Telescope Reviews: Oct09 DSLR Challenge Poll!

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

Here are October's entries!

moladso:

(click image to enlarge)

Scope: GSO 8" f/4 reflector
Optics: Baader MPCC coma corrector, Baader Ha 7nm filter
Camera: Canon 350D modified (no IR cut filter)
Mount: Meade LXD75, guided with 60/350 scope and Meade DSI.
Exposures: 16x600sec (2.7hours), 800ISO.
Taken from: Madrid (Spain), oct/2/2009

GeorgeNC:

Image: Heart and Soul Nebula in Cassiopeia
IC-1805 and IC-1848
Date of Imaging: 07 Sept 2009
Camera: Canon 40D (Hap Griffin Modified)
Lens: 200mm f/2.8L @ f/2.8
Filter: Astronomik Ha 13nm Clip-in
Autoguide: 80mm Stellarvue Nighthawk II w/ SSAG & PHD
Mount: CGEM
Light Frames: 15 - 210second subs @ iso1600
Dark Frames: 10
Flat Frames: 10
Stacking: DSS
Processing: PhotoShop CS3 and AstroTools
Conditions: Waning Gibbous Moon, 79.33% full

Igor:

Date: 28/07/2009.
Place: Island Krk (Adriatic Sea)
Camera: Baader modified Canon EOS 350D
Lens: Jupiter 37A 135/3.5 @f4
Exposure: 10x480s ISO1600
Filter: Astronomik CLS
Mount: EQ3

Dav:

Average 18 exposures 7 min @ 800ISO
Modded Canon 350D + Pentax 75 SDHF

5 dark
15 flat
11 Bias
Processing Maxim DL + Photoshop
Site: Lignan (Italy) m. 1675 m slm

Gardner:

IC 1848

46 x 180 sec
ISO 1600
Canon 350D Baader UV/IR mod
Takahashi FSQ-106N @ f/5
Losmandy G11 Gemini

Calibrated with darks, normalized, aligned, stacked and digital development in IP 3.80.
Curves and aTrous wavelets in PixInsight Standard.

Hermit:

Heart of the Heart Nebula:
Optics: Meade LX90 LNT 8" SCT, Alan Gee II reducer f/5.6
Mount: Standard Wedge, LX90 fork, LX200 tripod
Filter: Astronomik CLS-CCD
Guide: Meade 60mm refractor, Orion SSAG, PHD
Camera: Self mod Canon XSi/450D at 70 deg F
Exposure: 4 min x 144 over three days, used 90% (8 hour 36 min) ISO 1600. Dark x 30, Bias x 30, Flat x 15.
Stacking: ImagesPlus
Post: ImagesPlus, Photoshop CS3, NoiseNinja

Larger image here: http://www.ledametrix.com/astro/Rob_Crockett_ic1805_heart_cas_1024x.jpg

robjohn:

Image: Heart Nebula (IC 1805)
Date: 20 Sep 2009
Scope: Takahashi FSQ-106 ED (f/5)
Mount: CGE
Guider: William Optics ZenithStar 80 (f/6)
Autoguider: Starfish/PHD
Camera: Canon 50DH (Hutech modified)
Filter: IDAS UIBAR Front Filter
Exposure: 8 x 5 min ISO 1600
Processing: Photoshop CS4

Click here for larger image

jmX:

Skywatcher Equinox 80 with Televue 0.8x flattener
Unmodified Canon 50D
23x2 minute exposures (46 min total)
Larger version here: http://jmx.ls1howto.com/pics/200910_ic1805_1280.jpg

HrAstro:

Picture taken on August 19th and September 22nd, 2009.
Location: Petrova gora, Croatia, Europe
Skywatcher ED80 + WO II 0,8x, Modified Canon EOS 300D 32x480sec @ ISO1600 for hAlpha, Canon EOS 300D 18x480sec @ ISO800
Guiding with Maksutov 90/1250 + QHY5 guiding camera (PHD Guiding)
Mount: EQ6 Vis upgreded to EQ6 SynScan
Processing software: DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight 1.0, Photoshop CS2

nickatnight:

The Heart and Soul Nebulae - 4 Panel Mosaic
Stevenson Ranch, CA October 2009 by nickatnight

Telescope: Orion EON 72mm with WO Type-2 .80 fr/fc
Filter: IDAS LP-2
Camera: self modded (Baader glass) Canon XTi
Mount: piggybacked on CPC925 on Mitty wedge
Guiding: SSAG with PhD through the CPC925
Exposure Info : all exposures 300 sec @ iso 800
Heart total: 1 hr 40 min
Soul total: 1 hr 10 min
Above Soul: 25 min
Below Heart: 25 min
Processing: DeepSky Stacker, PixInsight and Photoshop.

Link to larger version:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/4058123050_161914ec04_o.jpg

jcham21:

Image Details:
Tucson, Arizona
October 30, 2009
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II Camera Lens at f/2.8
Focus with homemade Bahtinov Mask
Skywatcher EQ5 Pro SynScan Unguided
Self Modified XSi, nothing over sensor
Astronomik Ha 6nm EOS Clip Filter
60 X 180 sec. exposures (3 hours)
ISO 1600
46 deg. F
Calibrated with:
30 darks
30 bias
30 flats
MaxDSLR
Adobe Photoshop CS2

Larger Version: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p218/jcham21/HA-1.jpg

Congratulations and good luck to each entrant!

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Which Image is our Winner?
Users may choose only one (38 total votes)

moladso:

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GeorgeNC:

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Igor:

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Dav:

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Gardner:

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Hermit: