TEC140 - first light - M3 and M101

Dear all,

I received my TEC140 at 5 pm on Friday and at 5.01 I was already in the car leaving to go imaging in the Everglades National Park, here in South Florida!
Didn't even open the box....I just left.

The night was gorgeous and beside having problems with Maxim and my new Macbook Pro, I persevered, and at around 10pm started imaging.

First target was M3.
APO140
Tak EM400
SXVF-M25C
Exp: 15 x 2 min - no dark, no flats, no bias

Please click on the thumbnail for a full size version of the image:
http://www.backyardskies.com/BackyardSkies/M3_Information.html



Second target for the night was M101 - one of my favorite objects!
APO140
Tak EM400
SXVF-M25C
Exp: 3.15 hr with 15 min subs - no darks, no flats, no bias

please click on the thumbnail as usual:
http://www.backyardskies.com/BackyardSkies/M101_Information.html


Comments, suggestions and constructive criticism is very appreciated!

Clear skies to all and thank you for looking!
Emanuele

Both are excellent. Nice detail and color. Congrats on the new scope.

Tom

Great Shots! The TEC140 is a great scope for imaging and viewing. I don't think any other scope comes close based on price and performance. I am amazed at the resolution for 5.5" scope. When I got mine it really improved my images.

Looking forward to more great shots.

Sam

samsastro.com

Emanuele, very good! Excellent images with a fine instrument, congrats on the new scope.

Sweet images Emanuele!! The M101 image is really nice and deep, with superb detail.

Really nice Emanuele,

Jeff