Nebulae

(First attempts - these are pretty bad images!)

Pleiades

Camera Model Name: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shooting Date/Time: 11/13/2004 10:35:44 PM
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 300
Av( Aperture Value ): 5.6
ISO Speed: 800
Lens: 100.0 - 300.0mm
Focal Length: 300.0mm
Original File Names: CRW_5236.CRW, CRW_5237.CRW
Processing:  2 images stacked/dark removed in Registax. Levels/curves adjusted in PS

NOTES:  Piggyback 12" LX200. Not very well aligned and manual guiding was tough.


Pleiades

Camera Model Name: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shooting Date/Time: 11/13/2004 10:45:00 PM
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 120
Av( Aperture Value ): 5.6
ISO Speed: 800
Lens: 100.0 - 300.0mm
Focal Length: 300.0mm
Original File Names: CRW_5238.CRW
Processing:   Cropped, Levels/curves adjusted in PS.  I did what I could to get a lot of the blue to come out.

NOTES:  Piggyback 12" LX200. Not very well aligned and manual guiding was tough.

M42

Camera Model Name: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shooting Date/Time: 11/13/2004 10:56:08 PM
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 300
Av( Aperture Value ): 5.6
ISO Speed: 800
Lens: 100.0 - 300.0mm
Focal Length: 300.0mm
Original File Names: CRW_5241.CRW, CRW_5243.CRW
Processing:  2 images stacked/dark removed in Registax. Levels/curves adjusted in PS

NOTES:  Piggyback 12" LX200.  Not very well aligned and manual guiding was tough.

M57 (The Ring Nebula)

Camera Model Name: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shooting Date/Time: 08/25/2005 11:30:00 PM
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 120
ISO Speed: 800
Lens: 12" LX200 with f/6.3 focal reducer
Autoguide: ToUcam Pro on piggybacked ED80 + Guide Dog
Processing:  10 images stacked in Images Plus.  Dark Master created with 9 darks.  Curves adjusted in IP Digital Development.  Noise reduced via Noiseware.

NOTES:  Had some tracking issues.  Did not spend time getting perfect focus since it was a little cloudy out.