A few DSO's I've taken

[lil_coz]

Hey all,
 
I just wanted to share some pictures that I've taken. These were my first attempt at serious AP and they were all taken on the 27th of December 2013. From memory, all images are single 30s exposures, except for M31 (which was about 4-5 images stacked), and the Whirlpool (which was 2-3 images stacked). No special processing, just a bit of fiddling in PS. I didn't even know about darks and bias pics until I spoke with you knowledgeable folk  That's something for when I'm next out! No filters used either, I just threw the DSLR in the focuser to see what's what!
 
NGC 891

 
Messier 35

 
Messier 36

 
Messier 37

 
Messier 38

 
Messier 103

 
Little Dumbbell Nebula

 
Blue Snowball Nebula

 
Crab Nebula

 
Bode's Galaxy (M81) & Cigar Galaxy (M82)

 
Cigar Galaxy

 
Andromeda, M32, M110

 
Orion Nebula

 
Double Cluster

 
Eskimo Nebula

 
Whirlpool Galaxy

 
I like how M31 came out, and I will never forget the moment when the Orion Nebula preview came up on the camera for the first time. I think I actually stopped breathing! lol
 
Thanks for looking!

[lil_coz]

Message for the mods, you can delete the attachments. I had trouble putting them up, and then went the URL route and I thought I deleted them. Obviously not! lol

Cheers.

[red dwalf]

great start, warning this astro photography can be very addictive L.O.L.

[Ptarmigan]

A nice collection, a good nights work

In the M35 picture you have also got the small open cluster NGC 2158, to the right and down a bit.
Also another small open cluster NGC 1907 in the pic of M38, above and a bit left.

[lil_coz]

great start, warning this astro photography can be very addictive L.O.L.

Yea, I found this one out the hard way! lol It just snuck up on me!

A nice collection, a good nights work

In the M35 picture you have also got the small open cluster NGC 2158, to the right and down a bit.

Also another small open cluster NGC 1907 in the pic of M38, above and a bit left.

Thanks for the identifications! I also notice a smudge in my M81 & M82 picture, bottom left.

[Ptarmigan]

 a smudge in my M81 & M82 picture, bottom left.

Oh yes, I missed that one ! The galaxy NGC 3077

I do like DSO spotting when it is raining outside :) ! thanks for the pics

[jgs001]

Off to a nice start.. typically you'd want to capture a bunch of images of the one target and process those, that will help a lot with the noise. 

[Naemeth]

Off to a nice start.. typically you'd want to capture a bunch of images of the one target and process those, that will help a lot with the noise. 

Agreed, with some more data you could really make good images from that start

[lil_coz]

I do like DSO spotting when it is raining outside :) ! thanks for the pics

So that's a lot lately eh? lol

Off to a nice start.. typically you'd want to capture a bunch of images of the one target and process those, that will help a lot with the noise. 

Agreed, with some more data you could really make good images from that start

Now that I know a bit more about how to take better images, I'll start to focus on 1 object at a time to capture as much data as possible.

On that night, I took one picture, loved it and wanted to picture everything in the sky possible!! lol That's something I'll have to fight myself from doing. I just want to see everything! I'm greedy like that lol