The smoke and weather have generally been causing me some grief, making it hard to do any imaging, so I've invested some time re-learning Photoshop, processing and the use of darkframes. Here's some of last winter's data reworked to produce a better result.
These are closeup images of the Small Magellenic Cloud showing the blue nebulosity at the edge of the northern arm.
The edge of the SMC:
click here (993 KBytes)
Closeup NGC 346 & NGC 371 c:
click here (934 KBytes)
Subject: SMC Closeup
Exposure: 14 x 3 Mins ISO 1600 (9 darks)
Camera: Canon 350D (unmod)
Scope: Meade LXD-75 SN-8
Mount: LXD-75 auto-guided
Guidescope: Orion ED80 & Mintron 13V1C camera
Date: 20Aug06
SMC Close up
