Hi all. I haven't posted many photos here lately cos I've been abducted by Facebook. Sorry.
So here's a few exploits over the last month. All taken with the same scope - Bintel 8" F4 newt, same mount - HEQ5 pro, same camera - Pentax K-5. I've been very lazy, haven't bothered with guiding so they are all unguided. All of them with 30 second subs at ISO 1600. All with the scope pointed out the window.
The K-5 has a built in interval timer so they are also unattended while I watch TV or whatever. The ultimate in lazy astrophotography.
Many of them are full frame or larger at astrobin. Here's me gallery.
http://www.astrobin.com/users/Cometcatcher/
M8 The Lagoon Nebula is 127 x 30 seconds.
M20 Trifid nebula is 84 x 30 seconds.
M17 is 100 x 30 seconds neat.
M104 Sombrero is 188 x 30 seconds.
M83 is 89 x 30 seconds.
Some are cropped.