Images were taken with a self-modified Full Spectrum Canon 6D full frame camera. I have a review of the Canon 6D model posted HERE.
Imaging scope used was a 12" Astro-Tech RC telescope using an Orion HDX110 equatorial GoTo mount. A Youtube video of my Orion HDX110 field setup can be seen HERE.
The EQMOD ASCOM driver was used to drive the HDX110 mount directly via a USB2EQ5 Interface Cable.
Equipment used:
The Orion HDX110 mount was polar aligned using the mount's polar align scope. I usually tweak polar alignment using the drift align function of PHDGuiding 2, but I didn't do that for this imaging session. Sky Quality Meter readings during the three clear nights during this period ranged from 21.21 to 21.25.
I was set up on John Novak's field and was more interested in the southern objects that would be too low to image up north in PA. A problem we had was dealing with fog on both nights of 11/11 and 11/12 and high clouds on 11/13, and that made imaging low in the South very difficult. In post processing, I had to deal with gradients, that I'm not use to when I image under darker skies in PA. It was great to see old friends and make some new ones at the star party.
IC 443 - Portion of Jellyfish Nebula - 11/11/15:
33 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with AT12RC at prime using Full Spectrum modified 6D were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1200X800).
NGC 55 Spiral Galaxy - 11/12/15:
21 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with AT12RC at prime using Full Spectrum modified 6D were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1200X800).
M78 Reflection Nebula - 11/12/15:
M78 Reflection Nebula as above cropped:
NGC 613 Spiral Galaxy - 11/13/15:
20 two-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with AT12RC at prime using Full Spectrum modified 6D were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1200X800).
NGC 613 Spiral Galaxy as above cropped:
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet - 11/13/15:
25 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with AT12RC at prime using Full Spectrum modified 6D were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1200X800).
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet as above cropped:
NGC 1232 Spiral Galaxy - 11/13/15:
20 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with AT12RC at prime using Full Spectrum modified 6D were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1200X800).
NGC 1232 Spiral Galaxy as above but cropped:
Sharpless 2-90 Nebula - 11/12/15:
Sharpless 2-90 Nebula as above but cropped:
Crescent Moon at 5% Phase - 11/13/15:
NGC 1532 Spiral Galaxy - 11/13/15:
10 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with AT12RC at prime using Full Spectrum modified 6D were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1200X800).
NGC 1532 Spiral Galaxy as above but cropped:
NGC 24 Spiral Galaxy - 11/13/15:
17 six-minute exposures at ISO 1600 captured with AT12RC at prime using Full Spectrum modified 6D were combined using DeepSkyStacker and reduced in size for display (1200X800).
NGC 24 Spiral Galaxy as above but cropped:
Sunrise at 7:20 am - 11/14/15:
Sunrise image was taken with a Full Spectrum Canon T5i camera with STM kit lens at 18mm and f/3.5.
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