Astro Deep Sky

M1 - Crab Nebula

Imaged Winter 2012, CDK 12.5, QSI 583wsg, AP900.

I'm not entirely happy with this image, as there is some bloating in the stars due to poor seeing during RGB acquisition. If I get a few clear nights before M1 disappears for the year, I'll try to improve the data and reprocess.

M8 - Lagoon Nebula

Imaged with my 10" LX200GPS, modified Canon 30D, Meade f/6.3 FR, Mitty Wedge. Guided with a Meade DSI and PHD.

M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster Widefield

Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, AP900, PHD Guiding, Images Plus 4.0 Camera Control

M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster

CKD 12.5, AP900, QSI 583WSG
Captured April 2012 in poor to moderate seeing conditions
Captured with MaximDL
Processed with PixInsight 1.7

M16 - Eagle Nebula

Imaged with my 10" LX200GPS, modified Canon 30D, Meade f/6.3 FR, Mitty Wedge. Guided with a Meade DSI and PHD.

M27 - Dumbbell Nebula

Imaged with my 10" LX200GPS, modified Canon 30D, Meade f/6.3 FR, Mitty Wedge. Guided with a Meade DSI and PHD.

M42 - Great Orion Nebula

- Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, AP900, PHD Guiding, Images Plus 4.0 Camera Control

M45 - The Pleiades

Imaged in October, 2010, from the Quail Run Observatory. Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, AP 900 Mount, Astrodon LRGB Filters.

Acquired with Images Plus 4.0, processed with PixInsight 1.70.

L = 10x300sec, Bin 1x1
RG = 10x300sec, Bin 2x2
B = 12x300sec, Bin 2x2

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, AP900, PHD Guiding, Images Plus 4.0 Camera Control

M92 and Friends

M92 is a beautiful cluster in Hercules - not as famous as M13, but surrounded by some interesting friends. If you look closely, you can see a pretty little barred spiral galaxy near the top, just to the right of the cluster.

Takahashi FSQ 106EDX, AP 900 Mount, Astrodon LRGB Filters
QSI 583 wsg, L 20x300 seconds Bin 1x1, RGB 15x300 seconds, Bin 2x2 - Aug/Sep 2011
Captured and Focused with Images Plus Camera Control 4.0, Guided with PHD Guiding, Processed with PixInsight 1.70

M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, AP900, PHD Guiding, Images Plus 4.0 Camera Control

LDN673

LDN673, a dark nebula in Aquila - - Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, AP900, PHD Guiding, Images Plus 4.0 Camera Control

SH2-171 in Ha

Sharpless 2-171 (also known as NGC 7822 and Ced 215) is an emission nebula in Cepheus. Imaged here in Hydrogen Alpha from the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon, August 2011. Takahashi FSQ 106EDX, AP 900 Mount, QSI 583 wsg, 25x600 seconds, Astrodon 3nm Ha Filter, Captured and Focused with Images Plus Camera Control 4.0, Guided with PHD Guiding, Processed with PixInsight 1.70

IC1318 in Gamma Cygni

Imaged in Ha, 27x10 minutes. Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, AP900, PHD Guiding, Images Plus 4.0 Camera Control. Processed in PixInsight 1.70

IC1396

IC1396 is a diffuse nebula in Cepheus. Imaged July 2011, Tak FSQ106EDX, Astrodon Ha Filter, QSI583wsg, AP900 Mount, PHD Guiding, Images Plus 4.0 Camera Control. 25x600 seconds at -10 C. Processed in PixInsight 1.70.

IC1805 - Heart Nebula

The Heart Nebula (Reprocessed), IC 1805, Sh2-190, lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. This is an emission nebula showing glowing gas and darker dust lanes. The nebula is formed by plasma of ionized hydrogen and free electrons.

Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, 15x5 minutes L,R,G,B,Ha. Calibrated and processed in PixInsight 1.7, finished in Photoshop CS4.

IC5070 - Pelican Nebula

IC5070, the Pelican Nebula. Imaged in Ha, 38x10 minutes. Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, AP900, PHD Guiding, Images Plus 4.0 Camera Control. Processed in PixInsight 1.70

NGC7000 in Ha

Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, AP900, PHD Guiding, Captured with Images Plus 4.0 Camera Control, Processed with PixInsight 1.70

IC5146 - Cocoon Nebula

Imaged with my 10" LX200GPS, modified Canon 30D, Meade f/6.3 FR, Mitty Wedge. Guided with a Meade DSI and PHD.

NGC7331 - Planewave CDK 12.5 First Light

First light from my new Planewave CDK 12.5. Interesting to compare to the LightBuckets version. Obviously not as dark a sky background, plus my stars are a little larger - mostly related to poorer seeing conditions. However, lots of detail in the nebula core.

Planewave CDK 12.5
QSI 583 wsg with Astrodon LRGB filters
Guided with PHD/Lodestar
AP 900 Mount
18x300 seconds L
10 x 300 seconds RGB
Acquired with Images Plus Camera Control
Processed with PixInsight

NGC7331 and Friends

Imaged with the 14.5" RC at the now sadly defunct LightBuckets

NGC7331 and Friends Crop

Imaged with the 14.5" RC at the now sadly defunct LightBuckets

Equine Fire

The Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in Orion - Takahashi FSQ106EDX, QSI 583wsg, AP900, PHD Guiding, Images Plus 4.0 Camera Control