For starters these are images that Stella and I took at New Mexico Skies. We were on dome 2 which has a Meade 16" LX200 computer controlled telescope. We were using a SBIG ST-2000XCM color CCD camera. And it was housed in a clamshell dome. I talked about the process some in this post.
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
Equipment above
Series of exposures (3 - 20 Min; 6- 5 Min; 1- 1 Min)
Edited using CCDOPS and Photoshop
The Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
Equipment above
Series of exposures (2 - 15 Min; 4- 5 Min)
Edited using CCDOPS and Photoshop
The Spiral Galaxy (M81)
Equipment above
Series of exposures (3 - 15 Min; 6- 5 Min)
Edited using CCDOPS and Photoshop
The Horsehead Nebula
Equipment above
15 Min Exposure
Edited using CCDOPS and Photoshop
The Flame Nebula
Equipment above
25 Min Exposure
Edited using CCDOPS and Photoshop
The Cigar Galaxy (M82)
Equipment above
Series of exposures (2 - 20 Min; 4- 5 Min)
Edited using CCDOPS and Photoshop
The Bubble Nebula
Equipment above
20 Min Exposure
Edited using CCDOPS and Photoshop
The Christmas Tree Cluster
Equipment above
Series of exposures (2 -15 Min; 6 - 5 Min)
Edited using CCDOPS and Photoshop
