Imaging by

Jonathan Wood
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The Double Cluster, December 8, 2007:

Canon 300D
Meade LXD 55 AR6 Refractor at F/8
Single 20 second exposure

Mars, December 8, 2007:

ToUcam Pro II Camera
Meade LXD 55 AR6 Refractor at F/20
720 frames of 2200 stacked in Registax,
further processed with PhotoShop CS

Saturn, Venus, Moon, June 18, 2007:

Canon 300D
18-55mm zoom lens

Saturn, Venus, Moon, June 18, 2007:

Canon 300D
18-55mm zoom lens

Saturn, Venus, Moon, June 17, 2007:

Canon 300D
18-55mm zoom lens

Jupiter, June 16, 2007:

Optical Craftsman 12.5"
Philips ToUcam

M20, Trifid Nebula, June 9, 2007:

Meade 8" Schmidt Newtonian at F/4
Canon 300D
Single Frame, 30 sec exposure
Skywalker EQ6 mount

M17, Swan Nebula, June 9, 2007:

Meade 8" Schmidt Newtonian at F/4
Canon 300D
Single Frame, 30 sec exposure
Skywalker EQ6 mount

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major, April 13, 2007:

Meade 8" Schmidt Newtonian at F/4
Meade DSI single shot color imager
22.5 sec x 55 subs
unguided

The Moon and Venus, March 20th 2007:  Taken with the Canon 300D from Monroe, GA

The Shuttle Discovery from Charlie Elliott!:  Captured just after the December 9th, 2006 chapter meeting, this image was taken with an Olympus OM1 camera using Fuji 400 color print film through a 28mm Vivitar lens.  The exposure was approximately 40 seconds.

Moon and M42, 12/27/06:  These images were taken with a Canon 300D and the chapter's 12.5" Optical Craftsman Newtonian scope.  Both images were taken at ISO800 from Monroe, GA.  The M42 is a stack of 12, 15 second frames and the Moon is a single frame.

Mercury Transit Movie about our event, 11/08/06:  A short Movie by Jon Wood

Mercury Transit, 11/08/06:  The Mercury Transit and sunspot 923, taken with a Meade AR-6 refractor and Philips ToUcam Pro II.

The Ring Nebula, 09/29/06:  The Ring Nebula, M57, taken with the clubs 12.5" Optical Craftsman scope.  This was taken with a Meade DSI imager using the automatic track and stack features of Autostar.  The top image is the original and the second version of the image is enhanced a bit to bring out more detail.

Jupiter 05/24/05:  This image was taken with a Meade AR6 at F/20 using a ToUcam Pro-II and 2x Powermate barlow.  1044 frames were stacked.  Jupiter's angular size: 44.1 arc seconds.

Pleiades Occultation:  The Moon occulted the Pleiades April 1, 2006.  Here are 3 shots of the event taken from Charlie Elliott:

Image #1Image #2  and  Image #3

 

Saturn:  Taken from Charlie Elliott, January 26th, 2006 at 9:46 PM EST.  Camera & Optics: Meade AR-6, 152mm achromatic refractor at F/16 using a Phillips Toucam Pro II webcam.  1200 frames were stacked and processed with Registax and PhotoShop.

M81:  Taken from Charlie Elliott, January 19th, 2006.  Camera & Optics: Meade 8" Schmidt Newtonian at prime focus using a Meade DSI imager.  Automatic stack & track features used, further processing in PhotoShop CS.

M82:  Taken from Charlie Elliott, January 19th, 2006.  Camera & Optics: Meade 8" Schmidt Newtonian at prime focus using a Meade DSI imager.  Automatic stack & track features used, further processing in PhotoShop CS.

M42:  Taken from Charlie Elliott, January 19th, 2006.  Camera & Optics: Meade 8" Schmidt Newtonian at prime focus using a Meade DSI imager.  Automatic stack & track features used, further processing in PhotoShop CS.

Moon Mosaic:  Taken from Charlie Elliott, January 7th, 2006.  Camera & Optics: ToUcam Pro II with 2x barlow on a Meade AR-6 refractor.  This is a mosaic of 5 images, each stacked with Registax, mosaic created using PhotoShop.

Saturn:  Taken from Charlie Elliott, January 7th, 2006.  Camera & Optics: ToUcam Pro II with 2x barlow on a Meade AR-6 refractor.

Venus:  Taken from Charlie Elliott, December 27th 2005 at 6:06 PM EST.  Camera & Optics: ToUcam Pro with 2x barlow on a Meade AR-6 refractor at about F/16.

Mars:  Taken from Charlie Elliott, December 27th 2005 at 6:58 PM EST.  Camera & Optics: ToUcam Pro with 2x barlow on a Meade AR-6 refractor at about F/16.

Pleiades and Mars:  The image was taken with an OM1 camera using a 50mm lens and Fuji 200 print film.  The camera was mounted piggy-back no a Meade AR6 LXD55 and the exposure was approximately 18 minutes un-guided.

The Milky Way (#1):  The image was taken with an OM1 camera using a 50mm lens and Fuji 200 print film.  The camera was mounted piggy-back no a Meade AR6 LXD55 with an exposure of approximately 18 minutes un-guided.

The Milky Way (#2):  The image was taken with an OM1 camera using a 50mm lens and Fuji 200 print film.  The camera was mounted piggy-back no a Meade AR6 LXD55 with an exposure of approximately 18 minutes un-guided.

The Orion Nebula:  This image was taken from Monroe, GA using a Stellarview 80/9d refractor mounted on a Meade LXD55 mount.  The image was taken with an OM1 camera using Fuji 200 print film with an exposure of approximately 10 minutes un-guided.

Pleiades:  This image was taken from Monroe, GA using a Stellarview 80/9d refractor mounted on a Meade LXD55 mount.  The image was taken with an OM1 camera using Fuji 200 print film with an exposure of approximately 10 minutes un-guided.

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