It's been a while!!!

[mynameiscd (Andy)]

Hi all
Been AWOL for while from here. Just so much going ng on lately I don't have time to think!! In between working, imaging, helping on ASVs live streams, school outreach and planning an observatory ive found my way back to IIS.
Anyway here's a few I've been doing lately and also my bronze medal I got in the Skywatcher comp.
Cheers all
Andy

[Cyberman (Rob)]

Great photos. Could you let us know which scope, mount and camera you used
Cheers,Rob

[mynameiscd (Andy)]

Sorry it's been a while....

OK the specs etc
Skywatcher 150mm black diamond Newtonian
Canon 450D moded
HEQ5

Rosette. .60x2min plus 30x5 min
Rho.........297x10 sec. (50mm lens)
Triplet.....37x5 mins
Eagle......6x5 mins
Trifid.......164x5 mins

Darks and bias applied to all
All images 1600 ISO except the Trifid by mistake which was 100 ISO.
All captured in Backyard eos except Trifid which was Nina.
Stacked in Astro pixel Processor
Processing in Photoshop.....

Cheers
Andy

[RyanJones]

That’s a great Rosette Andy. Really nice and subtle. Welcome back

Cheers

Ryan

[PKay (Peter)]

Congrads on the award Andy, great effort.

Me thinks you might be a tad beyond the beginners stage

[Manav (Yugant)]

I get so nostalgic when I see SW BD Newtonian and Canon DSLR based images! Awesome effort and beautiful images!

Are the full res ones on Flickr or somewhere?

[AstroViking (Steve)]

Congrats on the bronze medal - that's a spectacular image you have.

Cheers,
V

[xelasnave]

Hi Andy
Great to see you are getting some imaging and you have done very well.
Alex

[mynameiscd (Andy)]

Thanks everyone for the positive feedback....I'm still a beginner really especially my old beat up gear I have.... After a mini tornado last year my scope ended up on the ground with my camera in pieces and a very big dent in the tube. I ended up fixing the scope and repairing the camera with some spare parts.
I still haven't uploaded any hi res images.... another thing on the list.
Im also a bit slack in checking responses....sorry people.
Anyway it's good to check in to IIS.
Cheers
Andy