Hello all...
Imaged last night under bright half moon and windy conditions.
Not too bad, but not a WOW image!
Still, if I don't post I don't exist!!!!
So here it is...
Canon 40D (modded)
Canon EF 70-200mm f4L + EF 1.4x Extender (140mm FL @ f5.6)
(Extender used by mistake - initially intended to go deeper and forgot it was on until half way through the M6/7 images)
Skywatcher Synscan EQ5 Mount
Autoguided (PHD)
Thanks Doug for that interesting image.
In 1826 James Dunlop wrote this about the area between M6 and M7.
D605 "The milky way for several degrees in this place is very beautiful; as seen through the telescope, the small patches of the nebulosity and the alternate dark spaces of the sky very much resemble small cirrocumuli clouds."
Thanks Doug for that interesting image.
In 1826 James Dunlop wrote this about the area between M6 and M7.
D605 "The milky way for several degrees in this place is very beautiful; as seen through the telescope, the small patches of the nebulosity and the alternate dark spaces of the sky very much resemble small cirrocumuli clouds."
Thanks for the comment and info Glen.
I may try to redo this area and move in a little tighter when imaging conditions improve (no cloud/rain/wind and no moon)
Cheers
Doug
Nice shot, very sharp! Only gripe I have is that its better than mine
On a more serious note, the bright star in the top right of frame (Girtab if i have my orientation correct) is a touch distracting.. draws my eyes away from the clusters...
A top shot of a top area of space none the less...
Well done.
I'll be having another go at this area soon enough...
**waits for GPUSB.**
While the moon is up Im sticking to pointing the scope at Jupiter (when the clouds play nicely.
On a more serious note, the bright star in the top right of frame (Girtab if i have my orientation correct) is a touch distracting.. draws my eyes away from the clusters...