Imaging 29th Jan 2011

Hi all

Results of my nights work (not that much) NGC2264 The Christmas Tree cluster..

Also has the Cone Nebula in the middle but its too big a scale to see it.

80 mm Nexstar and the Canon 350

This asterism is west of Orion

Sun Shots 20th Jan 2011

Hi all

Tried the Sun today and her are the results

Not like Rays but sun spot is visable

Used the white filter and the Nexstar 80mm

Terry

More images

Rosette Nebula Near Orion

Horse head and Flame Nebula

Canon Rebel 350 Nexstar 80 mm

Terry

Sculptor Galaxy Dec 2010

Hi all First image with a 300 mm Canon len s and the Canon 350d

The Sculptor Galaxy NGC253 and also at the bottom NGC 288 a mag 8 Globular cluster.

This was a 60 second single image

Terry

Cold weather imaging

Hi all

Couple of images taken when very cold about -18 c at the end

Canon xt batteries were the first thing to fail..

Nexstar scope worked fine in the cold temps though very noisy when slewing

Tried my Celestron Light polution filter in fron of the camera

Imaged M45 and M42 to test it

Results were good in that it kept stars from bloating and reduced the Chromatic Aberation

New M42 and M31

M31 Revised

M42 as before but used a Baader contrast filter..It gives a lot smaller stars by reducing

the chromatic aberation from the Nexstar 80 mm

Canon xt 350d

Terry

Images Nov 10 and 13

Orion Nebula 5 min 1 min ten second intergrated exposures with Canon XT



Latest Comet image Hartley 103P

Images Taken 10/11/10 and 14/11 10 with 80 mm Nexstar

Great seeing and sky

Terry