Astro Photos

This photo taken on 18Apr2008. Touched up with PS-CS3 using the Zone System method. I was suprised to see the colors appear when all we typically see is a bright white moon. Makes you realize what you're missing. Damn those astronauts are lucky!

This has basically been my "test subject" for my astrophotography efforts.

This photo was taken using prime focus. 14 frames @ 60s, ISO1600. Stacked using RegiStax 4 & NeatImage. A so-so photo, but probably one of my better ones.

This is one picture of many that I need to process, but I couldn't wait to get one processed and posted! Need to get some sleep!

Taken with my NEW LX90 8" GPS using the prime-focus technique.

This image was stacked from 9 seperate 1/125" images. It was rather windy that night, so the seeing conditions were horrible, but I couldn't wait to get a photo-op with the new scope!

My very first photo, of course... the most photographed DSO there is. Not bad, could be better.

A pretty boring picture of the Sun taken on 12Jan2008

* Stacked AVI using RegiStack v4

Pictures of the moon from 16Jan2008, de-noised w/NeatImage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arzachel_crater

Taken 18Jan2008, ISO400, 34" exposure time, single frame.

Venus/Jupiter Convergance from 31Jan2008 approx 6:05 AM(EST). This photo was taken from my front yard with my Canon Rebel XTi. The original was actually VERY dark, so after some touch up this is what I got. You can see a lot of noise in the shot, but that's probably from the fact I didn't use any kind of mount.

With the following paramters:

Tv(Shutter Speed) = 1/90Sec.

Av(Aperture Value) = F5.6

ISO Speed = 1600

Lens = 28-70mm

Focal Length = 64.0 mm

Image size = 3888 x 2592

Image Quality = Fine

Flash = Off

White Balance = Auto

AF mode = Manual (MF)

Image of Venus & Jupiter taken on 02Feb2008 @ 6:24am (EST) from my front yard.