Pocketrubbish

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Finally upgraded to an 8″ F4 after using a 6″ F5 as my primary imaging scope for the last few years. I really wish I did this before. Exposure time has been drastically reduced and the resolution is fantastic. Using my 12nm HA clip in filter I was clipping the highlights with 10 minute exposures [...]

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Details to follow, here is a flyer for now. *

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Went down to the Oceanside Pier this morning around 5:30, quite a few photographers down there! Got this with my Canon 350Da + Tokina 70mm @f8. 4 second exposure @ ISO100 *

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Ever since I did a mosaic of M31 I want to do more more more. The high resolutions, vast swaths of sky and interstellar dust dancing around is very hard to resist once you get a taste. It’s also a lot more work but I figure if I’m going to get any better at this [...]

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Image Location and Date: Julian Starfest on August 27th, 2011 Object: Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd + M71 in Sagitta Mount: CG5GT Imaging scope: 300mm Tair-3c lens Imaging FL: 300mm Imaging focal ratio: f5.6 Imaging camera: Modified Canon 350D Lights: 7 x 300sec @ ISO 800 (35 Minutes) Calibration: Darks Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder with [...]

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Image Location and Date: San Diego Astronomy Association Dark Sky Site @ Tierra Del Sol, March 6th 2011. Object: Antares area of Milky Way Mount: CG5GT Imaging scope: 50mm Nikkor 1.8 Imaging FL: 50mm Imaging focal ratio: f4 Imaging camera: unmodified Nikon D60 Lights: 4 x 240 sec ISO 800 (16 Minutes) Calibration: None. Guide [...]

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This was fun, a ton of 30 second exposures taken over a four hour period until the clouds rolled it. The flashes of light were caused by us pouring whiskey or lighter fluid on the camp fire. *

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Sorry about this. *

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Image Location and Date: Joshua Tree National Park, Indian Cove Campground September 10th 2010 Object: IC405 Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga Mount: CG5GT Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150 Newtonian Imaging FL: 750mm Imaging focal ratio: f5 Imaging camera: unmodified Nikon D60 Lights: 20 x 180sec ISO 3200 (1 hours) Calibration: Darks, flats. Guide scope: Antares [...]

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I want to reprocess this once I get my big monitor set up but here it is for now: 60min exposure, 50mm 1.8 ISO 800 Nikon D60 on CG5 Mount *

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M109, a bright example of a barred spiral galaxy. I love how many little background galaxies are visible in the hi res version of this image. All those faint smudges of light? Galaxies. Image Location and Date: SDAA site at Tierra Del Sol on February 13th Object: M109 Galaxy Ursa Major Mount: CG5GT Imaging scope: [...]

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This is a short exposure I did with the Praesepe cluster a few days ago. I was staying at my parents house for a few days, checking to see how much darker the skies are there compared to where I live in Vista. Not that much darker unless you are looking to the east towards [...]

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