Scorpion Cluster (M52) to the left and the small nebula NGC 7538 in the upper right.

Orion ED80 + 0.8x FF/Reducer
Sirius Mount
Canon 40D
40 60-sec frames @ F6 ISO800


M31 Andromeda Galaxy

Orion ED80 + 0.8x FF/Reducer
Sirius Mount
Canon 40D
42 60-sec frames @ F6 ISO800

This is my second attempt at the Andromeda Galaxy with more light frames.

M33 The Triangulum Galaxy


Orion ED80 + 0.8x FF/Reducer
Sirius Mount
Canon 40D
42 60-sec frames @ F6 ISO800