Deep Space Objects 1

Images taken with SkyWatcher 130m and SkyWatcher ST80 Telescopes. Modified Toucam Pro II Webcam (SC1.5). Processed with Registax 3, Photoshop and Paintshop Pro.

M56 Star Cluster - 15 images, 10s exposure time. Stacked with Registax.  22/6/05 M13 - The Great Hercules Globular Cluster.
15 images, 15s exposure time. In colour. 22/6/05
M13 - The Great Hercules Globular Cluster.
15 images, 15s exposure time. In B+W. 22/6/05
M27- The Dumbell Nebula.
Quite faint as it was still light! 22/6/05
M57 - The Ring Nebula.
15 frames, 10s exposure time. 22/6/05
M57 - The Ring Nebula.
Processed a bit in Paint Shop Pro.
M81 - Bodes Galaxy (Nebula)
20 frames, 15s exposure time.  8/7/05
M29 - Open Cluster in Cygnus.
10 frames, 10s exposure time.   27/6/05
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy.
20 frames, 15s exposure time.  10/7/05
The Perseus Double Cluster imaged as two separate clusters NGC 884 and NGC 869.
20 frames, 10s exposure time each.  8/8/05
The Owl Cluster NGC 475 in Cassiopeia
20 frames, 10s exposure time.  8/8/05
M31 Andromeda Galaxy, 15 frames, 20s exposure time.  19/8/05 NGC 663 Open Cluster in Cassiopeia
20 frames, 10s exposure time.  8/8/05
M31 Andromeda Galaxy, 15 frames, 20s exposure time.  19/8/05 (enhanced in PSP5)
M31 Andromeda Galaxy in B/W, enhanced in PSP, 15 frames, 20s exposure time.  19/8/05 M57 - Ring Nebula, can just see the central star.
30 frames, 10s exposure time. 16/9/05
M92 Globular Cluster in Hercules, this taken in 640 x 480 and reduced size. 35 frames, 10s  25/9/05
M34 Open Cluster in Triangulum. 640 x 480,
20 frames, 10s exposure.  25/9/05
M34 Open Cluster in Triangulum enhanced with Photoshop 6 (nice!) M42 First attempt at the Orion Nebula. Image taken 6/12//05, only 10 frames, 7s each frame, processed in Photoshop.
M42 Orion Nebula, about 10 frames, 10s each frame, processed in photoshop, saturation increased a bit. 12/12/05 M42 Orion Nebula, about 10 frames, 10s each frame.12/12/05 M42 Orion Nebula, about 10 frames, 10s each frame, HA filter in photoshop Astro-tools.
M35 Open Cluster, 29/1/06 M35 Open Cluster with diffraction spikes added on Photoshop, 29/1/06 A part of The Pleiades M45 taken with the Skywatcher ST80 refractor, 17/2/06
Wider field view of Orion Nebula M42 with the Skywatcher ST80  18/2/06 The Great Hercules Cluster M13, taken on 9/6/06 with the Skywatcher 130m The Beehive Cluster M44. 30 frames at 10 sec exposure with Skywatcher ST80  18/2/06
The Andromeda Galaxy (M101) with Skywatcher ST80 and f0.6 reducer. 30 x 30s exposures. 15/9/06 The Perseus Double Cluster  NGC 884 and NGC 869 taken wide field using the Skywatcher ST80 with f0.6 focal reducer. 7/9/06 This star field was imaged in Cassiopeia with the ST80 to capture M103. I'm not sure yet if this really is M103?  Taken 16/9/06
Comet Swan imaged during November 2006. 40 frames, 20 sec each with the ST80 and stacked in Registax 4 (Multipoint) to ellimate star trails. First one this using my new Celestron SLT Computerised mount with the ST80 scope. 22/1/07 M42 Orion Nebula. About 25 frames at 30s each.