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All made on a Vixen GP mounting with a Celestron 80 mm scope, plus a modified Nikon D70 camera, at Leyburn, unless otherwise stated.
Lagoon Nebula 5 June 2008: stacked 7 shots, each 3 minutes exposure
Eta Carinea 7 June 2008: 1 shot of 3.5 minutes
M20 Thrifith Nebula 7 June 2008: 5 shots of 3 minutes, plus 2 shots of 5 minutes
Omega Centauri 7 June 2008: 6 shots of 1.5 minutes, plus 3 shots of 2 minutes, plus 3 shots of 3 minutes
Comet Boattini 5 June 2008: stacked 8 shots, each 1 minute exposure
Comet Holmes. Modified Nikon D70 with 105mm lens. f/3.2 FL105 60 sec. Date 14-11-2007 Leyburn.
Milkyway
Modified Nikon D70 with 18-70mm lens. f/4.5 FL60 313 sec.
Date 21-07-2006 Duckadang Astrofest 2006
Southern Cross
Modified Nikon D70 with 18-70mm lens. f/4.5 FL70 308 sec.
Date 21-07-2006 Duckadang Astrofest 2006
Small Magellanic Cloud.
Modified Nikon D70 with 18-70mm lens. f/4.5 FL70 333 sec
Date 21-07-2006 Duckadang Astrofest 2006
Lunar occultation of Saturn. Nikon D70S with Celestron 9.25. Shutter speed 1/15 sec. Date 22-05-2007 The Netherlands
2007