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 - Pleiades Star Cluster Location: Gibsonia, PA Equipment: Canon Rebel XT (modified) Super Takumar 200mm lens + IDAS LPS Filter CGEM Mount Stack of multiple 200 sec. images Software: Maxim DL Photoshop CS5

Owl Cluster Location: Gibsonia, PA Equipment: QHY8 Camera with IDAS LPS Filter Televue NP127is CGEM Mount Stack of multiple 240 sec. images Software: Maxim DL Photoshop CS5

Caroline's Rose Cluster Location: Gibsonia, PA Equipment: QHY8 Camera with IDAS LPS Filter Televue NP127is CGEM Mount Stack of multiple 240 sec. images Software: Maxim DL Photoshop CS5

M11 - Wild Duck Cluster Location: Gibsonia, PA Equipment: QHY8 + IDAS LPS Filter Televue NP127is Refractor CGEM Mount Stack of Multiple 90 sec. exposures Software: Maxim DL Photoshop CS5

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 Cluster -- in Sagittarius 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

Delta2 Lyrae and Stephenson 1 - Open Cluster in Lyra 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

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 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula 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

NGC6819 - Open Cluster in 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

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

NGC-884 + NGC-860 ( Double Cluster ) -- Perseus 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

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