Aug 7

M33 Triangulum Galaxy

First light with my new Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L @ f/5.6. Very nice lens! Unfortunately I’d to go down with the exposure time more than believed. But anyway a nice result 🙂 Total 134 minutes. Details

Jul 30

M31 – Dithering Test

First test using Dithering with the MGEN. If Dithering (Random Displacement) is on, the MGENII slightly moves the RA axis of the mount between the shots. The moving amount value is setup in pixels and can be found in main menu – Random Displace – Width. 280mm @ f/5.6 65 subs total. Minus 5 subs […]

Jan 2

M31 Andromeda 2h16m

This is a composition of all my 200mm shots of M31 Andromeda Galaxy (3 sessions). Total exposure: 2 hours and 16 minutes Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L @ ISO1600, f/3.5 Details

Nov 19

M81 and M82

This time I ventured back to M81 and M82 (and of course NGC 3077) with the 200mm f/2.8. Details

Nov 7

M31 Andromeda 2h

This image is a combination of 2 nightly sessions (1. and 6. November 2015). Total exp. time 2h See here my DeepSkyStacker settings. Details