Pocketrubbish

I had gone out to my clubs dark site for several nights to work on a widefield mosaic of the Orion/Gemini area, once that set I had some free time to shot a few objects I’ve always wanted to go for. I noticed Omega Centauri was barely above the mountains to the south around 1 [...]

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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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I got lucky here. Image Location and Date: San Diego Astronomy Association Dark Sky Site @ Tierra Del Sol, March 29th 2011. Object: NGC5139 Omega Centauri Cluster Mount: CG5GT Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150 Newtonian Imaging FL: 750mm Imaging focal ratio: f5 Imaging camera: Modified Canon 350D Lights: 7 x 180sec, 22x ISO 1600 (43 [...]

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Image Location and Date: San Juan Capistrano, September 9th, 2010 Object: M15 Globular Cluster in Andromeda Mount: CG5GT Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150 Newtonian Imaging FL: 750mm Imaging focal ratio: f5 Imaging camera: unmodified Nikon D60 Lights: 40 x 60sec ISO 3200 (40 minutes) Calibration: Darks, flats. Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder with Orion StarShoot [...]

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Image Location and Date: San Juan Capistrano on April 04, 2010 Object: M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici Mount: CG5GT Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150 Newtonian Imaging FL: 750mm Imaging focal ratio: f5 Imaging camera: unmodified Nikon D60 Lights: 54 x 60 sec ISO 3200 (54min) Calibration: Darks and Flats Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder [...]

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I tried shooting an hours worth here but the wind ruined so many exposures that I only got 10 minutes at ISO3200 . I’ll come back to this in a month or two. *

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