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 Recent work, mostly deep sky  ...

 
M13 - NGC 6205

740KSC3 - WO ZS66SD 29x20s - 5.Aug.2007 - captured with wxAstroCapture (first outdoor use)
M12 - NGC 6218

740KSC3 - WO ZS66SD 24x20s - 5.Aug.2007 - captured with wxAstroCapture (first outdoor use)
M10 - NGC 6254

740KSC3 - WO ZS66SD 19x25s - 5.Aug.2007 - captured with wxAstroCapture (first outdoor use)
M78 - NGC 2068 in Orion (+McNeil)

740KSC3 - LX90 with FR3.3 - 7.Jan.2005
M78 - NGC 2068 in Orion ( + NGC2071 + little McNeil)

740KSC3 - Rubinar 300mm lens - 6.Jan.2005
Cone Nebula below NGC 2264

740KSC3 - LX90 with FR3.3 - 7.Jan.2005
NGC 2264 Open Cluster and Nebula

740KSC3 - LX90 with FR3.3 - 7.Jan.2005 
M35 - NGC2168 & NGC2158 - Open cluster in Gemini

740KSC3 - Rubinar 300mm lens - 6.Jan.2005 

Color and Lum image combined in PS

vis. 5.3 - > 200 stars - 110 Mio years old - distance 2'800 ly - size 28.0', 24 ly effectively
Crab Nebula (M1 -  NGC 1952)

740KSC3 - LX90 with FR3.3 - 4.Jan.2005
Pleiades (M45 - NGC1432) - Open cluster in Taurus

740KSC3 - LX90 with FR3.3 - 4.Jan.2005

vis. 1.6 - ~ 500 stars - 78 Mio years old - distance 380 ly - size 110'
C2004/Q2 Machholz   ~4.4 mag today

740KSC3 bw + UVIRB - Canon 85mm - 30.December 2004

75x8s images stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Photoshop.
IC-434 - Horsehead (B33) in Halpha

740KSC3 bw + Halpha - LX90 FR 3.3 - 30.December 2004

34x20s images stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Photoshop (red tinted).
IC-434 - Horsehead region in Halpha 

740KSC3 bw + Halpha - Canon 85mm - 15.December 2004

38x40s images stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Photoshop.
M42/43 - Orion's & companions in Halpha

740KSC3 bw + Halpha - Canon 85mm - 15.December 2004

34x30s images stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Photoshop.
M43 - NGC1982 - Diffuse nebula - Orion's companion 

740KSC3 bw + color IRB - LX90 FR mogg ~f5 - 15.November 2004

Luminance 27x10s images stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Photoshop.
LGRB combined with a colour image 17x15s which was adjusted to fit the bw image.

ngc1982: vis. 9 - type: diffuse nebula - Dim: 20'x15' - distance 1.6kly 
Supernova SN2004et in NGC6946 Cep

740KSC3 bw UVIRB - LX90 0.6FR (mogg) - 24.October 2004 20:00UT

56x15s images b&w stacked and photometry with MIRA AP (Gamma. scaled).

ngc6946: vis. 8.9 - type: Sc - Dim: 11'
NGC7293 - Helix Nebula

740KSC3 bw + color IRB - Rubinar 300mm f4.5 - 8.Sep. 2004

26x40s images stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Photoshop.
NGC6822 - Barnard's Galaxy

740KSC3 bw + color IRB - Rubinar 300mm f4.5 - 5.Sep. 2004

18x40s images stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Photoshop.

Member of the Milky Way galaxy's Local Group - distance 1.6mio ly 
NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula

740KSC3 bw + color IRB - Rubinar 300mm f4.5 - 5.Sep. 2004

29x30s images stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Photoshop.
NGC 7000 - North America Nebula ultrawide in H-alpha

740KSC3 bw - Zenit 16mm f2.8 fisheye - 8.Aug. 2004

45x60s HAlpha b&w stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Photoshop.
M16 - NGC6611 - Eagle Nebula - the color version

740KSC3 bw - Rubinar 300mm f4.5 - 03.Aug. 2004

An LRGB where the R was the HAlpha from below and an L and B was taken, G was derived from L - levels in Photoshop.
M13 - NGC6205 - Cluster in Hercules

740KSC3 bw - LX90 0.47FR (mogg) ~fl 980mm - 24.May 2004

58x12s images b&w and 3x50x12s RGB stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Photoshop.
Cheapo RGB filters R25,G58,B80A + UVIR block on each.

vis. 5.7 - some 100k stars - 14E9 years old - distance 25'000 ly - size 23', 150 ly effectively
M64 - NGC4826 black eye galaxy

740KSC3 bw - LX90 0.47FR (mogg) ~fl 980mm - 24.May 2004

35x15s images b&w stacked with MIRA AP and DDP and levels in Astroart (Exp. scaled).

