Wide Field
Southern Milky Way from Queenstown, New Zealand Unmodified Canon 450D with 50mm lens mounted on EQ1 Mount. 30 subs of 30 secs. each, F3.5, unguided, processed in PS7. Average seeing, good transparency 25/02/12 Click here for a larger version |
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Large Magellanic Cloud from Queenstown, New Zealand Unmodified Canon 450D with 50mm lens mounted on EQ1 Mount. 30 subs of 30 secs. each, F3.5, unguided, processed in PS7. Average seeing, good transparency 21/02/12 Click here for a larger version |
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Star Trail composite centred on the North Celestial Pole SXVF-M25C on 90mm Tamron Macro lens mounted on EQ6 SkyScan Mount. 35 subs of 120 secs. each, F4, guided, processed in PS7. Average seeing, average transparency 02/06/10 Click here for a larger version |
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The Cygnus Region (Deneb and Sadr) SXVF-M25C on 90mm Tamron Macro lens mounted on EQ6 SkyScan Mount. 23 subs of 250 secs. each, F4, guided, processed in PS7. Average seeing, average transparency 19/05/10 Click here for a larger version |
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NGC7000 in the Cygnus Region SXVF-M25C on 135mm Olympus lens mounted on EQ6 SkyScan Mount. 8 subs of 200 secs. each, F4, guided, processed in PS7. Average seeing, average transparency 17/05/10 Click here for a larger version |
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The Constellation of Lyra SXVF-M25C on 135mm Olympus lens mounted on EQ6 SkyScan Mount. 12 subs of 150 secs. each, F4, guided, processed in PS7. Average seeing, poor transparency 17/05/10 Click here for a larger version |
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The Cygnus Region SXVF-M25C on 50mm Canon lens mounted on EQ6 SkyScan Mount. 17 subs of 200 secs. each, guided, processed in PS7. Average seeing, poor transparency 16/06/09 Click here for a larger version |
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The Veil Nebula (part of) SXVF-M25C on 80mm APO Refractor mounted on EQ6 SkyScan Mount. 18 subs of 400 secs. each, guided, processed in PS4. Average seeing, poor transparency 25/06/08 Click here for a larger version |
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M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula SXVF-M25C on 80mm APO Refractor mounted on EQ6 SkyScan Mount. 8 subs. of 300 secs. each, guided, processed in PS4. Poor seeing, extremely poor transparency! 17/06/08 Click here for a larger version |
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M13 - The Hercules Globular Cluster SXVF-M25C on 80mm APO Refractor mounted on EQ6 SkyScan Mount. 14 subs of 200 secs. each, guided, processed in PS4. Average seeing, average transparency. 09/06/08 Click here for a larger version |
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The Markarian Chain of Galaxies SXVF-M25C on 80mm APO Refractor mounted on EQ6 SkyScan Mount. 8 subs of 300 secs. each, guided, processed in PS4. Average seeing, very poor transparency. 08/04/08 Click here for a larger version |
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The Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in HaRGB SXVF-H9C with 200mm f2.8 lens, piggy back mounted on SkyScan EQ6. 12 images of 200 secs. each binned 2 x 2 Ha, plus 34 x 200 secs. RGB, stacked in MaximDL. Guided. Average seeing, poor transparency. 07/01/08 Click here for a larger version |
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The Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in Hydrogen Alpha SXVF-H9C with 200mm f2.8 lens, piggy back mounted on SkyScan EQ6. 12 images of 200 secs. each binned 2 x 2, stacked in MaximDL. Guided. Average seeing, poor transparency. 07/01/08 Click here for a larger version |
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The Constellation of Orion EOS 300d with 55mm f5.6 lens, piggy back mounted on SkyScan EQ6. ISO 800, 2 images 200 secs. each stacked in Registax with darkframe subtraction. WB set to Auto. Guided. Average seeing, average transparency. 02/12/07 Click here for a larger version |
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NGC7000 - The North America Nebula and IC 5070 - The Pelican Nebula SXVF-H9C with 50mm f2.8 lens stopped down to F5, piggy back mounted on SkyScan EQ6. 8 images of 200 secs. each stacked in MaximDL. Guided. Average seeing, poor transparency. 11/08/07 Click here for a larger version |
