Posts Made By: Brian Maynard

Ken
I've attempted to image that many times and I'll be the first to tell you that's a great image

Paul,
Thats the exact setup I have, plus an FSQ106. Its a great scope. I hope your seeing is better than mine.

Thats a nice collection of images Maurice. Looks like you had a good 'ol time.

You're right, it did turn out good.

That's a good shot Dan. I had an image of the Cocoon and my wife spotted a little ducklings head in the nebula. Everytime I see this image now it's all I see. The central bright star is the ducks left eye. In your image he is facing slightly downward and to the left. The darker nebula in the lower center is the ducks beak slightly opened.

I think thats pretty good for a first image.
Stars don't look too bad for not guiding. Shorter exposures may help to tighten them up a bit and it will cut down on some of the light pollution. If your imaging with lots of light pollution, a LP filter is a must. The Ring is an object that needs a longer focal length to get a decent image of it.
Try M13 or M27. They're larger and looks good with short exposures.

Very smooth looking image Tyler. Good color. Looks like your getting pretty good imaging with the 212.

Ed, that looks pretty doggone good to me. Nice job!

You are absolutely right Steven. I suppose I'm just as guilty as anyone when it come to taking the images we see here for granted. It's down right amazing what a person can do in his back yard with todays equipment. Taking images of objects that just a few years ago could only be done by the finest of observatories. I to live in extremely light polluted skies and I have all my life. For years I struggled to see even the brightest deep space object. Now with my CCD camera and an H alpha filter all is revealed in stunning detail. I post my images with pride not because there the best or never been seen before but because I can't believe what I can do.
What I appreciate the most is that there are people on this forum who share the same interest as I do. Who are just as proud of there images as I am. People who will give you a tip when you need one and look at your images with the respect of knowing just what it takes to achieve a great shot.
So forgive me if sometimes I sound like it's no big deal. It's the best way i could possibly spend my time.

Excellent image Alan. I envy your AP mak 10.