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NGC2024, Flame Nebula and Zeta Orionis, 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 550D DSLR. 20 minute exposure. January 2011 |
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M78, Bright Nebula, Orion, 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 550D DSLR. 26 minute exposure. January 2011 |
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M42 and 43, The Great Orion Nebula, Orion, Meade 80mm APO Refractor guided by 10" Meade LX200 SCT, Canon 550D DSLR. 20 minute exposure. January 2011 |
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IC405 Flaming Star Nebula and NGC1893 Open cluster and nebula, Auriga, Meade 80mm APO Refractor guided by 10" Meade LX200 SCT, Canon 550D DSLR. 40 minute exposure. December 2010 |
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NGC2175, Open Cluster and Bright Nebula, 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 550D DSLR. 20 minute exposure. March 2011 |
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IC447, Open Cluster and Bright Nebula, 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 550D DSLR. 38 minute exposure. March 2011 |
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IC348 Bright Nebula in B3,4 Dark Nebula, Perseus, Meade 80mm APO Refractor guided by 10" Meade LX200 SCT, Canon 550D DSLR. 36 minute exposure. December 2010 |
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NGC7000, North American Nebula, Cygnus, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Twenty-four minute exposure. Aug 2009 |
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M20, Triffid nebula in
Sagittarius, Large reflection/emission nebula with embedded cluster and dark
lanes. Mag 6.3, 30'x20'. Top Image - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. 15 minute exposure. July 2009 Bottom Image - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 550D DSLR. 20 minute exposure. May 2010 |
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NGC1499, California Nebula, Perseus, Meade 80mm APO Refractor guided by 10" Meade LX200 SCT, Canon 550D DSLR. 36 minute exposure. December 2010 |
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NGC1909, Witch head Nebula, Eridanus, Meade 80mm APO Refractor guided by 10" Meade LX200 SCT, Canon 550D DSLR. 28 minute exposure. January 2011 |
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Rosette Nebula, Monoceros, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Ten minute exposure. Feb 2009 |
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IC139645, Emission Nebula and Open Cluster, Cepheus, Canon 550D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Fifteen minute exposure. May 2010 |
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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 |
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M42,
Orion Nebula - 10" Meade LX200 SCT
B &W image at f4 using Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 20 second exposure, Jan 2008Colour image at f6.3 using Canon 450D EOS, average of 8 one minute exposure, Jan 2009 |
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IC1318, Gamma Cygnus and start clouds in the milky way, Spiral Galaxy, Triangulum. Meade 80mm APO Refractor guided by 10" Meade LX200 SCT, Canon 550D DSLR. 20 minute exposure. October 2010 |
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NGC2359, Duck Nebula in Canis Major - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes, Mar 2010 |
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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 |
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NGC2174, Bright Nebula in Orion, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 21 minutes. |
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NGC226, Cone Nebula, Monoceros - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 20 minutes, Mar 2011 |
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IC5146, Cocoon Nebula - Bright nebula with dark rifts, Cygnus. 10" LX200 at f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. |
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M8 Lagoon nebula in
Sagittarius, Large emission nebula with embedded cluster and dark lanes.
Mag 5, 35'x50'. Photo shows central brightest area
only. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 9 minutes. |
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NGC
1977, Bright Nebula, Orion. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures: Effective integration time 9 minutes. |
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NGC 1931, Bright nebula,
Auriga. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. |
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NGC7023, Bright Nebula, Cepheus. Mag 7.1, 13'. Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. |
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M78 -
Bright Nebula in Orion, Mag 8, 8' x 6' - 10" LX200 f4.2, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 10 minutes |
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NGC6992/5, Veil nebula, Supernova remnant in Cygnus. Note the huge number of stars in this part of our Milky Way galaxy. Meade 80mm APO Refractor guided by 10" Meade LX200 SCT, Canon 550D DSLR. 10 minute exposure. September 2010 |
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M16 Eagle Nebula in Serpens showing 'Pillars of Creation'. 10inch
Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f4.8, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures :
Effective integration time 6 minutes.
Lower image - 10" Meade LX200 SCT 6.3, Canon 550D EOS. 13 minute exposure. June 2010 |
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M17 Omega or Swan Nebula in Sagittarius. 10"
Meade LX200 f4, Starlight Xpress
SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time
12 minutes.
Lower Image - Canon 550D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. 11 minute exposure. June 2010 |
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M45, Pleiades, Taurus, Meade 80mm APO Refractor guided by 10" Meade LX200 SCT, Canon 550D DSLR. 28 minute exposure. December 2010 |
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NGC2170, Bright Nebula in Monoceros - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 18 minutes, Mar 2010 |
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M1, Crab Nebula, Taurus. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress SXVF-M9 CCD. Multiple exposures: Effective integration time 18 minutes. Dec 2008 |
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NGC6823, Open cluster with nebulosity, Vulpecula, 10" LX200 SCT at f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Effective exposure 30 minutes. |
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NGC281 in Cassiopeia. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. |