Hi all you deep sky imagers.
After a few months building my new astro-imaging platform I've finally got some first light images.
Eta Carina is a 75-minute exposure @ ISO 200
(hires
http://www.skylab.com.au/PMSA/ngc3372g.html)
The Tarantula Nebula is a 99-minute exposure @ ISO 200.
(Hires
http://www.skylab.com.au/PMSA/Tarant...ebula%202.html )
Telescope is still a 12-inch f/5 Newtonian telescope on Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. Camera Canon EOS 300D Digital (modified) focused with DSLR Focus. Autoguided with SBIG 402 CCD on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDSoft. 2" Baader Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector (MPCC). 2" Baader UV/IR Rejection Filter. Image Processing Iris, Photoshop.
best regards and clear skies!
Paul Mayo