· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Beginning and Intermediate Imaging Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 yock1960 professor emeritus Reged: 06/22/08 Posts: 980 Loc: SW Ohio, USA Open Season....       #3358757 - 09/26/09 10:05 PM Attachment (8 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   ...for open clusters. In Cassiopeia....there are a few of them. I've been imaging them for the last 4-6 weeks, here are a couple that I re-imaged after settling on an hour of integration time @ 2 minute subs. Having said that; this first one is a combination of both runs for a total of 2 hours integration, which is also why it's not centered very well. NGC7789 WO66 & Meade DSI-II OSC 2 hours Steve -------------------- LXD75 GEM Orion Starblast 4.5" Imaging Reflector William Optics Zenithstar 66 SD APO Meade DSI II OSC Meade DSI III OSC Orion Starshoot Autoguider Televue Powermate 2.5x Discovery 6" Dobsonian Nikon Action Extreme 10x50's Gallery Post Extras:       yock1960 professor emeritus Reged: 06/22/08 Posts: 980 Loc: SW Ohio, USA Re: Open Season.... [Re: yock1960]       #3358760 - 09/26/09 10:07 PM Attachment (5 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   ...and here is another one. M52 WO66 & Meade DSI-II OSC 1 hour total @ 2 minutes -------------------- LXD75 GEM Orion Starblast 4.5" Imaging Reflector William Optics Zenithstar 66 SD APO Meade DSI II OSC Meade DSI III OSC Orion Starshoot Autoguider Televue Powermate 2.5x Discovery 6" Dobsonian Nikon Action Extreme 10x50's Gallery Post Extras:       Doubleglaze sage Reged: 11/01/07 Posts: 201 Loc: Pacific NW Re: Open Season.... [Re: yock1960]       #3358974 - 09/27/09 12:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nifty! I always liked NGC7789. I "discovered it" with some binocs a long time ago and have been attached to that region ever since. Mark -------------------- Vixen VMC260L / Sphinx SXD Pentax 75 SDHF Canon 40D / 50mm f1.4 / 100mm f2.8 macro / 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 / 200mm f2.8L http://www.astrophotogallery.org/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/166 Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 6 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Charlie Hein, knuklhdastnmr  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 111 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space Exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements CN Forums Home

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