Deep Sky Images from Broemmelsiek Park

Post date: Nov 04, 2013 12:36:39 PM

My friend Al and I took several deep sky images from Broemelsiek Park from 1:00 to 5:00 am on November 3, 2013.

M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

NGC0224 M31

Nikon D7000 piggyback on Meade LX90 ACF 203mm F/10

F/5 at 150mm (35mm equivalent of 225mm), ISO3200

6 images at 30 seconds exposure and 2 at 45 seconds exposure

Stacked and image stretched in Registax 6.1.0.8

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Contrast stretched individual colors ~45 to 175 on 255 scale.

M45 - The Pleiades

Nikon D7000 piggyback on Meade LX90 ACF 203mm F/10

F/5 at 150mm (35mm equivalent of 225mm)

ISO4000

Stack of 7 images (0225 - 0231) at 30 seconds exposure

Stacked and contrast stretched in Registax 6.1.0.8

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Stretched contrast

Red 62 - 195 / 255

Green 52 - 159 / 255

Blue 45 - 145 / 255

The Orion Nebula context image

NGC1976 M42 Orion Nebula

Nikon D7000 piggyback on Meade LX90 ACF 203mm F/10

F/6.3 at 4000mm, ISO3200

2 images at 30 sec, 2 images at 45 sec

Stacked and contrast streched in Registax 6.1.0.8

Moderate sharpening on layer 1

Red contrast streted ~45 - 195 / 256 per channel

Blue and Green Contrast stretched ~45 - 226 / 256 per channel

Saturation set at 40 in IrfanView 4.35

The Orion Nebula, through the telescope

NGC1976 M42 Orion Nebula

Nikon D7000 through Meade LX90 ACF 203mm F/10 with Antares 0.63x focal reducer

F/6.3, efl=1200mm

ISO800

2 images at 30 sec, 2 images at 45 sec

Raw files 298 - 0301

Stacked and contrast streched in Registax 6.1.0.8

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Red: 7 - 170 / 255

Green: 7 - 200 / 255

Blue: 0 - 180 / 255

Saturation set at 40 in IrfanView 4.35