Stellar Images

M38 Among the Trees Location: Gibsonia, PA Equipment: 135mm lens via Modded Rebel XT Single 3 min. exposure Software: Photoshop CS5

Andromeda Star Cloud - NGC206 Location: Gibsonia, PA Equipment: QHY8 Camera with IDAS Light Pollution Filter via Nexstar 11 Stack of 1000 sec. exposures Software: Maxim DL Photoshop CS5

M45

Canon Rebel XT ~ Super Takumar 200mm ~ CGEM Mount ~ Gibsonia, PA ~ Maxim DL, Photoshop

Caroline's Rose Cluster

QHY8 ~ 240 sec. exps.~ NP127is Telescope ~ CGEM Mount ~ Cherry Springs, PA ~ MaximDL, Photoshop

M11_QHY8_90sec

NGC206 within M31 Location: Gibsonia, PA Equipment: ATIK 383L Camera Televue NP127is Refractor CGEM Mount LRGB Image Software: Maxim DL Photoshop CS5

Coathanger Asterism

Location: Gibsonia, PA Equipment: ATIK 383L Camera Televue NP127is CGEM Mount Stack of Multiple: 8 sec. exposures with Focus Mask + 300 sec. and 600 sec. LRGB exposures Software: Maxim DL Photoshop CS5

The Other Double Cluster M53 and NGC5053 Location: Gibsonia, PA Equipment: ATIK 383L Camera Televue NP127is + 0.8X Focal Reducer CGEM Mount Stack of Multiple 300 sec. exposures Software: Maxim DL Photoshop CS5

Galaxy & Cluster Pairing ( NGC6946 & NGC6939 ) -- in Pegasus Location: Cherry Springs, PA Equipment: Imaging Camera = ATIK 383L Camera Autoguiding Camera = Atik16IC via an OAG Telescope OTA = Tele Vue NP127is Mount = CGEM Exposures = multiple 5 min. L and multiple 10 min. each RGB Software = Maxim DL and Photoshop CS5

The Pleiades -- in Taurus

Location: Cherry Springs, PA Equipment: Imaging Camera = ATIK 383L Camera Autoguiding Camera = Atik16IC via an OAG Telescope OTA = Tele Vue NP127is @f5.2 Mount = CGEM Home made cross filter Exposures = multiple 5 min. L and multiple 10 min. each RGB Software = Maxim DL and Photoshop CS5

M23 -- Sagittarius Constellation

Atik 383L ~ LRGB ~ Cross Filter ~ NP127is Telescope ~ CGEM Mount ~ Cherry Springs, PA ~ Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop

Stephenson 1 -- Lyra Constellation

Atik 383L ~ LRGB ~ Cross Filter ~ NP127is Telescope ~ CGEM Mount ~ Cherry Springs, PA ~ Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop

Brocchi;s Cluster - Cygnus Location: Gibsonia, PA Equipment: Imaging Camera = Atik 383L Camera Autoguiding = Atik16IC via an OAG Telescope OTA = Tele Vue NP127is @ f5.2 Mount = CGEM Home made cross filter Exposures = multiple 5 min. L 1x1 and multiple 5 min. each RGB 2x2 Software = Maxim DL and Photoshop CS5

NGC6940 -- Vulpecula Constellation

Atik 383L ~ LRGB ~ NP127is Telescope ~ CGEM Mount ~ Cherry Springs, PA ~ Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop

NGC6819 -- Cygnus Constellation

Atik 383L ~ LRGB ~ NP127is Telescope ~ CGEM Mount ~ Gibsonia, PA ~ Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop

M13 Globular Cluster in Hercules

Equipment: Imaging Camera = Atik 383L Autoguiding Camera = Atik 16IC OAG = Hutech OAG5 Telescope = Tele Vue NP127is + 1.5X extender Mount = CGEM Exposures = multiple 90 sec. Luminance 1x1 multiple 80 sec. Red, and Blue 2x2 multiple 60 sec. Green 2x2 Location= Cherry Springs, PA Software = Maxim DL and Photoshop CS5

Double Cluster -- Perseus Constellation

Atik 383L ~ LRGB ~ NP127is Telescope ~ CGEM Mount ~ Gibsonia, PA ~ Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop

M45 - The Pleiades -- Taurus Constellation

Equipment: Camera = Atik 383L ......................... Autoguider = Atik Titan Telescope = Tele Vue NP127is ...... Mount = CGEM OAG = Hutech OAG5 ....................... Filter Wheel = Atik EFW2 + Baader Filters L = 1x1 bin 150 sec. exposures R + G + B = 2x2 bin 150 sec. exposures Location = Gibsonia, PA ....... Software = Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop

The star Sadr & Surrounding Nebula -- Cygnus Constellation

Canon T5i ~ AS-GT Mount ~ Super Takumar 200mm Lens ~ 300 sec. /ISO 800 exposures ~ Calhoun Park, WV ~ Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop

IC1283/4 & Sagittarius Star Cloud

Canon T5i ~ AS-GT Mount ~ Super Takumar 200mm Lens ~ 300 sec. /ISO 1600 exposures ~ Cherry Springs, PA ~ Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop

Sagittarius Star Cloud

Canon T5i ~ AS-GT Mount ~ Super Takumar 135mm Lens ~ 250 sec. /ISO 1600 exp. ~ Cherry Springs, PA ~ Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop

Tulip to Crescent Nebula -- Cygnus Constellation

Canon T5i ~ AS-GT Mount ~ Super Takumar 200mm Lens ~ 300 sec. /ISO 1600 exposures ~ Calhoun Park, WV ~ Star Tools, Photoshop

M103 -- Cassiopeia Constellation

Atik 383L ~ LRGB 150 sec. exps.~ NP127is Telescope ~ CGEM Mount ~ Cherry Springs, PA ~ Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop

M29 -- Cygnus Constellation

Atik 383L ~ LRGB 150 sec. exps.~ NP127is Telescope ~ CGEM Mount ~ Cherry Springs, PA ~ Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop