This
shot of the crescent moon was shot from my home in Frelinghuysen NJ using
the MX5 attached to a Nikkor 200mm f/4 telephoto lens.
This
shot of the crescent moon was shot from my home in Frelinghuysen NJ using
the MX5 attached to a Nikkor 200mm f/4 telephoto lens.
This
image of M-57 was a composite of 5 one minute exposures. None of
the 1 minute exposures were guided, so there is some residual tracking
error, but not bad! This image was taken at Wawayanda State Park through
a Meade 10" LX 50 using a Celestron f6.3 reducer corrector.
This
image of M-82 is another 5 minute shot that is a composite of 5 one minute
images. This image was taken from Frelinghuysen NJ through a Meade
10" LX 50 using an f/5 telecompressor. Telecompressors may be lousy
for regular astrophotos, but they work great with the CCD.
I was
really surprised when I saw how well this 5 minute composite exposure of
M-51 appeared on my computer screen! This image was taken from Frelinghuysen
NJ through a Meade 10" LX 50 using an f/5 telecompressor.
This
shot of M-13 was only a one minute shot due to the fact that I was having
some trouble with my drive, and I need to get a guide scope for the LX-50.
(the off axis guider does not work well for CCD work).
If you have any questions about how I took these photos,
please drop me a line at gburke@nac.net.
Note, in order to see these photos at their best resolution, click
on the small image to get the full size image. Your monitor should
be set for 32 bit True Color.
Glenn D. Burke gburke@nac.net