Astrophotography

Taken from Whiting, NJ, combined 40 - one min images, Orion 80ed

Just finished shoveling snow, 6:40 pm New Years Eve 2008, 18F and 30 miles an hour wind gusts. Brrrr...... Cold here on Earth, but cool show in the heavens.

New Years eve 2008 Venus and Luna 7:00pm

NGC-2244 the cluster in the center of the Rosette Nebula taken last evening.
The Rosette is a big object. I could only fit the core at FL-800. 

124 X 60 seconds
LX200 14 @ F/2
QHY8 camera
Astronomik LPS

96 X 60 seconds = 1.5 hours
Camera: QHY8
LPS Filter
Scope:  LX200 14 GPS @ F/2
 

148 X 60 seconds = 2.5 hours
Camera: QHY8
LPS filter
Scope: LX200 14 inch @ F/2

1.8 hour exposure through tak 102s & starlight Xpress camera H alpha

I don't remember the settings. I setup the digital camera on a tripod, shutoff the flash, and turned on the selftimer. This one the ISO was probably set at 100.

Caught sight of last Monday December first conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter at dusk.
It was a pretty sight and even my neighbor went "Coool !".
I could not have agreed with him more.