M1 & ngc 2020 through the 150ED

casstony · #1 30-01-2020, 02:17 PM

Two more from last night, both at f/5.2 with the Apex .65 reducer.

M1 was the first image for the very warm night so I kept the subs to 2 minutes x 20. All of the images are on the short side since I wanted to test the scope on a range of objects, so I'm happy with how they turned out.

NGC 2020 (the green ring) and nearby objects are part of the LMC.
22 x 3 min

gaseous (Patrick) · #2 30-01-2020, 02:48 PM

I know nothing about photography Tony, but you've got some really nice images being produced. Very subtle and understated, to my very uneducated eye.

casstony · #3 30-01-2020, 05:40 PM

Thanks Patrick. It's fun to pull these objects out of the darkness and show them to family and friends. Imaging maintains my interest even while light pollution increases.

LostInSp_ce · #4 03-02-2020, 08:17 PM

Nice work again Tony.

Paulyman (Paul) · #5 03-02-2020, 08:21 PM

Very nice. The details in M1 are awesome.

Nikolas (Nik) · #6 03-02-2020, 10:17 PM

Love ngc 2020 mate the colours are astounding

skysurfer · #7 04-02-2020, 05:20 AM

Really amazing with only 2 min subs !

But how did you get both tiny objects (NGC1952 and 2020) so big ?
A 150mm f/5.2 = 780mm * 0.65 = 507mm FL.

casstony · #8 04-02-2020, 08:56 AM

Thanks guys. I was surprised by how well they turned out - looking forward to getting more time on these. It's looking clear and cool tonight but with the moon so I'm figuring out which of my half-done images to complete.

The scope is 150mm aperture and natively f/8. The .65 reducer brings it to f/5.2, so the images were taken at 780mm.