Barnard 86

[tornado33]

Last night tried out my TS Optics Newtonian Off axis guider for canon cameras. Oh what pleasure to get round guide stars now as the pick off prism sees light through the Baader Multi Purpose coma corrector (old Mk 1 model). Night was cold, clear but windy, guide star bounced around every now and then but this is where human guiding came in handy Id try and respond by quickly speeding up or slowing down to get the star back to the virtual crosshairs centre.
Images calibrated stacked part processed in IRIS, finished in Photoshop

5 x 10 mins ISO 400 with the EOS Ra
Full size here
https://www.astrobin.com/3hdb2t/?nc=user
Scott

[vlazg (George)]

Wow thats some stars, impressive

[Paul Haese]

Lovely image Scott, great star field and colour.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

As I already mentioned on AB, I love this rich field of zillions of stars you have captured, A great image!

[tornado33]

Thanks all. To think this is only a tiny area of the Milky Way. Shows the incredible numbers of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. I remember not long after I got my 10 inch scope back in 1986, and looking at that area visually with a 32mm eyepiece, I could just start to see a "grainness" which I thought was the massive starclouds on the brink of being resolved, I could barely imagine being able to bring that out photographically at the time. Amazing how newer technology brings new life to old telescopes

[gregbradley]

Terrific resolution and colours. You really got those stars looking nice.

My EOS R is being Ha modified at this time and I look forward to using it in some widefield shots.

Greg.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Amazing scene/target, who'd think it was an astro-image, well, we do and it an awesome result too.

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's a great shot Scott. I did this field with the FSQ and want to try it at long FL. I wonder how dense the starfield is around that dark neb.

[tornado33]

Many thanks!