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Astrophotography by CCAS Members

 

  Robin White  

Last Update:  11-13-2006

Robin White is a die-hard CCD photographer using a 10" Meade LX 200 GPS.
Photograph order:  Most recent photos posted at the top of the list.

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Subject:  NGC 7331

Monochrome: f3.3 with MX7c camera attached to the 10" LX200GPS. 31 x 60 second images combined and processed in AstroArt and PhotoShop 6 and guided using Starr 2000. (Oceano)
Subject:  NGC 6946

Monochrome: f3.3 with MX7c camera attached to the 10" LX200GPS. 22 x 60 second images combined and processed in AstroArt and PhotoShop 6 and guided using Starr 2000. (Santa Margarita KOA)
Subject:  Comet SWAN

f3.3 with MX7c camera attached to the 10" LX200GPS. 25 x 20 second images combined and processed in AstroArt and PhotoShop 6 - no guiding. (Cuesta North Campus)
Subject:  NGC 7023

f3.3 with MX7c camera attached to the 10" LX200GPS.  25 x 150 second images combined and processed in AstroArt and PhotoShop 6 and guided using Starr 2000. 
Subject:  M42 Orion Nebula

Wide field @ f5 with MX7c camera attached to a Celestron Nextar 80 piggybacked on my 10" LX200GPS.  20 x 150 second images and 20 x .50seconds images combined and processed in AstroArt and PhotoShop 6 and guided using Starr 2000. 
Subject:  NGC 2024 Flame Nebula

f3.3 with MX7c camera attached my LX200gps 10".  20 x 150 second images combined and processed in AstroArt and PhotoShop 6 and guided using Starr 2000.
Subject:  NGC 2024 Flame Nebula

Wide field @ f5 with MX7c camera attached to a Celestron Nextar 80 piggybacked on my LX200gps 10". 20 x 150 second images combined and processed in AstroArt and PhotoShop 6 and guided using Starr 2000.
Subject:  M42 Orion Nebula

LX200 GPS 10" @ f3.3.  Each image is 20x150seconds.
Captured and combined in AstroArt.  Processed in PhotoShop 6.0.  Pasted together in PhotoDeluxe 3.0.  This is my first attempt at a mosaic and though it is not perfect it came out pretty good. 
Subject:  Jupiter

LX200 10" GPS @ f10.  First attempt with a new Meade LPI (lunar, planetary imager).  A composite of 55 stacked images taken at .25 seconds each and processed in PhotoShop 6.0.  Taken in Oceano under moderate light pollution and fair seeing conditions.  Contact me via email if you have questions about this new low-cost imager or CCD astro-imaging. 
Subject:  Saturn

f10 with Meade LPI attached to my LX200gps 10".  
55 x .01second images combined and processed in Photoshop 6. No guiding!
Subject:  NGC598

60x60 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.  Self-guided with Starr 2k.
Subject:  NGC891

60x60 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.  Self-guided with Starr 2k.
Subject:  M64

22x60 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.
Subject:  M106

22x60 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.
Subject:  NGC 6946

22x60 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.
Subject:  M8  Lagoon Nebula

22x90 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.
Subject:  M27 Dumbell Nebula

22x60 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.
Subject:  M66 Galaxy

15x90 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.
Subject:  NGC253 Galaxy

22x60 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.
Subject:  M20 Trifid Nebula

22x120 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.
Subject:  M17 Swan Nebula

13x90 sec. exposures.  Imaged and processed in Astro Art and Photoshop 6.0.  LX200 GPS 10" f/3.3.  SE mx7c color CCD camera.
Subject:  M101 Galaxy

25x 45-second images combined and processed in Astro-Art.
Meade Lx200 10".   MX7c one shot color CCD imager.  f6.3
Taken during April 2003 KOA star party. 
Subject:  M82 Galaxy

25x 45-second images combined and processed in Astro-Art.
Meade Lx200 10".   MX7c one shot color CCD imager.  f6.3
Taken during April 2003 KOA star party. 
Subject:  M51 Galaxy

12x60sec images captured and stacked in AA guided with S2K.
 Meade LX200 10" f/3.3.   Processed in PS 6.0.
Subject:  M15 Globular Cluster

10x 10-second images combined and processed in Astro-Art.
Meade Lx200 10".   MX7c one shot color CCD imager.  f6.3
Subject:  Horsehead Nebula

15x 90-second images combined and processed in Astro-Art.
Meade Lx200 10".   MX7c one shot color CCD imager.  f6.3
Subject:  Saturn

25x 0.001-second images combined and processed in Astro-Art.  Meade Lx200 10".   MX7c one shot color CCD imager.  f20
Subject:  M57 Ring Nebula

20x 60-second images combined and processed in Astro-Art.
Meade Lx200 10".   MX7c one shot color CCD imager.  f3.3

Subject:  M1 Crab Nebula

25x 45-second images combined and processed in Astro-Art.
Meade Lx200 10".   MX7c one shot color CCD imager.  f6.3
Taken in Oceano under clear skies with moderate light pollution.

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