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The Horsehead, Flame, Running Man & Orion Nebulae SXVF-H9C and EOS 300d with 200mm f2.8 lens, piggy back mounted on SkyScan EQ6. 26 images of 300 secs. plus 21 images of 60 seconds each, stacked in MaximDL with IDAS LP Filter. Guided. Final composite image in Photoshop. Average seeing, poor transparency. 02/01/07 Click here for a larger version |
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The Horsehead and Flame Nebulae SXVF-H9C with 200mm f2.8 lens, piggy back mounted on SkyScan EQ6. 26 images of 300 secs. each stacked in MaximDL with IDAS LP Filter. Guided. Average seeing, poor transparency. 20/12/06 Click here for a larger version |
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The Constellation of Orion Nebula and The Running Man Nebula EOS 300d with 200mm f2.8 lens, piggy back mounted on SkyScan EQ6. ISO 800, 21 images 60 secs. each stacked in Registax with darkframe subtraction. WB set to Auto. Un-guided. Average seeing, average transparency. Moon glare to East 09/12/06 Click here for a larger version |
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NGC 6960 - The Witches Broom Nebula SXVF-H9C with 200mm f2.8 lens, piggy back mounted on SkyScan EQ6. 13 images of 180 secs. each stacked in MaximDL with IDAS LP Filter. Guided. This image was taken on Halloween Night purely for the fun of it but I was really disappointed with the poor clarity of the image which was taken through mist and cloud and the glare of the very bright Moon! Average seeing, very poor transparency 31/10/06 Click here for a larger version |
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NGC 6979 - Pickering's Triangle (part of) The Veil Nebula SXVF-H9C with 200mm f2.8 lens, piggy back mounted on SkyScan EQ6. 10 images of 180 secs. each stacked in MaximDL with IDAS LP Filter. Guided. This image shows a rather insignificant area of the nebula but that is just my poor aim! Average seeing, very poor transparency 26/09/06 Click here for a larger version |
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NGC 7000 - North America Nebula & Pelican Nebula Canon EOS 300d piggy-backed on top of my Skywatcher 80 ED Refractor on EQ6 mount autoguided. ISO 800, 200mm, F2.8, 4 X 300secs. stacked in Registax and processed in PS 4.0 Average seeing, average transparency 20/08/06 Click
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Milky Way - Centred on Sadir in Cygnus Canon EOS 300d piggy-backed on top of my Skywatcher 80 ED Refractor on EQ6 mount autoguided. ISO 800, 200mm, F2.8, 3 X 120secs. stacked in Registax and processed in MaximDL and PS 4.0 Average seeing, terrible transparency,other images blocked out by cloud 18/08/06 Click here for a larger version |
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Orion - The Hunter with my dome in the foreground. A collage of my own shots. Canon EOS 300D on EQ3, ISO 800, 53mm, 155 seconds F6.3 plus 1/60th second electronic flash shot for dome. Average seeing, poor transparency 10/01/06 Click here for a larger version |
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Orion - The Hunter. A closeup view of the belt area of Orion. Canon EOS 300D on EQ3, ISO 800, 53mm, 155 seconds F6.3. Average seeing, poor transparency 09/11/05 Click here for a larger version |
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Orion - The Hunter. After weeks of poor skies, the view was beautiful tonight although there was a tremendous amount of moisturer in the air. Orion rose majestically as ever and I just had to capture it. Canon EOS 300D on EQ3, ISO 800, 53mm, 155 seconds F6.3. Average seeing, poor transparency 09/11/05 Click here for a larger version |
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Milky Way - Cassiopeia. Pentax Spotmatic F piggy-backed on top of my Skywatcher 80 T Refractor. Kodak Ultra 400 ASA colour film, 28mm, F2.8 60secs. Reasonable seeing, average transparency. 16/10/04 Click here for a larger version |
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Milky Way - Cygnus. Pentax Spotmatic F piggy-backed on top of my Skywatcher 80 T Refractor. Kodak Ultra 400 ASA colour film, 28mm, F2.8 60secs. Reasonable seeing, average transparency. 16/10/04 Click here for a larger version |