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Captured with a SBIG ST7E CCD camera at prime focus of a MEADE LX200 8" telescope equipped with a focal reducer F/3.3
Total exposition of 25 minutes.
Horse head nebula is a dark nebula located in Orion constellation.
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Captured with an EOS300D CANON
digital camera at prime focus of a MAK 3.5" telescope F/5.7
Addition of 2x240 seconds and 4x120 seconds exposures at 1600 ISO
totalizing 16 minutes,
M42 is a nebula in Orion constellation at a distance of 1500 light-years (click to enlarge). M43 is the little greenish nebula on top right.
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Captured with a Starlight XPress
MX5 12 bit CCD camera at prime focus of a MEADE LX10 8"
telescope equipped with a focal reducer F/3.3
4 exposures of 2 minutes have been added
NGC2024, also called flame nebula, is at a distance of 1300 light-years in Orion constellation.
Strange form on the left is created by parasitic light reflecting inside the telescope tube. This parasitic light comes from the bright star on the right..
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Captured with a Starlight XPress
MX5 12 bit CCD camera at prime focus of a MEADE LX10 8"
telescope equipped with a focal reducer F/3.3
4 exposures of 1 minute have been added
M8 also called lagoon nebula, is at a distance between 3000 and 5000 light-years in Sagittarius constellation.
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Captured with a CANON EOS300D
digital camera at prime focus of a MEADE LX200 8" telescope.
6 exposures of 3 minutes were added.
M20 also called Trifid nebula, is at a distance of 4800 light-years in Sagittarius constellation.
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Captured with a Starlight XPress
MX5 12 bit CCD camera placed at focus of a 50 mm photo lens F/1.7
on piggyback.
8 minutes exposure
NGC7000 also called North America nebula is at a distance of 3000 light-years in Cygnus nebula.