Sunday 30 October 2011

September/October 2011

The North American and Pelican Nebulae. This is a stack of 15 x 3 minute exposures taken with a modified Canon 20d and 200mm lens, mounted on an Astrotrac, from dark skies in Yorkshire.



The Pelican Nebula. This is a stack of 15 x 5 minute exposures taken with a modified Canon 350d through a Skywatcher ED80 refractor mounted on top of an 8" Meade LX200, taken from the home observatory.


The Soul Nebula. This is a stack of 12 x 5 minute exposures, taken with a modified Canon 350d through a Skywatcher ED80 refractor mounted on top of an 8" Meade LX200, taken from the home observatory.


The North American and Pelican Nebulae. This is a stack of 12 x 4 minute exposures, taken with a modified Canon 350d and 200mm lens, mounted on an Astrotrac, from dark skies in Yorkshire.



The Milky Way taken from dark skies in Yorkshire. This is a stack of 6 x 4 minute exposures, taken using a modified Canon 350d with a 28mm wide-angle lens, mounted on an Astrotrac.


The Heart Nebula. This is a stack of 12 x 4 minute exposures, taken on an Astrotrac with a modified Canon 350d and 200mm lens at f2.8, from dark skies in Yorkshire.


IC 1396. This is a stack 20 x 3 minute exposures, taken on an Astrotrac with a modified Canon 20d and 200mm lens at f3.2, from dark skies in Yorkshire.


The California Nebula. This is a stack of 15 x 3 minute exposures, taken on an Astrotrac with a modified Canon 20d and 200mm lens at f3.2, from dark skies in Yorkshire.