Deep Sky Images

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Updated 03/28/2006

M-2.jpg (3987 bytes)

M-2   6 mag, Con Agr., globular cluster highly resolved.  LX-200 8 " telescope, ST-7XE SBIG camera.  11 each 25 second exposures, combined Maxlm DL, processed in Photoshop.                                                                                               

M-4_062203_45sec_colorcombi.jpg (17843 bytes)

 M-4
NGC 6121
Other description: Globular cluster highly resolved.
Constellation: Sco
Dreyer description: Cluster, 8 or 10 bright stars line, with 5 stars, well resolved; = M4.
Magnitude: 5.9  Equipment LX-200 8", A-07, ST-7XE, L-10 ea 45 sec, R=6 ea 45 sec, G=45 sec. B=6 ea. 45 sec.  Combined in Maxlm DL,& minor processing in Photoshop.  Taken: HAS Columbus 06/22/03

M-4-Master-Luminance.jpg (64132 bytes)

  This is a Luminous only of M-4 that was take at the TSP on Wednesday night 05/04/05 before the fog set in.  This is 10 ea 1 minute exposures combined in Maxln, and some processing in Photoshop. 

M5-colored-web.jpg (74737 bytes)

  This is M5 that was taken at TSP on 05/05/2005.  The equipment was a TOA 130 on an NJP mount, with L=10ea 1 minute, R= 5 each. 50 seconds, G=5 ea 50 seconds, and B=5 ea 1 minute.  They were processed in Maxlm DL, and finished up in photoshope.  At 2:40 am the FOG rolled in and the night was over. 

M-5_webfinished_TSP_042703.jpg (9097 bytes)

 M5
NGC 5904
Other description: Globular cluster highly resolved.
Constellation: Ser
Dreyer description: Very remarkable!, globular cluster, very bright, large, extremely compressed middle, stars of magnitude 11 to 15; = M5.
Magnitude: 5.8  Equipment LX-200 8", AO7, ST-7XE,  L=10 ea. 30 sec, R=6 ea. 30 sec, G=6 ea. 30 sec, B=6 ea. 35 sec.  Taken Texas Star Party 04/29/2003

LATEST ATTEMPT:  M-5 was taken at Leakey, Texas on 03/24/2005 using my Takahashi TOA-130 at F/7.6.  The camera was an SBIG ST-8XE with the exposures set at L=10 each 2 minutes, R=6 each 2 minutes, G=6 each 2 minutes, B=6each 2 minutes.  All images were combined and aligned in MaxIm DL and final processing in Photoshop. 

M-8_Lagoon-Nebula-cut.jpg (10086 bytes)

 M-8 Lagoon Nebula - 5 mag, Con Sgr  Nebula with dust and cluster

M-11-combined-finished.jpg (5998 bytes)

M-11-combined-finished.jpg (5998 bytes)

 M-11 Wild duck Cluster- 6 mag., Con SCT, open cluster dense

M-11 Second image taken 08/10/2002 with SBIG ST-7XE and LX-200        

M-12_TSP_05032003_20min.Luminance.jpg (57171 bytes)

 M12
NGC 6218
Other description: Globular cluster highly resolved.
Constellation: Oph
Dreyer description: Very remarkable! Globular cluster, very bright, very large, irregularly round, gradually much brighter middle, well resolved, stars of magnitude 10 and fainter; = M12.
Magnitude: 6.6  Equipment LX-200 8", AO7, ST-7XE.  L=3 ea. 20 min images combined. Taken Texas Star Party  05/03/2003

M-13-Combined.jpg (5227 bytes)

M-13 - 5.7 mag., Con Her, globular cluster highly resolved

M-15new.jpg (10857 bytes)

 M-15  mag. 6.5, Con Peg, globular cluster highly resolved.  LX-200 8 " telescope, ST-7XE SBIG camera.  11 each 25 second exposures, combined Maxlm DL, processed in Photoshop.                                                                                                        

M-16 combined_finished.jpg (12804 bytes)

 M-16 Eagle, mag 6, Con Ser, Nebula with dust and cluster                              

M-17_3-combined.jpg (6849 bytes)

 M-17 - Swan or Horseshoe, 6 mag, Con Sgr, nebula

M-19_45sec_82degrees.jpg (6887 bytes)

 M19
NGC 6273
Other description: Globular cluster.
Constellation: Oph
Dreyer description: Globular cluster, very bright, large, round, very compressed middle, well resolved, stars of magnitude 16; = M19.
Magnitude: 7.2   Equipment LX-200 8", A-07, ST-7XE, L-10 ea 45 sec, dark subtracted.  Combined in Maxlm DL,& minor processing in Photoshop.  Taken: HAS Columbus 06/22/03

M-23_30sec_10 images_finished.jpg (18238 bytes)

 M-23  mag 7, Con Sgr, Open Cluster that is dense                                             

M25-combined.jpg (4691 bytes)

M-25.jpg (13706 bytes)

 M-25 - Open cluster, mag 4.59

M-27-Combined2.jpg (6542 bytes)

 M-27 Dumbbell Nebula , mag 8, Con Vul.  This is my second attempt  with my ST-7XE SBIG camera of autoguiding.  The image is a total of 14 combined images of 25 seconds.  The image is processed in CCDSoft, and Photoshop 6.0        (08/18/02)                                                    
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