2013-03-31 21:00-01:00 Very clear, no moon, no wind, 0 degrees C M95 / M96 Exposures: 20x180s 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 and … Continue readingM95, M96
2013-03-31 21:00-01:00 Very clear, no moon, no wind, 0 degrees C M81 / M82 Exposures: 23x180s 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 and … Continue readingM81, M82
2013-03-11 20:00-22:30 Weak fog in the west, weak wind, -9 degrees C NGC891 Exposures: 18x180s 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 and Celestron … Continue readingNGC891
2013-03-10 20:00-23:00 Clear, weak wind, -10 degrees C IC434 Exposures: 30x180s 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 and Celestron 80mm guide scope Software: … Continue readingIC434
2013-03-09 20:00-01:30 Very clear, small clouds in the east, weak wind, -2 degrees C NGC2903 Exposures: 22x180s 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 readingNGC2903
2013-03-09 20:00-01:30 Very clear, small clouds in the east, weak wind, -2 degrees C M78 Exposures: 24x180s 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 readingM78
2013-03-09 20:00-01:30 Very clear, small clouds in the east, weak wind, -2 degrees C M67 Exposures: 7x60s LIGHT 10x60s 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 readingM67
2013-03-09 20:00-01:30 Very clear, small clouds in the east, weak wind, -2 degrees C M48 Exposures: 8x60s LIGHT 10x60s 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 readingM48
2013-03-08 21:00-22:00 Faint clouds over south part of sky, no wind, -1 degrees C M38 Exposures: 14x60s LIGHT 10x60s 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 readingM38
2013-03-03 21:00-00:00 Clear, no wind, -2 degrees C M37 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 guide scope Software: … Continue readingM37
2013-03-03 21:00-00:00 Clear, no wind, -2 degrees C NGC884 / NGC869 Exposures: 8x120s 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 guide … Continue readingNGC884, NGC869
2013-03-01 20:00-23:00 Faint clouds in the west, windy, -1 degrees C NGC2264 Exposures: 18x180s 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 and Celestron 80mm … Continue readingNGC2264
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
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