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| Image of the Horsehead & Flame Nebulae, and M51
taken from Mt. Pearl, Newfoundland. Photographed by Dave Newbury - March 10, 2015 |
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The Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in Orion, taken March 10, 2015 in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. Equipment with a CPC1100 on wedge, Hyperstar 3, Canon 6D (unmodified). Autoguiding using ED80, QHY5LII-mono and PHD2. Images captured with assistance of BackYardEOS, stacked and processed in PixInsight. Stack of 20, 120 second subs @ 400iso (40min total integration time). Satisfied with Ha reproduction given that camera is unmodified. Note that Hyperstar turns CPC1100 into an 560mm FL F/2.0 scope.. Click on image for larger photo. |
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The M51 Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici, taken March 10, 2015 in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. Equipment - CPC1100 on wedge, Hyperstar 3, Canon 6D (unmodified). Autoguiding using ED80, QHY5LII-mono and PHD2. Images captured with assistance of BackYardEOS. Stack of 54, 120 second subs @ 400iso (108min total integration time). Stacked and processed using PixInsight. Click on image for larger photo. |