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Here are some of my photos….

Some pics from January 4th and 5th, 2016, Orion Atlas EQ-G, FS102 Takahashi, Orion Magnificent Mini AutoGuider Package and a friend’s Nikon D5300. Images were stacked using Nebulosity4. Post processed with Photoshop. Seeing wasn’t nearly as good as our November outing. Wasn’t sure about iso’s, duration or quantity of shots. Used ISO 1250 average captures 60-90 seconds x 20 . Looking back I think a lower ISO possibly 800, longer capture time possibly 2 or 3 minutes, and more captures 30? Here they are…please excuse the amp glow on some of them ( I cropped it out on a few).

M81 & M82 and Double Cluster in Perseus.

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The Flame Nebula & Horse Head Nebula and a chopped off Pleades!.

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M33, M77, and M78.

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Thanks to some awesome people on Night Skies Network I am starting to get the hang of photo shop! (thanks Chris and Tom)
So here are two that I re-edited ….M42 & M43 with NGC 1977 “The Running Man” and M45

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These were taken November 7/8th, 2015, Orion Atlas EQ-G, FS102 Takahashi, Orion Magnificent Mini AutoGuider Package and a friend’s Nikon D5300. Images were stacked using Nebulosity4 and Photoshop.

Here is M42 & M43 with NGC 1977 “The Running Man” and M45

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I cut off part of the Pleiades lol… it was so cold I wasn’t thinking to straight!

M31 & M32, M33, The Flame Nebula and if you look real close, the Horse Head Nebula.

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M15
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This was taken October 18, 2015, in my backyard between the trees. Couldn’t get the autoguider to work so stacked a few 30 second exposures iso 400. Used Gimp to clean up a dust bunny! Orion Atlas EQ-G, FS102 Takahashi and a friend’s Nikon.

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These were taken September 27, 2015 with Orion Atlas EQ-G, FS102 Takahashi and a friends Nikon!
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Here are some deep sky objects….. Orion Atlas EQ-G, FS102 Takahashi and a Stellacam III …..still learning :)

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still learning….

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Some lunar candy taken September 12, 2013, Orion Atlas EQ-G, FS102 Takahashi and a Stellacam III

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more lunar taken September 21, 2013, Orion Atlas EQ-G, FS102 Takahashi and a Stellacam III

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