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The moon in stretched colors (Nov 2007) Detailed information on the making of this "Moon in Colours" picture. M33 (Oct 2007) My favourite galaxy, about 3 hours with the TMB 115/805 and the ST2000XM. Click for full size. Twin Quasar in uMA Old Faithful (QSO 0957+561) is actually a gravitational lensing phenomenon. 70 minutes with the Vixen R200SS and the ST2000 XM. More info here.
M86 and friends TMB 115 - 12x10mins
Heart of IC 1805 First light with the Lichtenknecker 200 2.7 Flat Field Camera and the ST2000XM - H-Alpha - 2 hours total exposure (click for full size)
NGC 281 First light with the Lichtenknecker 200 2.7 Flat Field Camera and the ST2000XM - - H-Alpha - 2 hours total exposure (click for full size)
IC1318 Vixen 200SS - ST2000XM - 120 minutes - H-Alpha - the IC1318 Cygnus region is one of my favourite location in the Summer's sky.
Veil Mosaic My first mosaic with the TMB 115	Cocoon Vixen R200SS - h-alpha 10x10 + 7x3 RGB	Bubble TMB115 - 9x10 + 7x3	M33 TMB 115 - 6x10 + 5x3
M101 TMB 115 & ST2K - 01/05/2005	M13 (11/04/2005) 60 minutes with the TMB 115 and an IDAS LPR filter. (imaging P. Vandevenne, color processing C. Demeautis)	M51 TMB 115 & ST2K - 02/05/2005	M81 TMB 115 & ST2K - 19/12/2005
IC 1318 (19/06/2005) H-Alpha 10x10 mins with the Vixen R200SS and the ST2K.	ngc 6888 (09/07/2005) - H-Alpha 10x10 mins with the Vixen R200SS and the ST2K	m27 H-Alpha with the Vixen R200SS and the ST2K	m16 H-Alpha with the Vixen R200SS and the ST2K
M57 ( 11/04/2005 - taken with the C11)	NGC 4490	Cocoon Vixen R200SS - h-alpha 10x10 mins

M42: tests with a Canon 5D and a un uncollimated Vixen 200SS. M44 with a collimated Vixen 200SS. Size of the 5D field with the 200SS

Moon Comparisons: comparing a Skywatcher 80ED, a TMB Refracor 115 and a Vixen 200 SS telescope on the Moon

NGC 1893 (15/01/2005) my first H-Alpha Image. 7x10 mins with the TMB, the ST2K and an Astronomik H-Alpha CCD filter.

M82 (20/12/2004) C11 and ST2K

M81 (19/12/2004)

M81, with the TMB 115/805 telescope and the ST2-K: this begins to look somewhat like what I'd love to achieve.

click for actual size (1536x1200 - 19/12/2004 - 15x10 mins)

SBIG ST2K - LZOS (aka TMB) 115mm Apo Refractor - first light with the LZOS telescope and the ST2K

First Light with the C11 and the ST2K

Going out with the C11 is always a chore. The scope is at the limit of what I am comfortable with, alone. These pics were taken on a misty 2004 fall evening - first light with the ST-2K, no focal reducer - it wasn't as hard as I feared.

Canon 10D - LZOS 115mm Apo Refractor

Moon Eclipse	M42	30 minutes animation Comet Neat	M17

Webcam - LZOS 115mm Apo Refractor

Saturn the differences introduced by different image processing techniques are important.

The IDAS LPR filter

Some tests with the IDAS filter.

ETX 125 & Webcam

IO Transit - ETX 125 - Barlow 2 X - ToUCam [full size].

First light & Second Light with my new ETX-125 Scope - I've waited 22 years to go back to astronomy.

Olympus 2100 UZ Moon Eclipse sequence [vertical full size] [horizontal full size]

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