July - Monthly Imaging Challenge

[iceman]

Hi all.

It's a new month, time for a new monthly imaging challenge. We hope you take the time to participate and image these objects, and generally discuss these objects on the forums.

I'll make 1 sticky instead of 6, and link to the 6 threads here:

Galaxy - NGC5128 (Centaurus A) (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=2695)
Open Cluster - M6 (Butteryfly Cluster) (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=2702)
Globular Cluster - M22 (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=2703)
Nebula - M20 (Trifid Nebula) (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=2704)
Planetary Nebula - NGC3918 (Blue Planetary) (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=2705)
Multiple Star - HN40 (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=2706)

For reports & sketches of these objects, please see the sticky thread in the Space & Astronomy Talk (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=8) forum.

[iceman]

July is coming to a close - any more images of the above objects?

[beren]

Heres some i took for first light with a Orion 80mm ED with a Antares camera adapter that connected up with a IDAS filter and a meade 6.3 focal reducer.Single 10 min exposure @ 800iso unguided for each and processed in PS . Fairly good conditions despite heavy dew.

M22,triffid,lagoon,butterfly

[iceman]

Great shots Stuart! Well done!

[beren]

Thanks Mike , i unfortunately deleted some comparsions shots of not using the reducer and i wish i framed the triffid shot better to get the lagoon in {id love to try Eta soon to}.The Orion is a sweet scope , i was worried about the focuser holding the weight but i think it worked well and easy to get a eyeball focus .

[atalas]

Yeah good work Stuart !

Louie :thumbsup:

[[1ponders]]

Excellent Stuart, excellent :thumbsup:

[toetoe]

Fantastic shots. :thumbsup:

[seeker372011]

here's my M22 with the ED 80 /Canon 300d at ISO 400 taken yesterday

[seeker372011]

and just for fun here is M22 with an ETX 70 and a webcam -taken last year actually