Subject: M8 Lagoon Nebula
Main Scope: Orion 80ED with crosshairs
Guide Scope: LXD-75 SN-8
Mount: Meade LXD-75
Camera: Canon 350D unmodified
Exposure: 100 mins total (10x3minsISO800 man-guided; + 7X4Mins man-guided; and 14x3minsISO1600 auto-guided)
Process: MaxDSLR & Photoshop & Noiseware
Data collected on three nights. A mix of manual and auto guiding. This has taken quite a lot of time to process.
Here's what I believe is my best Lagoon:
click here (290KB)