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Aldebaran, the Hyades and NGC1647
Yet another 200mm lens and Trius M26C OSC CCD 2-framer. This time it’s the Aldebaran region including part of the Hyades and open cluster NGC1647 (top left). Only 2-hours (total) of 5-minute subs.
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The Caph & Ruchbah Regions of Cassiopeia
These images of the Caph & Ruchbah regions of Cassiopeia are 2-frame mosaic taken using the Canon 200mm prime lenses and the Trius M26C OSC CCDs. Each frame of the Caph image was 2-hours of 10-minute subs, and each frame … Continue reading
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The Twins in Gemini – Castor & Pollux
A 2-frame mosaic using the Canon 200mm prime lenses and the Trius M26C OSC CCDs. This is Castor (upper right blue star) and Pollux (lower left yellow star) in a Gemini star field. Castor frame was 20-subs at 10-minutes per … Continue reading
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M44 the Beehive Cluster Within the Stargate
I think this is probably my favourite image taken with the 200mm lenses and Trius M26C OSC CCDs so far. This is a 2-frame mosaic of M44 (the Beehive cluster in the centre) “Stargated” by the 4 central stars of … Continue reading
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The Cocoon Nebula and Associated Dark Nebula
This is a 2-frame mosaic using the 200mm lenses and M26C OSC CCDs of the Cocoon nebula region. Total exposure time is 5 hours using 10-minute subs.
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Composite North America/Pelican Nebula Region
A composite image of the North America/Pelican nebula region. Taken on the 200mm lenses and M26C OSC CCDs this is 19 x 5-minutes and 17 x 20-minutes combined giving a total exposure time of 10.42 hours.
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The Whole of Central Lyra Featuring Vega
This is a 4-frame mosaic using the Canon 200mm prime lenses and the Trius M26C OSC CCDs. Each frame is approximately 2-hours of 10-minute subs.
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The Perseus Double Cluster & Stock 2
This is a single framer of the Double Cluster and Stock 2 region taken with the 200mm lenses and M26C OSC CCDs on 2016-08-30. This is 10 x 15-minute subs and I have applied the Akira Fujii effect to bring … Continue reading
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The Sadr Region and the North America and Pelican Nebulae in Cygnus
From 2016-10-22 is the North America & Pelican nebulae taken using the 200mm lenses and the M26C OSC CCDs. 6-hours of 20-minute subs. From 2016-10-20 & 2016-10-26 is a 2-frame mosaic of the Sadr & Crescent region in Cygnus again … Continue reading
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The IC2087 Region of the Taurus Molecular Cloud
This is a 2-frame mosaic using the Canon 200mm prime lenses and the Trius M26C OSC CCDs. The left hand side of the frame is the IC2087 region and the right hand side has the bright star SAO76573 in the … Continue reading
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