2016-01-05 19:30-03:00
Some low clouds and ice crystals, no wind, -10 degrees C
M42
Exposures:
6x480s+11x240s+10x60s+11x30s+10x15s LIGHT

2016-01-13 21:00-23:00
Clear, turbulent, low clouds, no wind, -11 degrees C
M42
Exposures:
8x300s LIGHT

2016-01-14 20:00-00:00
Clear, setting moon, no wind, -13 degrees C
M42
Exposures:
2x480s+18x300s+12x240s LIGHT

Total:
8x480s+26x300s+23x240s+10x60s+11x30s+10x15s LIGHT
79x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2016-01-06 20:30-01:00
Clear, no wind, -12 degrees C

IC434
Exposures:
35x300s+18x240s+2x120s LIGHT

2016-02-26 19:30-22:30
Clear, no wind, rising moon, -3 degrees C

IC434
Exposures:
2x120s+14x300s+12x480s LIGHT

Total
12x480s+49x300s+18x240s+4x120s
303x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-12-13 17:30-21:00 (2 hours lost due to Canon driver issue with Windows 10 and USB 3.0 setting in VMWare Fusion 8.1.0)
Some low clouds followed by fog, no wind, -3 degrees C

IC1805
Exposures:
9x480s LIGHT
60x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2014-09-26 22:00-01:30
Fast moving low clouds, windy, 10 degrees C

M31 – Andromeda Galaxy
Exposures:
20x60s+13x180s+5x480s LIGHT

2015-10-14 21:00-03:00
Some high clouds, no moon, some wind, 5 degrees C

M31 – Andromeda Galaxy
Exposures:
10x60s+40x480s LIGHT

48x60s+20x180s+100x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-08-14 23:30-03:00
Very clear, no moon, some wind, 14 degrees C

NGC7023
Exposures:
27x480s LIGHT

2015-08-18 23:00-03:00
Clear, no moon, some wind, 14 degrees C

NGC7023
Exposures:
25x480s LIGHT
85x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-08-13 23:30-01:30
Few high and low clouds, no moon, some wind, 14 degrees C

IC5146
Exposures:
15x480s LIGHT

2015-08-23 22:30-02:00
Few high clouds, setting moon, some wind, 15 degrees C

IC5146
Exposures:
26x480s LIGHT
91x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-08-19 23:00-03:00
Very clear, no moon, no wind, 14 degrees C

NGC7331
Exposures:
9x480s LIGHT

2015-08-20 00:00-01:00
Low clouds, no moon, no wind, 14 degrees C

NGC7331
Exposures:
7x480s LIGHT

2015-08-21 22:30-03:30
Clear, no moon, no wind, 12 degrees C

NGC7331
Exposures:
35x480s LIGHT
85x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-08-12 23:30-03:30
Very clear, no moon, no wind, 9 degrees C

M52
Exposures:
27x480s LIGHT
49x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-08-08 23:30-03:30
Clear, rising moon, no wind, 10 degrees C

NGC 7000 North America Nebula, IC 5070 Pelican Nebula
Exposures:
24x480s LIGHT
52x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-04-19 23:30-03:00
Clear, no moon or wind, 6 degrees C

2014-04-03 02:00-05:00
Clear, moon at the horizon, no wind, 0 degrees C

M87+M88+M99+Markarian’s Chain
Exposures:
23+21x480s LIGHT
45x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-04-20 23:00-03:00
Clear, no moon or wind, 7 degrees C

NGC4631
Exposures:
24x480s LIGHT
44x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-04-21 23:00-03:00
Clear, no moon, some wind, 6 degrees C

M13
Exposures:
20×60+20×120+20×240+8x480s LIGHT
40×60+40×120+40×240+46x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-04-15 23:30-02:00
Very clear, no moon, some wind, humid, 3 degrees C
Power supply broke, telescope set up in a hurry

2015-04-18 00:30-03:00
Initial low clouds followed by clear, no moon, little wind, 1 degrees C

M98+M99+M100
Exposures:
39x480s LIGHT
67x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-03-11 20:00-00:00
Very clear, no moon, no wind, 1 degrees C

NGC2264
Exposures:
28x480s LIGHT

2015-03-21 20:00-23:00
Very clear, no moon, no wind, -2 degrees C

NGC2264
Exposures:
20x480s LIGHT
67x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-03-22 00:00-04:00
Few high clouds, no moon, no wind, -6 degrees C

M106
Exposures:
31x480s LIGHT
67x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-03-13 23:00-04:00
Clear, rising moon, no wind, -1 degrees C

M101
Exposures:
32x480s LIGHT
67x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-03-12 00:00-03:30
Very clear, rising moon, no wind, -1 degrees C

M3
Exposures:
20×60+20×120+20x300s LIGHT
39×240+68x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop

2015-03-12 20:00-23:00
Some high clouds, no moon, no wind, 1 degrees C

2015-03-13 20:00-23:00
Few high clouds, no moon, no wind, 1 degrees C

NGC2244
Exposures:
46x480s LIGHT
67x480s DARK
200 BIAS

Camera: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: BackyardEOS, PixInsight, Photoshop