Photographs of deepsky objects

Constellations

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  • Date: 11 September 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: Celestron C9.25 f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, manually guided
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 3x640s at 800 iso
Corona Australis
Emission and reflection nebulae, dark nebulae, a globular cluster and a Herbig Haro object. This photograph is processed with a optimized synthetic darkframe. Original processed photograph.
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  • Date: 5 August 2005
  • Location: Duckadang, Australia
  • Telescope: C 80ED f/7.5 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, autoguided
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 13x640s at 800 iso
Corona Australis - wider angle
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  • Date: 15 November 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: unknown
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70
Orion
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  • Date: 18 July 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: standard lens 18-70mm at 24 mm f/4.5
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 602s at 400 iso
Southern Cross with Coalsack Nebula

Galaxies

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  • Date: 17 July 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: standard lens 18-70mm at 70 mm f/5
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 627s at 400 iso
Central Milkyway region
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  • Date: 17 July 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: standard lens 18-70mm at 70 mm f/4.5
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 625s at 400 iso
Central Milkyway with M16 M17 M8 M20
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  • Date: 14 August 2004
  • Location: Duckadang, Australia
  • Telescope: standard lens 18-70mm at 18 mm f/3.5
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 1800s at 400 iso
Central Milkyway region
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  • Date: 14 August 2004
  • Location: Duckadang, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 2x636s at 800 iso
Sculptor galaxy, NGC 253
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  • Date: 12 September 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, manually guided
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 3x640s at 800 iso
Triangulum galaxy, M33 or NGC598
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  • Date: 13 November 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 5x638s at 800 iso
NGC1365
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  • Date: 15 November 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 3x638s at 800 iso
NGC55
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  • Date: 12 November 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 6x634s at 800 iso
Small Magellanic Cloud, NGC 292
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  • Date: 15 November 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: standard lens 18-70mm at 70 mm f/4.5
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 641s at 400 iso
Large Magellanic Cloud
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  • Date: 9 April 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: Celestron 80ED f/7.5
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 6x640s + 4x100s at 800 iso
Large Magellanic Cloud
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  • Date: 13 March 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, autoguided with a Quickcam VC
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 7x640s at 800 iso
Spiral Galaxy, M83 of NGC5236
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  • Date: 13 March 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, autoguided with a Quickcam VC
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 7x640s at 800 iso
Spiral Galaxy, M83 of NGC5236
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  • Date: 11 April 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, autoguided with a Quickcam VC
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 6x640s at 800 iso
Centaurus A, NGC5128
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  • Date: 4 June 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, autoguided with a Quickcam VC
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 6x640s + 1x1145s at 1600 Iso
Centaurus Cluster,A3526

Globular clusters

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  • Date: 21 May 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: Nikon D70 (not gemodified), 1x652s + 1x93s at 1600 Iso
Omega Centauri, NGC 5139
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  • Date: 13 September 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, manually guided
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 1x640s, 1x250s, 1x75s and 2x25s at 800 Iso
47 Tucanae, NGC 104

Nebulas

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  • Date: 17 July 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 2x630s at 800 Iso
Eagle Nebula, M16 or NGC6611
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  • Date: 18 July 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 3x630s at 800 Iso
Lagoon Nebula, M8 or NGC 6523
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  • Date: 18 July 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 3x629s at 800 Iso
Omega Nebula, M17 or NGC 6618
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  • Date: 18 July 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, manually guided
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 3x629s at 800 Iso
Trifid Nebual, M20 or NGC 6514
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  • Date: 12 August 2004
  • Location: Duckadang, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 2x637s at 800 Iso
Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334
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  • Date: 12 September 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, manually guided
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 3x640s at 800 Iso
Ink Spot Nebula, B86
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  • Date: 12 September 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount, manually guided
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 3x640s at 800 Iso
Helix Nebula, NGC 7293
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  • Date: 14 November 2004
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 2x629s + 4x100s at 800 Iso
Tarantula Nebual, NGC 2070
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  • Date: 9 January 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: Celestron 80ED f/7.5
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 13x640s at 800 Iso
Rosette Nebula
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  • Date: 5 February 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: Celestron 80ED f/7.5
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 7x640s at 800 Iso
Horsehaead and Flame Nebula, NGC 2024
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  • Date: 7 February 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: Celestron 80ED f/7.5
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 4x640s at 800 Iso
Eta Carinae, NGC 3372
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  • Date: 11 March 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: Celestron 80ED f/7.5, autoguided with a Quickcam VC
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 9x640s at 800 Iso
Vela Supernova Remnant(Gum Nebula)
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  • Date: 10 April 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: Celestron 80ED f/6.3
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 6x640s at 800 Iso
Running Chicken Nebula, IC2948
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  • Date: 7 May 2005
  • Location: Leyburn, Australia
  • Telescope: C9.25 at f/6.3 on a Vixen GP-DX mount
  • Camera: modified Nikon D70, 4x640s at 800 Iso
Prawn Nebula, IC4628