Category: DSO

VC200L, no reducer OAG test 7/15/2010

VC200L, no reducer, no filter OAG test 7/15/2010 re-processed on 07/2014

VC200L without reducer, on Sirius EQ-G Mount, guided by Orion StarShoot CCD and SigmaZoom 150-500mm at 500mm, Canon Eos T1i at ISO3200 10x120seconds, 10 darks and 10 flats 7/6/2010 Sunnyvale California

reprocessed on 5/25/2015

Vixen VC200L (200mm diameter 1800mm FL) with the Vixen focal reducer on the Orion Sirius EQ-G mount without guiding with Canon EOS T1i (KISS X3 – Japan) Stacking with DeepSkyStacker of: 20 frames of 60 seconds Exposure at ISO of 3200 20 frames of 60 seconds Exposure at ISO of 6400 20 dark and 20 flat frames 4/21/2010 in Sunnyvale California USA

NGC 891 is an edge on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It has an H II nucleus. The dark center lane consists of dust clouds, similar to our galaxy. The entire photo of the Milky way shows a remarkable similarity to NGC891. Vixen VC200L (200mm diameter 1800mm focal Length) w/o reducer EOS T1i (KISS X3 in Japan) 16 frames of 90 seconds Exposure at ISO of 3200 12/23/2009 in Sunnyvale California USA