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B33, Horsehead Nebula, Orion - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. 24 minute exposure, March 2010
Owl Nebula in Ursa Major - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. March 2010
NGC891 Sb Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda - 10" Meade LX200 f6.3, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. March 2010
M45, Pleiades, Taurus, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Fifteen minute exposure. Feb 2010
Mars (CM320) showing polar cap and Syrtis Major. - 10" Meade LX200 SCT  f24, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 372 x 1/100 second exposures, processed in Registax 2, February 2010
NGC1647, Open Cluster, Taurus, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Three minute exposure. Feb 2010
M33, Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 450D EOS camera. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 30 minutes. January 2010
M1, Crab Nebula, Taurus. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 450D EOS camera. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 30 minutes. January 2010
NGC253, Huge SBc Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor - very low in south in the UK. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 18 minutes. Dec 2009
NGC6888, Crescent Nebula, Cygnus. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlite Xpress SXVF-MX9. Effective integration time 30 minutes. November 2009
NGC7023, Bright Nebula, Cepheus. Mag 7.1, 13'10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. Dec 2009.
NGC247, SBcd Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor - very low in south in the UK. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 18 minutes. Dec 2009
NGC7293, Helix Nebula, Aquarius. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlite Xpress SXVF-MX9. Effective integration time 30 minutes. November 2009
M30, Globular Cluster, Capricornus. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlite Xpress SXVF-MX9. Effective integration time 6 minutes, October 2009.
NGC281 in Cassiopeia. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. October 2009.
M31, Great Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Twenty-four minute exposure. Sep 2009
NGC6960, Veil Nebula, Cygnus, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Twenty-four minute exposure. Sep 2009
M27 Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Canon 450D EOS camera. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 20 minutes. September 2009

M57 The Ring Nebula in Lyra, 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10,
Top image - Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Exposure time 10 minutes.
Bottom image -
Canon 450D EOS camera. Exposure time 14 minutes. Both September 2009
NGC6781 - Planetary Nebula in Aquila, Mag 11.9, 1.9' x 1.8'. Note artificial satellite trail.
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Sta
rlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 12 minutes. August 2009
M27 Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 12 minutes. August 2009
NGC7331, spiral galaxy in Pegasus showing nice spiral arms and dark lanes. 10" LX200 at f4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. Effective exposure 12 minutes. August 2009
NGC7000, North American Nebula, Cygnus, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Twenty-four minute exposure. Aug 2009
C/2006 W3 Christensen, Sagitta, Mag~8
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT 4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. 5 minute exposure summed on comet. August 2009
NGC5907 Sb Spiral Galaxy in Draco, Mag 10.3, 12.8 x 1.8'
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10" Meade LX200 SCT 4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. 12 minute exposure. August 2009
IC5070 Pelican Nebula, Cygnus (note NGC7000 N.American Nebula at top left). Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Thirty-six minute exposure. August 2009
Jupiter - 10" Meade LX200 SCT  f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 396 x 1/33 second exposures, processed in Registax 4, August 2009
B142-3 Dark Nebula in Aquila. Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. 12 minute exposure. August 2009
M20, Triffid nebula in Sagittarius, Large reflection/emission nebula with embedded cluster and dark lanes. Mag 6.3, 30'x20'.
10" Meade LX200 SCT 4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. 15 minute exposure. July 2009
M17 Omega Nebula, Sagittarius. Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Twelve minute exposure. July 2009
M16 Eagle Nebula, Serpens. Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Ten minute exposure. July 2009
Jupiter showing recent impact site and Great Red Spot - 10" Meade LX200 SCT  f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 320 x 1/50 second exposures, processed in Registax 2, July 2009
NGC6992/5, Veil nebula, Supernova remnant in Cygnus. Note the huge number of stars in this part of our Milky Way galaxy. Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Twenty minute exposure. July 2009
M17, Omega or Swan Nebula in Sagittarius. Mag 6, 39'.
10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 12 minutes. June 2009
M8, Lagoon nebula in Sagittarius, Large emission nebula with embedded cluster and dark lanes. Mag 5, 35'x50'. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 9 minutes. June 2009
M4, Globular cluster in Scorpius, close to Antares, Mag 5.4, 36'. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. Single 3 minute exposure.
m64.gif (20133 bytes) M64, Blackeye Galaxy (Sa) in Coma Berenices, M8.5, 10.5' x 5'
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD.
Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 12 minutes. May 2009.
m3.gif (48005 bytes) M3, Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici, Mag 6.4, 16.2'. Stars magnitude 11+.
