This sure was challenging! Two out of the three nights I arrived late and couldn’t start work until Orion well into the light pollution of north San Diego county. Taking stuff out of the car, polar alignment, mount alignment, focus and framing really eat up my dark sky time but I don’t have much of [...]
Posts tagged ‘tair-3’
M78 – Reflection Nebula in Orion
March 5th, 2012
North America + Pelican Nebula from Palomar Mountain
October 4th, 2011
Image Location and Date: Palomar Mountain Observatory Campground on October 1st, 2011 Object: NGC7000 North America Nebula + IC5070 Pelican Nebula in Cygnus Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Imaging scope: 300mm Tair-3c lens Imaging FL: 300mm Imaging focal ratio: f6 Imaging camera: Modified Canon 350D Lights: 9 x 600sec @ ISO 800 (1 Hour 30 Minutes) [...]
Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd + M71
August 31st, 2011
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 [...]
Double Cluster from Julian Starfest
August 31st, 2011
Image Location and Date: Julian Starfest on August 27th, 2011 Object: Double Cluster NGC884 + NGC869 Mount: CG5GT Imaging scope: 300mm Tair-3c lens Imaging FL: 300mm Imaging focal ratio: f5.6 Imaging camera: Modified Canon 350D Lights: 27 x 300sec @ ISO 800 (2 Hours 15 Minutes) Calibration: Darks Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder with Orion [...]
NGC7000 with a 300mm
August 31st, 2011
Image Location and Date: Julian Starfest on August 28th, 2011 Object: NGC7000 North America Nebula 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 Orion StarShoot Auto Guider [...]
M31 – Andromeda Galaxy
August 31st, 2011
Image Location and Date: Tierra Del Sol (SDAA Dark Site) on August 30th, 2011 Object: M31 Andromeda Galaxy Mount: CG5GT Imaging scope: 300mm Tair-3c lens Imaging FL: 300mm Imaging focal ratio: f5.6 Imaging camera: Modified Canon 350D Lights: 55 x 300sec @ ISO 800 (4 Hour 35 Minutes) Calibration: Darks Guide scope: Antares 8×50mm finder [...]