Deep Sky Objects



M57, First image DSO attempted with Coolpix 5400, approx 3 minute exposure f2.8, Scopetronix's MaxView 40, Celestron C8-SGT (click image)

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M13, Coolpix 5400, 1 minute exposure f4.6, Scopetronix's MaxView 40, Celestron C8-SGT (click image)

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M31, Canon Digital Rebel XT, 1 minute exposure, f5.6, Piggyback on Orion ST120 on CG-5, 18-55mm Lens, 9:00pm September 30th 2007, Skyview

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M27, Canon Digital Rebel XSI, 39x30 second stacked images and ten darks, Celestron SCT 8" on CG-5 unguided, Nov 1st 2015, Reese Center TX
DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop CS2

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M27, Canon Digital Rebel XSI, 29x120 second stacked images and 15 darks, Celestron SCT 8" with 6.3 focal reducer on CG-5 guided by Oriosn ST80 and SAAG, Nov 8th 2015, Reese Center TX
DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop CS2

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M31, Canon Digital Rebel XSI, 7x30 second stacked images and one dark, Orion ST120 on CG-5 unguided, 9:00pm October 5th 2013, Reese Center TX
DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop CS2 following Astrophoto-Photoshop Workflow Tutorial

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M31, Canon Digital Rebel XSI, 7x120, 3x60 and 2x30 with 3 darks. Orion ST120 on CG-5 unguided, 9:00pm November 2nd 2013, Reese Center TX
DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop CS2 following Astrophoto-Photoshop Workflow Tutorial

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M31, Canon Digital Rebel XSI, 7x120, 3x60 and 2x30 with 3 darks. Orion ST120 on CG-5 unguided, 9:00pm November 2nd 2013, Reese Center TX
DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop CS2 with GradientXTerminator

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M33 Triangulum Galaxy, Canon Digital Rebel XSi, 20x90s lights, 10x90s darks. Orion ST120 on CG-5 unguided, 8:00pm November 9th 2013, Reese Center TX
BackyardEOS, DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop CS2

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M51, Canon Digital Rebel XSi, 20x90s lights, 10x90s darks, 20 flats and 20 bias. Orion ST120 on CG-5 unguided, 10:00pm May 2nd 2014, Reese Center TX
BackyardEOS, DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop CS2

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Milkway in Cygnus, Canon Digital Rebel XT, 2 minute exposure, f5.6, Piggyback on Orion ST120 on CG-5, 18-55mm Lens, 9:05pm September 30th 2007, Skyview

cygnus


Orion, Canon Digital Rebel XSi, Piggyback on Orion ST120 and Astro-Tech Voyager Mount, 20 seconds, 18-55mm Lens, Feb 27th 2009, Lubbock Backyard

cygnus


M42, Firstlight with Canon Digital Rebel XSi on SCT, 1 x 30 seconds ISO 800, noise reduction on, Celestron SCT 8, unguided AST-CG5, bahtinov mask, no processing other than resizing, March 17th 2009, Lubbock Backyard

cygnus


M42, same image as above except processed Photoshop Elements & Astronomy Tools, March 17th 2009, Lubbock Backyard

cygnus


M82, 5 x 2 minutes, ISO 800 noise reduction on, Canon Digital Rebel XSi, Celestron SCT 8, unguided AST-CG5 Mount, bahtinov mask, DeepSkyStacker, Gimp, March 17th 2009, Lubbock Backyard

cygnus
M81 and M82, Canon Digital Rebel XSi, 15x90s lights, 7x90s darks. Orion ST120 on CG-5 unguided, 8:46pm March 29th 2014, Reese Center TX
BackyardEOS, DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop CS2

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M101, Canon Digital Rebel XSi, 20x90s lights, 10x90s darks, 20 flats and 20 bias. Orion ST120 on CG-5 unguided, 9:30pm May 2nd 2014, Reese Center TX
BackyardEOS, DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop CS2

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