Telescope Reviews: Sep09 DSLR Challenge Poll!

We are very pleased and proud to present the September 2009 entries in the DSLR Challenge. The poll will close on October 9 at Midnight. The winner will be announced at our earliest opportunity after the poll has closed.

Here are September's entries!

templec:

Captured over 2 consecutive nights. Modified Canon 350d on a 10" Newt, guided. ImagesPlus/Photoshop CS4. Higher res image here with additional details.

Hermit:

Very interesting trying to bring out the background dust! A larger version is available here .

Images acquired over two nights, August 22 (4 minute subs) and August 24 (five minute subs) for 110 exposures (8 hours), 72 degrees, ISO 1600. 30 darks, 30 bias, no flats. Calibrated, stacked with DSS, final in PS CS3. Equipment in my signature below.

Rob Crockett, Grass Valley California

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Meade LX90 LNT 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain
Standard Wedge, LX90 fork, LX200 tripod
Alan Gee II telecompressor f/5.6
Baader short 1.5cm T-adapter/T-ring
Astronomik CLS-CCD clip filter
Self modified Canon XSi with Baader UV/IR filter.
Meade Model 277 60mm refractor with Orion SSAG
Losmandy V-dovetails for balance and guide scope.

HHastro:

The subs of the Cocoon Nebula were taken 9/16, 9/18 and 9/19/09 50 mls. south of Hamburg/Germany.

Meade 12"ACF, GEG f-6.5, 2000mm, guided with GEG and ST2000XM imager, Canon EOS 20 Da Baader filter, 24 subs up to 9 min. Totally 3 hours, 20 min.

processed with: DSS, Fitswork and PS-CS2 .

Larger version is:
http://forum.astronomie.de/phpapps/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showpic&id=7411

Bruno

justabob:

25x300
10 dark
20 bias
no flat

Taken 9-11-2009 under dark skies with wonderful seeing. The last sub was taken at midnight just as the moon crept above the north eastern horizon.

Canon 1000dh no filters at iso 1600.
Auto guided with wo66 and dsi proII.
Vixen Sphinx mount

Stacked in dss
Asinh stretch in iris
Levels and curves in cs3
Slightly cropped

The larger version is much more detailed.

Larger version here

EdmontonAB:

Technical info about the image:

Image Taken: 11, 19, 21 Sep 09
Object: IC 5146, Cocoon Nebula
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Imaging scope: AT8RC
Imaging FL: 1625mm
Imaging camera: unmodified Canon 400D
Lights: 42 x 600 sec
Calibration: 20 flats
Guide scope: KWIQ Autogider
Other details: guided with PHD, stacked in DSS processed in Pixinsight

Larger Version

nickatnight:

COCOON NEBULA: Over two nights, this is 3 hours and 10 minutes of 5 minute exposures with the self-modded Canon XTi @ iso800 through the CPC925 @ f6.3 on a Mitty wedge, guided with SAAG through the EON 72mm. Stacked in DSS, stretched in PixInsight, and tweaked in Photoshop.

Link to larger image:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/3945360283_d36439b7aa_o.jpg

zAmbonii:

[image]In under the wire...

43 x 6 minute subs @ ISO400
darks/flats/offset
Taken with Canon 300D
MPCC + IDAS LP-P2 filter
Celestron C6-N

Full size pic here.[/image]

GeorgeNC:

Image: IC-5146, Cocoon Nebula
Camera: Canon 40D (Hap Griffin Modified)
Telescope: William Optics Flt110
Focal Reducer: 0.8x W.O.
Filter: Astronomik Ha 13nm Clip-in
Light Frames: 22 - 4min subs @ iso3200
Mount: CGEM
Autoguide: SSAG with PHD
Dark Frames: 10
Flat Frames: 10
Stacking: DSS
Processing: PhotoShop CS3 and AstroTools

Congratulations and good luck to each entrant!

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Which Image is our Winner?
Users may choose only one (44 total votes)

templec:

9 20%

Hermit:

1 02%

HHastro:

18 40%

justabob:

8 18%

EdmontonAB:

2 04%

nickatnight: