Image Gallery
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Note: All number of exposures and exposure times are STAR2000 guided unless otherwise noted (meaning the actual total integration time is 1/2 that indicated). Newest (better) images are at the bottom
This gallery was updated on May 02, 2005
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Moon |
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Scope was stopped down considerably to reduce brightness and glare |
Alberio |
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Orange and blue double star |
Comet S4 LINEAR (07/00) |
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Jupiter (and moons) |
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Jupiter (and moon Europa) |
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f/20, 250ms single exposure |
Saturn |
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Saturn |
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M42 - Orion Nebula |
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Two images on the right compared to Hubble image |
M43 |
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NGC2392 - Eskimo Planetary Nebula |
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taken at f/6.3 as a drift test for unguided exposures |
M64 - Blackeye Galaxy |
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MX7C f/7.5, 6x300 sec., 03/02/01 Hazy conditions |
NGC5128 |
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MX7C, f/7.5 6x600 sec., 03/05/01 |
M101 |
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MX7C, f/4.5 7x300
sec., 03/22/01 (using IDAS Light Pollution Filter) |
M104 - Sombrero Galaxy |
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MX7C, f/4.5 12x300 sec., 03/22/01 |
M42 - Orion Nebula |
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MX7C at f/4.5, 10x90sec, 04/01/01 |
M100 (plus 3 other galaxies) |
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MX7C, f/4.5
10x300 sec., 04/01/01 Click for image with labels |
M27 - Dumbell Nebula |
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MX7C, f/7.5 6x300 sec., 04/01/01 |
IC434 - Horsehead Nebula |
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MX7C, f/4.5 10x300 sec., 04/01/01 |
| M8
- Lagoon Nebula (Center Section) |
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MX7C, f/4.5 10x300 sec., 04/02/01 |
| M16 - Eagle Nebula |  |
MX7C, f/4.5
12x300 sec., 04/02/01 Click for "Pillars of Creation" comparison to the famous Hubble Space Telescope image |
M65 (Part of Leo Triplet) |
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MX7C, f/4.5 8x300
sec., 04/02/01 See below for M66 |
NGC4565 (with NGC4562 in lower right corner) |
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MX7C at f/4.5, 6x300 sec, 04/03/01 |
M106 (with NGC4248 in upper right) |
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MX7C at f/4.5, 12x300 sec, 04/03/01 |
M57 - Ring Nebula |
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MX7C, f/10 2x300 sec., 04/10/01 |
Mars |
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MX7C, f/50 15x100ms, 06/14/01 3:40am, unguided. |
M17 - Swan Nebula |
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MX7C, f/7.1 7x300 sec., 06/19/01 |
M22 |
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MX7C, f/7.1 1x120 sec., 06/19/01 |
NGC2024 - Flame Nebula |
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MX7C, f/4.2,
5x300 sec - 11/16/01 (Clouds limited exposure time, STAR2000 guided) |
NCG1977 - Running Man Nebula |
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MX7C, f/4.2, 8x90
sec - 11/18/01 (Clouds limited exposure time, guided with external guider using MX5C) |
M42 & M43 - Orion Nebula |
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HX916, f/3.3,
hi-res, 10x20sec - 12/15/01 ( guided with external guider using MX5C) |
IC434/B33 - Horsehead Nebula |
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HX916, f/4.3, 2x2
binned, 29x120sec but very hazy sky - 12/15/01 plus 40x90 on 01/08/02 (false color) |
Moon (Apollo 11 and 17 Landing Sites) |
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HX916, f/2.9, Full Res (1300x1030), ~1ms exposure, hazy sky - 12/21/01 |
M45 - Pleiades (Seven Sisters) |
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HX916, f/2.9, 2x2
2x240sec, hazy sky - 12/21/01 False color and further processed. Click for original monochrome image ( to be redone - guided with external guider using MX5C - induced diffraction spikes) |
M1 - Crab Nebula |
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HX916, f/7.2,
23x180sec 01/09/02, hazy sky Color components courtesy Paul Sterngold (ETX w/ MX7C guided) |
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy (and companion NCG5195 Galaxy) |
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HX916, f/7.2, 2x2
33x180sec, hazy sky - 01/09/02 (ETX w/ MX7C guided) |
NGC253 - Silver Coin Galaxy |
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HX916, f/4.3, 2x2
90x45sec, hazy sky - 01/09/02 (ETX w/ MX5C guided) |
The Moon |
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HX916, f/6.5,
1x0.0010 sec 01/22/02
