2013-03-01 20:00-23:00 Faint clouds in the west, windy, -1 degrees C M35 Exposures: 10x120s LIGHT 10x120s DARK 20 BIAS 16 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600D, ISO800 Lens: Meade Model 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain + Meade Focalreducer 6.3 Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm … Continue readingM35
2013-02-28 20:00-22:00 Clear, many thin clouds, hard wind, rising full moon, -1 degrees C M42 Exposures: 8×30+5×60+7×120+4x180s LIGHT 16x180s DARK 20 BIAS 16 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600D, ISO800 Lens: Meade Model 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain + Meade Focalreducer 6.3 Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider … Continue readingM42, M43
2013-02-02 22:00-01:30 Very clear, perfect seeing, no moon, -5 degrees C M1 Exposures: 15x180s LIGHT 10x180s DARK 20 BIAS 16 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600D, ISO800 Lens: Meade Model 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain + Meade Focalreducer 6.3 Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm … Continue readingM1
2013-02-02 22:00-01:30 Very clear, perfect seeing, no moon, -5 degrees C M45 Exposures: 19x180s LIGHT 10x180s DARK 20 BIAS 16 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600D, ISO800 Lens: Meade Model 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain + Meade Focalreducer 6.3 Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm … Continue readingM45
I have now made some tests with the SkyWatcher SynGuider autoguider I have recently acquired along with a Celestron 80mm guide scope attached to my good old Meade 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. My experiences with it so far are pretty good. It can take a … Continue readingMY FIRST AUTO GUIDER
2012-12-13 19:30-00:30 Cold (-16 degrees C), faint fogs followed by clear, no moon M52 Exposures: 10x180s LIGHT 8x90s DARK 15 BIAS 16 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600D, ISO800 Lens: Meade Model 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain + Meade Focalreducer 6.3 Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and … Continue readingM52
2012-12-13 19:30-00:30 Cold (-16 degrees C), faint fogs followed by clear, no moon M33 Exposures: 10x180s LIGHT 8x90s DARK 15 BIAS 16 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600D, ISO800 Lens: Meade Model 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain + Meade Focalreducer 6.3 Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and … Continue readingM33
2012-12-08 18:00-19:30 Faint clouds, Milkyway invisible, no wind, no moon M57 Exposures: 16x90s LIGHT 6x60s DARK 15 BIAS 16 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS-600D, ISO800 Lens: Meade Model 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain + Meade Focalreducer 6.3 Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide … Continue readingM57
2012-12-01 20:00-21:30 Faint clouds, full moon, no wind M39 Exposures: 1x60s+1x120s+1x180s+1x240s+1x300s LIGHT Camera: Canon EOS-600D, ISO800 Lens: Meade Model 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain + Meade Focalreducer 6.3 Mount: HEQ5 Pro Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope Software: PixInsight
Must say I’m pleased with the behaviour of my new mount. Here is the first astrophoto with it. It’s M27 The Dumbbell Nebula, a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. The photo was taken 2012-10-09 (the first clear night since I bought the mount in … Continue readingFIRST LIGHT WITH NEW MOUNT
2012-09-07 22:30-00:00 No wind, faint clouds, half moon at the horizon M82 / M81 Exposures: 8x60s LIGHT 10x60s DARK 10 BIAS 8 FLAT Camera: Canon EOS 600D, ISO1600 Lens: Meade Model 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain + Meade Focalreducer 6.3 Mount: Meade Standard Wedge and Tripod Software: … Continue readingM81, M82
2012-04-15 22:00-00:00 No moon, clear, moist M96 / M95 with SN1295AW Exposures: 13st 40s LIGHT 4st 40s DARK 4st FLAT 4st BIAS Camera: Canon EOS 600D, ISO1600 Lens: Meade Model 2080 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain + Meade Focalreducer 6.3 Mount: Meade Standard Wedge and Tripod Software: PixInsight, … Continue readingM96 / M95 with SN1295AW