The Pacman Nebula (Widefield) - A First Attempt

[Virgoman]

Hi everyone. Am just posting a widefield image of the Pacman Nebula that I acquired earlier in the month. Imaged using a Skywatcher ED80/Focal reducer combo which was attached to a modified Canon 1000D DSLR. This setup was all guided using a miniguider on an HEQ5PRO mount. This effort represents my first attempt at imaging this nebula and indeed I am a relative newcomer to deepsky imaging (... I think I posted an image of M42 some time ago!... ) being mostly a planetary/lunar imager (and poster!) in the past. Anyway thanks for looking and clear.......err well fog-free skies!!

                                                                  Best regards,

                                                                                         Ralph

[xtreemchaos]

great first go mate, id be happy with that. well done.  thanks for posting  charl.

[Knighty2112]

Very nice, but next time can you get a shot of the ghost nebula chasing it please? Hehe!

Seriously though, very nice. Well done! : )

[Virgoman]

Many thanks xtreemchaos and Knighty2112 for commenting. Always appreciated. Lol Knighty!! I llike it!!!    .

                                        Best regards,

                                                               Ralph

[skywatcher58gb]

Nice image Virgoman, with a very similar set up to my own.

Dave

[Atreta]

Awesome image

[laudropb]

Very nice image, especially for a first attempt.

[MilwaukeeLion]

Beautiful image, your planetary/lunar imaging skills have transitioned very well id say. 

[Virgoman]

Many thanks to you all for your comments and likes - always very much appreciated:-)

                                                Best regards,

                                                                      Ralph