Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635)

horsehead-thumbBubble Nebula (NGC 7635) and M52 in Cassiopeia
2009-08-24 C80ED f7.5 Canon EOS 350D Guided
3 x 180s subs, ISO 800, Lumicon Deep Sky filter
Processed in Nebulosity and PhotoShop CS3
Only had time for 3 subs before the clouds rolled in. Not bad considering…

Markarian’s Chain

M86, M84, NGC 4458, 4481, 4402, 4425, 4403, 4387, 4388 in Virgo.
2010-04-17
200mm f5 Newtonian
Canon 350D, DS Filter, guided
7x300s 2x420s ISO 1600
Processed in Nebulosity and PS CS3
Just a small part of Markarian’s Chain.

Double Cluster, Perseus

The Double Cluster in Perseus
2009-08-05
C80ED Canon EOS 350D Guided
Deep Sky Filter
Processed in Nebulosity and PS CS3

Horsehead and Flame Nebulae

horsehead-thumbHorsehead (IC 434) and Flame (NGC 2024) Nebulae in Orion
2009-01-28 C80ED f7.5 Canon EOS 350D
Guided with ETX-90 Mak-Cass at F7 and SPC800NC unmodded using PHD
2x5m, 5x4m  5x3m 1x2m subs ISO 800 Lumicon Deep Sky filter
Calibrated in DSS, manually stacked in PhotoShop CS3, processed with Noel’s Actions
I find DSS is not giving me good results but manual stacking in PS CS3 is much better for me. I do the calibration and darks in DSS as PS is not good for that.