Astrophoto Gallery

 

LRGB Images

CDK12.5 & STF8300

My newest images are on my home page. The images below were my first attempts with the Planewave CDK12.5 and SBIG STF8300. A challenge for this combination is the very narrow FOV of only 26 arcminutes by 18 arcminutes, but the resolution is excellent since each pixel is only 0.43 arcseconds. They also only represent around 3 to 4 hours of exposures for each image so there is plenty of room for improvement, but I am pleased with this first effort. The M104 image is the one used in my new masthead. Drop me a line at jkmorse57@gmail.com if you find anything in the Gallery particularly to your liking.

NGC 4038-39	M1 - Crab Nebula
M104	M51

 

LRGB & HaRGB Images

NP101is & STF8300

The combination of the NP101is and the STF8300 provides a nice wide field of view (FOV) of almost 2 degrees by 1.5 degrees. The downside is that each pixel covers 2.06 arc seconds. Combine that with the 4 inch optics in the NP101is and resolution suffers. But for big targets like the larger nebulae, many start clusters, and large galaxies such as M31 and M33, its a great system.

Double Cluster	IC 405
IC 410	Horsehead Nebula
M31	M33
Orion Nebula	Pleiades
M81 Group	NGC 253
NGC 281	Pelican Nebula (Hubble Palette)

 

Ha Images

NP101is & STF8300

Ha images are some of my favorites. They include amazing detail, allow me to image under a full moon (which really messes with Lum and RGB imaging), and are beautiful in their own right.

IC 2177 Ha	IC 405 Ha
IC 410 Ha	Horsehead Nebula Ha
IC 443 Ha	NGC 281 Ha
Pelican Nebula Ha	Rosette Nebula Ha

 

Color Images

NP101is & Canon 40D

These represent the best of the images I acquired when first starting out with the Canon 40D DSLR. The strength of the 40D clearly resides in capturing open clusters in large star fields.

M22	M35
M6	M7
NGC 6960 - Veil Nebula	North America Nebula