Wide-field M42

I was testing my Takahashi Teegul Sky Patrol II mount tonight, and decided to try a 200mm macro lens on my Nikon D100, which yields an effective FL of 300mm. I must have gotten the polar alignment nailed pretty well, as it guided quite nicely. I should have some fun with this mount. Anyway, this is a very short exposure, 4x30s stacked at ISO 800. Regardless, it goes down to about magnitude 13, which surprised me. Resized for the web.

Jeff

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Nicely done Jeff!
Very nice detail & pinpoint stars!


Thanks for sharing!


Ivan

Beatiful image Jeff. I'm a bit envious as I tried the same thing last night but without a mount only a tripod. I set out to take 30/40 2 second shots, but after the first 5 or so I put back my glasses to notice that clouds in the meanwhile have got in the way. It only got worse after that and it is indeed raining (again) today!

Congratulations again!

Ciao
Luca