Sunday, November 23, 2008

Night Sky Gems





Here are my latest imaging efforts...
M1: The Crab Nebula (Revisited), NGC 7331(Revisited), NGC 2372 and NGC 2392

Image Details:
M1
14x480s=1.86hrs.
NGC 7331
15x340s=1.4hrs
NGC 2372
4x480s=32min.
NGC 2392
1x480s, 1x240s, 4x30s=14min.

Equipment Details:
10” Reflector
Atlas EQ-6
DSIc
900NC
EQMOD
PHD
PSE 2.0*PixInsight*Registax4


Conditions:
Clear*Mid 30’s*Calm Winds*Fair Seeing and Transparency

Monday, November 17, 2008

NGC 6946: The Fireworks Galaxy


Here is my latest imaging effort. NGC 6946 (The Fireworks Galaxy). This face on galaxy approximately 10 million light-years away, boarders between constellations Cepheus and Cygnus.

Conditions: High thin clouds and fair seeing

Image Details:
11x240s
10” Reflector
Atlas EQ-G
DSIc
Autoguided (Web cam)
PSE 2.0*PixInsight*Registax4

Sunday, November 9, 2008

M1 & M82



Here are my latest imaging attempts. M1 (The Crab Nebula) and M82 (Cigar Galaxy) The conditions last night were not favorable for imaging, but I was testing some PEC software that I was unable to get to work…

Details:

M1
23x120s=43min. Guided Post processed in PSE 2.0 & PixInsight LE

M82
4x30s=2min. Un-guided Post processed in PSE 2.0 & PixInsight LE

Monday, November 3, 2008

NGC 7635 & M27



Here are my latest imaging targets NGC 7635 (The Bubble Nebula) and M27 (The Dumbbell) The Bubble consist of a total 35x120s Subs and the Dumbbell is 15x120s Subs. Both images were taken under clear skies and fair seeing.