Comet Holmes 10/28/07

This photo is a stack of multiple 30 second frames taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XTi and Meade 10" Lx200 GPS at F/10. Stacked with Registax, very minimal processing in Photoshop. When I adjusted the saturation to bring out more color it made it all look fake so I left it alone. I would love to image this thing again because it keeps growing in size, all I need is some clear skies for a change.

M45, Pleiades

This is my humble attempt at the Pleiades. Taking the images is easy but processing this one is tough. I had some mild reflections from the bright stars. The hardest thing on this one is finding the "true" color balance. I had several different versions and just picked the one that was the most visually pleasing to myself. It is a LRGB combination of 2 hours luminance 1x1 and 1.5 hours each RGB 1x1. Taken with Takahashi Sky 90 piggyback on 10" Lx200 GPS with SBIG ST-2000 XMI with remote guide head and color filter wheel with SBIG LRGB filters.

M33, The Pinwheel

Takahashi Sky 90 piggyback on 10" LX200 GPS with SBIG ST-2000 XMI and remote guide head. Total luminance is 3 hours and 15 minutes 1x1, 1 hour and 30 minutes each RGB each 1x1. Stacked in CCDSoft and processed in Photoshop.