Astrophotography

Photos of the skies and celestial bodies. New area of interest as of late 2010

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first attempts and deep space imaging

IC405 nebula, a very faint nebula. Approx 3.5 hours of Ha exposure 10-29-11 in sherman oaks ca

SBIG 8300m with astrodon Ha 5nm filter.
Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II
Takahashi Sky 90 with f4.5 focal reducer

ic405 mean 2x2 Deconvolved Scaled

$A new test using refracting lenses - Nikon 800mm f5.6 with TC20E III and a Nikon D3x. Atmosphere and light pollution pretty high, as it was shot in LA area Dec 13 2010$