Sunday, February 24, 2008

Lunar Eclipse


February 2008 Eclipse.

Technical Details:

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106N.
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO.
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM.
Filters: Astrodon RGB Filters.
Date: February 20, 2008.
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village, Sharon, Georgia.
Exposure Details: 3s total exposure (1s through each filter)

Saturday, February 16, 2008

M42


M42 in narrowband color - 255 min. total exposure.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

M51

360 total exposure time through LRGB filters.

M101


300 minute total exposure through LRGB filters.

NGC2244


Rosette Nebula in narrowband color. Total exposure time of 440 minutes.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

IC405



Technical Details
Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106N.
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO.
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM.
Filters: Astrodon 5nm S2, Ha, O3.
Dates: February 1, 2008 through February 1, 2008.
Location: Roswell, Georgia.
Exposure Details:
Ha = 6.5 hours (15-minute individual exposures).
S2 = 4.5 hours (15-minute individual exposures).
O3 = 1.75 hours (15-minute individual exposures).