M42 Orion Nebula

William Optics M110 + Astronomik CLS
Canon 40D, 5 2-min exposures, f/5
Sirius Mount guided with Orion Autoguider on Borg 45ED
Kirkland, IL

First time I got to image the Orion Nebula in years.
Unfortunately clouds rolled in after only 10 minutes.

M13 Hercules Cluster

C8 SCT + 0.63x + Astronomik CLS
Canon 40D, 29 1-min exposures, ISO400, f/6.3
Sirius Mount guided with Orion Autoguider on ST80
Streamwood, IL

NGC 7662 Blue Snowball Nebula

C8 SCT + 0.63x + Astronomik CLS
Canon 40D, 7 1-min exposures, ISO200, f/6.3
Sirius Mount guided with Orion Autoguider on ST80
Streamwood, IL

Owl Cluster

William Optics M110 + 0.8x + Astronomik CLS
Canon 40D, 20 180-sec exposures, ISO200, f/5
Sirius Mount guided with Orion Autoguider on Borg 45ED
warm and humid Streamwood, IL

Double Cluster

William Optics M110 + 0.8x + Astronomik CLS
Canon 40D, 18 180-sec exposures, ISO200, f/5
Sirius Mount guided with Orion Autoguider on Borg 45ED
warm and humid Streamwood, IL

M13 Hercules Cluster

Another try at this beautiful showcase object. This time 3 minute guided exposures.

William Optics M110 + Astronomik CLS
Canon 40D, 10 180-sec exposures, ISO400, F6
Sirius Mount guided with Orion Autoguider on ST80
warm and humid Streamwood, IL

M8 + M20 + M21

Only 6 images stacked because of clouds. Need to try this again.

The large nebula on left is M8 (Lagoon Nebula), little nebula
is M20 (Trifid) and star cluster just to the upper right of M20
is Open Cluster M21.

William Optics ZS70 + 0.8 flatten/reducer
Canon 40D, 6 60-sec exposures, ISO800, F/5
Sirius Mount
Coral, IL

M13 - Hercules Cluster

Orion 100mm F/9

Canon 40D, 45 60-sec exposures, ISO800
Sirius Mount
Streamwood, IL