Image Location and Date: Tierra Del Sol on May 15th, 2010
Object: Virgo Galaxy Cluster
Mount: CG5GT
Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150 Newtonian
Imaging FL: 750mm
Imaging focal ratio: f5
Imaging camera: unmodified Nikon D60
Lights: 30 x 180 sec ISO 3200 (1.5 Hours)
Calibration: Darks, flats.
Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder with Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Other details: guided with PHD, stacked in DSS processed in Photoshop
Image Location and Date: San Juan Capistrano on April 06, 2010
Object: NGC4565 Edge On Spiral Galaxy
Mount: CG5GT
Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150 Newtonian
Imaging FL: 750mm
Imaging focal ratio: f5
Imaging camera: unmodified Nikon D60
Lights: 30 x 60 sec ISO 3200 (30min)
Calibration: Darks, No flats.
Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder with Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Other details: guided with PHD, stacked in DSS processed in Photoshop
Yeah, there are a lot of crappy gradients in this photo. I had light leaking in from somewhere, I suspect my focuser was the culprit. I need to re-do the insulation around it. Light pollution was also pretty bad in that direction which didn’t help matters much either.
Image Location and Date: SDAA site at Tierra Del Sol on February 13th
Object: M106 Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo
Mount: CG5GT
Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150 Newtonian
Imaging FL: 750mm
Imaging focal ratio: f5
Imaging camera: unmodified Nikon D60
Lights: 4 x 300 sec ISO 3200 (20min)
Calibration: Darks and Flats
Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder with Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Other details: guided with PHD, stacked in DSS processed in Photoshop
Image Location and Date: SDAA site at Tierra Del Sol on February 13th
Object: M81 and M82 Galaxy in Ursa Major
Mount: CG5GT
Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150 Newtonian
Imaging FL: 750mm
Imaging focal ratio: f5
Imaging camera: unmodified Nikon D60
Lights: 8 x 300 sec ISO 3200 (40min)
Calibration: None
Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder with Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Other details: guided with PHD, stacked in DSS processed in Photoshop
Image Location and Date: SDAA site at Tierra Del Sol on February 13th
Object: M51 Galaxy in Ursa Major
Mount: CG5GT
Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150 Newtonian
Imaging FL: 750mm
Imaging focal ratio: f5
Imaging camera: unmodified Nikon D60
Lights: 10 x 180 sec ISO 3200 (30min)
Calibration: None
Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder with Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Other details: guided with PHD, stacked in DSS processed in Photoshop
Image Location and Date: Palomar Mountain… turnout on east grade road. January 10th 2010
Object: M31 Andromeda Galaxy in Andromeda
Mount: CG4
Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150 Newtonian
Imaging FL: 750mm
Imaging focal ratio: f5
Imaging camera: unmodified Nikon D60
Lights: 20 x 120 sec ISO 3200 (40min)
Calibration: None
Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder with Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Other details: guided with PHD, stacked in DSS processed in Photoshop
