M106

[psemil]

I made this picture in two nights because of the bad weather and I manage to grab astronomical total exposure of 2,3 hours until the clouds were back again...

The light pollution was quite heavy much more than my usual condition, with lot of snow.

Newton 8'', ASA Keller corrector/reducer, Eq6 Pro, Canon 1000Da, iso 800,TS OAG. Exp: 36x4' - Total 2,3h. Temperature -8 degrees Transparency 5/10, Seeing 5/10.

Higher resolution here

[Darth Takahashi]

A very nice capture with a DSLR... Especially for 2.5 hours. well done.

[Zul]

Great image! Love thouse 3 stars looks awesome!

[Sam]

Very nice image with some quite vivid colours.

[Fenriz]

Cracking image, lovely colour and detail.

[Mr Noble]

That is beautiful - amazing from a DSLR. M106 is one of the prettiest.

[peter shah]

Superb shot shows what can be done with a DSLR....the ASA helps to

[SJJ]

Great image, love the star colours.

[psemil]

Thanks a lot guys. You are right Peter, the ASA corrector really helps in keeping exposure short.

The 3 stars and their beautiful color are my favorite part in this image.

[Woolleson]

Stunning! Agree with the three stars, really fab!

[foundaplanet]

It is a fine picture psemil. Them there stars look majestic..

[psemil]

Thanks

[RikM]

Very nice colour. What effective focal ratio are you at with the reducer/corrector?

[Coco]

Very nice indeed, the big image link is a real treat!

[Quatermass]

Thats really nice lots of lovely details and colours I would be very happy with that indeed.

[psemil]

Thanks again

The focal lenght of my scope is 665mm (with the reducer).

[alpal]

Great pic.

Whats a link for the ASA Keller corrector/reducer?

Sound slike something I'd like to buy.

I use a Baader MPCC.

[psemil]

The producer site: Astrosysteme Austria

I brought it from here: ASA 2' Newton Korrektor und Reducer 0,73x

Before buying that corrector you should be aware that is quite hard to use. It was a discution here on SGL about the Simon-Boren astrograph, TS powernewton , products that are based on the same ASA reducer-corrector.

[Fenriz]

The producer site: Astrosysteme Austria

I brought it from here: ASA 2' Newton Korrektor und Reducer 0,73x

Before buying that corrector you should be aware that is quite hard to use. It was a discution here on SGL about the Simon-Boren astrograph, TS powernewton , products that are based on the same ASA reducer-corrector.

Not to mention damn expensive

[alpal]

The producer site: Astrosysteme Austria

I brought it from here: ASA 2' Newton Korrektor und Reducer 0,73x

Before buying that corrector you should be aware that is quite hard to use. It was a discution here on SGL about the Simon-Boren astrograph, TS powernewton , products that are based on the same ASA reducer-corrector.

Thanks for the link.

It wouldn't be suitable for my telescope as I have an 8" f6

& it is designed for f/3 to f/5.

[ollypenrice]

Well done. This is an object that rewards very long exposures so in a short time you have done wonders. Great star colour, rarely seen in DSLR images. With fast optics DSLRs can do very well. This point is not emphasized enough, I think: a DSLR needs a fast F ratio.

Olly

[psemil]

Thanks Olly. I must agree with you that fast focal ratio can be used with DSLR with good results, but i know that i will never have extraordinary results with it...