Barnard Loop etc. (first attempts)

[laser_jock99]

The skies finaly cleared this weekend in Powys allowing me to try out some widefield, deepsky astrophotography for the first time in months. Once I get the EQ6 permanently sited and properly polar aligned I'll try for some longer exposures and maybe use some filters to reduce 'star bloat'.

A shot of Barnard Loop in Orion from my garden.

Composite of five 60 second photos, stacked in Registax and edited in Paintshop Pro. Lens was a Nikon ED80-200 zoom @ f2.8 . Camera Fuji IS Pro @ ISO 800 mounted on an EQ6 drive.

Rosette Nebula Composite of 5 60 second photos, stacked in Registax and edited in Paintshop Pro. Lens was a Nikon ED180 @ f2.8 . Camera Fuji IS Pro @ ISO 800 mounted on an EQ6 drive

'Bubble' nebula in Orion (don't know the proper name). Composite of five 60 second photos, stacked in Registax and edited in Paintshop Pro. Lens was a Nikon ED80-200 zoom @ f2.8 . Camera Fuji IS Pro @ ISO 800 mounted on an EQ6 drive

Great nebula in Orion. Composite of 10 30 second photos, stacked in Registax and edited in Paintshop Pro. Lens was a Nikon ED400 @ f5.6. Camera Fuji IS Pro @ ISO 800 mounted on an EQ6 drive

[peter shah]

super first attempt......amazing it really shows how bright m42 is to everything else

[Shibby]

Nice one! You've done well to pick up Barnard's Loop with only 60s subs, even if it is f2.8