M7 with 8 inch newt-canon 300D

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #1 19-06-2005, 02:13 PM

This image of M7 ws taken a couple of weeks ago from my backyard in sydney.

C8 NGT on GG5 mount
canon 300D
autoguided

stack of two 3 minute images at ISO 200
the dark nebula at the top of the image is Barnard 287

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #2 19-06-2005, 02:16 PM

and here's something to delight Scott (tornado 33)..a really obscure planetary nebula, Hoffleit 2-1(PN G 355.4-04.0) a 15th magnitude object in the top-right hand corner of the image.

[1ponders] (Paul) · #3 19-06-2005, 02:27 PM

Man you're putting out some shots lately. Great images too. Where are you getting all these clear skies from Narayan.

tornado33 · #4 19-06-2005, 11:55 PM

Howdy
Nice find there. I couldnt resist looking back over a pic I took of M7 not long after getting my 300D last year using Star Atlas Pro software, sadly, that PN is out of the frame but I did find another one
http://www.users.on.net/~josiah/temp/m7.jpg
Its PNG355.9-04.2 also known as M 1-30 given as a 5 arc sec PN at Mag 14.4 in H beta

The pic is three, five min ISO 400 shots with the 10 inch scope.

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #5 20-06-2005, 09:22 AM

Cool!

Got to look for it in my image as well.I suppose M stands for Minkowski 1-30?

There is one other PN in the region -Cannon 2-1 -the brightest actually of the three -but that is certainly out of my frame. Have you tried to see if you picked it up?

iceman (Mike) · #6 20-06-2005, 09:46 AM

Excellent image Narayan, you're improving every time you go out!

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #7 20-06-2005, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tornado33

Howdy
but I did find another one
..Its PNG355.9-04.2 also known as M 1-30 given as a 5 arc sec PN at Mag 14.4 in H beta

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found it!!

[1ponders] (Paul) · #8 20-06-2005, 08:41 PM

Looking for those things must send you cross-eyed. But i can feel your excitement

astroron (Ron) · #9 20-06-2005, 11:00 PM

I once tried to do astrophotography but when I started to do supernova serching it went by the wayside. I was looking through my photo album and thought you might like my Eta Carina shot taken with a 300mm telephoto lens Minolta SRT 101 800 ISO piggy back on Celestron 20cm unguided 15 minutes. astroron

[1ponders] (Paul) · #10 20-06-2005, 11:27 PM

Love the colour in that Ron.

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #11 22-06-2005, 07:15 PM

Yes an excellent wide field image indeed

tornado33 · #12 24-06-2005, 08:04 AM

Excellent work Seeker, its fun digging up obscure little objects in our photos

Nice Eta Carina shot too, Astroron.
Scott