Images taken with a Canon 300mm F/4 lens and Hutech Modified Canon 40D
 

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2008





North American Nebula (full frame)

three 20 min exposures at 100ASA taken 28 July 2008 at F/5.6




Veil Nebula NGC6992 (full frame)

two 20 min exposures at 400ASA taken 28 July 2008 at F/5.6




The Ring Nebula (full frame)

one 5 min exposure at 400ASA taken 28 July 2008 at F/5.6




The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula (full frame)
three 20 min exposures at 100ASA taken 31 August 2008





M27, the Dumbell (crop)
three 20 min exposures at 100ASA taken 22 October 2008




M31, the Andromeda Galaxy (full frame, 50percent reduction)
three 20 min exposures at 100ASA taken 22 October 2008





Veil Nebula (full frame, 50percent reduction)
three 20 min exposures at 100ASA taken 22 October 2008





M45, the Pleiades (crop, 50percent reduction)
three 20 min exposures at 400ASA taken 23 October 2008





M37 (crop, 50percent reduction)
two 20 min exposures at 400ASA taken 23 October 2008





M42, the Orion Nebula (crop, 50percent reduction)
one 20 min exposures at 100ASA taken 23 October 2008