2021-08-15 Summer Milky Way Images

Post date: Aug 15, 2015 4:58:5 AM

NGC7000 the North American Nebula in Cygnus

NGC7000 the North American Nebula, imaged with a Nikon D5200 Full Spectrum modified with internal IR baffling at ISO-1600, modified Nikkor 50mm F/1.8 lens at F/3.2. Total exposure of 31 minutes with 31 light, 20 bias and 20 dark frames. Stacked in DSS 3.3.4 and processed in Photoshop CC 2015. The mount was an Orion EQ-1 unguided.

This is my "road warrior" equipment setup.

NGC6618 (M17) the Swan or Omega Nebula

NGC6618 (M17) the Swan or Omega Nebula, imaged with a modified Celestron C6N 750 mm focal length F/5 and Baader MPCC coma corrector and Nikon D5200 Full Spectrum modified with internal IR baffling at ISO-800. Total exposure time of 60 minutes with 13 light, 20 bias and 14 dark frames. The mount was a Celestron Advanced VX with an Orion 50mm F/3.2 guidscope + 1.6x Barlow and Orion SSAG camera. Images were staked in DSS 3.3.4 and processed in Photoshop CC 2015.