Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)

[TheoP]

This image of the Carina nebula was taken with my modified Canon 350D.  The 350D camera is now quite an old model and it is not supported by the latest Windows operating systems. This means that I have to use old software to assist me with the focussing of images such as this.  For this image I used Astro Photography Tool (APT) version 1.93  (www.astroplace.net).

I am quite happy with the performance of the 350D. It now outperforms my 600D for astrophotography, especially when deep space objects is imaged. The only problem is that the 350D does not have a live view option and that makes focussing very difficult.

The image above was created with 17 subs of 30 seconds each with five darks. I obviously used the modded 350D and a Canon EF-S 55-250mm lens at 250mm, f/5.6 at ISO 800. I tracked the sky with iOptron SkyTracker on a Meade tripod.

The full resolution image is available at http://astrob.in/74776/0/  

Theo

Meade 2080 8" SCT
Orion EON Apochromatic ED 80mm Refractor
Canon 600D, Canon 350D (Baader ACF2)
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8, Canon 60mm f/2.8 (macro), Canon EFS 18-135mm, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Home built tracker
iOptron SkyTracker
Lots of coffee

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[bogdog]

nice image

[southernman]

Superb wide field pic. Lots of wonderful detail.

Peter

[Yoddha]

Cool image Theo! I would suggest to update APT and use the new features

[Starlight 1]

Nice image !!! one bit of kit not in your list (Jaffa-cakes)

[TheoP]

Thanks for your comments.

Ivo, I will look into it, my version cannot be updayted but I will get the latest one if it will help me focus.

Btw, what is a Jaffa-cake?

[Starlight 1]

Thanks for your comments.

Ivo, I will look into it, my version cannot be updayted but I will get the latest one if it will help me focus.

Btw, what is a Jaffa-cake?

That go with the coffee

[Yoddha]

Theo, you can always try the free version to see if it is better for you