astrophotography-2011

18 images

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  Ending the year as I began... with M42. An hour and a quarter or so in total in 6 and 10 min subs through the Meg72.

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  My final edit of my first 2hrs of data on the 'Butterfly nebula' or Gamma Cygni nebula in Cygnus. This is my first guided image... 19 X 6 minute subs + 20 darks and 20 flats. Pretty pleased with this one!!!

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  The North American nebula, just under an hour of data in 90 second subs from the workshop car park.

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  My final version of my unguided M31 for this year... just under two hours of data in 90 second subs taken at kelling and at my workshop over about a week.

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  M13, the great globular cluster in Hercules, imaged through the Meade 127mm apo. About half an hour of 30 second subs.

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  The 'Realm of galaxies' in Virgo, shot through the 200mm lens at f2.8. About 40 minutes of data in 2 min subs. This shot includes at least 20 galaxies! Sorry about the nasty gradient, this was the last shot I did before buying an LP filter :-)

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  M81 and M82 shot from 'Jimmy's farm' in Suffolk through the Meade 127mm apo. This was over an hour and a half of data in 1 min subs, unguided on the HEQ5.

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  My first galaxy. M51 imaged from Kelling Heath at the spring star party. About an hour and a quarter of 50 second or so subs through the Meade 127mm apo unguided on the HEQ5-pro. Thanks to Cloudwatcher here on SGL for help with processing!

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  M31 (+ M32 and M110) imaged through the trusty 200mm lens at f4. Used 3 minute unguided subs, about an hour and a half of data in total.

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  M3 imaged through the Meade 127mm apo using 40 second unguided subs, about 40 minutes of data in total.

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  A widefield shot of the nebulous region around the star Sadr in Cygnus. About 40 mins of 2min subs taken with the 350D through the 200mm L-series lens at f3.2.

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  The nebula IC1396... about an hour and a half of 2 minute subs at f3.2 through the 200mm lens and the 350D. Slightly out of focus though!

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  Not counting the half-hearted stab at M42 the preceeding week, this was my first proper astro-photo. About 25 minutes of 40 second subs, plus some 20 second ones to get the trapesium without burning it out. Taken on March 23rd 2011 through my Meade 127mm

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  A crop of my Sagittarius widefield shot zooming in on M8 and 20.

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  A mere 11 minutes on the Lagoon and Triffid Nebulae in Saggitarius taken on Aug 28th. Taken through the 200mm lens at f2.8 this was first light on my Eos 500D and it worked a treat.

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