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M42

200mm f4 stop down to f8

Duo NB filter

multi-sessions

Meade DSI Color/ 600 second (40 15sec exposures) RGB exposure/Prime focus/114×500mm Telescope/Composited and leveled in Photoshop/Flintstone, GA

Canon 450D astro mod

Pentax 200mm f4 stop down to f5.6

Optolong L-Pro filter

30" subs

Meade DSI Color/ 424 second (53 8sec exposures) RGB exposure/Prime focus/114×500mm Telescope/leveled in Photoshop/Flintstone, GA

Orion Belt and Sword

Sony alpha 7ii astro mod

135mm F2.8 Sonnar

35s subs

Meade DSI Color/ 225 second (15 15sec exposures) RGB exposure/Prime focus/114×500mm Telescope/Leveled in Photoshop/Flintstone, GA

Taken with a Meade DSI Pro

An attempt at an hour of exposure of reflection nebula #messier78 through intermittently cloudy skies. This fuzzy patch is just to the upper left of Orion's belt. This one is proving tricky. I think I need about 3 hours to really bring our detail and color for this one. #astrophotography #deepskyphotography #messierobjects #reflectionnebula

Taken with a Meade DSI Pro

Nikon D50/120 second RGB exposure (4*30sec, RegiStax 4)/25mm Plossl eyepiece/114x375mm Telescope/Flintstone, GA

Meade DSI Color/ 225 second (15 15sec exposures) RGB exposure/Prime focus/114×500mm Telescope/Leveled in Photoshop/Flintstone, GA

Meade DSI Color/ 396 second RGB exposure/Prime focus/114×500mm Telescope/leveled in Photoshop/Flintstone, GA

Meade DSI Color/ 264 second RGB exposure/Prime focus/114×500mm Telescope/leveled in Photoshop/Flintstone, GA

More galaxies seen while staring deep and long into the constellation of Leo. The biggest spiral in the upper right is Messier 95, the almost as big spiral below it is Messier 96 and the elliptical below the center of the image (directly above two smaller spirals) is Messier 105. All are just over 30 million light years from us. Leo is pretty awesome for filling up the Messier catalog checklist! #messier95 #messier96 #messier105 #deepskyphotography #astrophotography #messierobjects #messiermarathon

Nikon D50/150 second RGB exposure (5*30sec, RegiStax 4)/25mm Plossl eyepiece/114x375mm Telescope/Flintstone, GA

Orion Belt and Sword

Sony alpha 7ii astro mod

135mm F2.8 Sonnar

35s subs

Sky-Watcher 80/400 (Achromatic Refractor)

Sky-Watcher HEQ5

Canon 350Dm

45x60s @ ISO1600 (45min)

Calibrated, registered, stacked in PixInsight.

Postprocessing in PS5.

Meade DSI Color/ 225 second (15 15sec exposures) RGB exposure/Prime focus/114×500mm Telescope/Leveled in Photoshop/Flintstone, GA

Nikon D50/ISO 1600/90 second RGB exposure (3*30sec, RegiStax 4)/25mm Plossl eyepiece/114×375mm Telescope/Flintstone, GA/Cropped and smoothed in Photoshop