Comet Lunin and Behive Cluster

Hi All,

Here is Today's conjunction of Lunin and M44.

Clouds spoiled the game and i got just 2 frames of 60sec each, But decided to use those.

Taken using 135mm JCPenny lens @ f/4 @ ISO 800
Canon 400D unmodified, Astronomic CLS, manually guided on EQ-2.

Cropped to central 60%.

Click on image to open



Thanks for looking...

Comet Lunin meets Saturn

On 23rd Feb 2009, just one day before its closest approach to Earth, Comet Lunin visually passed by near Saturn. Its fun to observe both most attractive celestial objects so close by.

I tried to capture this occasion, though sky was quite cloudy here y'day but I managed to shoot through 20 min open window. Though I did not get enough data to produce attractive image, but enough to show Comet and Saturn together...

Thin layer of cloud gave soft look to starts and Saturn :)


- Canon 75-300mm UMS III zoom @ 75mm F/5.
- Canon XTi - unModified
- Astronomic CLS - EOS Clip Filter
- Tracked on Orion EQ-2 mount
- 5x60sec and 2x30sec @ ISO 800 - captured using DSLR Shutter

Comments and suggestions welcome !!!

Have a Clear Sky
Sameer

Comet Lunin on Feb 21, 2009

Here is the photo of Comet Lunin !!!



:: Image Details ::
- 11 x 30 sec = 5.5 min total
- Canon XTi with Canon 70-300mm UMS III lens @ 140mm - f/5.6
- Astronomic CLS - EOS Clip Filter
- Tracked on EQ-2 mount

Have a Nice Day
Sameer

Orion Wide Field

This is my test with tripod mounted Shot

Following Photo combined from 44 X 10sec exposures with Canon Xti, 18-55mm zoom @18mm F3.5.

Vignetting corrected in PS, Combined in registar, Light Pollution corrected in PS and Black Point & Curves adjusted in PS.

Though I did not get any nebulosity in it but overall nice stars in light polluted sky of Woodbridge, NJ, US...

Moon Mosaic on 18 Oct 2008

4 Pan mosaic of Moon taken with Meade 12" F/10 and Canon 400D DSRL
V1.0


V1.1