Open Cluster, Cassiopeia
Mag 7.1 Size 916′
2014-10-01
200mm f8 RC, piggyback guiding C80ED
L 8×120 2×2, RGB 5×120 3×3
Atik 460EX (-10C), LRGB filters, Lumicon DS filter
Captured in APT, Processed in Nebulosity, PS CC
First chance to try out the new 460EX properly.
A “mucky” night with low transparency. Lots of star bloat but the camera has almost no noise at -10C. Processing still needs some work. Too many very red stars. Could be caused by the DS filter?
Open Cluster, Lacerta
Mag 6.4 Size 21′
2013-010-10
200mm f5 Newtonian MPCC, piggyback guiding C80ED
15×60 10×180 10×90 ISO 1600, darks
Canon EOS 350D modded, Astronomik CLS
Captured in APT, Processed in Nebulosity, PS CS5
Not transparent enough tonight to image any galaxies (tried M33 but the image fogged after 2 minutes) or nebulae so a new open cluster for me.
Open Cluster, Perseus
Mag 5.5 Size 35′
2013-11-03
200mm f5 Newtonian MPCC, piggyback guiding C80ED
20×60 3×120 ISO 1600, darks
Canon EOS 350D modded, Astronomik CLS
Captured in APT, Processed in Nebulosity, PS CS5
Open Cluster, Cassiopeia
Mag 6.7 Size 16′
2012-10-5
200mm f8 RC, OAG
14x120s ISO 800, darks, flats
Canon EOS 350D modded, Astronomik CLS
Captured in APT, Processed in Nebulosity, PS CS5
I came across this one by accident. A lovely open cluster.
NGC 7789 is an open cluster in Cassiopeia that was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. Her brother William Herschel included it in his catalog as H VI.30. This cluster is also known as “The White Rose” Cluster or “Caroline’s Rose” Cluster because when seen visually, the loops of stars and dark lanes look like the swirling pattern of rose petals as seen from above. Wikipedia
Open Cluster, Gemini
Mag 5.3 Size 28′
2012-01-27
200mm f5 Newtonian MPCC Guided
Canon EOS 350D modded, Astronomik CLS
15x120s, darks, flats, ISO 800
Captured in APT, Processed in Nebulosity and PS CS5
Not great sky conditions – a little foggy.
25-01-2009
C80ED f7.5, Canon EOS 350D
9x30s subs
Processed in Nebulosity and PhotoShop CS3
NGC 2158 is also visible to the upper right
C49 Emission Nebula, Monoceros
Mag 9.0 Size 1.3°
NGC 2244, C50 Open Cluster inside nebula
Mag 4.8 Size 24′
2012-01-23
200mm f5 Newtonian MPCC Guided
Canon EOS 350D modded, Astronomik CLS
10x120s, 4x180s darks, flats, ISO 800
Captured in APT, Processed in Nebulosity, PS CS5 and Adobe Lightroom
Lost some subs due to clouds. Need more subs.
Open Cluster, Auriga
Mag 6.3, size 12′
2011-03-02
200mm f5 Newtonian MPCC Guided
Canon EOS 350D, Astronomik CLS
15x90s darks ISO 800
Processed in Nebulosity and PS CS5
Open Cluster, Auriga
Mag 6.2, size 24′
2011-03-02
200mm f5 Newtonian MPCC Guided
Canon EOS 350D, Astronomik CLS
10x60s 1x120s darks ISO 800
Processed in Nebulosity and PS CS5
Open Cluster, Auriga
Mag 7.4 Size 21′
25-01-2009
C80ED f7.5, Canon EOS 350D
10x30s subs
Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, Processed in PhotoShop CS3
NGC 1907 is also visible to the right
Open Cluster, Cygnus
Mag 4.6 Size 32′
2010-08-18
200mm f5 Newtonian, Canon EOS 350D
10x60s subs ISO 800
Nebulosity 2, PS CS5
Use PHD guiding for the first time. Not a good result: some trailing and odd rotation at the edges? Maybe camera alignment/movement? I will be going back to Guidemaster.
Open Cluster, Cassiopeia
Mag 6.4, Size 13′
2010-10-30
200m f5 Newtonian, Canon 350D, SW LPR, MPCC
10x60s subs, darks, ISO 800
Captured in APT
Processed in Nebulosity and PS CS5
Some slight elongation of stars at left side is due to camera alignment and not coma (which has been resolved by the MPCC).
Open Cluster, Cancer
Mag 3.7 Size 95′
20-03-2009
C80ED f7.5, Canon EOS 350D
6x30s 6x45s subs unguided.
Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, Processed in PhotoShop CS3
Not a great night – light cloud everywhere. This is a very poor image and will need to be redone on a better night.
Pleiades, Open Cluster, Taurus
Mag 1.6 Size 110′
22-01-2009
C80ED, Canon EOS 350D
Subs: 5x60s 3x90s, ISO 800
Guided with 7″ f15 Mak-Cass and SPC900NC
Stacked and processed in Nebulosity and PhotoShop CS3
Autguiding could have been better and not enough subs.
Open Cluster, Cassiopeia
Mag 7.4, Size 6.0′
2009-08-05
Subs: 10x60s Dark: 10x60s
C80ED Canon EOS 350D guided Deep Sky Filter
Processed in Nebulosity and PhotoShop CS3
The Double Cluster in Perseus
2009-08-05
C80ED Canon EOS 350D Guided
Deep Sky Filter
Processed in Nebulosity and PS CS3
Open Cluster, Hydra
Mag 5.5 Size 54′
2013-02-17
200mm f8 RC, piggyback guiding C80ED
8×60 ISO 800, darks
Canon EOS 350D modded, Astronomik CLS
Captured in APT, Processed in Nebulosity, PS CS5
Moonlit night and hazy sky – not great conditions but the first of 2013 and a new Messier object to add to the list. Definitely needs some flats.
Have gone back to piggyback guiding because the OAG was just so fiddly to setup and acquire a guide star. Not convinced it was producing any better results either.
Open Cluster, Monoceros
Mag 5.9 Size 16′
2013-02-27
200mm f8 RC, piggyback guiding C80ED
10×60 ISO 800, darks
Canon EOS 350D modded, Astronomik CLS
Captured in APT, Processed in Nebulosity, PS CS5
Open Cluster, Cassiopeia
Mag 7.3 Size 13′
2009-08-17
C80ED f7.5, Canon EOS 350D, DS Filter, Guided
10x60s 5x90s subs
Stacked in Nebulosity, Processed in PhotoShop CS3
You can see the Bubble Nebula to the upper right (NGC 7635)
Open Cluster, Cygnus
Mag 7.1 Size 7.0′
2009-07-30
C80ED, Canon EOS 350D, Deep Sky Filter, Guided
10x60s 3x90s ISO 800
Processed in Nebulosity and PhotoShop CS3
Still not got rid of the bluish hue from the filter.
