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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
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
NGC1499, California Nebula, Perseus, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Twenty minute exposure. Mar 2009
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

M42, Orion Nebula - 10" Meade LX200 SCT

B&W image at f4 using Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 20 second exposure, Jan 2008

Colour image at f6.3 using Canon 450D EOS, average of 8 one minute exposure, Jan 2009

NGC2359, Duck Nebula in Canis Major - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 8 minutes, Jan 2008
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
NGC2174, Bright Nebula in Orion, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 21 minutes.
ngc2024.gif (92189 bytes) NGC 2024, Tank Track Nebula, Orion 
10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures: Effective integration time 6 minutes.
ic5146.jpg (47053 bytes) IC5146, Cocoon Nebula - Bright nebula with dark rifts, Cygnus. 10" LX200 at f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes. 
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.
ngc1977.gif (185283 bytes) NGC 1977, Bright Nebula, Orion.
10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures: Effective integration time
9 minutes.
ngc1931.gif (72716 bytes) NGC 1931, Bright nebula, Auriga. 
10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes.
NGC7023, Bright Nebula, Cepheus. Mag 7.1, 13'. Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes.
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

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.

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.
M17 Omega or Swan Nebula in Sagittarius. 10" Meade LX200 f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 12 minutes.
M45, Pleiades, Taurus, Canon 450D EOS camera f5.6 400mm lens. Guided by 10" Meade LX200. Fifteen minute exposure. Feb 2010
NGC281 in Cassiopeia. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress SXVF-MX9 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes.


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