Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 1h 7m 1s (56 frames) ISO 800 RGB

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: No

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 25m (14 x 1m) RGB + (11 x 1m)L

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 7 x 2m ISO 800 RGB

Filter: Orion Skyglow Imaging Filter

Flattener/Correction: Anteres .63x Focal Reducer

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 256×2500mm

Telescope: Meade LX200-GPS 10" ACF

Guided: No

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 24m LRGB exposure (48 x 30s RGB and Lum Exposures)

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 10 x 103s ISO 800 RGB

Filter: Orion Skyglow Imaging Filter

Flattener/Correction: Anteres .63x Focal Reducer

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 256×2500mm

Telescope: Meade LX200-GPS 10" ACF

Guided: No

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Canon 450d astro-mod

Minolta 250mm f5.6

Optolong L-Pro filter

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 60m (30 x 1m) RGB + (30 x 1m)L

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: PHD Guiding 1.9

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 10 x 180s ISO 1600 RGB

Filter: none

Focus Method: Prime focus

Lens Aperature/Focal Length: 80mm×500mm

Lens: Adorama ProOptic f6.3 500mm Mirror Lens

Guided: PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 66m (39 x 1m) RGB + (27 x 1m)L

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: PHD Guiding 1.9

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Otherwise known as Messier object 31 (M31). This new 85mm lens looks like it has some possibilities for astrophotography. :)

Compare with an earlier image.

The 2014 All-Arizona Messier Marathon was all-but shutdown by cloud cover and high haze by Midnight. While we always appreciate a chance to wander around and gab with other hobbyists, as well as grab snacks and use the Porta-Johns, most were frustrated by the cloud-out. While many retired to their sleeping bags, cots, tents, campers, or just backseats, a few of us stuck it out. Every time a "Sucker-Hole" appeared in the clouds, we observed or I Imaged any Messier Objects visible. That meant a total of 58 Objects for me - all cataloged in these contact sheets.

While I'd hoped for a better showing... Fun was had... Dark Skies and Scopes were enjoyed... A success overall...

These are my Results: 58 of 110 Objects Imaged

Exposures:

3x 60sec @ 1600ISO

Equipment Used:

Canon 550D (IR-Modded)

Orion 8in Astrograph Newtonian Telescope

CGEM Mount with SSAG Guider

BackyardEOS Imaging Software

DeepSkyStacker and ACDsee 6 Pro

Exposure from Lagoon at Bora Bora

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 27m 23s (14 frames) ISO 800 RGB

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: Yes - PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 92m (50 x 2m) RGB + (42 x 2m)L

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 225s (15 x 15s) RGB

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: No

Stacked: Autostar Envisage

Adjustments: leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Note: This Messier Object image is part of my Photo Messier Marathon 2008. It was captured on the first night of the Marathon.

Quick and dirty stacking and processing of (40) 30 Sec JPG's. True processing of the RAW images to come.

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 59m (29 x 1m) RGB + (30 x 1m)L

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: None

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 14m 9s (4 exposures) RGB

ISO: 800

Filter: none

Focal Length: 55mm

F-Stop: f/5.6

Mount: Equitorial

Telescope: None

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Meade DSI Color II/ 28min 30sec (many multiple length exposures) LRGB exposure/Prime focus/203×812mm/LXD75 8" Schmidt-Newtonian/stacked in DeepSkyStacker/leveled in Photoshop/Flintstone, GA

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 76m (46 x 1m) RGB + (30 x 1m)L

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: None

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Optical Configuration: GSO RC8 + Filter Wheel + ZWO ASI1600MM Cooled

Equipment: iOptron iEQ45 Pro, Lacerta MGEN II

Integration: Integration: Hα@300s x12, OIII@300 x 22, SII@300s x24

Calibration: 10xdark, 10xbias, 5xflat

Color Arrangement: Red=SII, Green=Hα, Blue=OIII

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 76m (38 x 2m) RGB + (38 x 2m)L

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 28m (7 x 4m) ISO 1600 RGB

Filter: Orion Skyglow Imaging Filter

Flattener/Correction: Anteres .63x Focal Reducer

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 256×2500mm

Telescope: Meade LX200-GPS 10" ACF

Guided: Yes - PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Close-up view of the Andromeda galaxy (M-31) with its sister galaxy.

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 200s RGB exposure (50 x 4s RGB and Lum Exposures)

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Stacked: Envisage

Adjustments: leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 8m (8 x 1m) LRGB

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: No

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 37m 22s RGB

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: Autoguided

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Note: My alignment for some of these images wasn't so good - if you look close you can see the stars trailing slightly. There also was a bit of wind. I'm hoping to get better images on a still night with good alignment.

I captured these 43 Messier Objects on the evening of March 7/8, 2008 as part of my attempt to do a Photo Messier Marathon. Because of the time involved in finding/centering each object and because I'm taking fifteen 15s (225s total) images I can only do so many a night. I'm hoping to complete this entire grid sometime this month. Note that I've placed M110 in the 0,0 position so that I didn't have to add another row.

Each image was taken using a Meade DSI II Color attached to an LXD75 SN-8.

Quick and dirty stacking and processing of (32) 30 Sec JPG's. True processing of the RAW images to come.

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 37m (22 x 1m) RGB + (15 x 1m)L

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: Envisage

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

The Andromeda galaxy and its small sister galaxy as seen at a wide angle in the night sky

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 102m (51 x 1m) RGB + (51 x 1m)L

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: None

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

My very first deep sky objects pictures.

Taken on Mount Pinos, California, on 23-May-2009.

Canon XSI. CG5 GEM. William Optics 110.

One of the seven is not as bright as the other six. The Greeks figured it was because she married a mortal while her sisters all slept with the gods.

cf.

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 7m 18s (7 frames) ISO 800 RGB

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: Yes - PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 225s (15 x 15s) RGB

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: No

Stacked: Autostar Envisage

Adjustments: leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Note: This Messier Object image is part of my Photo Messier Marathon 2008. It was captured on the first night of the Marathon.

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 45m (15 frames) ISO 800 RGB

Filter: Orion Skyglow Imaging Filter

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: Yes - PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 26m (13 x 60s x 2) RGB+L

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: No

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Meade DSI Color/ 280 second (35 8sec exposures) RGB exposure/Prime focus/114×500mm Telescope/leveled in Photoshop/Flintstone, GA

At 2.9 million light years away the Triangulum Galaxy is the next closest spiral galaxy to us. It is part of the Local Group of Galaxies, which the Milky Way is a part of.

8 second exposure Took this while I was waiting for the space station to fly over.

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 225s (15 x 15s) RGB

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: No

Stacked: Autostar Envisage

Adjustments: leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Note: This Messier Object image is part of my Photo Messier Marathon 2008. It was captured on the first night of the Marathon.

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 40m LRGB exposure (40 x 30s RGB and Lum Exposures)

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 30m (10 frames) ISO 800 RGB

Filter: Orion Skyglow Imaging Filter

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: Yes - PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 32m LRGB exposure (64 x 30s RGB and Lum Exposures)

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

Sony alpha 7ii astro mod

Canon 400mm f5.6 stop down to f6.3

STC MS filter

30" subs

total integration time 3h 50m