M1, the Crab Nebula. M103, the Christmas Tree Cluster. Two of my favorite objects. I’ve imaged the M103 cluster several times before but it remains one of my favorites. The obvious grouping of this open cluster gives it a triangular shape and the varied color remind many Westerners of a Christmas Tree. Given that …
Finally got some good data on M27 after years of missed attempts. I collected this data from the back yard in Allen, TX. Camera was a Canon T2i with the IR cut filter removed and a custom white balance on a Celestron EdgeHD 8″ guided with a Meade DSI Pro in an Orion MiniGuider. 86 …
Messier 27 shot on September 22, 2013 from Allen, TX. 36 exposures of 60 seconds each through a Celestron EdgeHD 8 and collected by a modded Canon T2i (550D) DSLR.
Messier 2 taken on 5 July 2013 from Copper Breaks State Park outside of Vernon, Texas. Shot with a Celestron Edge HD 8″ Schmidt-Cassegrain mounted on a Celestron Advanced VX. 60 subframes of 60 seconds unguided
A quick stack of M57. Decided to shoot this after a PEC training session. 60 x 1 minute exposures, no flats yet.
Messier 27, the Dumbbell Nebula, taken from suburban Dallas on a night with 80% – 90% humidity with the object in the light dome of a massive shopping complex just a mile away. Yes, you can practice astrophotography in the city! This image was built from 41 minutes worth of 60 second sub-exposures stacked …
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Caldwell 49, the Rosette Nebula, shot from Ft. Griffin State Historical Area near Albany, TX on March 14, 2013. Two hours of 5 minute subs. Meade LXD 75 Meade SN6 (sloppy focuser, out of focus in the corners) Canon 20D Baader MPCC Hutech IDAS-LPS (forgot to take it off)
The Leo Triplet as seen from Allen, Texas on Feb 2, 2013. 30 subexposures of 5 minutes. Meade LXD75-SN6 Canon Digital Rebel (300D) Hutech IDAS Light Pollution Suppression filter Baader MPCC Guided with Orion StarBlast 4.5″ reflector and Meade DSI Pro
Leo Triplet from Allen, TX on 2011-02-12
I was digging through some old data and thought I might reprocess my M13 data from three years ago. Man, what a difference! Some of it is software, some of it is technique, some of it is experience. The old M13 on the left, the reprocessed data on the right: