Veil Nebula (West)

Hi All. I thought I would share with you my efforts from last night. It hasn't come out as well as I had hoped. If it's clear again tonight I'll have another go but I think this time I may try it without the Field Flattener, it seems to be causing some vignetting which I wasn't expecting it to.

WO ED102
EQ6 Pro (unguided)
Canon 450D astro modded
30 x 120 seconds @ ISO 800
8 Dark frames
No light pollution filter was used.

It is my first ever attempt at this so not surprising I may need to take more and slightly longer subs.
Keith

Hi Gang

Here's my got at M27 from Sunday night

WO Megrez 102

Canon 450D (Astro modded)

EQ6 Pro mount

60 x 60 seconds at ISO 800 (needed to be a bit longer methinks)

Darks

Unguided (still not got the hang of the Synguider appears to be guiding too fast)

Keith

New Supernova in M51

Hi all, took this on on 3 June 2011, have managed to capture it very nicely, I am very happy with this one.

EQ6 Pro unguided
William Optics ED102
Type IV Flattener
Canon EOS 450D Astro Modded
40x 180 seconds Lights
8x 180 seconds Darks
0x Flats
ISO 800
No light pollution reduction filter used

Super Nova

Well we finally had a clearish night and a subject I have been wanting to do for a few weeks now before it disappears was the Super Nova (SN2011BY) in Galaxy NGC3972.

W/O ED102
Type IV Field Flattener
EQ6 Pro mount
Canon EOS 450D (astro modded)
30x 180 seconds exposure (total time of 90 minutes)
8x dark frames
ISO 800
Baader UHC-S filter
Unguided

M82

M82 The Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major


Taken with the modded 450D on the C925 with f6.3 focal reducer. I was using one of the extension tubes hence the vignetting.
 

M81

M81 Bodes Galaxy in Ursa Major
Taken with the modded 450D on the C925 with f6.3 focal reducer. I was using one of the extension tubes hence the vignetting.

M51 Wide Field

10 x 120 seconds
ISO800
4 dark frames
0 Flats
Sky Watcher ED80 @f7.5
Meade LXD75 GOTO mount (the society's mount)
Canon EOS 450D astro modded
No light pollution filter used as it was not needed.