Deep Sky

First Astronomical Images

Mars & Scorpio with plenty of sodium light !
(as BTW all my images on this site except noted)

Around Polaris and Umi above the C8

Deep sky with native lens

M81 & M82 ... Close to Mag 12 !!

Combinaison of 16 images 1600x1200, exposure 60s mode 80ASA
// on motorised C8  8x zoom

Registration MDL demo 2 stars

Bulb, Dicasoft

Of course the lens is not perfect !

Dumbell, native optics, Zoom 8x, 60s, motorised

Dumbell, M27
afocal shot behing 35mm eyepiece and C8, rather strong zoom, 60 sec exposure, motorised in RA

This new result of September 9th, 2001 has been obtained by addition/combinaison of 10 raw images
automatically captured with the "interval" function in 1600*1200 JPG format
The Green layer has been used for making a pseudo LRGB in MDL !!

Andromeda galaxy, same conditions

Andromeda galaxy

Combinaison of 5, 1600*1200 fine mode images, 60s exposure at 80ASA
in // on the motorised C8
No supplementary guiding, 8x optical zoom
Suburban sky, numerous sodium lights
Registration 2 star mode with MDL
Bulb, automatic capture by Dicasoft

M13, C8, 30mm eyepice, afocal, 60s, motorised
(right combinaison of 10 images, 2 star method in MDL)

The nice blue ring of the planetary nebulae of the Lyre (M57) called the Ring Nebulae - supernova remnant
C8, 30mm eyepiece, 60s esposure, AD motor on
(QV is fixed behind the eyepiece with a mini-sandow, zoom mini, centering far from perfect)
Left one image, right combinaison of 15 images (taken automatically with Dicasoft) using MDL demo 2 star mode
As polar alignment was not very good, some field rotation is visible

Comet Linear C 2001 A2 first shot
(20010704)
1min exposure

Around Polaris
(20010703)
QV-2800UX on tripod, 17 1min exposures, interval 3 min in Dicasoft
Plain superposition in MDL
Star colors are visible... as light pollution !

Zone from above,
See the difference of color path between the 2 stars close to Polaris !

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Milky way clouds above Sagitarius
The horizontal white line is M8

Combinaison a few 800*600 fine mode images exposed 60s at 80ASA
in // on the altazimutal motorised Meade DS-127
No supplementary guiding, 1x zoom
Maurienne Alps sky, altitude 1800m, No light pollution
Registration MDL
Bulb mode, manual capture

M8 & M20 region

Combinaison of 3, 800*600 fine mode images, 60s exposure at 80ASA
in // on the altazimutal motorised Meade DS-127
No supplementary guiding, 8x optical zoom
Alps sky, altitude 1600m
Images taken on the solarium at the 5th story of a building
in the center of Karellis village (halogene spots around on the ground) !
Registration 2 star mode with MDL
Bulb, automatic capture by Dicasoft