M81 and M82
M81 and M82
In keeping with my 'baby steps' approach to astrophotography, I took a series of exposures of the M81 & M82 region. I attached my Nikon D7100 to Stellarvue 90mm refractor. Controlled the camera and focuser with Images plus. Took 30 exposures 120 sec, ISO 1600 along with darks and biases, then used Images Plus IP for rudimentary image processing. Attached is the processed picture of the M81 & M82 region, along with cropped images of M81 and M82.
Roger M.
Celestron CPC1100 EDGE, Stellarvue 130T refractor dual mounted on iOptron CEM120 on permanent pier mounted in Observatory. Imaging camera ZWO ASI2600 OSC, guide camera Lodestar or ZWO ASI290MM.
Celestron CPC1100 EDGE, Stellarvue 130T refractor dual mounted on iOptron CEM120 on permanent pier mounted in Observatory. Imaging camera ZWO ASI2600 OSC, guide camera Lodestar or ZWO ASI290MM.
Re: M81 and M82
What can I say Roger- your "baby steps" produced beautiful images of 2 objects on my "top 10" list. Thanks for posting!
Bruce D
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Re: M81 and M82
Roger,
Nice first steps! Practice as often as you can get out there. As my music teacher use to say - Better to practice 15 minutes a day, than 2 hours once a week.
This can be very frustrating at times, but as long as you enjoy the journey and have fun, it's all worth it in the end.
Look forward to seeing more as you progress!!
Nice first steps! Practice as often as you can get out there. As my music teacher use to say - Better to practice 15 minutes a day, than 2 hours once a week.
This can be very frustrating at times, but as long as you enjoy the journey and have fun, it's all worth it in the end.
Look forward to seeing more as you progress!!
Ron B.
T5i/700D, ASI1600MM-C, ASI120MM, ASI174MM, XAGYL 7x36mm FW
Astronomik Deep-Sky(RGB), CLS, Ha, OIII, SII
SV60EDS 60mm f/5.5 APO
AT65EDQ 65mm f/6.5 ED Quadruplet
SW ProED 100mm f/9.0 Doublet APO
C8 EdgeHD, AT130EDT
AVX, iEQ45 Pro
http://www.astrobin.com/users/rjbokleman/
T5i/700D, ASI1600MM-C, ASI120MM, ASI174MM, XAGYL 7x36mm FW
Astronomik Deep-Sky(RGB), CLS, Ha, OIII, SII
SV60EDS 60mm f/5.5 APO
AT65EDQ 65mm f/6.5 ED Quadruplet
SW ProED 100mm f/9.0 Doublet APO
C8 EdgeHD, AT130EDT
AVX, iEQ45 Pro
http://www.astrobin.com/users/rjbokleman/
Re: M81 and M82
Hi Roger:
Another nice shot on your way up the learning curve. I have to second what Ron said about practice as often as you can. You'll learn something new each time out there. Look forward to seeing more. Thanks for posting.
---- Chuck
Another nice shot on your way up the learning curve. I have to second what Ron said about practice as often as you can. You'll learn something new each time out there. Look forward to seeing more. Thanks for posting.
---- Chuck
Chuck M.
Meade 8" LX200 Classic OTA
iOptron CEM40EC and MiniPier on Meade classic field tripod
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II
Canon 7D Mark II
ZWO 60mm f/4.6 GS with ASI120MM-S camera
Starizona SCT Corrector II and Virtual View 2" Rotating Visual Back
Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox
Meade 8" LX200 Classic OTA
iOptron CEM40EC and MiniPier on Meade classic field tripod
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II
Canon 7D Mark II
ZWO 60mm f/4.6 GS with ASI120MM-S camera
Starizona SCT Corrector II and Virtual View 2" Rotating Visual Back
Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox
