Astrophotography using a Digital Camera

2005 Astro Images


Machholz (C2004 Q2) Comet (The Fuzzy Thing in the middle)
Imaged for 240sec ISO 200 (Unretouched original photo)
Located using Starry Night Pro on an IBM Thinkpad connected to the Meade LX90 scope. (The easiest way to locate objects in the sky.)

How Don Machholz discovered the Comet
Comet Machholz Page at San Jose AA


Starry Night Pro screen shot when imaged


Combination of the 2 images below


Moon
Prime Focus
1/400 sec / ISO 200


Moon
Prime Focus
1/400 sec / ISO 200


Orion Nebula
30 sec / 1600
Nikon D70 Prime Focus


Star Cluster
30 sec / ISO 1600
Nikon D70 Prime Focus

Star Cluster
30 sec / ISO 1600
Nikon D70 Prime Focus


Star Cluster
113 sec / ISO 400
Nikon D70 Prime Focus


Orion Nebula
58 sec / 800
Nikon D70 Prime Focus


Orion Nebula
124 sec / 400
Nikon D70 Prime Focus
Whirlpool Galaxy Middle Left
105 sec / ISO 1600
Nikon D70 Prime Focus

2005 Night Time Images


10 Sec / ISO 800
Nikon D70
01/08/2005 01:31AM

10 Sec / ISO 800 Nikon D70 pic at 1:43AM
10 Sec / ISO 800
Nikon D70
01/08/2005 01:43AM

 

  


 

 

Olympus C-2500L Digital Camera

Jupiter Saturn Venus
jupiter with moon best color.JPG (217330 bytes)
Jupiter with Moon		 saturn.JPG (65971 bytes)
Saturn		 venus.JPG (65217 bytes)
Venus

jupiter with moon levels adjusted.JPG (41359 bytes)
Same picture as above but with Image Levels adjusted

saturn levels adjusted.JPG (22984 bytes)
Same picture as above but with Image Levels adjusted

  

jupiter levels adjusted.JPG (33817 bytes)
Jupiter Image Levels Adjusted

    

jupiter with GRS.JPG (43991 bytes)
Jupiter with Great Red Spot in upper right corner.

    

The Telescope is a Meade 8" LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain 2000mm Focal Length instrument with Autostar controller.

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