2014-07-04 Meade LX90 OTA on Celestron AVX at the Danville Conservation Area

Post date: Jul 06, 2014 3:19:27 AM

I mounted my Meade LX90 203mm (8 inch) optical telescope assembly on a Celestron Advanced VX mount. I guided with an Orion Magnificent Mini 50 auto guider with Starshoot camera on the ST4 port. Images on this page included an Antares 0.63x focal reducer, resulting in F/6.3. The imager was a Nikon D5200 DSLR. This image is during testing at my house in Manchester, a few days before heading out to Danville.

NGC6523 (M8)the Lagoon Nebula and NGC6530

NGC 6523 (M8) and NGC6530 at ISO-1600, imaged in multiple images for a total exposure of 10 minutes. Imaging can be downloaded here.

NGC6618 (M17) the Omega Nebula

NGC6618 (M17) imaged at ISO-1600 with a total exposure of 6 min 40 sec. Additional details can be downloaded here.

NGC6720 (M57) the Ring Nebula

NGC6720 (M57) the Ring Nebula. Imaged with 10 light frames and 5 dark frames at ISO-800, for a total exposure time of 5 minutes. Additional details can be downloaded here.

NGC6853 (M27) the Dumbbell

NGC6853 (M27) the Dumbbell, imaged at ISO-1600 at various exposures, totaling 11 minutes 43 seconds. Additional details can be downloaded here.