Charlie Hein
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Please post your images of Messier Object Number 52 here.
Please post any comments on these images in the Rules and Comments thread.
-------------------- "He's dead, Jim - I'll get his wallet, you get his tricorder." - Leonard "Bones" McCoy
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scully1234
sage
Reged: 09/04/07
Posts: 357
Loc: Rush, NY
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Well !
I found the darn thing finally, so I took a shot !
Cluster M52:
12ea 5min subs @ ISO 800
Imaging Scope = C8 XLT on the CG-5GT mount
Imaging Camera = Canon 450D xsi
Guide Scope = Meade 70mm az
Guide Camera = DSI osc
Guided with PHD
Stacked with DSS
Processed PS CS 4, Noels tools
Moderator Note: scully1234, your image is too large in pixels. Note that the board has scaled it to a proper size but the *actual dimensions* will not allow it to be included in the poll. Please submit a version that is no larger than 800 pixels wide by 800 pixels high by the close of submissions. CH
-------------------- Astrophotographer ! Finally ! (thanks to everyone's help on CN)
My webpage = www.starsinmybackyard.com
Celestron C8 XLT on the CG-5GT mount
Orion ST-80 shorty guide scope
Canon EOS 450D (xsi)
DSI color (guide cam)
Acer mini-laptop (for guiding and xsi tethered shooting)
Canon A530 point-n-shoot
Edited by Charlie Hein (06/30/09 05:35 PM)
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Garvis
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Reged: 04/14/08
Posts: 73
Loc: Clinton, NY
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Hello everyone,
Here is my take with my new scope and first light. The setup was not as accurate as it should have been as I was excited to get scope working.
Thanks for looking.
Regards,
Garvis
The image info:
82 images taken at 20sec each
ISO: 1600
Camera: Canon Hutech mod 450D
Scope: Vixen VC200L w/SXD Mount
Process Software: ImagesPlus 3.8 and Photoshop CS4
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SXD Mount - Type2
Vixen Autoguider
Vixen f6.3 Reducer
Hutech 450D mod - Type 1b
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justabob
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 05/05/07
Posts: 1890
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M52 and Bubble Nebula
May 30 2009
4x600 light 4 dark 30 flat master bias
Canon 1000dh Vixen Sphinx
May 25 2009
Door County WI

Larger Size
-------------------- http://www.pbase.com/rkn/astro&page=all
Vixen Sphinx SXW
Meade sn6
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM Lens
Hutech 1000d
Self modded 350d
SBIG ST8300c
DSI PRO II
Bob
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Jerry3672
Vendor - Quantum Astronomy Products
   
Reged: 01/20/08
Posts: 498
Loc: Lexington NC
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M52 Meade LXD75 SN8 Canon XSi 450D Single 2 min exposure ISO-800 PS CS3
-------------------- Meade LXD75-SN-8, SN-10, C11
DSI Pro
Canon XSi 450D unmod
www.spike-a.com Bahtinov Style Focus Mask
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fuadramsey
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Reged: 06/26/07
Posts: 81
Loc: Orange County, CA
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M52 Scorpion Cluster and NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula 5X5 minutes, 1 dark - May 23,2009 Landers, CA Omni XLT 150, Celestron CG-5, Finder/guidescope, Nikon D40,PHD Guided with Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 Webcam
-------------------- www.mbsastronomy.com
Astronomy for Real People
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zAmbonii
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 1020
Loc: Ypsilanti, MI
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M52 Celestron C6-N + CG-5 ASGT Canon 300D + IDAS LPC +MPCC 24 x 6 minutes ISO800 stack DSS processing in PS CS3
-------------------- Check out my Astrophotos on Flickr
C6-N 150mm f/5 Newtonian
CG-5 ASGT mount
Canon 300D self modded + IDAS LPS-P2 FF
Meade 70AZ + Meade DSI for autoguiding
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Heine DK
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Reged: 03/30/08
Posts: 110
Loc: Copenhagen, Denmark
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M52. Location: 60 km outside Copenhagen. Date: May 13th 2009. Scope: Skywatcher Explorer 254, Baader MPCC, Mount: EQ6Pro Guiding: SW Startravel 80 Orion SSAG, PHD. Camera: Nikon D700 un-modified. Exposure. 10 minutes iso 800 and 6 frames of 5 minutes. Total 40 minutes iso 800. No darks or flats. Stacked in DSS and processed in PS CS4.
Please check the large version. M52 large version
Clear skies!
-------------------- Clear skies,
Heine Wieben
Skywacther Explorer 254, Baader MPCC, Unmodded Nikon D700, Eq6Pro, SW Startravel 80, Orion SSAG. PHD guiding, Photoshop CS4.
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Fordracer1
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/05/04
Posts: 841
Loc: Springfield, MO
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Here is my M52 & Bubble Nebula
16 Subs 10 min each + avg of 5 darks, no flats or bias ISO 800 Clear glass 40D Image captured with EOS Utility Processed with Images Plus 3.50 8" F4.9 Orion Newt on Losmandy CG-11 Autoguided with Orion 120ST, SAC-7b & GuideDog 5/30/2009 12:00AM-3:22AM Fordland, MO
-------------------- John Moody
Losmandy G-11
Orion 8" Newt w/Moonlite CR1 motofocus
Baader MPCC
NS11 GPS Starbright Carbon Fiber
Orion 120ST
Meade 5000 80/480 Triplet APO
WO .8 Reducer
15X70 & 25X100 SkyMasters
Modded Canon 40D
Stiletto IV Pro
WO Binoviewer
http://panthercreekastro.mysite.com
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moladso
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Reged: 01/24/08
Posts: 56
Loc: Spain
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moladso
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Reged: 01/24/08
Posts: 56
Loc: Spain
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Scope: Meade 6" f/5 Reflector Optics: Baader MPCC coma corrector, IDAS LPS 2" Camera: Canon 350D modified (no IR cut filter) Mount: Vixen GPD2 with Meade Autostar motors, guided with 60/350 scope and Meade DSI. Exposures: 4x600sec, 400ISO. Taken from: Soria - Spain
 (click image to enlarge)
Full details of this picture and object in my personal page at http://www.castillosdesoria.com/astropics/imagen.asp?id=1&seccion=1&id_prod=94
Regards, Jaime
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Charlie Hein
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Submissions are closed - best of luck in the Contest!
-------------------- "He's dead, Jim - I'll get his wallet, you get his tricorder." - Leonard "Bones" McCoy
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