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[Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 jgraham Postmaster Reged: 12/02/04 Posts: 6751 Loc: Dayton, Ohio M44 - The Beehive Cluster in Cancer       #2098804 - 01/05/08 03:29 PM Attachment (52 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Lens: Canon EF 75-300 III at 100mm Filter: IDAS LPS-II Exposures: 36x30sec, ISO800, saved as RAW Mount: LXD75, unguided Processing: DeepSky Stacker, Digital Photo Professional, Photoshop I’ve always found this to be a cluster with multiple personalities. It’s a beautiful naked-eye object under very dark skies and from my light polluted back yard it’s a favorite with binoculars or with one of my old 60mm refractors, but it just doesn’t do well with moderate magnifications and higher. However, if you explore behind the Beehive with a camera you’ll find a couple of faint little galaxies hiding there. I’ll definitely be paying this object a visit later this year with a CCD for another look. -------------------- -John ================================================ Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5" Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130 Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC Tasco 60mm Refractors Post Extras:       novbabies Postmaster Reged: 06/05/05 Posts: 15678 Loc: Northern Georgia! Re: M44 - The Beehive Cluster in Cancer [Re: jgraham]       #2098874 - 01/05/08 03:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   John, nice widefield image !! -------------------- Good Seeing! Mark Orion 12" XTi f/4.9 VERY old Edmund 6" f/8 reflector Assorted binoculars Post Extras:       Bachus professor emeritus Reged: 11/25/05 Posts: 704 Loc: Nashville,TN. Re: M44 - The Beehive Cluster in Cancer [Re: novbabies]       #2099690 - 01/05/08 09:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good widefield and with 30 sec shots. Hows the IDAS filter for you? Kenny J -------------------- Orion XT8-1st Gen. flocked tube 1989 Ultima 8" SCT-with updated PEC and motor,original fork, wedge, tripod, 8x50 R.A polaris finder scope Orion 80ED for piggybacking Atlas Non-GoTo Canon XT (non-modified) Meade DSI Pro JMI Mini-Max with encoders (Ultima) Xantrex Powerpack 400 Plus Post Extras:       jgraham Postmaster Reged: 12/02/04 Posts: 6751 Loc: Dayton, Ohio Re: M44 - The Beehive Cluster in Cancer [Re: Bachus]       #2099705 - 01/05/08 10:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   So far I've very impressed with the IDAS LPS. As I'd hoped it does a much better job preserving the color and gives a tad higher signal than my older Orion broadband light pollution filter. I'm looking foreward to testing it on my SN6. -------------------- -John ================================================ Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5" Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130 Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC Tasco 60mm Refractors Post Extras:       SolidAhmed sage Reged: 10/16/06 Posts: 411 Loc: Los Angeles Re: M44 - The Beehive Cluster in Cancer [Re: jgraham]       #2116871 - 01/13/08 07:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful picture. -------------------- Celestron C6-S GT Schmidt-Cassegrain w/XLT Canon Digital Rebel XTi F-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens Vixen 10x50 www.InterstellarArt.com Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 8 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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