The 30 Minute Challenge

[Pompey Monkey]

Wow, there are some fantastic images from just 30 minutes integration here!

Here is my 1800 second, single sub carefully stretched exposure of the Rosette, taken while waiting for the guiding/mount to settle where the scope was close to the zenith on another target.:

[MattJenko]

30 minutes with an F9 scope? Ok, here is 25 mins total RGB data using an RC6 and an Atik 414ex. NGC1662

[jimjam11]

What a great idea!

M3 - 28mins total:

M35 - 18mins total:

M37 - 18mins total:

M38 - 19.5mins total:

 

Star clusters seem to work well with short exposures, this one not so much. Heart and soul, 30mins total. Longer exposure version here.

[MattJenko]

Some lovely clusters there.

[alacant]

Great idea for a thread. Thanks. Right on the limit: 20x90s double-cluster. Hope it qualifies. TIA for looking.

[Stub Mandrel]

Great thread!

Here's a cruelly over-processed Heart Nebula, 30 x 60s:

[Nigel G]

My first post here, There's some amazing images in this thread. 

M42  60x10s and 60x20s ISO 1600 with darks, flats and bias, Canon 1300D, Star discovery 150p Alt-Az. 

Nige.