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NGC5139 - Omega Centauri |
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MX7C f/2.9 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/30mm), 9x120 sec., 03/16/02 Hazy conditions |
M82 - Cigar Galaxy |
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MX7C, f/7.8 (f/10 reduced by 0.63/30mm). 9x300 sec., 04/18/02, ETX/MX5 guided. High, thin clouds |
Comet Ikeya-Zhang |
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MX7C f/2.9 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/30mm), 6x90 sec., 04/20/02, unguided (Tak EM-200 Mount) |
M101 |
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MX7C, f/4.3 (f/10
reduced by 0.33/15mm). 12x300 sec., 04/19/02, ETX/MX5 guided
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M20 - Trifid Nebula |
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MX7C, f/4.3 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/15mm). 6x300 sec., 04/19/02, ETX/MX5 guided |
| M53 |  |
MX7C, f/4.3 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/15mm). 20x30 sec., 04/20/02, unguided |
| M52 |  |
MX7C, f/4.3 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/15mm). 12x45 sec. 09/26/02, unguided |
| M15 |  |
MX7C, f/4.3 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/15mm). 8x120 sec. 09/26/02, guided |
| M2 |  |
MX7C, f/4.3 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/15mm). 8x120 sec. 09/26/02, guided |
| NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula |  |
MX7C, f/4.3 (f/10
reduced by 0.33/15mm). 17x300 sec. 09/26/02, guided (false color) Click for monochrome image |
| NGC 891 |  |
MX7C, f/7.8 (f/10
reduced by 0.63/30mm). 14x300 sec. 11/04/02, guided (false color) Click for monochrome image Click for beginner image of 12/00 |
| M66 (Part of Leo Triplet) |
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MX7C, f/5.7 (f/10 reduced by 0.33 reducer). 30x240 sec. 01/04/03, guided See above for M65 and NGC3628 |
| NGC3628 (Part of Leo Triplet) |
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MX7C, f/5.7 (f/10
reduced by 0.33 reducer). 24x240 sec. 01/04/03, guided. Poor transparency so heavily
processed to remove noise. To be Redone. See above for M65 the third triplet object |
| M74
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MX7C, f/5.7 (f/10 reduced by 0.33 reducer). 24x240 sec. 01/04/03, guided. Poor transparency so heavily processed to remove noise To be Redone. |
| M51 |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 f/74 (f/10 reduced by 0.63/45). 30x180 sec. 02/09/03, guided. Poor transparency |
| M65 |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 f/74 (f/10 reduced by 0.63/45). 5x300 sec. 02/09/03, guided. Poor transparency |
| M82 |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 f/7.4 (f/10 reduced by 0.63/45). 12x180 sec. IDAS filter, 4x180 sec each R, G, B filters 03/05/03, guided. Very poor transparency |
| M13 - Great Cluster in Hercules |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 IDAS light pollution filter, f/7.8 (f/10 reduced by 0,63/45)., 16x180 sec 03/24/03, guided |
| M92 |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 IDAS light pollution filter, f/7.8 (f/10 reduced by 0,63/45)., 32x90 sec 03/24/03, guided |
| M1 - Crab Nebula |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 H-Alpha narrowband (10 nm) filter, f/7.8 (f/10 reduced by 0,63/45)., 10x600 sec 03/24/03, guided |
| M3 |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 , f.7/8 (f/10 reduced by 0,63/45)., 12x120 sec 04/13/03, guided |
| M5 |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 , f/7.8 (f/10 reduced by 0,63/45)., 10x120 sec 04/13/03, guided |
| NGC4631
Whale and Pup |
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SXV-H9, 2x2 , f/7.8 (f/10 reduced by 0.63/30).21x300 sec 04/13/03, guided |
| M63 - Sunflower Galaxy |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 , f/4.3 (f/10 reduced by 0,33/15)., 8x300 sec 05/29/03, guided |
| Mars |  |
SXV-H9,
1x1 sub-frames f/50
(f/10 with 5X Powermate). 10ms exposures, 08/17/03
Click for Mars features |
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NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula
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SXV-H9, 2x2 H-Alpha narrowband (10 nm) filter, f/5.7 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/0). 12x900 sec 09/17/03, guided |
| NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 f/5.7 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/0), 5x300 sec 10/18/03, guided |
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NGC 7331 - Deer Lick Group of Galaxies (6)
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SXV-H9,
2x2 f/5.7 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/0), 20x360 sec 10/24/03, guided
Click to see labels for galaxies |
| M33 - Pinwheel Galaxy |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 f/5.7 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/0), 15x300 sec 10/24/03, guided. Poor color data and requires larger field of view - To be redone |
| M56 |  |
SXV-H9, 2x2 f/5.7 (f/10 reduced by 0.33/0), 6x180 sec 10/24/03, guided. |