M51 NGC5194 - revisited with color SC3

740KSC3 bw - LX90 0.47FR (mogg) ~fl 980mm - 16.April 2004 and 19.May 2004

38x20s +15x40s images b&w + color stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Astroart (Log. scaled). LRGB in PS.
NGC4631 + 4627

740KSC3 bw - LX90 0.47FR (mogg) ~fl 980mm - 16.May 2004

44x15s images b&w stacked with MIRA AP and DDP and levels in Astroart (Exp. scaled).
C2001/Q4 (NEAT)

Canon 135mm f2.8; 58x12s with 740k SC3 b&w - 16.May.2002 20:59UT

stacked MIRA - levels PShop

Here is an animation (600k AVI file)
C2001/Q4 (NEAT)

Canon 135mm f2.8; 16x5s with 740k SC3 b&w - 14.May.2002 21:30UT

stacked MIRA - levels PShop

NGC2244 - Rosette Nebula

740KSC3 bw Halpha - CANON 85mm f1.8 - 25.April 2004

57x25s images b&w stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Astroart (Log. scaled).

NGC2244 - Rosette Nebula

740KSC3 bw Halpha - CANON 50mm f1.4 - 21.April 2004

30x40s images b&w stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Astroart (Log. scaled).
NGC3628

740KSC3 bw - LX90 0.47FR (mogg) ~fl 980mm - 16.April 2004

26x20s images b&w stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Astroart (Log. scaled).
A Supernova SN2004bd in NGC3786 and NGC3788 (upper) and NGC3793 (faint mid-right bottom)

740KSC3 bw - LX90 0.47FR (mogg) ~fl 980mm - 14.April 2004 22:45UT

41x15s images b&w stacked with MIRA AP and levels in Astroart (Log. scaled).

ngc3786: vis. 13.3 - type: SBa - Dim: 2.0/ 1.1' 
ngc3788: vis. 12.8 - type: SBab - Dim: 1.7/ 0.5'
ngc3793: vis. 14.0 - type: Sc - Dim: 0.7/ 0.4'
Region around IC434 (Horsehead) in Orion

740KSC3 color - CANON 135mm f/2.8 - 15.Feb.2004

30 images x 30 sec stacked with MIRA AP and Photoshop.
First light with SC3 color (424AQ) and raw mode.
Pleiades (M45 - NGC1432) - Open cluster in Taurus

740KSC1.5 - CANON 85mm f/1.8 stopped at 2.8- 19.Nov.2003

110 images total 10,20,40 and 60 sec stacked with MIRA AP and Photoshop.
First time with contour and noise filter of the web cam switched off. This one with regular.

vis. 1.6 - ~ 500 stars - 78 Mio years old - distance 380 ly - size 110'
NGC 7331 /35/36/37/40 - Galaxy Quintet in Pegasus

740KSC1.5 - LX90 FR 0.27 - 15.Oct.2003

14x50 sec stacked with MIRA AP as LRGB (16bit) and Photoshop.

annotated image
NGC 6883 / 6871 / OCL 150 -  Open clusters in Cygnus

740KSC1.5 - CANON 85mm f/1.8 - 1.Oct.2003

80 images total 10,20,30 and 40 sec stacked with MIRA AP and Photoshop.

ngc 6883: vis. 8 - ~30 stars

Annotated image
NGC 6992 - Veil Nebula

740KSC1.5 - CANON 85mm at f/1.8 - 30.Sep.2003

29x60 sec stacked with MIRA AP as LRGB and Photoshop.
Almach - Gamma Andromeda A and BC

740KSC1.5 - LX90 x2Barlow - 22.Sep.2003

30x1 sec stacked with MIRA AP and Photoshop.

Gamma  A: vis. 2.3 - at least 4 - ? mio years old  - distance 355 ly 
Gamma2 B: vis. 5.1 - 9.6" to A, 0.4" to C
Gamma3 C: vis. 6.3 - B and C cannot be differentiated
NGC 884 & 869 - Famous double cluster in Perseus

740KSC1.5 - CANON 85mm at f/1.8 - 12.Sep.2003

34x15 sec stacked with MIRA AP and Photoshop.

ngc 884: vis. 6.1 - 150 stars - 3.16 mio years old - distance 7500 ly - size 18' (left)
ngc 896: vis. ~6 - 200 stars - 6.63 mio years old - distance 7200 ly - size 18' (right)
Andromeda (M31+M32+M110)

740kSC1.5 - CANON 35mm x2 f/4 IR block - 04.Sep.2003

30x30+30x60s+14x90s exposure.

An object I could not identify
IC1499 - California Nebula

740kSC1.5 - CANON 50mm f/1.4 IR block - 06.Nov.2002

2x15x30s sec - one set 90deg rotated stacked with MIRA AP -  levels in Photoshop
NGC 7318+ - Stephans Quintett

740KSC1.5 - LX90 f/6.3 (FR) - 17.Sep.2002

13x40 sec stacked with MIRA AP (3/4 moon)

IC 1396 - An emission nebula in Cepheus

740KSC1.5 - CANON 50mm at f/2.0 - 15.Sep.2002

21x40 sec stacked with MIRA AP and Photoshop
NGC 7000 - North America Nebula

740KSC1.5 - CANON 50mm at f/2.0 - 15.Sep. 2002

18x60 sec stacked with MIRA AP and Photoshop
NGC 6857 - diffuse nebula Cyg

740KSC1.5 - LX90 FR 0.63 - 12.Sep.2002

10x40 sec stacked with MIRA AP