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