Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Tonight's Moon

Burgess 127-8 SN001 refractor
Canon 40D 1/200 Dec F/8 ISO 100
Orion SkyView pro mount

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

William Optics M110 + 0.8 Reducer
Canon 40D, 42 2-min exposures @ F5, ISO800
Sirius mount guided by Orion SSAG on WO Z70 refractor

Sunday, October 10, 2010

M57 - Ring Nebula

Astrotech 8 RC + WO 0.8x Flattner
Canon 40D Guided by Orion SSAG on Borg 45ED
30 2-minute exposures @ ISO 400 @ F6.4

M13 - Hercules Cluster

AstroTech 8 RC + WO 0.8x Flattner
Canon 40D guided by Orion SSAG on Borg 45ED
28 2-minute exposure @ F/6.4 ISO 800

Sunday, September 12, 2010

M16 - Eagle Nebula

Astrotech 8RC + WO 0.8x flattner
Canon 40D guided by Borg 45ED + Orion SSAG
20 3-minute exposures at f/6.4 ISO800

Sunday, July 4, 2010

M27 Dumbbell Nebula

AstroTech 8" Ritchey Chretien + Sirius Mount
Canon 40D guided with Borg 45ED Orion SSAG
60 1-minute exposures at F6.4 (WO 0.8x) ISO 400

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Leo Galaxy Group I

Galaxies M95 and M95 on the right,
and a small group of M105, NGC 3384 and NGC 3389.
William Optics M110
Canon 40D, 16 3-minute exposures, ISO 400, F/6
Sirius mount guided by Orion SSAG on Borg 45ED scope
Stacked in DeepSpaceStacker and processed in Photoshop.

M46 Neighborhood

The clusters M46, M47, NGC 2423 and planetary NGC 2438.
William Optics M110 + 0.8x flattner
Canon 40D, 12 3-minute exposures, F/5, ISO 400
Sirius mount guided by Orion SSAG on Borg 45ED, Hampshire, IL
Stacked in DeepSkyStacker and processed in Photoshop.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula


William Optics M110 + 0.8 reducer
Canon 40D, 20 3-min exposures, F/5, ISO400
Sirius Mount guided wwith Orion StarShoot on Borg 45ED
Hampshire, IL

NGC 2264 Cone Nebula

Object on the lower right is NGC 2261, Hubble's Variable Nebula,
a small triangle shaped reflection nebula.
William Optics M110 + 0.8x reducer
Canon 40D, 20 3-min exposures, F/5, ISO400
Sirius Mount guided Orion StarShoot on Borg 45ED
Hampshire, IL

Thursday, March 4, 2010

M42 Orion Nebula

William Optics M110 + 0.8 reducer
Canon 40D, 60 1-min exposures, f/5, ISO400, 12 darks
Sirius Mount guided with Orion Autoguider on Borg 45ED
Hampshire, IL