10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF MX9 CCD. Average of 2 x three minute exposures. April 2009
M68, Globular Cluster in Hydra, Mag 7.7, 11', stars mag 13+,
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 9 minutes, April 2009
m104.jpg (22542 bytes) M104, Sa Spiral Galaxy 'Sombrero' in Virgo, Mag 8, 8.9' x 4.1'
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. 4 exposures : Effective integration time 12 minutes, April 2009
M53, Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices, Mag 7.7, 12.6', stars mag 12+,
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 6 minutes, April 2009
M100 - Sc Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices, Mag 9.4, 6.8' x 5.8'
- 10" Meade LX200, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. March 2009
NGC4656, Peculiar Galaxy in Canes Venatici
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD.
Multiple
exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. March 2009
M60 E1 Elliptical Galaxy in Virgo, Mag 8.8 3' x 2.5'
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD.
Multiple
exposures : Effective integration time 6 minutes. March 2009
M101 Sc Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major, Mag 7.9, 28'
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10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 21 minutes. March 2009
NGC4038/9 Ringtail Galaxy, Sb colliding galaxies in Corvus - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 18 minutes. March 2009
NGC3628 Sb Edge on Spiral Galaxy in Leo - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 18 minutes. March 2009
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Mag 8.4, 9' x 7.5'
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10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. March 2009
NGC4565 Sb Edge on Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices, Mag 9.6, 15.5 x 1.9' - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 18 minutes. March 2009
M106 SBbc Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Mag 8.4, 22' x 9'
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. 12 minute exposure, March 2009
NGC4631 -Edge on Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici,Mag 9.2, 17' x 3.5', NGC4627 adjacent.- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 9 minutes. March 2009
NGC2903 Sb Spiral Galaxy in Leo, Mag 9, 13.3 x 6.0'
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10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. 3 exposures : Effective integration time 9 minutes.  
Saturn, with rings almost edge on - 10" Meade LX200 SCT  f24, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 335 x 1/25 second exposures, processed in Registax, Mar 2009
NGC1499, California Nebula, Perseus, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Twenty minute exposure. Mar 2009
NGC869/884, Double Cluster, Perseus. Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. One minute exposure. Mar 2009
NGC 2237, Rosette Nebula, Monoceros, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Ten minute exposure. Feb 2009
Eastern end of Orion's belt, showing NGC2024 flame nebula and B33 Horsehead nebula. Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Ten minute exposure. Feb 2009
Comet C/2007 N3 Lulin in Virgo, Approximate Magnitude 5.5. Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Sum of ten one minute exposures. Feb 2009
M31, Spiral Galaxy, Andromeda. Image shows centre of the galaxy with the galaxy's globular clusters marked.  10" Meade LX200 SCTf6.3, Canon 450D EOS camera. Multiple exposures; Effective integration time 10 minutes, Jan 2009.
NGC2419, Globular Cluster - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures; Effective integration time 12 minutes, Jan 2009
NGC2403, Sc Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures; Effective integration time 15 minutes, Jan 2009
NGC7635, Bubble Nebula, Cassiopeia,  10" Meade LX200 SCTf6.3, Canon 450D EOS camera. Multiple exposures; Effective integration time 10 minutes, Jan 2009.
Comet 144P Kushida (Approx Mag 9), Taurus, 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-M9 CCD. Multiple exposures: Effective integration time 10 minutes. Jan 2009
M52 Open Cluster, Cassiopeia,  10" Meade LX200 SCTf6.3, Canon 450D EOS camera. Average of 3 one minute exposures. Jan 2009
M82 Ip Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major,  10" Meade LX200 SCTf6.3, Canon 450D EOS camera. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 13 minutes. Jan 2009
M81, Sb Spiral Galaxy, Ursa Major. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 450D EOS camera. Multiple exposures: Effective integration time 15 minutes. Jan 2009
M42, Orion Nebula. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 450D EOS camera. Average of 8 one minute exposures. Jan 2009
NGC6946, Sc Spiral Galaxy, Cepheus. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress SXVF-M9 CCD. Multiple exposures: Effective integration time 24 minutes. Dec 2008
M39, Open Cluster in Cygnus. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 450D EOS camera. Sum of two 30 second exposures. Dec 2008
M76, Little Dumbbell Nebula, Perseus. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress SXVF-M9 CCD. Multiple exposures: Effective integration time 9 minutes. Dec 2008
M1, Crab Nebula, Taurus. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress SXVF-M9 CCD. Multiple exposures: Effective integration time 18 minutes. Dec 2008
Moon, (lunar phase 58%), Meade  LX200 SCT  f6.3, Canon 450D EOS at prime focus. Average of 9 images x 1/200th second exposures at ASA400, Dec 2008
Moon, (lunar phase 29%), Meade  LX200 SCT  f6.3, Canon 450D EOS at prime focus. Average of 5 images x 1/125th second exposures at ASA400, Dec 2008


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