Telescope Reviews: Jun09 DSLR Challenge Poll!

We are very pleased and proud to present the June 2009 entries in the DSLR Challenge. The poll will close on July 8 at Midnight. The winner will be announced at our earliest opportunity after the poll has closed.

Here are June's entries!

Garvis:

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

justabob:

Larger Size

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

Jerry3672:

M52
Meade LXD75 SN8
Canon XSi 450D
Single 2 min exposure
ISO-800
PS CS3

fuadramsey:

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

zAmbonii:

M52
Celestron C6-N + CG-5 ASGT
Canon 300D + IDAS LPC +MPCC
24 x 6 minutes ISO800
stack DSS processing in PS CS3

Heine DK:

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

Fordracer1:

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

moladso:

(click image to enlarge)

Scope: Meade 6" f/5 Reflector
Optics: Baader MPCC coma corrector, IDAS LPS
Camera: Canon 350D modified (no IR cut filter)
Mount: Vixen GPD2 with Meade Autostar motors, guided with 60/350 scope, K3ccdtools and Meade DSI Pro.
Exposures: 4x600sec, 400ISO. 17ºC Darks, flats and offsets applied.
Taken from: Soria - Spain

Congratulations and good luck to each entrant!

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Which Image is our Winner?
Users may choose only one (31 total votes)

Garvis:

1 03%

justabob:

4 12%

Jerry3672:

1 03%

fuadramsey:

0 0%

zAmbonii:

4 12%

Heine DK: