Tuesday 27 December 2016

Objects in Orion

Boxing day evening 2016

Scope: Evostar 80ED DS-Pro
Camera: Pentax K5
Images: 120 x 25sec, ISO3200

Horse head nebula and Flame nebula.


Same setup.

Orion nebula


Seeing must have been exceptional that night, imaging on subsequent nights yielded nothing remotely close to these images.

Monday 19 December 2016

First images using a new Skywatcher Evostar 80ED-Pro refractor.

Pleiades


Moon a few days before the 'super moon' in November

Moon the day before the 'super moon' in November