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Backyard Astrophotography from Southern Illinois

Equipments: Canon 20D body only connected to Orion ED APO Refractor
Orion 80mmED APO Refractor riding piggyback on Meade LX200
Meade 10" SCT SMT-GPS Polar aligned
Meade 6.0 Focal reducer connected to Orion ED to reduce Focal ratio
Technique: Multiple pictures stacked and combined using ImagePlus software. Minor touch-up with Adobe Photoshop.
Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy		 The Great Orion Nebula
The Great Orion Nebula		 Pelaides
Pelaides		 Messier 81 and 82
Messier 81 and 82
Horsehead and Flame Nebulae
Horsehead and Flame Nebulae		 Messier Object 51 @ Whirlpool Galaxy
Messier Object 51 @ Whirlpool Galaxy		 Comet Machholz
Comet Machholz		 M27 AKA The Dumbbell Nebula
M27 AKA The Dumbbell Nebula
Moon & Paliedes
Moon & Paliedes		 Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon		 Lunar Eclipse 2007
Lunar Eclipse 2007

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Kymi 15-Mar-2009 01:28
Sir. You are a very talented artist. Stunning captured! Wish to see your equipment photographs so I can try. Please add more picts.
drdr102 21-Apr-2006 03:08
Thanks for your kind comments and also for visiting my gallery.
drdr102
MP Carney 06-Apr-2006 03:45
Impressive. Good technical ability and patience.
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