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Posts Made By: Greg Bradley

May 15, 2005 03:23 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Lagoon Nebula

Posted By Greg Bradley
Takahashi FS152 at F4.

5 x 60 seconds, 1 x 90 seconds unguided.

Modified Nikon D70, Baader UV/IR block filter.

Greg.


May 15, 2005 01:30 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Antares widefield

Posted By Greg Bradley
Very colourful part of the sky.
50mm lens 3 x 30 seconds.

greg.

May 16, 2005 01:38 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

No its not a thunderstorm, its Galactic Central!

Posted By Greg Bradley
Sagittarius is back in town.
3 x 30 seconds, modified Nikon D70, 50mm Nikkor lens at F1.8, ISO 1600, unguided on an MI 250 mount.

A very dramatic part of the sky.

Greg.

May 27, 2005 10:33 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Trifid and Lagoon despite the moon

Posted By Greg Bradley
I mounted my William Optics 80/480 triplet fluorite on top of my Nexstar 11 to see how it would go prior to a dark site trip.

Here is 10 x 60 second shots of Trifid and Lagoon nebulas and they were really close to the 3/4 moon last night. F6, no reducer/flattener.

Modified Nikon D70, Images Plus, Nikon Capture editor, ISO 1600. Unguided.

Greg.

June 2, 2005 11:10 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Lagoon

Posted By Greg Bradley
Lagoon and caught the Trifid as well as a glob on the right hand side.

Modified Nikon D70, William Optics 80mm fluorite triplet, piggybacked on a Nexstar 11 GPS.

10 x 45 secs.

Greg.

June 2, 2005 12:37 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Sagittarious

Posted By Greg Bradley
50mm Nikkor lens, 2 x 20 second F1.8 Modified Nikon D70.

Greg.

June 14, 2005 12:02 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Large Magellanic Cloud

Posted By Greg Bradley
Just returned from a dark site trip.

Large Magellanic Cloud featuring the Tarantula Nebula.

William Optics 80/480 fluorite triplet at F3.8 (Celestron .63 reducer), 8 x 65 seconds, Modified Nikon D70.
Piggybacked on a Nexstar 11, unguided.

Images Plus, Nikon Capture editor V4.3.

Darbys Falls NSW Australia, perfect clear night, no clouds, cold (2 degrees C) very transparent skies, very steady - perfect.

Greg.

June 15, 2005 03:09 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Mother of all globs

Posted By Greg Bradley
Here is the ultimate globular cluster - the Centre of the Milky Way. I wonder how many billions of stars are in that grouping.

50mm Nikkor lens, modded D70 8 x 30 seconds.
Images Plus, near perfect conditions at an unbeleivably good dark site.

Sagittarius just beyond the zenith at about 2:30am in the freezing cold (by Australian standards) with a portable gas heater!!

That's the Lagoon Nebula a bit to the right of centre. The one to the far right is the Eagle or the Swan not sure.

From this time of year until August the Milky Way stretches from one horizon to the other and through the zenith at earlier and earlier times in the evening. A stunning sight that photos don't really capture. Large and small Magellanic clouds plainly visible.

Greg.

June 15, 2005 08:16 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Omega Centauri

Posted By Greg Bradley
This little William Optics 80mm scope rocks.

20 x 30 and 45 seconds, modded Nikon D70, dark site.

The colours are what was recorded, virtually no colour processing.
Greg.

June 16, 2005 11:04 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M8 and M20

Posted By Greg Bradley
My primary imaging target last weekend at the dark site.

Lagoon and Trifid, not sure what that glob is.

I have a single exposure that shows a yellowish glob to the right of the Lagoon just out of these frames.

William Optics 80/480 F6, Nikon D70.

Greg.

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