Images through the 5" Triplet were taken with a Peltier Cooled Modified Canon 450D (XSi). Widefield images were taken with a non-modified Canon 550D (T2i) using a Nikon 180mm lens.
The Astro Tech 5" Triplet and ED80 refractor guide scope were mounted on an Orion Atlas EQ-G mount. The EQMOD ASCOM driver was used to drive the mount directly via an EQDIR interface module.
Equipment used:
DSLR Modification Service: I am selling and converting Canon 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 1000D & 1100D DSLR cameras for astro imaging. CLICK HERE for details.
During the 5 night stay at Cherry Springs, we had clear overnight skies and I was able to image four nights til dawn.
NGC 4565 Galaxy - May 17, 2012:
20 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with Astro-Tech 5" Triplet Refractor at prime were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1100X732).
M106 Galaxy - May 18, 2012:
39 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with Astro-Tech 5" Triplet Refractor at prime were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1100X732).
M106 Galaxy Widefield:
M106 imaged with a non-modified 550D (T2i) and Nikon 180mm camera lens. 41 three-minute exposures at ISO 1600 were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1100X732). M106 is right of center.
M81 and M82 Galaxies - May 19, 2012:
26 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with Astro-Tech 5" Triplet Refractor at prime were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1100X732).
M81 and M82 Galaxies Widefield:
M81 and M82 imaged with a non-modified 550D (T2i) and Nikon 180mm camera lens. 55 three-minute exposures at ISO 1600 were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1100X732).
M5 Globular Cluster - May 20, 2012:
10 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with Astro-Tech 5" Triplet Refractor at prime were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1100X732). To avoid a blown-out core, 6 two-minute frames at ISO 1600 were used and layered in Photoshop:
M17 Swan Nebula - May 20, 2012:
15 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with Astro-Tech 5" Triplet Refractor at prime were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1100X732).
M17 Swan Nebula Widefield:
M17 imaged with a non-modified 550D (T2i) and Nikon 180mm camera lens. 25 three-minute exposures at ISO 1600 were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1100X732).
Milky Way Widefield with 8mm Fisheye Lens:
Milky Way imaged with a non-modified 550D (T2i) and Bower 8mm Fishey camera lens. 20 three-minute exposures at ISO 1600 were combined using DepSkyStacker and was cropped and reduced in size for display (900X1172).
Sun with Prominence - May 17, 2012:
The Sun using a 60mm Coronado h-alpha solar filter mounted on an ED 80 Telescope and imaged with a non-modified Canon 550D (T2i). in video mode. Registax 5 was used to process the video and the image was reduced in size for display:
Group Photo by Elliott McKinley - May 17, 2012:
From left: Tony, Dave, Gary, Mark & Elliott
Mars & Saturn - by Elliott McKinley
Elliott McKinley was using a Canon 550D (T2i) for the first time before having me modify it. He took these images of Mars and Satrun on May 17 using the T2i's special movie crop mode, 640X480 pxels at 60fps through his 20" f5 Obsession Dobsonian. I processed the movie files using SUPER to convert to AVI and used Registax 5 to stack the best frames:
For images taken at Cherry Springs my previous New Moon trip CLICK HERE.
Other astro images with the modified 450D: CLICK HERE
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